South African cricket team in Australia in 2022–23
| South African cricket team in Australia in 2022–23 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
The South African national cricket team toured Australia in December 2022 and January 2023 to play three Test matches. The Test matches formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship.
In May 2022, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tour, with three-match ODI series was scheduled to be played just after the test series. However, in July 2022, South Africa withdrew from the ODI series, after the fixtures clashed with their new domestic T20 league. The ODI series would have formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. The Super League points for the three matches were awarded to Australia, subject to approval by ICC. Later, the matches were scratched with the points being awarded to Australia.
The Gabba was sanctioned by the ICC, receiving a "below average" rating and one demerit point from match referee Richie Richardson, after the first Test was over within two days.