Rawalpindi: Australia to take on South Africa today in ICC Champions Trophy seventh match in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.
The match will start at 2:00 pm.
Both teams have won their first match while Australia clinched victory against England.
On the other hand, South Africa defeated Afghanistan.
These two sides have rich history, having played in some ripping ODI contests over the years.
This clash should be no different, given what’s on the line and what each of the sides displayed in their respective first tournament appearances.
With both sides coming off wins to kickstart their campaigns, top spot in Group B may well be decided here. It’s also likely that the winner books their spot in the semi-finals stage.
Squads:
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
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.
Australia have won the thing twice, back-to-back in 2006 and 2009. Part of the tournament’s gimmick is that teams who win the trophy are awarded white blazers as part of their reward for taking out the title.
In 2002 the final was washed out, so India and Sri Lanka fronted up again on the reserve day. Unfortunately, the back up was also rained off, so the teams shared the title.
Previous winners:
1998 (in Bangladesh): South Africa
2000 (in Kenya): New Zealand
2002 (in Sri Lanka): India and Sri Lanka
2004 (in England): West Indies
2006 (in India): Australia
2009 (in South Africa): Australia
2013 (in England, Wales): India
2017 (in England, Wales): Pakistan
