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ICC Champions Trophy 2025: AUS vs SA Fantasy Playing XI, And Full Squads

Australia Team

ICC Champions Trophy 2025, AUS vs SA: Australia will play South Africa in the seventh match of the ICC Champions Trophy at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The Champions Trophy 2025 will take place from February 19 to March 9, featuring the top eight ranked men’s cricket teams. Group A consists of Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and New Zealand, while Group B includes Australia, England, Afghanistan, and South Africa.

Each team will play only three games, making it a high-pressure, knockout-style tournament. Australia and South Africa have faced each other in 110 ODIs, with South Africa winning 55 matches and Australia winning 51. The last time they met was in the 2023 World Cup semifinals, where Australia won.

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Australia won their first match of the season by five wickets against England, chasing a target of 351, with Josh Inglis scoring a century. South Africa, meanwhile, won their last game against Afghanistan by 107 runs, with Rickelton being named player of the match. This match promises to be an exciting one between the two teams.

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Probable Playing XI Of AUS vs SA

Australia

JP Inglis (wk), AT Carey, Steve Smith (C), Marnus Labuschagne, TM Head, GJ Maxwell, MW Short, A Zampa, Nathan Ellis, SH Johnson, Ben Dwarshuis

Bench: AM Hardie, J Fraser-McGurk, Tanveer Sangha, Sean Abbott, Cooper Connolly

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South Africa

H Klaasen (wk), RD Rickelton, T Bavuma (C), AK Markram, HE van der Dussen, DA Miller, Wiaan Mulder, M Jansen, K Rabada, KA Maharaj, L Ngidi

Bench: T Stubbs, T de Zorzi, T Shamsi, C Bosch

Full Squads – AUS vs SA, Champions Trophy 2025:

Australia: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa, Cooper Connolly

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Corbin Bosch

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