AUS vs SA 3rd ODI HIGHLIGHTS: All-round Aussies sink Proteas in battle of pride; SA wins series 2-1
Australia registered a huge 276 runs victory to avoid getting whitewash at home
AUS vs SA 3rd ODI highlights
Australia, after two dismal performances in the ODI series vs South Africa, came back strong in the third ODI to first put a massive total of 431 runs on the board thanks to brilliant centuries from openers Travis Head, skipper Mitchell Marsh and Cameron Green, including the 250-run opening stand, before bundling the visitors out for just 155 to secure a massive 276-run victory. Australia have finally snapped their four-match losing streak at home but South Africa will walk away with the series trophy after winning it 2-1.
Earlier, Australia won the toss and opted to bat first. The decision, which seemed strange at first, was proved correct with Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh giving the hosts a fiery start, adding 50 runs in just 6 overs. They continued to attack as they completed the 100-run stand for Australia and Head completed his fifty. Soon Marsh also reached his fifty as Australia continued to dominate.
The Proteas looked like they had no answer to the Aussie openers as Head (142) hit a century to take the opening stand to 250 before finally losing his wicket to Keshav Maharaj in the 35th over. Meanwhile, Mitchell Marsh (100) also completed his century before losing his wicket to Senuran Muthusamy as both Aussie openers departed after brilliant innings. This is also only the third instance when both batters from an opening pair have scored centuries against South Africa in an ODI.
But Australia were in no mood to slow down as Cameron Green (118 not out) hit his maiden ODI century in style off just 47 balls to register the second-fastest ODI ton for Australia and added an unbeaten 164 runs for the third wicket with Alex Carey (50 not out) as Australia finished their innings at 431 for 2 after 50 overs.
In reply, South Africa lost their first wicket cheaply as Aiden Markram (8) was caught in the slips off Sean Abbott. His opening partner Ryan Rickelton (11) also couldn’t do much and lost his wicket to Xavier Bartlett two overs later. Skipper Temba Bavuma (19) tried to play some big shots but was castled by Sean Abbott as trouble mounted early for the Proteas.
Bartlett then removed Tristan Stubbs (1) to hand the Aussies full control of the match. Tony de Zorzi (33) tried to revive the Proteas’ innings along with Dewald Brevis but eventually lost his wicket to Cooper Connolly as the visitors lost their fifth wicket with just 107 on the board. Brevis (49) also played a fighting knock but lost his wicket to Connolly just one short of his half-century.
Meanwhile, Connolly continued his form and removed Wiaan Mulder (5) and Corbin Bosch (17) as the match started slipping further away from the visitors. He then got Keshav Maharaj (2) stumped out to complete his fifer before Adam Zampa dismissed Kwena Maphaka (0), caught, to bundle the visitors out for just 155 and help Australia register a big 276-run victory.
Scorecard:
Australia:
| Australia Inning | ||||||
| 431-2 (50 ov) CRR:8.62 | ||||||
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Travis Head | c D Brevis b K Maharaj | 142 | 103 | 17 | 5 | 137.86 |
| Mitchell Marsh (C) | c RD Rickelton b S Muthusamy | 100 | 106 | 6 | 5 | 94.34 |
| Cameron Green | Not out | 118 | 55 | 6 | 8 | 214.55 |
| Alex Carey | Not out | 50 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 135.14 |
| Extras | 21 (b 2, Ib 3, w 15, nb 1, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 431 (2 wkts, 50 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | ECO |
| Kwena Maphaka | 6 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 12.17 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 7 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 13.29 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Aiden Markram | 8 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Corbin Bosch | 10 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 9 | 0 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 8.33 |
South Africa:
| South Africa Inning | ||||||
| 155-10 (24.5 ov) CRR:6.24 | ||||||
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Aiden Markram | c C Green b S Abbott | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Ryan Rickelton (WK) | c C Connolly b XC Bartlett | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Temba Bavuma (C) | b S Abbott | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 190 |
| Tony de Zorzi | c A Carey b C Connolly | 33 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 110 |
| Tristan Stubbs | c S Abbott b XC Bartlett | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Dewald Brevis | c C Green b C Connolly | 49 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 175 |
| Wiaan Mulder | c M Labuschagne b C Connolly | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Corbin Bosch | c M Labuschagne b C Connolly | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 113.33 |
| Keshav Maharaj | st J Inglis b C Connolly | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | Not out | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Kwena Maphaka | c T Head b A Zampa | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 7 (b 4, Ib 1, w 2, nb 0, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 155 (10 wkts, 24.5 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | ECO |
| Xavier Bartlett | 6 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sean Abbott | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Nathan Ellis | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Adam Zampa | 4.5 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 6.41 |
| Cooper Connolly | 6 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3.67 |
4:01 PM
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa scorecard
| South Africa Inning | ||||||
| 155-10 (24.5 ov) CRR:6.24 | ||||||
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Aiden Markram | c C Green b S Abbott | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Ryan Rickelton (WK) | c C Connolly b XC Bartlett | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Temba Bavuma (C) | b S Abbott | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 190 |
| Tony de Zorzi | c A Carey b C Connolly | 33 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 110 |
| Tristan Stubbs | c S Abbott b XC Bartlett | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Dewald Brevis | c C Green b C Connolly | 49 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 175 |
| Wiaan Mulder | c M Labuschagne b C Connolly | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Corbin Bosch | c M Labuschagne b C Connolly | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 113.33 |
| Keshav Maharaj | st J Inglis b C Connolly | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | Not out | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Kwena Maphaka | c T Head b A Zampa | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 7 (b 4, Ib 1, w 2, nb 0, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 155 (10 wkts, 24.5 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | ECO |
| Xavier Bartlett | 6 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sean Abbott | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Nathan Ellis | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Adam Zampa | 4.5 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 6.41 |
| Cooper Connolly | 6 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3.67 |
3:57 PM
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia beat South Africa
Over Summary: LB1 0 0 0 W; South Africa 155/10 after 24.5 overs; Senuran Muthusamy 9 (10)
Adam Zampa continues the attack. He gives away 1 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Kwena Maphaka (0) to hand Australia huge 276 runs win.
3:54 PM
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 278 runs to win from 26 overs
Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 W 0; South Africa 154/9 after 24 overs; Kwena Maphaka 0 (1), Senuran Muthusamy 9 (9)
Cooper Connally continues the attack. He gives away 1 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Keshav Maharaj (2).
3:50 PM
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 279 runs to win from 27 overs
Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 0 0; South Africa 153/8 after 23 overs; Keshav Maharaj 2 (11), Senuran Muthusamy 8 (6)
Adam Zampa comes back in the attack. He gives away 1 runs from the over.
3:45 PM
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 280 runs to win from 28 overs
Over Summary: 1 1 W 4 2 1; South Africa 152/8 after 22 overs; Keshav Maharaj 2 (8), Senuran Muthusamy 7 (3)
Cooper Connally continues the attack. He gives away 9 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Corbin Bosch (17).
3:42 PM
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 289 runs to win from 29 overs
Over Summary: 1 1 4 1 Wd 0 0; South Africa 143/7 after 21 overs; Keshav Maharaj 1 (7), Corrbin Bosch 16 (13)
Nathan Ellis continues the attack. He gives away 8 runs from the over.
3:35 PM
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 297 runs to win from 30 overs
Over Summary: 1 W 0 0 0 0; South Africa 135/7 after 20 overs; Keshav Maharaj 0 (4), Corrbin Bosch 10 (10)
Cooper Connally continues the attack. He gives away 4 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Wiaan Mulder (5).
3:30 PM
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 298 runs to win from 31 overs
Over Summary: 0 0 2 4 0 1; South Africa 134/6 after 19 overs; Wiaan Mulder 5 (11), Corrbin Bosch 9 (9)
Nathan Ellis comes back in the attack. He gives away 7 runs from the over.
3:26 PM
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 305 runs to win from 32 overs
Over Summary: 1 W 0 1 1 1; South Africa 127/6 after 18 overs; Wiaan Mulder 5 (11), Corrbin Bosch 2 (3)
Cooper Connally continues the attack. He gives away 4 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Dewald Brewis (49).
3:21 PM
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 309 runs to win from 33 overs
Over Summary: 1 6 6 0 0 0; South Africa 123/5 after 17 overs; Wiaan Mulder 3 (9), Dewald Brewis 49 (27)
Adam Zampa continues the attack. He gives away 13 runs from the over
3:18 PM
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 322 runs to win from 34 overs
Over Summary: 0 1 1 0 0 1; South Africa 110/5 after 16 overs; Wiaan Mulder 2 (8), Dewald Brewis 37 (22)
Cooper Connally continues the attack. He gives away 3 runs from the over
3:14 PM
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 325 runs to win from 35 overs
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0; South Africa 107/5 after 15 overs; Wiaan Mulder 0 (3), Dewald Brewis 36 (21)
Adam Zampa continues the attack. He bowls a maiden over.
3:09 PM
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 325 runs to win from 36 overs
Over Summary: 0 4 W 0 0 0; South Africa 107/5 after 14 overs; Wiaan Mulder 0 (3), Dewald Brewis 36 (15)
Cooper Connally comes in the attack. He gives away 4 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Tony de Zorzi (33).
3:01 PM
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 329 runs to win from 37 overs
Over Summary: 1 1 4 1 4 6; South Africa 103/4 after 13 overs; Tony de Zorzi 29 (27), Dewald Brewis 36 (15)
Adam Zampa comes in the attack. He gives away 17 runs from the over.
3:00 PM
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa need 346 runs to win from 38 overs
Over Summary: 1 0 0 1 0 2; South Africa 82/4 after 12 overs; Tony de Zorzi 23 (24), Dewald Brewis 25 (12)
Nathan Ellis continues the attack. He gives away 4 runs from the over.
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First Published: Aug 24 2025 | 9:03 AM IST
