| Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16 | |||
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| South Africa | Australia | ||
| Dates | 4 March 2016 – 9 March 2016 | ||
| Captains | Faf du Plessis | Steve Smith | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Faf du Plessis (123) | David Warner (130) | |
| Most wickets |
Kagiso Rabada (5) Imran Tahir (5) | Nathan Coulter-Nile (5) | |
| Player of the series | David Warner (Aus) | ||
The Australian cricket team toured South Africa from 4 to 9 March 2016 to play three Twenty20 International matches. The matches were in preparation for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 which started later that month in India. Australia won the series 2–1.
Squads
| T20Is | |
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 South Africa
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 Australia
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T20I series
1st T20I
| 4 March 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Australia 157/9 (20 overs) |
v | South Africa 158/7 (19.2 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 40 (18) Imran Tahir 3/21 (4 overs) |
David Miller 53* (35) Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/29 (4 overs) |
| South Africa won by 3 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Adrian Holdstock (SA) Player of the match: David Miller (SA) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Peter Nevill and Adam Zampa (both Australia) made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
| 6 March 14:30 Scorecard |
| South Africa 204/7 (20 overs) |
v | Australia 205/5 (20 overs) |
| Faf du Plessis 79 (41) James Faulkner 3/28 (4 overs) |
David Warner 77 (40) Kagiso Rabada 2/25 (4 overs) |
| Australia won by 5 wickets Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Adrian Holdstock (SA) Player of the match: David Warner (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashton Agar (Aus) made his T20I debut.
- This was Australia's highest successful run-chase in T20Is.
- The partnership of 161 between Warner and Glenn Maxwell was the highest 4th wicket partnership in T20Is.
3rd T20I
| 9 March 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
| South Africa 178/4 (20 overs) |
v | Australia 181/4 (19.2 overs) |
| Hashim Amla 97* (62) Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/36 (4 overs) |
Steve Smith 44 (26) Imran Tahir 2/38 (4 overs) |
| Australia won by 6 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Adrian Holdstock (SA) Player of the match: Hashim Amla (SA) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- "South Africa announce itinerary for Australia T20s". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- "South Africa Twenty20 Squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- "Smith to lead, Wade, Boyce dropped from World T20 squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Record Warner-Maxwell stand helps Australia win thriller". ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
External links
| International cricket tours of South Africa | |
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| Test and LOI tours | |
| Australia | |
| Bangladesh | |
| England | |
| India | |
| Kenya | |
| New Zealand | |
| Pakistan | |
| Sri Lanka | |
| West Indies | |
| Zimbabwe | |
| Tournaments hosted | |
| Multiple teams | |
| Other tours | |
| Note: during the isolation of South Africa from international cricket between 1970 and 1991, there were seven unofficial tours (italicised below) by various teams, collectively known as the South African rebel tours. | |
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| Bangladeshi | |
| Dutch | |
| English | |
| Irish | |
| Kenyan | |
| Multi-national | |
| Namibian | |
| Scottish | |
| Sri Lankan | |
| West Indian | |
| See also: International cricket in South Africa from 1971 to 1981 | |
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