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Australia v South Africa — head-to-head

Australia 5–2 South Africa · 7 World Cup meetings, ODI and T20 combined

Head-to-head over the matches the source covers — some of these editions are missing games, so this is the covered record, not necessarily every meeting.

Australia have the upper hand, 5–2 in the covered World Cup meetings. Seven World Cup meetings, ODI and T20 combined.

7
Meetings
5
Australia wins
2
South Africa wins
0
Ties + no-results
2007 Cricket World Cup2012 T20 World Cup2019 Cricket World Cup2021 T20 World Cup2023 Cricket World Cup
Biggest win — South Africa beat Australia by 134 runs (2023 Cricket World Cup).

Australia and South Africa have met 7 times at the men's ODI and T20 World Cups in the covered data: Australia 5, South Africa 2, 0 tied, 0 with no result. A no-result counts as a meeting, never a win; a tie stays a tie.

ODI and T20 World Cups combined

FormatMeetings
ODI World Cup5
T20 World Cup2
Total7

All-time head-to-head

AustraliaSouth AfricaTiedNo result
5200

Biggest win (by runs)

South Africa 311/7 v Australia 177/10 — South Africa beat Australia by 134 runs at the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

Editions met

2007 Cricket World Cup, 2012 T20 World Cup, 2019 Cricket World Cup, 2021 T20 World Cup, 2023 Cricket World Cup.

More: Australia · South Africa.

Source: 2023 Cricket World Cup match data, via Cricsheet (ODC-By 1.0) — source

Every fact computed from ball-by-ball data — Cricsheet (ODC-By 1.0). Not written by anyone.

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