Australia vs South Africa: Weather report for match No.7 in Champions Trophy 2025 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Pakistan

Australia(AUS)  and South Africa( SA) enter the match on Tuesday, February 25, having registered significant victories in Champions Trophy 2025. Josh Inglis's and Alex Carey's outstanding hitting helped Australia win the match despite being thrashed by Ben Duckett in the chase, skilfully chasing down the score to create an ICC event record. In contrast, South Africa thoroughly outplayed dark horses Afghanistan in their first game throughout all three areas. 

South Africa is gradually getting better at ICC competitions; they advanced to the 2024 T20 World Cup final and will play the Australians in the World Test Championship final later this year. They have another opportunity to dispel the stigma of "chokers" as they aim to win a major tournament following the 1998 ICC Knockout. 

Weather Report

Ahead of the match between Australia and South Africa, the weather will be a major concern for both teams. Rain is expected to fall all day in Rawalpindi on the day of the match. Therefore, there's a significant risk that rain or a wet outfield will cause the game to start later than planned. There is a 50–70% probability of rain throughout the game. Therefore, there is a fair likelihood that the contest will lose a significant number of overs even if the entire game is not washed out.

Pitch Report

Australia vs South Africa will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The following game is expected to be played with the batsmen controlling the action, the pitch being flat, and the location being ideal for the hitters. The weather might change the outcome, even if it is expected that the batters will benefit from the surface. Given that the forecast for the next SA vs AUS match calls for rain, fast bowlers might have a big impact.

Squads:

Australia: Steve Smith (c), Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Corbin Bosch