We crunch the numbers ahead of the five-match ODI series starting September 30.  

Head to Head

Team	Span	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied
South Africa	1992-2016	91	40	47	3
Australia	1992-2016	91	47	40	3

Highest Totals

Team	Score	Year
South Africa	438-9	2006
Australia	434-4	2006

Lowest Totals

Team	Total	Year
South Africa	69	1993
Australia	93	2006

SA top batsmen vs Aus (Last four years)

NAME	Matches	Runs	100s	50s	AVE	HS
AB de Villiers	26	1 250	1	10	59,52	136*
Hashim Amla	20	625	1	5	34,72	102
Faf du Plessis	13	548	2	2	45,66	126
JP Duminy	19	474	0	0	36,46	71
Quinton de Kock	11	246	1	0	24,60	107

Aus top batsmen vs SA (Last four years)

NAME	Matches	Runs	100s	50s	AVE	HS
Michael Clarke	22	566	0	5	28,30	92
Aaron Finch	11	507	2	3	50,70	109
David Warner	14	435	1	3	31,07	109
Steven Smith	12	417	1	3	52,12	104
Brad Haddin	17	395	0	4	23, 23	78
Shane Watson	16	333	0	1	25,61	82
George Bailey	10	248	0	2	27,55	70
Mitchell Marsh	10	243	0	2	34,71	86*

SA top bowlers vs Aus (Last four years)

Name	Matches	Wickets	4	5	AVE	BBI
Dale Steyn	20	37	3	0	26,21	4-27
Morne Morkel	16	27	1	1	28,62	5-21
Wayne Parnell	11	14	1	0	32,64	4-25
JP Duminy	19	9	0	0	36,33	3-48
Imran Tahir	9	9	0	0	38,00	2-39

 Aus top bowlers vs SA (Last four years)

Name	Matches	Wickets	4	5	AVE	BBI
Mitchell Johnson	17	26	1	1	30,57	4-34
Josh Hazlewood	7	14	0	1	18, 28	5-31
Pat Cummins	5	10	0	0	26,50	3-28
Mitchell Starc	8	10	1	0	31,90	4-32
Glenn Maxwell	9	9	0	0	21,55	2-15
Shane Watson	16	8	0	0	69.37	2-46
Nathan Coulter-Nile	4	7	1	0	22.28	4-48

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