ICC Champions Trophy 2025 - Australia vs South Africa - Key Players?

Author: Shimit Mahur
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In the 7th ODI of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Australia will take on South Africa on Tuesday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The two teams have a long history of international cricket and they both are in need of a win in the tournament.
Australia started their campaign with a fabulous win over England. It was a brilliant performance by the batting unit of the Aussies and they proved themselves a dominating team again in front of the whole world.
Australia is currently at the 2nd spot in the Group B point table with a win in the first match and their net run rate stands at +0.475. If they win their 2nd fixture of the tournament, Australia will cement their space at the semi-final stage.
The Proteas started their ICC Champions Trophy campaign with a win against Afghanistan in a high-scoring fixture. South African squad announced their arrival at the big stage of the Champions Trophy in style.
The Proteas are currently at the top of the Group B point table with a single win and their net run rate stands at +2.140. Their net run rate defines their dominating performance in the first fixture of the tournament and South Africa will be expected to continue the momentum against Aussies as well.
Australia and South Africa have played enough international cricket and they are accustomed to each other’s playing style. However, the two teams have always given some thrilling performances in ICC tournaments and on Tuesday a similar contest can be expected.
In this article, we have compiled a list of key players from both sides and the winning odds for both teams on the basis of betting websites in India.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 - Australia vs South Africa - Winning Odds
Australia |
South Africa |
|
1xBet |
1.7 |
2.2 |
Parimatch |
1.69 |
2.16 |
Melbet |
1.703 |
2.205 |
4Rabet |
1.7 |
2.15 |
1Win |
1.7 |
2.08 |
10Cric |
1.7 |
2.2 |
Dafabet |
1.69 |
2.04 |
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 - Australia vs South Africa - Key Players
1) Josh Inglis - Australia
In the first fixture for Australia against England, Josh Inglis came out as the saviour for the team when the top order failed to score the majority of the runs. Inglis took the responsibility upon himself to complete the chase and scored 120 off 86 at a strike rate of 139.53. When the chops were down, Josh Inglis handled the pressure well and did a fabulous job in the match.
ODI Stats |
Matches |
Runs |
Average |
Strike Rate |
Josh Inglis |
28 |
663 |
28.82 |
106.08 |
ODI Stats - 2024 |
Matches |
Runs |
Average |
Strike Rate |
Josh Inglis |
8 |
219 |
36.50 |
114.65 |
2) Ryan Rickelton - South Africa
South Africa’s top-order batter - Ryan Rickelton, made headlines with his brilliant performance in the first fixture against Afghanistan. At the start of the game. Ryan was calm and composed and scored 103 off 106 balls at a strike rate of 97.17. He was a difficult batter to get rid of in the game and the innings against Afghanistan have given him the required confidence for the rest of the matches.
ODI Stats |
Matches |
Runs |
Average |
Strike Rate |
Ryan Rickelton |
7 |
291 |
41.57 |
92.08 |
ODI Stats - 2024 |
Matches |
Runs |
Average |
Strike Rate |
Ryan Rickelton |
4 |
171 |
42.75 |
92.93 |
3) Kagiso Rabada - South Africa
The bowling unit of the Proteas squad has a trump card by the name of Kagiso Rabada. He was the leading wicket-taker in the first match against Afghanistan and he will be expected to continue his momentum against Aussies as well. Rabada picked up 3 wickets in 8.3 overs at an economy of 4.24. If given a chance at the right time, Rabada can do major damage to the opposition for South Africa.
ODI Stats |
Matches |
Wickets |
Average |
Economy |
Kagiso Rabada |
104 |
165 |
27.27 |
5.05 |
ODI Stats - 2024 |
Matches |
Wickets |
Average |
Economy |
Kagiso Rabada |
2 |
5 |
50.80 |
5.20 |
4) Alex Carry - Australia
Alex Carry is in the news for all the right reasons as he has been a key performer for Australia on multiple occasions. As a dynamic fielder and a lower-order batter, Carry maintains a higher strike rate in the match and provides a huge push to the overall score of the team. Against England, Alex was in a partnership with Josh Inglis and scored 69 off 63 balls at a strike rate of 109.52.
ODI Stats |
Matches |
Runs |
Average |
Strike Rate |
Alex Carry |
78 |
2088 |
35.38 |
90.50 |
ODI Stats - 2024 |
Matches |
Runs |
Average |
Strike Rate |
Alex Carry |
4 |
164 |
82 |
106.49 |
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 - Australia vs South Africa - Head-to-Head
Australia |
Matches (110) |
South Africa |
51 |
Won |
55 |
55 |
Lost |
51 |
1 |
No Result |
1 |
3 |
Tied |
3 |
19 |
Home Won |
28 |
22 |
Away Won |
19 |
10 |
Neutral Win |
8 |
279 |
Average Runs |
293.5 |
581 |
Maximum Runs |
832 |
121 |
Minimum Runs |
89 |
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