Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16
Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16 | |||
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South Africa | Australia | ||
Dates | 4 March 2016 – 9 March 2016 | ||
Captains | Faf du Plessis | Steve Smith | |
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Australia won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Faf du Plessis (123) | David Warner (130) | |
Most wickets | Kagiso Rabada (5) Imran Tahir (5) | Nathan Coulter-Nile (5) | |
Player of the series | David Warner (Aus) |
The Australian cricket team toured South Africa from 4 to 9 March 2016 to play three Twenty20 International matches.[1] The matches were in preparation for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 which started later that month in India. Australia won the series 2–1.
Squads
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T20I series
[edit]1st T20I
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Peter Nevill and Adam Zampa (both Australia) made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashton Agar (Aus) made his T20I debut.
- This was Australia's highest successful run-chase in T20Is.[4]
- The partnership of 161 between Warner and Glenn Maxwell was the highest 4th wicket partnership in T20Is.[4]
3rd T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
References
[edit]- ^ "South Africa announce itinerary for Australia T20s". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "South Africa Twenty20 Squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Smith to lead, Wade, Boyce dropped from World T20 squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Record Warner-Maxwell stand helps Australia win thriller". ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
External links
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