We look at the players battles for 1st Test of SA in AUS, 3 Tests to be played between AUS vs SA. We will also have the Australia vs South Africa player records and player head to head records.

AUS vs SA player battle, player records and player head to head records for 1st Test, South Africa in Australia 3 Test Series, 2022/23

AUS Bowlers Last Two Years Stats

M - No. Of Matches, ADO - Avg. Death Over, APO - Avg. Powerplay Overs

Player Name M Total Wkts Avg. Wkts Avg. 1st Ing Avg. 2nd Ing ADO APO
Nathan Lyon (OB) 42 193 4.6 4.1 4.7 - -
Scott Boland (RFM) 29 128 4.4 4.3 4.4 - -
Pat Cummins (RF) 27 118 4.4 3.8 5.6 - -
Mitchell Starc (LF) 37 117 3.2 3.1 5.2 - -
Michael Neser (RMF) 27 88 3.3 3.1 3.1 - -
Lance Morris (RM) 23 85 3.7 4.7 2.9 - -
Cameron Green (RM) 38 48 1.3 1.2 1.3 - -
Travis Head (OB) 20 19 1 1 - - -
Marnus Labuschagne (LB) 31 6 0.2 0.4 - - -
Steven Smith (LBG) 4 2 0.5 - - - -
Usman Khawaja (RM) 2 - - - - - -

SA Bowlers Last Two Years Stats

M - No. Of Matches, ADO - Avg. Death Over, APO - Avg. Powerplay Overs

Player Name M Total Wkts Avg. Wkts Avg. 1st Ing Avg. 2nd Ing ADO APO
Simon Harmer (OB) 21 132 6.3 6 5.9 - -
Keshav Maharaj (SLO) 28 129 4.6 1.7 4.3 - -
Kagiso Rabada (RF) 24 119 5 4.7 6.6 - -
Marco Jansen (LF) 22 88 4 3.6 5 - -
Anrich Nortje (RF) 18 62 3.4 5.3 3.5 - -
Lungi Ngidi (RFM) 21 61 2.9 2.8 3.3 - -
Lizaad Williams (RMF) 10 44 4.4 3 4.7 - -
Gerald Coetzee (RF) 2 10 5 - 5 - -
Dean Elgar (SLO) 2 - - - - - -
Sarel Erwee (OB) 3 - - - - - -

AUS Batters Last Two Years Stats

M - No. Of Matches, R - Runs, A/R - Avg. Run

Player Name M R A/R Avg. 1st Ing Avg. 2nd Ing SR vs Pacers SR vs Spinner
Marnus Labuschagne (RHB) 45 4239 94.2 128.1 79.3 46.2 70.8
Usman Khawaja (LHB) 35 3308 94.5 119.2 65.3 43.1 63.3
Travis Head (LHB) 38 2826 74.4 93.7 76.5 77.4 61.8
Cameron Green (RHB) 37 2806 75.8 86.7 66 51.3 59.2
Steven Smith (RHB) 27 2282 84.5 146 26 46.5 53.5
Marcus Harris (LHB) 36 1920 53.3 59.2 67.4 42.1 41.5
Alex Carey (LHB) 33 1919 58.2 86.9 58.3 53.8 68.4
David Warner (LHB) 27 1420 52.6 41 78.4 55 71.2
Mitchell Starc (LHB) 26 789 30.3 31 31.6 50.9 38.7
Michael Neser (RHB) 19 763 40.2 41.2 64 64.8 52.7
Nathan Lyon (RHB) 30 527 17.6 25.6 17.7 71.1 56.1
Pat Cummins (RHB) 18 454 25.2 21.8 20.3 34.7 64.4
Scott Boland (RHB) 18 262 14.6 16.9 9 32 20.2
Lance Morris (RHB) 11 69 6.3 14 2.2 38.9 5.9

SA Batters Last Two Years Stats

M - No. Of Matches, R - Runs, A/R - Avg. Run

Player Name M R A/R Avg. 1st Ing Avg. 2nd Ing SR vs Pacers SR vs Spinner
Dean Elgar (LHB) 39 2654 68.1 74.2 57.8 52.5 46.8
Sarel Erwee (LHB) 28 1589 56.8 65.3 49 45.9 45.1
Temba Bavuma (RHB) 22 1491 67.8 74 76.5 46.3 45.3
Rassie van der Dussen (RHB) 30 1478 49.3 47.8 30 41.4 40.6
Kyle Verreynne (RHB) 23 1266 55 64.4 28.7 56.3 46.1
Keshav Maharaj (RHB) 27 999 37 46.3 38.3 68.7 59.7
Khaya Zondo (RHB) 15 948 63.2 69.6 113.3 52.7 52.6
Simon Harmer (RHB) 18 842 46.8 39 22 40.1 41.6
Marco Jansen (RHB) 20 797 39.9 54.4 38.4 52.2 63.8
Theunis de Bruyn (RHB) 5 588 117.6 - 168 70.2 65.5
Kagiso Rabada (LHB) 22 471 21.4 26.3 14.5 65.3 41.6
Heinrich Klaasen (RHB) 6 276 46 - 70.7 59.1 61.2
Anrich Nortje (RHB) 15 133 8.9 9 14.5 41.1 26.2
Lizaad Williams (LHB) 7 106 15.1 25 12 37.5 30.8
Lungi Ngidi (RHB) 15 80 5.3 8.7 4.5 41.1 16.3
Gerald Coetzee (RHB) 3 20 6.7 10 - - 43.5

AUS vs SA, Player Head to Head Battle (TEST)

Steven Smith ( AUS | BAT ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Keshav Maharaj (SLO) 79 184 42.9 3
Kagiso Rabada (RF) 78 181 43.1 3

David Warner ( AUS | BAT ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Kagiso Rabada (RF) 166 143 116.1 5
Lungi Ngidi (RFM) 9 17 52.9 1

Dean Elgar ( SA | BAT ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Mitchell Starc (LF) 120 264 45.5 4
Nathan Lyon (OB) 128 401 31.9 5
Pat Cummins (RF) 54 133 40.6 1

Usman Khawaja ( AUS | BAT ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Keshav Maharaj (SLO) 96 155 61.9 3
Kagiso Rabada (RF) 103 217 47.5 3

Temba Bavuma ( SA | BAT ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Nathan Lyon (OB) 99 172 57.6 2
Pat Cummins (RF) 23 49 46.9 1

Keshav Maharaj ( SA | AR ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Mitchell Starc (LF) 24 26 92.3 2
Nathan Lyon (OB) 80 59 135.6 2
Pat Cummins (RF) 2 4 50 1

Theunis de Bruyn ( SA | BAT ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Mitchell Starc (LF) 19 29 65.5 1