| South African cricket team in Australia in 2022–23 | |||
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| Australia | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 17 December 2022 – 8 January 2023 | ||
| Captains | Pat Cummins | Dean Elgar | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Steve Smith (231) | Temba Bavuma (185) | |
| Most wickets | Pat Cummins (12) | Kagiso Rabada (11) | |
| Player of the series | David Warner (Aus) | ||
TheSouth African national cricket team toured Australia in December 2022 and January 2023 to play threeTest matches.[1] The Test matches formed part of the2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship.[2]
In May 2022,Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tour,[3] with three-match ODI series was scheduled to be played just after the test series.[4] However, in July 2022, South Africa withdrew from the ODI series, after the fixtures clashed with theirnew domestic T20 league.[5] The ODI series would have formed part of the inaugural2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[6] The Super League points for the three matches were awarded to Australia, subject to approval byICC.[7] Later, the matches were scratched with the points being awarded to Australia.[8][9]
The Gabba was sanctioned by the ICC, receiving a "below average" rating and one demerit point from match refereeRichie Richardson, after the first Test was over within two days.[10]
 Australia[11] |  South Africa[12] |
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On 22 November 2022,Glenton Stuurman was ruled out of South Africa's Test team due to an injury and was replaced byLizaad Williams[13] After the first Test,Josh Hazlewood replacedMichael Neser in Australia's squad.[14] After the second test,Ashton Agar andMatt Renshaw replacedCameron Green andMitchell Starc as injury replacements.[15] South Africa'sTheunis de Bruyn was ruled out of third Test, since he returned home for the birth of his first child.[16]
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Australia won by 6 wickets The Gabba,Brisbane Umpires:Chris Gaffaney (NZ) andRod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match:Travis Head (Aus) |
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Australia won by an innings and 182 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground,Melbourne Umpires:Richard Kettleborough (Eng) andPaul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match:David Warner (Aus) |
4–8 January 2023 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Sydney Cricket Ground,Sydney Umpires:Chris Gaffaney (NZ) andPaul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match:Usman Khawaja |
South Africa forfeited all three scheduled ODIs in July 2022 in order to accommodate their T20 league tournament, theSA20.[31]
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