Australia vs South Africa - 2nd T20I of the 3-Match T20I Series in the South African Tour of Australia 2025, at Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin
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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin
(i) Total Matches - T20s
Overall - 3 (Played in 2006 before this series)
Avg 1st Innings - 162
Avg 2nd Innings - 124
Highest total - 164/5 (Pakistan-A vs New Zealand-A - 9th July'2006)
Times won Batting First - 3
Times won Batting Second - 0
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
AUS - 1 - 1w/0l
SA - 1 - 0w/1l
(iii) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Australia vs South Africa - 10th August'2025
178/10 vs 161/9 (AUS won by 17 runs)
Pacers - 7w+6w=13w
Spinners - 2w+3w=5w
2) Pakistan-A vs New Zealand-A - 9th July'2006
164/5 vs 104/10 (PAK-A won by 60 runs)
Pacers - 3w+3w=6w
Spinners - 1w+4w=5w
3) Australia-A vs New Zealand-A - 9th July'2006
160/9 vs 144/10 (AUS-A won by 16 runs)
Pacers - 6w+7w=13w
Spinners - 2w+3w=5w
(iv) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
Australia (AUS)
1. Mitchell Marsh (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Travis Head
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Josh Inglis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Matthew Short
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Tim David
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 83(52)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Glenn Maxwell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(5)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Mitchell Owen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Cameron Green
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 35(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Ben Dwarshuis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(19)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Josh Hazlewood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Sean Abbott
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Nathan Ellis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(11)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Adam Zampa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Matthew Kuhnemann
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
South Africa (SA)
1. Aiden Markram (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 12(6)
2. Rassie Van Der Dussen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Ryan Rickelton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 71(55)
4. Luhan-Dre Pretorius
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(9)
5. Tristan Stubbs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(27)
6. Dewald Brevis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(6)
7. George Linde
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(3)&1w
8. Corbin Bosch
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(4)&0w
9. Senuran Muthusamy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1)&1w
10. Prenelan Subrayen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Wiaan Mulder
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Nandre Burger
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Keshav Maharaj
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Nqaba Peter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Kagiso Rabada
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(6)&2w
16. Kwena Maphaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w
17. Lungi Ngidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
2. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
26 - 18w/8l (In favor of AUS)
(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 5w/0l (In favor of AUS)
(iii) On This Venue
1 - 1w/0l (In favor of AUS)
(iv) Top Performers from current squads when both these teams have met each other - T20s
(Before this series)
AUS
Mitchell Marsh - 4th highest run scorer (318), Avg (45.42) - 11M/11I
Glenn Maxwell - 11th highest run scorer (208), Avg (26) - 10M/9I
Travis Head - 18th highest run scorer (115), Avg (38.33) - 3M/3I
Matthew Short - 26th highest run scorer (86), Avg (28.67) - 3M/3I
Sean Abbott - 6th highest wicket taker (8), SR (9.7) - 5M/5I
Adam Zampa - 11th highest wicket taker (7), SR (21.8) - 7M/7I
Glenn Maxwell - 26th highest wicket taker (4), SR (37.5) - 10M/9I
SA
Aiden Markram - 15th highest run scorer (137), Avg (34.25) - 4M/4I
Rassie Van Der Dussen - 24th highest run scorer (96), Avg (16) - 6M/6I
Kagiso Rabada - 4th highest wicket taker (9), SR (23.3) - 10M/10I
Lungi Ngidi - 11th highest wicket taker (7), SR (17.8) - 7M/7I
(v) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) Australia vs South Africa - 10th August'2025
178/10 vs 161/9 (AUS won by 17 runs)
Tim David - 83(52)
Cameron Green - 35(13)
Ben Dwarshuis - 17(19) & 3w
Josh Hazlewood - 3w
Adam Zampa - 2w
Glenn Maxwell - 1w
Ryan Rickelton - 71(55)
Tristan Stubbs - 37(27)
Luhan-Dre Pretorius - 14(9)
Kwena Maphaka - 4w
Kagiso Rabada - 2w
George Linde - 1w
Lungi Ngidi - 1w
Senuran Muthusamy - 1w
2) South Africa vs Australia - 3rd September'2023
190/8 vs 191/5 (AUS won by 5 wkts)
Aiden Markram - 41(23) & 1w
Tristan Stubbs - 25(16)
Travis Head - 91(48)
Josh Inglis - 42(22)
Mitchell Marsh - 15(12)
Sean Abbott - 4w
3) South Africa vs Australia - 1st September'2023
164/8 vs 168/2 (AUS won by 8 wkts)
Aiden Markram - 49(38)
Tristan Stubbs - 27(20)
Mitchell Marsh - 79(39)*
Matthew Short - 66(30)
Travis Head - 18(17)
Sean Abbott - 3w
Nathan Ellis - 3w
4) Australia vs South Africa - 30th August'2023
226/6 vs 115/10 (AUS won by 111 runs)
Mitchell Marsh - 92(49)*
Tim David - 64(28)
Matthew Short - 20(11)
Sean Abbott - 1w
Rassie Van Der Dussen - 21(11)
5) South Africa vs Australia - 23rd October'2021
118/9 vs 121/5 (AUS won by 5 wkts)
Aiden Markram - 40(36)
Kagiso Rabada - 19(23)* & 1w
Keshav Maharaj - 1w
Glenn Maxwell - 18(21) & 1w
Josh Hazlewood - 2w
Adam Zampa - 2w
(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H) - 2018 onwards
Australia (AUS)
1. Mitchell Marsh (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 19(14), 19(16)&1w, 92(49)*, 13(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(8), 11(17), 79(39)*, 15(12)
2. Glenn Maxwell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(5)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 38(23)&1w, 18(21)&1w
3. Travis Head
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(3), 2(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(17), 91(48)
4. Mitchell Owen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Josh Inglis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(3), 0(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(3)*, 42(22)
6. Tim David
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 64(28), 83(52)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(2)
7. Matthew Short
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 20(11)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 66(30)&0w, 0(1)
8. Josh Hazlewood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w
9. Sean Abbott
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(3)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 4w
10. Ben Dwarshuis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(19)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Cameron Green
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 35(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Adam Zampa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w, 0w
13. Matthew Kuhnemann
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Nathan Ellis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 0w
South Africa (SA)
1. Aiden Markram (C)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 40(36), 49(38)&0w, 41(23)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(7), 12(6)
2. Dewald Brevis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(6), 2(6)
3. Luhan-Dre Pretorius
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(9)
4. Ryan Rickelton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 71(55)
5. Rassie Van Der Dussen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(26), 2(3), 6(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(10), 24(19), 21(11)
6. Tristan Stubbs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 27(20), 25(16)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1), 37(27)
7. Wiaan Mulder
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Prenelan Subrayen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Nandre Burger
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Corbin Bosch
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(4)&0w
11. George Linde
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(3)&1w
12. Senuran Muthusamy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1)&1w
13. Kagiso Rabada
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w, 19(23)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 22(19)&0w, 5(4)&1w, 10(6)&2w
14. Lungi Ngidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 3w, 13(7)*&0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w
15. Nqaba Peter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Kwena Maphaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w
17. Keshav Maharaj
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 9(7)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) AUSTRALIA (AUS) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Travis Head - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 2, 20, 16, 29r 1w, 39, 59, 61, 11r 0w, 9, 76, 17, 20, 19
2) Mitchell Marsh (C) - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 13, 14, 0, 22, 21, 24, 67, 117, 65, 0
3) Josh Inglis (Wk) - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 10, 51, 15, 78*, 18, 5, 12, 39, 38, 4
4) Cameron Green - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 35, 32, 55*, 11, 56*, 51, 46, 42, 26, 52, 3, 15, 4, 0
5) Glenn Maxwell - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1r 1w, 0r 1w, 47, 20r 0w, 12r 2w, 11r 0w, 15r 1w, 2r 3w, 3w
6) Mitchell Owen - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2, 37, 2, 36r 1w, 0w, 50r 1w, 0r 0w, 12r 0w, 6
7) Tim David - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 83, 30, 102*, 1, 2*, 19*, 23, 50*
8) Ben Dwarshuis - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 17r 3w, 9r 3w, 0w, 1w, 5r 4w, 1w, 13r 3w, 33r 1w, 1w, 42r 1w
9) Josh Hazlewood - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3w, 4r 2w, 1w, 10r 2w, 4r 2w, 4r 2w, 12r 5w, 1w, 17r 1w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 4w
10) Adam Zampa - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 3w
11) Nathan Ellis - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 10r 2w, 1w, 0w
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Sean Abbott
BENCH
12) Matthew Short - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 6r 3w, 1r 0w, 80, 2r 0w, 67, 52r 3w, 91r 0w, 61r 0w, 20r 0w, 63r 0w
13) Sean Abbott - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 5r 1w, 2w, 0w, 5r 1w, 3r 1w, 30r 6w, 28r 0w, 2r 1w, 20r 3w, 0w, 7r 0w
14) Matthew Kuhnemann - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 6w, 0w, 5w, 11r 1w, 0w, 6r 3w, 4w, 5w, 4w, 0w, 9r 3w, 2w, 0w
Safe C/VC Choices
Travis Head, Cameron Green
B) SOUTH AFRICA (SA) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Ryan Rickelton (Wk) - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 71, 16, 6, 62*, 27, 25, 2, 61, 58, 11, 24
2) Aiden Markram (C) - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 12, 0r 1w, 136r 1w, 13, 36, 61r 0w, 13, 9, 52r 2w, 66r 1w, 6r 1w
3) Rassie Van Der Dussen - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 18, 14, 52*, 6, 16, 7, 35, 1, 69, 72*
/
Luhan-Dre Pretorius
4) Dewald Brevis - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 2, 31, 13, 13*, 35, 41, 30, 51r 1w, 3, 13, 36
5) Tristan Stubbs - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 37, 2, 8, 58*, 18*, 2, 21*, 41*, 1, 34
6) George Linde - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0r 1w, 10r 0w, 23r 0w, 0w, 30r 0w, 3r 3w, 13r 0w, 0w, 6r 2w, 0r 0w, 91r 0w
7) Corbin Bosch - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2r 0w, 3r 0w, 2w, 8r 0w, 23r 0w, 1w, 4w, 100r 0w, 36r 5w, 27, 0w
8) Kagiso Rabada - LHB, RF
Last 10 - 10r 2w, 5w, 4w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 7r 1w, 1w, 16r 2w, 1w, 3w
9) Senuran Muthusamy - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0r 1w, 1w, 8r 2w, 7r 1w, 1w, 3w, 106r 2w, 4r 5w, 7r 0w, 0w, 0w, 47r 0w
10) Kwena Maphaka - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 4w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 9r 0w, 8r 0w, 0w, 8r 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w
11) Lungi Ngidi - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 3w
BENCH
12) Prenelan Subrayen - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 4w, 0w, 64r 0w, 5w, 7*, 49r 2w, 26r 0w, 8r 1w, 3r 4w, 2w, 2w, 17r 1w, 2w, 2w
13) Keshav Maharaj - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 21r 3w, 51r 1w, 7r 1w, 0w, 0w, 39r 1w, 2w, 25r 3w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w
14) Luhan-Dre Pretorius - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 51, 1, 4, 27, 0, 78, 153, 4, 1, 37, 28
15) Wiaan Mulder - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 367r 2w, 1w, 17r 4w, 147r 0w, 6r 0w, 27r 1w, 26, 9r 0w, 8r 1w, 3w, 12r 2w, 42r 3w, 2r 2w
16) Nandre Burger - LHB, LF
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 1w
17) Nqaba Peter - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 7r 0w, 1w, 1w, 50r 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 31r 2w, 0w, 0w
Safe C/VC Choices
Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram
Differential GL C/VC choices
AUS - Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Tim David
SA - Corbin Bosch, George Linde, Dewald Brevis
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