South Africa vs Australia 2009: who will win first T20?

Earlier the year 2009, South Africa played two Twenty20 matches when South Africa visited Australia. That time the visitors defeated in both tournaments. Now, Australia is visiting South Africa. They already has won the Test series and now they will meet for the most exciting cricket match Twenty20 tournament on 27 March, 2009 at  New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg and according toe the local time 18:00 and 16:00 GMT.

 

So, this is a big opportunity for South Africa to take the revenge of defeat. They beat to Australia in the first Twenty20 match for 52 runs and for 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) in second one. It is clear that SA could not dominate Aus bowlers in both matches. But, hope that they could do well in their home grounds.

 

No doubt that that host has to prepare themselves very strong in all sides. Australia is the best cricket playing nation and it is tough to bead them although they are in not in good form now. But the SA are mentally very strong because they won the T20 trophy in Aus. But it is very clear that they have overcome their lacking of the previous test series.

Australia v South Africa: Tweny20 and ODI Fixture and Timetable

South Africa has secured a record breaking viceroy over Australia in Australian land. The last or 3rd Test that brought a satisfy victory on 7 January 2009 and that was started from 3^rd January.

South Africa confirmed the series victory during the 2^nd test. By acquiring victories in the Perth and Melbourne tests they crowned the big record that South Africa did in Gram Smith’s captaincy.

After Test drama, there are still two tournaments re knocking at the door; one is Twenty20 international tournament and One Day International tournament.

 

Fixture and Timetable:

 

Sun 11 D/N 19:35 local, 08:35 GMT	1st Twenty20 International - Australia v South Africa Melbourne Cricket Ground
Tue 13 D/N 18:35 local, 08:35 GMT	2nd Twenty20 International - Australia v South Africa Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Fri 16 D/N 14:15 local, 03:15 GMT	1st ODI - Australia v South Africa Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sun 18 10:00 local, 23:00 GMT	2nd ODI - Australia v South Africa Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Fri 23 D/N 14:15 local, 03:15 GMT	3rd ODI - Australia v South Africa Sydney Cricket Ground
Mon 26 D/N 13:45 local, 03:15 GMT	4th ODI - Australia v South Africa Adelaide Oval
Fri 30 D/N 13:30 local, 04:30 GMT	5th ODI - Australia v South Africa Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

 

Here is the complete schedule of the next T20 and ODI tournaments. The two Twenty20 and four One International matches will be taken place as a Day-Nigh match. The two T20 matches will be grounded 19:35 local time and 18:35 local. One ODI the will be as a Day light match will be taken placed on 10:00 and others matches will be held during 13:30 to 14:15.

Australia vs South Africa 1st Twenty20 2009: Preview, Live Score

If you want to get the live score and updates of the first twenty20 match between Australia and South Africa, then visit the following link:

Australia vs South Africa 1st Twenty20: Live Score, Updates

Following a rare test series defeat at home, Australia is going to take on visiting South Africa in the first of the two-match Twenty20 series in Melbourne on 11 January 2009 (Sunday). South Africa is full of confidence after clinching a historic test series victory on Australian soil recently, even though they lost the third and the final test of the series. Australian team regained some of their lost confidence by wining the third test match at Sydney. So, Australian team will now look to take revenge in the upcoming Twenty20 and ODI series and they would like to kick off their revenge program right from the first Twenty20 which will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Match: Australia vs South Africa, First Twenty20, Australia vs South Africa Twenty20 Series 2009

Date: 11 January 2009, Sunday

Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia

Kick off: 19:35 local time (08:35 GMT)

Australian selectors recently named 13-member Twenty20 squad with Mathew Hayden being the notable exclusion. This hard-hitting opener is going though a bad patch of time and Australian selectors indicated that they are looking for a young player who would be part of Australian team for World Twenty20 which will take place in England in June this year. New South Wales opener David Warner has been rewarded a call in Australian twenty20 team for the first time. Warner, who has been in an excellent form in Australia’s domestic cricket this season, is expected to open with hard-hitting batsman Shaun Marsh followed by Ricky Ponting, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, and Brad Haddin (wk) in the batting line up.

There are three all rounders in the squad: James Hopes, Ryan Harris and Cameron White. Pacer all-rounder Hopes and leg-spin all rounder White are expected to make it to the final eleven. Pacer Shaun Tait has been back into Australian squad after 12 months since he walked away from cricket because of exhaustion (both physical and mental). Left arm pacer Nathan Bracken and Tait are expected to lead Australia’s pace attack, while Hopes’ handy medium pace could be pretty effective for hosts. Now, there is another place left to make it eleven and the place could most probably go to off spinner Nathan Hauritz in what pacer Ben Hilfenhaus and uncapped all rounder Ryan Harris would be left out of the first eleven. So, Australian has a very balanced Twenty20 squad in the presence of a number of all rounders as well as hard hitting batsmen who have been in excellent form in recent time.

Australia’s Twenty20 Squad

Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Hussey, David Hussey, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Hopes, Nathan Bracken, Brad Haddin (wk), Shaun Marsh, Shaun Tait, David Warner, Ryan Harris, Cameron White, Nathan Hauritz.

Well, South Africa also has very strong squad which would definitely take a stern test of the host side. Even though they would miss their inspirational Captain Graeme Smith who is currently injured out for the Twenty20 and ODI series against Australia. Some of the important players of South African are Johan Botha, Herschelle Gibbs, Morne Morkel, Albie Morkel, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini, Jean-Paul Duminy, AB de Villiers and there are some promising uncapped players like left arm pacer Lonwabo Tsotsobe, hard-hitting batsman Vaughn van Jaarsveld and young all rounder Wayne Parnell who starred in 2006 U-19 World Cup.

South Africa’s Twenty20 and ODI Squad

Johan Botha (c), Hashim Amla, Mark Boucher (wk), AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Neil McKenzie, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Makhaya Ntini, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Vaughn van Jaarsveld.

Australia and South Africa faced each other in Twenty20 internationals twice so far with both sides winning once each. Both the matches were held way back in 2006. No doubt, both the teams have gone though many changes in these three years. Australia’s dominance in world cricket is gradually being faded away, while South Africa’s dominance is rising day by day. Australian will definitely miss the service of injured all rounders Andrew Symonds and Shane Watson. On the other hand, South Africa will not get Captain Graeme Smith.

Twenty20 cricket is always full of entertainment. It is, in fact, a complete package of excitement and enjoyment for three hours. Twenty20 cricket is more uncertain than any other version of cricket as a Twenty20 match can take an abrupt turn at any situation. So, the upcoming match is also expected to be a highly competitive affair with both Australia and South Africa looking to start the twenty20 series with a win in Melboune.

Online Live Score and Updates

Here, I am giving some website links from where you can get to know the live score and updates of the match between Australia and South Africa:

Cricinfo

Espnstar.Com

Cricket Next

Predicting for a cricket match is always very hard because cricket is a game of uncertainty, and when it comes to Twenty20 cricket, making prediction is as hard as facing the speediest bowler in the world with a bat made of plastic. Both Australia and South Africa have 50-50 chances to win the match as both sides include some match winners. I just hope that the first twenty20 match of the series will be as exciting as the test series.

Australia vs South Africa 2nd test 2008: Perth victory is inspiring Melbourne

South Africa secured a stunning victory in Perth test against the top-ranked Australia. By jumping up 414 runs South Africa awarded the first victory. May be it is the first time that SAF got test wins against Australia. The host is trying to find out their faults and the guest is thinking to take the control of the series victory. 

Reported ICC-cricket

“We put our peg in the ground at Perth and we have made them respect us a huge amount as we do respect them. But from a psychological aspect we know we have got a lot more petrol in our tank. It took something special to win the Test match and I expect much the same again with a pretty even contest.” 

South African captain Graeme Smith who secured a century in the second innings, 48 in the first innings is optimistic for success in the Melbourne test. He and his teammate has proved that game is always uncertain and nothing impossible to overcome.