Australia vs South Africa Cricket Tips, Can Australia Win Against The Odds?

Australia is batting against the odds in Thursday, World Cup ODI match against South Africa.

In their last match against India  Australia was outclassed heavily in the loss.

South Africa had a cracking match in their last outing against Pakistan. The team surprised cricket experts and tipsters, with both batsmen and bowlers in cracking form.

Australia’s Last 2 Results

India 201 Defeated Australia 199.

Australia 351 Defeated Pakistan 337

Australian Cricket Teams Current Form

It’s a worrying time for the Australian cricket team, in their last outing against India the squad was heavily outclassed. 

David Warners’ 41 and Steve Smith’s 46 was a slow slog. It was obvious the team was focused on holding on instead of winning.

The Aussie batsmen struggled to score runs and the bowling looked weak. The Australians will go into this match as the underdogs.

Australia’s Starting Team

• Mitchell Marsh (c)
• Sean Abbott 
• Adam Zappa
• Tim David 
• Nathan Ellis
• Aaron Hardie 
• Travis Head 
• Josh Inglis 
• Spencer Johnson 
• Glenn Maxwell  
• Matt Short 
• Steve Smith
• Marcus Stoinis
• Jason Behrendorff

South Africa’s Last 2 Results

South Africa 428 beat Sri Lanka 326

New Zealand 321 beat South Africa 211

South Africa’s Current Form

The South African Cricket Team is currently in great form, handing out a thrashing to Pakistan in their last match.

With three batsmen scoring centuries, Rassie van der Dussen, Quinton de Kock, and Aiden Markram. Sets the stage for the South African team to enter the match as heavy favorites.

South Africa Starting Team

Temba Bavuma (c),

Gerald Coetzee 

Quinton de Kock

Reeza Hendricks

Marco Jansen

Heinrich Klaasen

Keshav Maharaj

Aiden Markram

Lungi Ngidi

Andile Phehlukwayo

Kagiso Rabada

Tabraiz Shamsi

Rassie van der Dussen

David Miller

Predictions

If Australia doesn’t win this match against South Africa it will be a massive blow to the Aussie World Cup campaign. 

We expect a close cricket match, with South Africa winning by a small margin.