Australia vs South Africa head to head: Australia look to continue dominant record – Australia will take on South Africa to kick off the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup. With Group 1 set to be a tensely contested affair, both Australia and South Africa will be aiming to get off to winning starts, when they take the field in Abu Dhabi on Friday. Aaron Finch and Co enjoy a sizeable advantage over the Proteas in T20Is, and the Aussies will hope for the record to continue. Follow AUS vs SA LIVE Updates on InsideSport.in
Australia vs South Africa head to head: Aaron Finch and Co. look to continue dominant record against Bavuma’s side in T20 World Cup opener
Australia vs South Africa Head to Head
- Matches played: 21
- Australia wins: 13
- South Africa wins: 8
In T20 World Cup
- Australia defeated South Africa in their only T20 World Cup encounter in 2012.
AUS vs SA LIVE – Highest scores:
- Australia: 209
- South Africa: 204
Lowest scores:
- Australia: 81
- South Africa: 80
Batting 1st AVG score
- Australia: 174
- South Africa: 146.8
Batting 2nd AVG score
- Australia: 143.8
- South Africa: 131
AUS vs SA T20 World Cup – Most Runs
- David Warner – 457
- Jean-Paul Duminy – 378
- Quinton de Kock – 351
- Shane Watson – 296
- Aaron Finch -295
Highest Scores
- Hashim Amla – 97*
- Damien Martyn – 96
- David Warner – 89
- Graeme Smith – 89*
- David Hussey – 88*
Best Strike Rate
- Brad Hodge – 246.15
- Luke Ronchi – 220.00
- Andrew Symonds – 207.69
- Brett Lee – 204.76
- Johan van der Wath – 200.00
Highest Average
- James Faulkner – 57.00
- Damien Martyn – 56.50
- Michael Hussey – 52.50
- Roelof van der Merwe – 48.00
- Graeme Smith – 45.00
Australia vs South Africa head to head: Aaron Finch and Co. look to continue dominant record against Bavuma’s side in T20 World Cup opener
AUS vs SA T20 World Cup – Most Wickets
- Patrick Cummins – 12
- James Faulkner – 10
- Robin Peterson – 10
- Ashton Agar – 9
- Nathan Coulter-Nile – 8
Best Bowling
- Ashton Agar – 5/24
- Ashton Agar – 3/16
- Xavier Doherty – 3/20
- David Wiese – 3/21
- Kyle Abbott – 3/21
Best Economy Rate
- Mitchell Johnson – 5.00
- Xavier Doherty – 5.00
- Michael Hussey – 5.00
- Moises Henriques – 5.00
- Brett Lee – 5.00
Best Strike Rate
- Xavier Doherty – 8.00
- Ashton Agar – 9.33
- Brett Geeves – 10.00
- Andrew Tye – 10.67
- Lungi Ngidi – 11.14
Australia vs South Africa head to head: Aaron Finch and Co. look to continue dominant record against Bavuma’s side in T20 World Cup opener
