🏏ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Aus vs SA, Match 7, Group B🏏 - Page 2

AUS vs SA Probable best performers

Probable best batter: Ryan Rickelton

Ryan Rickelton has already impressed the fans early into his international career and will be looking to do the same in the match against Australia as well. Looking at the last few matches played in Rawalpindi, he will enjoy batting over here with his counterattacking style of batting and will be fresh after a century in his first Champions Trophy game.

Probable best bowler: Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada proved once again why he is one of the most reliable bowlers for the Proteas. He took three crucial wickets during the first game against Afghanistan and maintained a great economy as well. The Rainbow Nation will be hoping for another incredible spell against the mighty Aussies.

Today's Match Prediction: Team bowling first to win the match

Scenario 1

• Australia win the toss and opt to bowl first
• Powerplay: 70-85
• SA: 285-300
• Australia wins the match

Scenario 2

• South Africa win the toss and opt to bowl first
• Powerplay: 75-90
• AUS: 290- 310
• South Africa wins the match

Disclaimer: The prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision.

Cricket fever has gripped everyone as the Champions Trophy 2025 has produced some enthralling matches so far. Hence the upcoming Match 7 between Australia (AUS) and South Africa (SA) is going to be an exciting battle between the ball and the bat. Notably, the match will be played on Tuesday, February 25, at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

This will be a game where the two sides have had a strong start in their first encounters. Notably, Australia chased down a massive 350+ target set by England. While South Africa won their game against Afghanistan quite convincingly.

Australia on the batting front will be happy, especially with the great performances from Champions Trophy debutants Josh Inglis and Matthew Short. The duo showed an impeccable batting masterclass, which made up for the poor performance of the bowlers. In the next CT 2025 fixture, the Aussie bowlers will be tested in the upcoming game against a powerful Proteas batting lineup.

On the other hand, South Africa will be happy with their performance against Afghanistan as they dominated with both bat and ball. The Temba Bavuma-led side might still miss a few players in the squad and will want to repeat the same performance against the ODI World Champions.

Prediction Form for today's match between Australia and South Africa

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Format for predictions

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-Winning Team -- 5 points --

-Man of the Match -- 15 --

-Hit the most 4s-- 10 Points -

-Hit the most 6s -10 points --

-Taking the majority of wickets --10 --

-Making the most runs --- 10 points --

Thanks for the tag n thread. May best team win

Originally posted by: Savera84

🏏ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Australia vs South Africa, Match 7, Group B at Rawalpindi on 25/02/2025 at 2:30PM IST🏏

Australia, South Africa in battle to top the group

Both teams made 300-plus totals in their opening games, so expect another run-fest on a flat surface in Rawalpindi

Expect a hard-fought contest

Australia and South Africa brushed off poor pre-tournament results to record wins in their opening matches of the Champions Trophy and they meet each other with their batters in good form. Australia may be riding slightly higher after they completed the highest successful chase in tournament history - 352 - with 15 balls to spare. South Africa's 315 for 6 against Afghanistan resulted in victory by 107 runs and put them higher on the points table thanks to a bigger net run rate.

All that, combined with expectations of a batter-friendly pitch in Rawalpindi, means the bowling attacks can expect a tough day out after already being challenged by absences in personnel. Australia are missing more than South Africa with Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc all out of the tournament; but with Anrich Nortje and Gerald Coetzee also ruled out, South Africa had to look elsewhere for express pace. Still, they've got five seamers and three spinners (if you include Aiden Markam) to choose from. Australia's squad make-up is similar and with Marnus Labuschagne turning his arm over, they have additional options, so the real point of difference may lie in selection and how the captains allocate overs to exert pressure on each other.

Victory will not guarantee either team progression to the semi-finals but will leave the winner primed to top the group so expect a contest that lives up to its billing, especially if the last one was anything to go by. In 2023, at the ODI World Cup semi-final, South Africa were restricted to an under-par total of 212 but had Australia seven down in the 48th when the winning runs were scored. That game had the tension of a low-scoring thriller, this one is likely to have the fireworks of a run fest. Whatever happens, given these two sides routinely bring out the most competitive streaks in each other, this will be one of the tournament's showpiece matches in front of what is expected to be a sell-out crowd.

Thanks RJ ji 🙂

Battle of the best teams 🪖

Batsmen friendly pitches banayenge toh.. Bowlers bichare mar jayenge 😢

All The Best to both teams

Much love to Aussies

But I feel SA will win

And I don't mind that

As Aussies have won lots of trophies till now

Let's see