Where to Watch Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I Live?

The 1st T20I match between Australia and South Africa is set to start on August 10 at the Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin. The Proteas are touring Australia for a white-ball series before they come to India to play the Test series. Australia and South Africa are two of the best teams in the shortest format of the game, and it will be intriguing to watch them clash against each other.

Interestingly, both teams will play a bilateral T20I series after a gap of two years. So cricket fans will be thrilled to watch them play. As the T20 World Cup is scheduled next year, all the teams will take the opportunity to play more and more matches to prepare for the tournament.

Australia have already confirmed that Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head will be opening the batting for them, so fans can expect fireworks from the very first over. Head is one of the best openers in the world currently and is highly destructive. On the other hand, South Africa will be led by Aiden Markram and have an incredible team, including the young Dewald Brevis, who is in exceptional form.

Where to Watch AUS vs SA 1st T20I Live in India?

Fans can watch the AUS vs SA 1st T20I live streaming on TV and online platforms. The series will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network on television. Moreover, the Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I live streaming will also be available on the JioHotstar app and website. A high-scoring match is expected between these two top T20I teams.

The match will begin at 2:45 PM IST with the toss scheduled for 2:15 PM IST. The match will be played at the Marrara Cricket Ground in Darwin, which is a new cricket ground in the country. The match is expected to attract a large Indian audience due to the popularity of both teams' players in the country. Both of them have star-studded line-ups with plenty of power-hitters.

Australia vs South Africa Squads

The first T20I between Australia and South Africa will feature some of the best players. Both are among the best cricket teams in the world and are playing T20Is after a long time, but they have players like Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, Tristan Stubbs, and Aiden Markram, who are in exceptional form. It will be interesting to see which team wins in the 3-match series.

Australia T20I Squad

Mitchell Marsh (c), Tim David, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Short, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Matthew Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa.

South Africa T20I Squad

Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, George Linde, Senuran Muthusamy, Prenelan Subrayen, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Nqabayomzi Peter.

Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc Set to Miss Series

Australia's star pacers Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc are set to miss the T20I series against South Africa. The players are rested as part of their build-up towards the Ashes later in the year. Earlier, Cricket Australia (CA) had Cummins, Starc, and Travis Head in the 5-match T20I series against West Indies. Moreover, Josh Hazlewood is also rested by the Aussies due to workload management. For Australia, the Ashes are crucial, and they don't want to risk injury to their premium fast bowlers.
After the Test series against West Indies, Cummins said, “I'll have a good training block for the next couple of months, six weeks or so. Probably not bowling, but lots of gym work. (My) body feels pretty good, but there are always little bits and pieces you're always trying to get right and then build up for the summer. So it'll probably look like white-ball (cricket)…we've got some (matches against) New Zealand, India, potentially a Shield game, and then into the home summer.”

From Cummins' statement, it's pretty clear that he wants to give his body some rest as the cricket season is long and there will be a lot of travel included as well. For a fast bowler, workload management has been a critical issue these days, so the boards keep juggling with them throughout the year. This also creates an opportunity for the young players to fill in their shoes and showcase their talents as well.