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Australia vs South Africa Live Updates 1st ODI: Rabada Ruled Out, Aussies Opt to Bowl

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Australia vs South Africa: Rabada Out, Aussies Bowl First

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Kagiso Rabada Ruled Out, Brevis Included in Proteas XI

Australia’s captain, Mitchell Marsh, won the toss and chose to bowl first in the opening ODI against South Africa. However, the Proteas suffered a major blow as their star pacer Kagiso Rabada was ruled out due to an injury sustained during practice. In Rabada’s place, young South African talent Dewald Brevis has been included in the playing XI, bringing fresh energy to the team.

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’Šπ’” π’Šπ’” 𝒂 π’•π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰ π’ƒπ’π’π’˜ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒔. 𝑹𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒅𝒂 π’Šπ’” 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’Œπ’†π’š π’”π’•π’“π’Šπ’Œπ’† π’ƒπ’π’˜π’π’†π’“π’”, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’˜π’† 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’„π’π’π’‡π’Šπ’…π’†π’π’• π‘©π’“π’†π’—π’Šπ’” 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒖𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Žπ’‚π’Œπ’† 𝒂𝒏 π’Šπ’Žπ’‘π’‚π’„π’•,” π’”π’‚π’Šπ’… 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 π‘¨π’‡π’“π’Šπ’„π’‚β€™π’” 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉.

Australia’s Strong XI and Match Outlook

Australia has named a balanced side featuring Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Carey, aiming to take an early lead in the series. With Marsh leading the team, the Aussies are expected to capitalize on early wickets and put pressure on the Proteas’ batting lineup.

Labuschagne, known for his consistency, commented ahead of the match:

β€œπ‘Ύπ’† π’Œπ’π’π’˜ 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 π‘¨π’‡π’“π’Šπ’„π’‚ π’Šπ’” 𝒂 π’”π’•π’“π’π’π’ˆ π’”π’Šπ’…π’†, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’˜π’† 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’π’π’π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆 π’‡π’“π’π’Ž 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‡π’Šπ’“π’”π’• 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍. π‘©π’π’˜π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’‡π’Šπ’“π’”π’• π’ˆπ’Šπ’—π’†π’” 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒏 π’π’‘π’‘π’π’“π’•π’–π’π’Šπ’•π’š 𝒕𝒐 π’…π’Šπ’„π’•π’‚π’•π’† π’•π’†π’“π’Žπ’”.”

Key Battles to Watch

The first ODI promises exciting contests, particularly the middle-order showdown between Australia’s Labuschagne and South Africa’s Temba Bavuma. With Rabada missing, the Proteas will rely on their spin attack and seamers like Lungi Ngidi to restrict the Australian batters.

Series Significance

With both teams keen to start the series on a high, the 1-0 lead in this three-match ODI series is crucial. The Proteas aim to maintain momentum in home conditions, while Australia is determined to gain an early advantage and test their depth in unfamiliar conditions.

Stay tuned for live score updates, key moments, and post-match reactions as the series unfolds.

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