What is the news?
Australia cricket team will go to South Africa to play 3-match ODI and equal number of test series. This will be the first time since 2018 that the Kangaroo team will play a Test series in South Africa. In the Test series held 8 years ago, some Australian players did ball-tampering during the Cape Town Test. After that series, the Australian team never played a Test series in South Africa. In such a situation, let us look at the complete news.
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Australia has the upper hand against South Africa in Test cricket
The first Test between the South African cricket team and Australia was played in 1902. There have been 102 matches between the two teams. During this period, the Kangaroo team has been successful in registering victory in 54 matches. South Africa has won 27 matches. 21 matches have been drawn. So far 54 matches have been held in South Africa. Australia has won 29 matches and South Africa has won 16 matches. 9 matches have been drawn.
The figures of both the teams in ODI cricket have been like this
So far, there have been 113 matches between the two teams in ODI cricket. During this period, the Kangaroo team has won 52 matches. He has faced defeat in 57 matches. 3 matches have been tied and there has been no result in 1 match. There have been 51 matches between the two teams in South Africa. Australia has won 22 matches and lost 28 matches. 1 match has ended in a tie.
This is the schedule of the entire series
The first match of the ODI series will be held in Durban on 24 September. After this, the second match will be played in Johannesburg on 27 September. The last ODI in Potchefstroom will be on September 30. At the same time, the first test match of the series will be played at Kingsmead Stadium, Durban from 9 October to 13 October. The second Test will be held at St. George’s Park, Gkeberha from October 18 to 22. The last Test match of the series will be played at Newlands, Cape Town from 27 to 31 October.
What was the ball tampering issue?
Cameron Bancroft was caught ball tampering on the third day of the Cape Town Test against South Africa. Bancroft was seen taking out a yellow colored object from his pants during the match. TV replays showed that Bancroft used something like tape to distort the shape of the ball. By turning the tape into sandpaper, Bancroft used it to roughen the ball, allowing the bowlers to swing more easily.
Steve Smith and David Warner were punished
Steve Smith was the captain of the Australian team in the Test and that is why he was brought under investigation. It was later revealed that Smith and vice-captain David Warner already knew about what Bancroft had done. Smith was banned from both cricket and captaincy for a year. Warner was also banned for one year and Bancroft was banned for 9 months.
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