AUS vs SA Match Preview

Australia will face South Africa in the third and final T20I of the South Africa Tour of Australia 2025 on Saturday, August 16th. The match will be played at Cazaly's Stadium in Cairns, with a start time of 2:45 PM IST. Well, it all comes to an end in the series decider in a rare showdown at Cairns after a pretty exciting first two matches of the series in which both teams took jabs at each other and the series was tied at 1-1 after both teams dominated one another in various stages of the series so far. 

AUS vs SA Match Details

Australia vs South Africa – 3rd T20I Match, South Africa tour of Australia 2025 

Venue: Cazalys Stadium, Westcourt

Date & Time: 16th August 2025 at 02:45 PM IST 

Live Streaming: FanCode

AUS vs SA Venue Stats

AUS vs SA Pitch Report

There will always be something to do for spin bowlers, and we expect this to be no exception on the evening. Both teams will aim to play positively, but with the understanding that a score of 175 in the initial innings is likely to be challenging. 

AUS vs SA Weather Report

Based on the forecast, the humidity will increase gradually throughout the evening. Clear skies and temperatures above 25 degrees throughout.

AUS vs SA Last Five Matches

AUS vs SA Head-to-Head Stats

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

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AUS vs SA Probable Playing XIs:

South Africa Probable Playing XIs

Aiden Markram (c), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Corbin Bosch/George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Nqabayomzi Peter/Senuran Muthusamy, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi/Nandre Burger

Australia Probable Playing XIs

Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood/Matt Kuhnemann

Topmost Picks for AUS vs SA Dream11 Prediction:

Top Picks – Australia

• Mitchell Marsh – He had a fantastic IPL season for LSG, scoring 445 runs in 13 games at a strike rate of 145.
• Josh Hazlewood – Josh Hazlewood went three for 27 in the first game. The IPL winner took 22 wickets in 12 IPL games last season.

Top Picks – South Africa

• Dewald Brevis – Dewald Brevis has scored 135 runs in the last six T20Is with a strike rate of 175. He batted at a strike rate of 180 in the latest Vitality Blast.
• George Linde – The all-rounder has scored 225 runs in 17 innings, with a strike rate of 140. He has taken nine wickets in the last eight T20Is, with an economy rate of 8.1.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for AUS vs SA Dream11 Team:

Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram, Dewald Brevis(C), Cameron Green, Tim David(VC), Glenn Maxwell, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka, Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Hazlewood

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Glenn Maxwell, Dewald Brevis

Vice-captain – Aiden Markram, Tim David

Wicketkeeper – Ryan Rickelton

AUS vs SA Probable Winners:

Despite their mistake with both bat and ball in the second T20I, which ended their nine-match unbeaten streak, Australia remains the favourites to win this fixture. However, the Proteas now have all bases covered, and their bowlers have been far superior to the Australian bowlers in the series thus far. We believe South Africa can win the T20I series 2-1. Considering the team combination, Australia is expected to win this match.