South Africa vs Australia Head to Head Record: Two of the oldest cricket-playing countries in the world are Australia and South Africa. As such, they have a long history of playing together and a popular rivalry.
South Africa and Australia have some of the most difficult pitches in the world and have produced great cricketers like Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting, Don Bradman and Dale Steyn. Every time, South Africa and Australia face each other, it always results in exciting games.
Australia is considered the most dominant team in cricket history, having won 10 ICC trophies. South Africa has won only 1. Moreover, South Africa is known to crumble under pressure in big games like the playoffs or knockout stage of tournaments.
The ICC ODI World Cup has also witnessed some incredible games between South Africa and Australia. The Proteas emerged as the winners in the latest 2023 World Cup matchup with Australia but again succumbed to the pressure in the semi-final against the Aussies.
Take a look at South Africa and Australia’s head-to-head record in the World Cup and across other cricket formats (Test, ODI and T20).
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South Africa vs Australia Head to Head in ODI World Cup
South Africa and Australia have faced each other 8 times in the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup. Until the 2023 World Cup, Australia had a slight edge but after losing to the Proteas in the group stage, the Aussies bounced back to rout South Africa out of the tournament in the semis.
As such, Australia has won 4 games and South Africa has won 3 games. 1 match was tied.
| Year | Winner | Margin |
| 2023 | Australia | 3 wickets |
| 2023 | South Africa | 134 runs |
| 2019 | South Africa | 10 runs |
| 2007 | Australia | 83 runs |
| 2007 | Australia | 7 wickets |
| 1999 | Australia | 5 wickets |
| 1999 | Australia/South Africa | Tied |
| 1992 | South Africa | 9 wickets |
*Last Match Result: Australia won by 3 wickets in the 2023 World Cup.
South Africa has lost to Australia in three semi-finals - 1999, 2007 and 2023.
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South Africa vs Australia Head to Head in ODI Matches
| Team | South Africa | Australia |
| Span | 1992-2023 | 1992-2023 |
| Mat | 110 | 110 |
| Won | 55 | 51 |
| Lost | 51 | 55 |
| Draw | 0 | 0 |
| Tied | 3 | 3 |
| NR | 1 | 1 |
| W/L | 1.078 | 0.927 |
| %W | 50.00 | 46.36 |
| %L | 46.36 | 50.00 |
| %D | 0 | 0 |
| % | 51.83 | 48.16 |
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South Africa vs Australia Head to Head in T20
| Team | South Africa | Australia |
| Span | 2006-2023 | 2006-2023 |
| Mat | 25 | 25 |
| Won | 8 | 17 |
| Lost | 17 | 8 |
| Draw | 0 | 0 |
| Tied | 0 | 0 |
| NR | 0 | 0 |
| W/L | 0.47 | 2.125 |
| %W | 32 | 68 |
| %L | 68 | 32 |
| %D | 0 | 0 |
| % | 32 | 68 |
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South Africa vs Australia Head to Head in Test Matches
| Team | South Africa | Australia |
| Span | 1902-2023 | 1902-2023 |
| Mat | 101 | 101 |
| Won | 26 | 54 |
| Lost | 54 | 26 |
| Draw | 21 | 21 |
| Tied | 0 | 0 |
| NR | 0 | 0 |
| W/L | 0.481 | 2.076 |
| %W | 25.74 | 53.46 |
| %L | 53.46 | 25.74 |
| %D | 20.79 | 20.79 |
| % | 32.5 | 67.5 |
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