Cricket: Australia Vs South Africa – 1st ODI Preview
November 2, 2018
Australia meets South Africa at the WACA this Sunday for the first time since the infamous ball-tampering scandal shook the world of cricket.
Both sides come into the match in shakey form after the Aussies failed to win a match in either of their 2 match Test series or their 3 match T20 series against Pakistan in Dubai.
The Proteas were shocked by a young Prime Ministers XI in their only warm-up tour match at Canberra less than a week ago.
The WACA pitch is famous for being a fast bowlers haven, less so these days but it’s still sure to have plenty of zip and about it.
In an exciting prospect, you couldn’t ask for two more ferocious pace attacks to go head to head in this one.
The Aussies, led by Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood will look to get on top of the likes of du Plessis and de Kock before they are set.
Australia’s major weakness has been middle order batting collapses in all forms of the game for a long time now. The will be relying on newly appointed skipper Aaron Finch steering the ship from the top of the order and the likes of Chris Lynn, Travis Head and Shaun Marsh digging in during the middle overs.
They face the tough prospect of getting it done against Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada and Lungo Ngidi.
Which pace attack do you believe can do the most damage on rock hard WACA deck?
Odds
- Australia $1.67
- South Africa 2.25
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