Australia vs South Africa 3rd Test: Live Score, Match Preview & Prediction

    South Africa and Australia will clash at The SCG. Beginning on January 4 at 10:30 a.m. local time, the third Test of the three-game series will be played.

    Follow all of today's Cricket matches on our Live Match Centre.

    Alex-Carey Image credit: SALive Image Alex-Carey

    After winning the opening Test in Brisbane within two days, Australia were far more vital with both bat and ball at the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne than their opponents.

    Kagiso Rabada was the only South African bowler to go for more than five runs per over at MCG but still took two wickets. Once again, Anrich Nortje was the visitors' bowler of choice, although experienced spinner Keshav Maharaj has a more significant role in Sydney.

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Australia have won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSvSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AUSvSA</a></p>&mdash; cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) <a href="https://twitter.com/cricketcomau/status/1610411384327798785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

    Australia Players to watch

    1. Travis Head has the consistency all Test batters crave, adding another half-century in his only innings at MCG. He is the choice of the batter. 

    2. Nathan Lyon will enjoy playing in front of his home fans in this Test. He's the bowler's choice. 

    South Africa Players to watch

     1. Dean Elgar has to deliver as captain and is the best batsman. 

     2. Kagiso Rabada was expensive but still caused problems for batters in Melbourne. He is the only player to reach double-digit wickets in the series. 

    Match Prediction

    Australia are predicted to win the 3rd Test match and complete a dominant clean sweep over the Proteas.

    Top Picks

    Travis Head 

    Nathan Lyon

    Dean Elgar 

    Kagiso Rabada 

    Pitch Report

    The match will be played at Sydney Cricket Ground. This venue offers more spin than the previous two matches, but overall, it will be another strong batting wicket.

    Team Squad

    Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Ashton Agar Travis Head, Matthew Renshaw, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon

    South Africa: Dean Elgar (c), Sarel Erwee, Rassie van der Dussen/Heinrich Klaasen, Temba Bavuma, Khaya Zondo, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi

     

    Related Articles