Both the teams will be having different objectives in this tour. While the Proteas will be eyeing redemption after what was a dismal show at the World Cup, the Virat Kohli led Indian team will be eager to perform at their best in home conditions. The Indian team will also be soaring high on their recent dominating victory in the Caribbean where it was exciting to keep an eye on the live cricket score.

A much younger and inexperienced South African team will feel the heat under the Indian conditions especially in the absence of Faf du Plessis who has been excluded from the squad for the three-match T20I series. In Faf’s absence, Quinton de Kock will serve as his deputy. Faf will remain in charge of the Test side. Rassie van der Dussen will serve as de Kock’s deputy in the series while Bavuma has been named as vice-captain of the Test side. 

The T20Is are scheduled to be played in Dharamsala, Mohali and Bengaluru . The Tests will be played in Visakhapatnam, Pune and Ranchi. This Test series will mark the Proteas’ first in the ICC World Test Championship.

Both squads have some serious talents in them, however there is an evident difference in experience. While the Indian team boasts tons of experience in Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Shikhar Dhawan, the South African team has some serious young talent to offer in the likes of Theunis de Bruyn, Senuran Muthusamy, Rudi Second etc. No one can challenge the abilities of these wonderfully talented cricketers, but at the same time it’s not ignorable that the Indian team will have a clear upper-hand in terms of experience especially in Indian conditions. India is known to dominate in the sub-continent as the conditions are supportive towards Indian players. As far as T20s are concerned, it can be anybody’s game as the conditions matter but not that significantly in the shorter format of the game. The Test series will be the real test for the Proteas. In this series an inexperienced South African team made of youngsters will find them under the pressure against an Indian team that has both experience and supporting conditions. 

But it would be absolute foolery to rule out the possibility of the South African youngsters surprising the experienced Indian team. After all it’s a game of cricket and cricket is the most unpredictable game in the world.

Let’s see how the two squads fair against each other in the shortest as well as the longest format of the game which are going to feature in the upcoming South Africa Tour of India 2019.

India T20I Squad :

Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, Rahul Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini.

South Africa T20I Squad :

Quinton de Kock (Capt), Temba Bavuma (vc), Theunis de Bruyn, Dean Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rudi Second.

India Test Squad

To be announced

South Africa Test Squad

Faf du Plessis (c), Temba Bavuma (vc), Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rudi Second.

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Before this series, AUS will visit SA for a ODI Series in which 5 One day international matches will be played. It will be played between 30 Sep 2016 to 12 Oct 2016. Both the nation have played lot of cricket together and cricket fans love to watch the battle between both the teams as both are one of the most powerful team of the cricket world.

Currently South African squad is headed by AB de Villiers where Steven smith will be leading the Australian team. The squads of both the teams are still to be announced. No doubt it will be tough fight and the team who will stick to basics of cricket will come out as champion.

If we look at the current ICC Test Team rankings, Aussies holding 3rd place on the table where Proteas are way behind at 7th spot. So both the team have opportunity to improve their rankings, specially for South African team it will be perfect chance to bounce back.

Australia vs South Africa 2016 Test Series Schedule & Fixture :-

DATE	MATCH	VENUE	TIME (LOCAL)
3 Nov 2016	AUS vs SA 2016 1st Test Match	WACA, Perth	10:30 AM
12 Nov 2016	AUS vs SA 2016 2nd Test Match	Blundstone Arena, Hobart	10:30 AM
24 Nov 2016	AUS vs SA 2016 1st Test Match	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	02:00 AM

so what you think who will win this series ? Australia or South Africa ?

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Total 5 ODI matches to be played in this series. Both the teams have talented players and are one of the best of this format. No one can predict the result as it will be tough fight between both. Before this series both the team have played the West Indies Tri series 2 months back where unfortunately the Proteas team was unable to reach to the finals. Aussies have defeated the Caribbean team and won the tri series. Now it will be great opportunity for the South African team to show the Kangaroos what they can do and why they are called one of the most powerful team of Cricket.

In ODI World cup 2015, South Africa reached to the semi finals where they lost the game in a nail-biting finish against New Zealand. Kangaroos lift the world cup by defeating Kiwis in the grand finale. If we look at the current ICC Team Rankings, Australia are ruling the table where Man in Greens are on 4th position. If Proteas performed in this series, they every good chance to jump up in the table.

About the Series :-

• Starting from: 30 Sep 2016
• Ends on: 12 Oct 2016
• Total no. of Matches: 5 ODIs

South Africa vs Australia 2016 ODI series Schedule & Fixtures :-

Date	Match	Venue	Time (Local)
30 Sep 2016	SA vs AUS 2016 1st ODI	SuperSport Park, Centurion	14:30
02 Oct 2016	SA vs AUS 2016 2nd ODI	the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	10:00
05 Oct 2016	SA vs AUS 2016 3rd ODI	Kingsmead, Durban	14:30
09 Oct 2016	SA vs AUS 2016 4th ODI	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	10:00
12 Oct 2016	SA vs AUS 2016 5th ODI	Newlands, Cape Town	14:30

The squads of both the teams have not announced yet. Probably AB de Villers will be leading south African team where Steve Smith will heading Australian team on the Aus tour of SA 2016.

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It will be almost 20 days tour for the Kiwis where they will only play 2 test matches. There is no information about practice matches before the series for the guest from South African Cricket board. The first match will be played on Kingsmead, Durban and the match will be at SuperSport Park, Centurion.

If we look at the ICC Test Rankings of both the team, black caps are on the 5th place with 98 rating where the host are holding 6th place with 92 rating points. The squads of both the teams will be announced by respective boards soon. Hopefully AB de Villiers will be the captain of South Africa where Kane Williamson may lead New Zealand in the upcoming series.

Key Features of Series :-

• Starting Date: 19th August – 23rd August 2016
• Ending Date: 27th August – 31st August 2016
• Series: Test
• No. of Matches: 2
• Host: South Africa
• Guest: New Zealand

Fixtures are ready just have a look :-

South Africa vs New Zealand 2016 Schedule
Date & Time	Match	Venue
19 Aug 2016 - 23 Aug 2016 Time: 10:00 AM (Local)	SA vs NZ 2016 1st Test Match VS	Kingsmead, Durban
27 Aug 2016 - 23 Aug 2016 Time: 10:00 AM	SA vs NZ 2016 1st Test Match VS	SuperSport Park, Centurion

What you think which team will win the series ?

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The 2 teams who will manage to get their spot in top 2 position on the points table will play the grand finale and we are just on the verge series and soon we will get to know the our two finalist. There are many players who are in the race of the most runs scorer but we have included only top 5. Out of these batsman one can also win the man of the series award. So it much important to know the top 5 batsman who are leading run scorer of the series.

So here is the list of Batsman who are in the top 5 run scorer list of WI Tri Series 2016 with their Highest Individual score:-

	Batsman	Total Runs	Inn	Highest Score	Avg
	Steven Smith (Australia)	264	6	78	52.80
	Marlon Samuels (West Indies)	258	7	125	36.85
	Hasim Amla(South Africa)	241	6	110	48.20
	Darren Bravo (West Indies)	222	7	102	31.71
	Usman Khawaja (Australia)	217	6	98	36.16

Keep visiting the page for better stats update as we are updating the given list as soon as match starts and batsman start getting runs. So just stay with us.

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Australia vs South Africa 2016 3rd ODI Preview :-

When two giant teams like these two strikes together, the match becomes more entertaining and people loves to watch tough competition like this one. Aussie are the no. 1 ranked team in ODI cricket and the current world champions. They have played fantastic cricket in the past specially against India in Jan 2016 where they have won the series by 4-1. In this Tri series, The Kangaroos has played only one match so far in tri series, in which they have defeated the Caribbean team by 6 wickets. It was a big victory for them, specially with the ball. They have made West Indies team all out on just 116 runs in 32.3 overs and they have successfully chased down the total in 25.4 overs and register their first win of the series.

Now the 3rd ODI of Triangular series is knocking up the door of both the teams. South Africa has lost his first match against West Indies but this time they will make sure that the mistakes they have made earlier would be avoided and a decent total on the board will help their bowlers to defend the target. AB de Villiers will be leading the Proteas. If we look at their batting lineup Quinton de Kock and Hasim Amla will open the innings. de Kock has impressed every one with his talent and is in good form where Hasim Amla is one of the most consistent player of the team. In the middle order captain AB de Villiers is there who is known for his variety of shots. He can add some spice into their innings with his blazing shots. Rilee Rossouw who was the highest run scorer from his team in the last match against WI can build some good partnership in the middle. Farhaan Behardien, JP Duminy, Chris Morris, Kyle Abbott can also bat and add some quick fire runs into the team total in the slog overs. So the batting line up is looking stronger than ever.

In the bowling department Kyle Abbott and Chris Morris will be leading with the pace attack with Kagiso Rabada where the spin attack will be headed by Imran Tahir with Aaron Phangiso. JP Duminy  and Farhaan Behardien also can bowl as a part timer.  So the team is looking well-balanced but if they want to win this match than Proteas have to play good cricket out there.

If we look at the Australian team, David Warner who was the hero of IPL 2016 where he scored 848 runs in just 17 innings and continued his form in west Indies also, scored 55 runs in 55 balls in the last match and took his team to the cross line. Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja are the batsman who can give a blustering start to the team. In the middle order captain Steven Smith holding the spinal cord of their batting with Glenn Maxwell and George Bailey. So they have powerful Batting line up who have destroy the opponent bowlers spell. No matters who is the bowler in front of them if they have decided to accelerate the run rate then they will surely achieve that.

In the bowling attack, the speedy Mitchell Strac is back in the squad. He is one of the fastest bowler of the world. He has bowled his career fastest delivery at 160.8 km/hr against New Zealand which is just short to become the world’s fastest delivery. Currently Shoaib Akhtar have the record of fastest ball at 100 mph (160.93 km/h). So now the bowling line up of the team will be more stronger than ever. Youngster Nathyon Lyon was the man of the match of the last match, he has taken 3 important wickets and gave 39 runs in 10 overs with 2 maiden overs. Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh are the other fast bowlers under the pace attack of the team. In the spin department Adam Zampa has impressed every one with his performance in the domestic cricket, in the IPL and now in the last match too, he has taken 3 wickets in just 5.3 overs. Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell can also bowl at crucial time. So the team is looking balance in terms of bowling and batting too. If we both the department performed then it will be tough for the South African team to win the match.

AUS vs SA Match Prediction: Who will Win ?

The match is coming up next and it will be full of entertainment for sure. We all are expecting a high scoring match at Providence Stadium, Providence and it is very tough to predict the result of match. But if we look at the squad of both the teams and their recent performance than Australia will win this 3rd ODI of Tri series. But as we know both the team are powerful and anything can happen in the game, we have to wait for the match to start and result to conclude.

Squads of both the teams :-

South Africa :-

AB de Villiers (C), Kyle Abbott, Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock (W), JP Duminy, Francois du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi

Australia :-

Steve Smith (Captain), David Warner, George Bailey, Scott Boland, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa

Here is the full Match Details :-

Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI, Tri Series 2016
	Vs
Venue	Providence Stadium
Date	7th June 2016
Time	17:00 GMT (13:00 local)
Match Result	South Africa won by 7 wickets

Also Check: Full schedule of WI Tri Series 2016

So what you think Who will win today ?

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The winning team will be awarded 2 points and the losing team will get no points. Total nine matches will be played before the finale and the 2 teams which will be having highest points will play the finale on 26 June 2016 at Kensington Oval. You can check schedule of ODI Triangular Series for more details.

Before the starting of the triangular series, Australia is looking dominating but after the first match West indies team have shown the Tourists that they can give tough fight to them and also can win the series. What a performance from Sunil Narine, 6 Wickets in his first match and restricted South African team on just 188 runs in 46.5 over at the loss of 10 wickets.

So the series is going to be very interesting and entertaining for sure. After watching first match no one can predict the two finalist. All three of the teams have quality players and true match winners in their squads. Only the time will decide the teams which will battle for the title.

Here is the West Indies Tri series 2016 Points table and the team standing :-

	Teams	Mat	Won	Lose	Tie	Points
	Australia	06	03	02	01	15
	West Indies	06	03	03	00	12
	South Africa	06	02	02	01	12

Update: Australia and West Indies are entered into the final of Tri series which will be played on 26th June 2016.

Update: Australia won the Tri Series by defeating West Indies in the finale by 58 runs.

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All the three teams looking equally balanced but as Australia is the current ODI champions, their side is little better. In the West Indies squad there is no Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, and Sammy. There are many new faces in the squad and Jason Holder will the captain of the team. The bowler on which opponents will try to play soft is Sunil Narine. He will be the key player of his team.

West Indies Squad for Tri series 2016 :-

1. Jason Holder (Captain)
2. Sulieman Benn
3. Carlos Brathwaite
4. Darren Bravo
5. Jonathan Carter
6. Johnson Charles
7. Andre Fletcher
8. Shannon Gabriel
9. Sunil Narine
10. Ashley Nurse
11. Kieron Pollard
12. Denesh Ramdin (Wicket keeper)
13. Marlon Samuels
14. Jerome Taylor

AB de Villiers will be the captain of South African side. Earlier we have seen Faf Du Plessis in the lead but this time de Villiers is selecting for the responsibility. Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (W), JP Duminy, Faf, Morris are the few key players for their side.

South Africa Squad for Tri Series 2016 :-

1. AB de Villiers (Captain)
2. Kyle Abbott
3. Hashim Amla
4. Farhaan Behardien
5. Quinton de Kock (Wicket keeper)
6. JP Duminy
7. Francois du Plessis
8. Imran Tahir
9. Morne Morkel
10. Chris Morris
11. Wayne Parnell
12. Aaron Phangiso
13. Kagiso Rabada
14. Rilee Rossouw
15. Tabraiz Shamsi

Australia is currently on the 1st position in the ICC ODI Team Ranking. They have played fantastic ODI cricket in recent. First they have defeated India in January and then against New Zealand. So the players will be full of confidence and the team will be slightly more favorable to win the series. Steve Smith will be the captain of the team and along with him, Warner, Finch, Mitchell Strac, Maxwell are some of the key players for the team.

Australia Squad for West Indies Tri series 2016 :-

1. Steve Smith (Captain)
2. David Warner
3. George Bailey
4. Scott Boland
5. Nathan Coulter-Nile
6. James Faulkner
7. Aaron Finch
8. Josh Hazlewood
9. Travis Head
10. Usman Khawaja
11. Nathan Lyon
12. Mitchell Marsh
13. Glenn Maxwell
14. Mitchell Starc
15. Matthew Wade (wicket keeper)
16. Adam Zampa

Check Full schedule of the series here.

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Three of the teams will play ODI cricket after a long time as few months back the grand World T20 2016 Cricket tournament was held in which the host WI won the title and shocked every one with their performance. Jason Holder will be the captain for the upcoming series where AB de Villiers and Steven Smith are the skipper of South Africa and Australia respectively. Faf du Plessis is not there with the SA squad due to an injury in his finger (In IPL 2016 )

Currently Aussies are on the top of the ICC ODI Ranking, the confidence of their players will be on the top where South Africa is on 3rd and West Indies way below on the table (8th position). Due to poor performance of Caribbean team they also haven’t qualified into the upcoming event ICC Champions Trophy 2017. In this Tri series they have a good chance to improve their ranking and boost their confidence for the upcoming test series against India in July 2016.

Here is the West Indies vs Australia vs South Africa 2016 Tri Series Schedule :-

Date	Match	Venue	Time (Local)
3rd June 2016 Friday	West Indies Vs South Africa	Guyana National Stadium	13:00
5th June 2016 Sunday	West Indies Vs Australia	Guyana National Stadium	13:00
7th June 2016 Tuesday	Australia Vs South Africa	Guyana National Stadium	13:00
11th June 2016 Saturday	South Africa Vs Australia	Warner Park	13:00
13th June 2016 Monday	West Indies Vs Australia	Warner Park	13:00
15th June 2016 Wednesday	West Indies Vs South Africa	Warner Park	13:00
19th June 2016 Sunday	Australia Vs South Africa	Kensington Oval	13:00
21st June 2016 Tuesday	West Indies Vs Australia	Kensington Oval	13:00
24th June 2016 Friday	West Indies Vs South Africa	Kensington Oval	13:00
26th June 2016 Sunday	TBD vs TBD	Kensington Oval	13:00

Download full Schedule in Pdf Format from here.

Check squads of all 3 teams announced for the series here.

Have a look: Leading run scorer of the Tri Series.

All the ODI matches are Day-Night matches which will start at 1:00 pm which is as per Caribbean Time. If you belongs to different country than please change the time as per standards. So what you think which team will win the WI vs AUS vs SA series 2016.

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The South African team despite of putting a high score of above 200 runs on the board against West Indies  in their very first match of the tournament could not turn it into a win and lost the match to WI. In the second match the team again scored above 200 runs in 20 over against minnows Afghanistan and won the match easily. But the team collapses against the bowling attack of England and scored only 122 runs which the opponent chased with two deliveries remaining and won by three wickets.

Sri Lanka is badly effected by the loss of its experienced cricketer adding to this the injury of  Lasith Maliiga has made the situation even worst. Like South Africa, they also have a single win in the tournament that too against the minnows Afghanistan and lost two matches against West Indies and England.

Here is the squad of both the team for the upcoming match SA vs SL T20 World cup 2016 :-

South Africa Squad: Faf du Plessis (captain), Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, Aaron Phangiso, Rilee Rossouw, David Wiese, Kyle Abbott, Farhaan Behardien, AB de Villiers, Imran Tahir, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn

Sri Lanka Squad:  Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milinda Siriwardana, Dasun Shanaka, Chamara Kapugedera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dushmantha Chameera, Thisara Perera, Sachithra Senanayake, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Thirimanne

Group 1,  South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2016 World T20 Match
	Vs
Venue	Feroz Shah Kotla
Date	28th March 2016
Time	7:30 pm (Local Time)
Toss	South Africa won the toss and opt to field first

Stay tune for the live score of the match, which will be update here as soon as match starts.

Live Score:-

SL : 120/10 in 19.3 overs

SA: 122/2 in 17.4 overs

Match Result: South Africa won the match by 8 wickets.

Man of the match : AM Phangiso

Here is the score card of the match :-

Hope you enjoyed the match. The T20 World Cup 2016 ends for both the teams from here.

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