After a comfortable win in their previous Test match, Australia will be looking forward to sealing the series and staying as table toppers of the WTC'21-23 cycle. South Africa, on other hand, is in a must-win situation. Proteas must win all their remaining 4 Test matches to have a realistic chance of qualifying for the WTC'23 finals after India beat Bangladesh by 2-0 in the Test series.
Will South Africa be able to pull off a victory after their poor campaign in the last game or will the Aussies dominate the 2nd Test as well? We will find out the answers as the game progresses. Meanwhile, here in this article, we will have a look at some of the stats and numbers before the start of the game.
4 - Since 2000, Australia have lost only 4 out of 22 Boxing day Test matches at the MCG venue.
- Lost to SA by 9 wickets (2008)
- Lost to ENG by inns & 157 runs (2010)
- Lost to IND by 137 runs (2018)
- Lost to IND by 8 wickets (2020)
AUS vs SA boxing day Test results at MCG:
Draw in 1993
Draw in 1997
AUS won by 9 wickets in 2001
AUS won by 184 runs in 2005
SA won by 9 wickets in 2008
5 - Kagiso Rabada needs 5 more wickets to become the first bowler to pick 50 Test wickets in 2022.
Most Test wickets in 2022:
Jack Leach - 46
Kagiso Rabada - 45
Nathan Lyon - 43
Nathan Lyon also has a chance of finishing the year with 50 Test wickets.
17 - Marnus Labuschagne needs 17 more runs to complete 1000 Test runs in 2022.
24 - Dean Elgar needs 24 more runs to complete 5000 runs in Test cricket.
34 - Usman Khawaja needs 34 more runs to complete 4000 runs in Test cricket.
78 - David Warner needs 78 more runs to complete 8000 runs in Test cricket
100 - Australia and South Africa will be facing each other for the 100th time in Test cricket.
Australia have won 53 out of 99 Test matches against South Africa, while South Africa have won just 26 out of 99 Test matches, and the remaining 20 matches ended in a draw.
100 - David Warner will be playing 100th Test match
