Australia vs South Africa Prediction: Can tomorrow be South Africa`s first T20 International victory?

It is the Twenty20 International between Australia and South Africa. The venue for this competition will be Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns, Australia. South Africa is coming from a victory in their last match, while Australia is looking to get back to winning ways. Will South Africa be able to get a second victory at the T20 International? Let’s predict this game and offer predictions.

Australia vs South Africa Match Start Date and Time

This match is expected to take place on the 16th of August 2025. The kickoff time will be 12:15pm. 

• Match: Australia vs South Africa
• Date: Saturday, August 16th, 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 12:!5pm (AEST)
• Stadium: Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns, Australia

Weather

The BBC weather indicates that the expected weather for the tournament is Dry with sunny intervals and temperatures in the mid-20s. 59% (humidity). Clouds are anticipated to be 22.0°C.

Australia vs South Africa Match Analysis

Australia lost the second T20 match. First, South Africa played very well. Dewald Brevis scored 125 runs without getting out. As a result, South Africa made a total of 218 runs. Next, Australia tried to chase the score. Tim David hit 50 runs quickly from 23 balls. He hit four boundaries and four sixes. However, Australia kept losing players. Then, the pressure got too much. Finally, they were all out for 165 runs in 17.4 overs.

South Africa played very well in Darwin. As a result, they made the series 1-1. First, Brevis scored a record 125 runs. This was the highest score ever by a South African in men's T20 games. He hit the ball cleanly and placed it smartly. Therefore, he destroyed Australia's bowling.

Australia: Form

Australia had won 9 T20 games in a row. Now, that winning streak is over. Also, their top batsmen couldn't make good partnerships. Meanwhile, their lower order couldn't score fast enough. The South African bowlers Corbin Bosch, Kwena Maphaka, and Lungi Ngidi bowled well. Alex Carey scored 26 runs, but it wasn't enough. Previously, Australia beat Pakistan 3-0. Then, they beat the West Indies 5-0. After that, they beat South Africa 1-0. In that South Africa game, Tim David scored 83 runs from 52 balls. At that time, Australia was struggling at 75 for 6 wickets. Finally, there's an interesting fact about cricket in Australia. Singh is now the most common surname among cricket players. This happened in the 2024-25 season. Before this, Smith was the most common name.

Australia: Squad List

Mitch Marsh ©, Sean Abbott, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matt Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa

Australia Expected Eleven

JP Inglis (wk), TM Head, Tim David, C Green, MR Marsh (C), Mitchell Owen, GJ Maxwell, A Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Ellis, Ben Dwarshuis

South Africa: Form

Tristan Stubbs and Rassie van der Dussen also scored well. This gave South Africa more runs. Then, their bowlers attacked Australia's batsmen. Bosch took 3 wickets for only 20 runs. Meanwhile, Maphaka bowled impressively again. Also, Ngidi used different types of balls to keep pressure on Australia. Kwena Maphaka had his best T20I performance ever. He took 4 wickets for just 20 runs against Australia. Because of this, his name is now in the record books. Furthermore, he became the youngest South African bowler to take four wickets in a T20I match. Before this, Wayne Parnell held the record from 2009.

South Africa: Squad List

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

South Africa Expected Eleven

RD Rickelton (wk), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dewald Brevis, T Stubbs, AK Markram (C), HE van der Dussen, C Bosch, L Ngidi, N Peter, Kwena Maphaka, K Rabada

Who will win in Match - Australia vs South Africa?

Considering the last five matches in which Australia and South Africa faced each other, both sides have been alternating victories and losses, with no side getting to experience it back-to-back. South Africa comes up top in these encounters, with three wins by 5 wickets, 134 runs, and 122 runs.

Australia vs South Africa Prediction

South Africa has never won a T20I series against Australia. Now, the series is tied 1-1. Tomorrow, both teams will play the final match in Cairns. This will decide who wins the series. Meanwhile, fans expect an exciting game at Cazaly's Stadium. First, let's talk about the last match. Dewald Brevis scored an amazing 125 runs from just 56 balls. He didn't get out during his innings. Because of this, South Africa reached 218 runs for 7 wickets. Then, Australia tried to chase this total. However, they were all out for 165 runs. As a result, South Africa won by 53 runs. Also, all six South African bowlers took at least one wicket. Next, there are some concerns about South Africa's batting. However, Brevis hid these problems in Darwin with his great performance. Meanwhile, Australia's winning streak ended. But they are not worried about this loss. Sometimes, a player has a special day like Brevis did. When this happens, you just accept it and move on. Furthermore, such great innings are very rare. The Australian team knows they have been better than South Africa's batsmen for most of this series. Finally, South Africa showed they have dangerous batsmen in the second match. However, when you look at the whole team, Australia still seems stronger. Therefore, many people think Australia will bounce back and win the series.

Our first prediction is that Australia to win the toss - 1.90 odds for 1xbet bookmaker

Our second prediction is that Over 193.5 1st inning score - 1.83 odds for Bc.Game bookmaker.

Our third prediction is that Over 375.5 Total Match runs - 1.83 odds for Dafabet bookmaker.