South Africa will host Australia for three ODIs in September 2026. Here are the squads, team news, and schedule.
All you need to know about South Africa vs Australia ODIs 2026
South Africa will host Australia for three ODIs between September 24 and 30, 2026, at Durban, Johannesburg, and Potchefstroom. In October, they will also host them for three Test matches.
The win-loss ratios of Australia (1.718) and South Africa (1.696) put them at the top of the historical table in men’s ODIs. It may be a shrinking format, but a clash between the two traditional superpowers is always a mouth-watering contest.
South Africa received setbacks when fast bowlers Ottneil Baartman and Lungi Ngidi were ruled out of the series with hamstring injuries. Duan Jansen, whose twin brother Marco is part of the squad, and Nqobani Mokoena replaced them. Australia, too, lost two fast bowlers, Billy Stanlake and Spencer Johnson. They brought in Jack Edwards, but announced no other substitution.
South Africa hold a 57-52 lead over Australia. They last hosted Australia for ODIs in September 2023, winning 3-2.
South Africa vs Australia ODIs 2026 squads
South Africa
Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Bjorn Fortuin, Duan Jansen, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Nqobani Mokoena, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs
Australia
Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Marsh (vc), Alex Carey (wk), Josh Inglis (wk), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Joel Davies, Jack Edwards, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Oliver Peake, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa
South Africa vs Australia ODIs 2026: Full schedule
All timings local
1st ODI, 10 am: Kingsmead, Durban
2nd ODI, 10 am: New Wanderers, Johannesburg
3rd ODI, 1.30 pm: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
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