South Africa will square off with Australia in the first match of the three-game ODI series at Kingsmead in Durban on Thursday, September 24.
South Africa is coming into this series on the back of a 3-0 ODI series win over Namibia earlier this month. On the other hand, Australia, led by Mitchell Marsh, secured a 3-0 ODI series win over Zimbabwe earlier this month.
SA vs AUS, ODI Series 2026, Match 1, Match Details
Match: South Africa vs Australia, ODI Series 2026, Match 1
Time & Date: 1:30 PM IST, Thursday, September 24
Venue: Kingsmead, Durban
SA vs AUS, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report
The average first-innings score across the last three ODIs was 267. Interestingly, two out of three ODIs saw the teams chasing second come out on top. Any score above 300 would be a tough ask for the team batting second.
SA vs AUS, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs
South Africa
Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Duan Jansen
Australia
Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Cooper Connolly, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis (wk), Alex Carey, Matt Renshaw, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa
SA vs AUS, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Winner Prediction
Match Winner: Australia
These two sides have played 113 times in this format. While Australia secured 52 wins, South Africa has 57 victories, and one encounter ended in a no result. That said, we can expect Australia to come out on top, thanks to their strong attack across all three facets of the game.
