South Africa vs Australia Test Series: How a 3–0 Result Could Change the WTC Table

A victory of South Africa in this series in 3-0 will increase its win percentage to 85.71% and bring it to the first place in the points table, while the win percentage of Australia will fall down to 60%. It will be advantageous for New Zealand and Indian team. That is why Indians will want to see Australia lose against South Africa.

As for the results of the last 10 games between the two teams, South Africa won six of these 10 games, while Australia won four. It concerns matches that ended up in draws. Besides, one match played in 2022-23 season also ended up in a draw.

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Regarding the Kingsmead pitch, the average first innings score here is 285 runs. The average second innings score is 249, the third innings 241, and the fourth innings 166. England scored 574 runs in the first innings against South Africa on this ground, which is the highest first innings score at this ground. Sri Lanka has been bowled out for 42 runs on this same ground. On this ground, the team that won the toss and batted first has won 58% of the matches, while the team that bowled first has won 33% of the matches.