Australian national cricket team in South Africa in the 2015/16 season

The tour of the Australian national cricket team to South Africa in the 2015/16 season took place from March 4th to 9th, 2016. The international cricket tour was part of the 2015/16 international cricket season and included three Twenty20s . Australia won the series 2–1.

prehistory

South Africa previously played a tour against England , Australia in New Zealand . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2014/15 season in Australia . Prior to the tour, South African bowler Aaron Phangiso's technique was declared illegal. In preparation for the last Twenty20, his technique was declared valid again in repeated tests, but it was no longer used.

Stadion

Durban (SSK) Johannesburg Cape Town

Tour venues

The following stadium was designated as the venue for the tour and was announced on June 5, 2015.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead	Durban	25,000	1. T20
Wanderers Stadium	Johannesburg	34,000	2. T20
Newlands Cricket Ground	Cape Town	25,000	3. T20

Squad lists

The teams announced the following roster.

Twenty20
South Africa	Australia
Faf du Plessis ( K ) Kyle Abbott Hashim Amla Farhaan Behardien Quinton de Kock ( wk ) AB de Villiers Jean-Paul Duminy Imran Tahir David Miller Chris Morris Aaron Phangiso Kagiso Rabada Rilee Rossouw Dale Steyn David Wiese	Steve Smith ( K ) David Warner Ashton agar Nathan Coulter-Nile James Faulkner Aaron Finch John Hastings Josh Hazlewood Usman Khawaja Mitchell Marsh Glenn Maxwell Peter Nevill ( wk ) Andrew Tye Shane Watson Adam Zampa

Twenty20 Internationals

First Twenty20 in Durban

March 4th scorecard	Durban	Australia 157-9 (20)	-	South Africa 158-7 (19.2)
		South Africa wins with 3 wickets

Second Twenty20 in Johannesburg

March 6th scorecard	Johannesburg	South Africa 204-7 (20)	-	Australia 205-5 (20)
		Australia wins with 5 wickets

Third Twenty20 in Cape Town

March 9 scorecard	Cape Town	South Africa 178-4 (20)	-	Australia 181-4 (19.2)
		Australia wins with 6 wickets

Web links

Tour on Cricinfo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Phangiso's bowling action found illegal ( English ) Cricinfo. March 1, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
2. ↑ Firdose Moonda: Phangiso cleared but won't play final T20 ( English ) Cricinfo. March 8, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
3. ^ South Africa announce itinerary for Australia T20s ( English ) Cricinfo. June 5, 2015. Accessed November 12, 2016.