| South Africa is confident to give tough time to | | | | Adelaide Oval on 23 and 26 January respectively and |
| Australia in one day internationals and 20 twenty | | | | 5th and final one day would be on 30th January |
| internationals.After a month plus break Australia | | | | ,2009. |
| would be in South Africa to play series against it | | | | All matches of one day international series and 20 |
| probably in the end of February. | | | | twenty international series would be day and night |
| Both teams are making hard efforts to win two 20 | | | | except 2nd one day international which would be |
| twenty and ODIs and are try to take psychological | | | | played in day light. South Africa could not defeat |
| advantage over the opponent. The first match two | | | | Australia in 3rd and final test match but have won |
| 20 twenty internationals would start from Jan 11, | | | | the series after waiting for 12 year. Last time when |
| 2009 at Melbourne Cricket Ground while 2nd 20 | | | | South Africa won the series was the year 1992-93 |
| twenty international would be at Brisbane Cricket | | | | and after a long period of time South Africa won the |
| Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane on Jan 13, 2009. | | | | series in Australia against Australia. Graem Smith, |
| 1st match of one day international series would start | | | | South African skipper said that we started our |
| from 16 January at Melbourne Cricket Ground while | | | | preparation much earlier than this tour and this is |
| 2nd match would start from Jan 18, 2009 at Bellerive | | | | way, we got victory in test series against Australia |
| Oval, Hobart while 3rd and 4th one day international | | | | and we kept in mind that Australia is one of the |
| matches would be at Sydney Cricket Ground and at | | | | strong team of world cricket. |