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The South African national cricket team toured Australia in December 2022 and January 2023 to play three Test matches.[1] The Test matches formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship.[2]
| South African cricket team in Australia in 2022–23 | |||
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| Australia | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 17 December 2022 – 8 January 2023 | ||
| Captains | Pat Cummins | Dean Elgar | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Steve Smith (231) | Temba Bavuma (185) | |
| Most wickets | Pat Cummins (12) | Kagiso Rabada (11) | |
| Player of the series | David Warner (Aus) | ||
In May 2022, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tour,[3] with three-match ODI series was scheduled to be played just after the test series.[4] However, in July 2022, South Africa withdrew from the ODI series, after the fixtures clashed with their new domestic T20 league.[5] The ODI series would have formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[6] The Super League points for the three matches were awarded to Australia, subject to approval by ICC.[7] Later, the matches were scratched with the points being awarded to Australia.[8][9]
The Gabba was sanctioned by the ICC, receiving a "below average" rating and one demerit point from match referee Richie Richardson, after the first Test was over within two days.[10]
On 22 November 2022, Glenton Stuurman was ruled out of South Africa's Test team due to an injury and was replaced by Lizaad Williams[13] After the first Test, Josh Hazlewood replaced Michael Neser in Australia's squad.[14] After the second test, Ashton Agar and Matt Renshaw replaced Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc as injury replacements.[15] South Africa's Theunis de Bruyn was ruled out of third Test, since he returned home for the birth of his first child.[16]
1st Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Mitchell Starc (Aus) took his 300th Test wicket.[17]
- Travis Head (Aus) completed 2000 Test runs.[18]
- The match was over in two days, only the second time this had happened in Australia (the first was in 1931).[19]
- World Test Championship Points: Australia 12, South Africa 0.
2nd Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first time Australia and South Africa played each other in a Boxing Day Test since 2008.
- David Warner (Aus) played in his 100th Test.[20] He became the tenth cricketer and second Australian to score a century in his hundredth Test, and the second overall to score a double century.[21][22] He also became the second cricketer, after Gordon Greenidge, to score a century in both his 100th Test and 100th ODI appearances.[23]
- Cameron Green (Aus) took his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket.[24]
- David Warner became the eighth Australian cricketer to complete 8000 runs in Test cricket.[25][26]
- Alex Carey scored his maiden Test century, becoming only the second wicket-keeper (after Rod Marsh) to score a century at the MCG, and the first Australian wicket-keeper to score a Test century since Brad Haddin in 2013.[27]
- This was Australia's first Test series win against South Africa since 2014 and their first at home since 2005–06.
- No play was possible after 16:22 on Day 3 due to rain.
- World Test Championship Points: Australia 12, South Africa 0.
3rd Test
4–8 January 2023 Scorecard |
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible after 17:07 on Day 1 and on Day 3 due to rain.[28]
- Usman Khawaja (Aus) completed 4000 Test runs.[29]
- Steve Smith moved past Matthew Hayden and Michael Clarke to become the fourth highest Australian Test run-scorer.[30]
- Steve Smith scored his 30th Test century, the equal third most by an Australian.[30]
- World Test Championship Points: Australia 4, South Africa 4.
South Africa forfeited all three scheduled ODIs in July 2022 in order to accommodate their T20 league tournament, the SA20.[31]
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
- While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first Test reached a result in two days and the second test in four days.
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