Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Travis Head	c Brevis b Maharaj	142	103	127	17	5	137.86

Mitchell Marsh (c)	c †Rickelton b Muthusamy	100	106	136	6	5	94.33

Cameron Green	not out	118	55	78	6	8	214.54
Alex Carey	not out	50	37	69	7	0	135.13
Extras	(b 2, lb 3, nb 1, w 15)	21
Total	50 Ov (RR: 8.62, 206 Mins)	431/2
Did not bat: Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis †, Cooper Connolly, Xavier Bartlett, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa
Fall of wickets: 1-250 (Travis Head, 34.1 ov), 2-267 (Mitchell Marsh, 36.3 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Kwena Maphaka	6	0	73	0	12.16	12	8	4	3	0
Wiaan Mulder	7	0	93	0	13.28	10	6	6	3	1
Keshav Maharaj	10	0	57	1	5.70	30	6	1	0	0
34.1 to TM Head, taken at long-off! Head's fun is over. Round the wicket, he advances down the pitch, looks to send another into the crowd, doesn't quite get the distance this time and it's safely held. A standing ovation for Head is he walks off. 250/1
Aiden Markram	8	0	60	0	7.50	19	3	3	2	0
Corbin Bosch	10	0	68	0	6.80	26	6	1	3	0
Senuran Muthusamy	9	0	75	1	8.33	20	7	3	1	0
36.3 to MR Marsh, top edge straight up and Rickelton runs from behind the stumps to take it! Marsh has blown a huge score. Full, drifting outside leg, he's down to slog sweep it out of the ground and gets a top edge that flies to the square leg umpire and Rickelton does well to get across and take the catch. 267/2

South Africa (T: 432 runs from 50 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	c Green b Abbott	2	8	8	0	0	25.00

Ryan Rickelton †	c Connolly b Bartlett	11	12	19	2	0	91.66

Temba Bavuma (c)	b Abbott	19	10	18	4	0	190.00

Tony de Zorzi	c Carey b Connolly	33	30	45	6	0	110.00

Tristan Stubbs	c Abbott b Bartlett	1	6	11	0	0	16.66

Dewald Brevis	c Green b Connolly	49	28	44	2	5	175.00

Wiaan Mulder	c Labuschagne b Connolly	5	12	29	0	0	41.66

Corbin Bosch	c Labuschagne b Connolly	17	15	19	2	0	113.33

Keshav Maharaj	st †Inglis b Connolly	2	13	17	0	0	15.38

Senuran Muthusamy	not out	9	10	13	1	0	90.00
Kwena Maphaka	c Head b Zampa	0	5	4	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 4, lb 1, w 2)	7
Total	24.5 Ov (RR: 6.24, 118 Mins)	155
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Aiden Markram, 1.6 ov), 2-31 (Ryan Rickelton, 4.2 ov), 3-39 (Temba Bavuma, 5.5 ov), 4-50 (Tristan Stubbs, 8.1 ov), 5-107 (Tony de Zorzi, 13.3 ov), 6-124 (Dewald Brevis, 17.2 ov), 7-135 (Wiaan Mulder, 19.2 ov), 8-145 (Corbin Bosch, 21.3 ov), 9-154 (Keshav Maharaj, 23.5 ov), 10-155 (Kwena Maphaka, 24.5 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Xavier Bartlett	6	0	45	2	7.50	18	5	2	0	0
4.2 to RD Rickelton, clipped to midwicket! Bit of a gift. On the pads, Rickelton tries to send it through the leg side but can only find Connolly in front of square. 31/2 8.1 to T Stubbs, taken at cover! Stubbs using his feet, looks to drive through the off side, can't find a gap as Abbott moves swiftly to his right. 50/4
Sean Abbott	4	0	27	2	6.75	13	5	0	0	0
1.6 to AK Markram, edged, taken at second slip! Good length outside off, Markram goes to drive, flies to Green's right. Neat catch, nice bowling. 11/1 5.5 to T Bavuma, dragged on! Bavuma advancing down the pitch to a short-of-a-length delivery, swipes across the line and sends it into the stumps. 39/3 See all photos
Nathan Ellis	4	0	25	0	6.25	12	3	0	2	0
Adam Zampa	4.5	1	31	1	6.41	19	2	3	0	0
24.5 to KT Maphaka, Head takes a diving catch at a very close backward point! Good length leg break outside off, he reverse sweeps and it balloons high of the glove and Head charges forward to take a diving catch. 155/10
Cooper Connolly	6	0	22	5	3.66	21	2	0	0	0
13.3 to T de Zorzi, finds deep midwicket! That's strangled. Dropped short, de Zorzi pulls, comes from low down on the bat, comfortably catch for Carey. 107/5 17.2 to D Brevis, holes out to long-off! He can't clear Green! Tossed up on off, probably not quite the length to get under, got a little close to it trying to step hit and slices it to Green at long-off. 124/6 19.2 to PWA Mulder, sensational catch from Labuschagne at long-on! Earns his match payment with that and then some! Mulder tries to launch but drags it flat towards long-on, Labuschagne has to sprint in and dive full length forward to pluck it centimetres from the turf. The TV umpire has a long look from every angle but it looks clean. Wonderful catch. 135/7 21.3 to C Bosch, another beauty from Labuschagne at long-on! Four for Connolly! Tossed up on middle, he launches to long-on, Labuschagne leaps up at full stretch on the rope and makes a tough catch look very easy. He knew exactly where the rope was and was never off balance. Brilliant outfielding. 145/8 23.5 to KA Maharaj, stumped! Connolly has five! Flighted outside off, Maharaj charges and was nowhere near the pitch trying to slog across the line, easy stumping for Inglis. 154/9

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Match Flow

Australia innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 86 runs, 0 wicket)
Australia: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 3
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (TM Head 26, MR Marsh 21, Ex 3)
TM Head: 50 off 32 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 219 runs, 2 wickets)
Australia: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 7
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 73 balls (TM Head 55, MR Marsh 38, Ex 7)
Drinks: Australia - 142/0 in 19.0 overs (TM Head 86, MR Marsh 46)
MR Marsh: 50 off 50 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
Australia: 150 runs in 20.2 overs (122 balls), Extras 11
1st Wicket: 150 runs in 122 balls (TM Head 86, MR Marsh 55, Ex 11)
TM Head: 100 off 80 balls (13 x 4, 3 x 6)
Australia: 200 runs in 27.4 overs (166 balls), Extras 12
1st Wicket: 200 runs in 166 balls (TM Head 107, MR Marsh 81, Ex 12)
Australia: 250 runs in 33.6 overs (204 balls), Extras 12
1st Wicket: 250 runs in 204 balls (TM Head 142, MR Marsh 96, Ex 12)
MR Marsh: 100 off 105 balls (6 x 4, 5 x 6)
Drinks: Australia - 267/2 in 36.3 overs (C Green 13)
Australia: 300 runs in 39.3 overs (238 balls), Extras 13
Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 126 runs, 0 wicket)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (C Green 25, AT Carey 26, Ex 2)
C Green: 50 off 28 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
Australia: 350 runs in 43.3 overs (262 balls), Extras 16
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 51 balls (C Green 64, AT Carey 34, Ex 6)
Australia: 400 runs in 46.5 overs (282 balls), Extras 20
C Green: 100 off 47 balls (5 x 4, 7 x 6)
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 73 balls (C Green 100, AT Carey 42, Ex 8)
Innings Break: Australia - 431/2 in 50.0 overs (C Green 118, AT Carey 50)
AT Carey: 50 off 37 balls (7 x 4)

South Africa innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 65 runs, 4 wickets)
South Africa: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 4
Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 90 runs, 6 wickets)
South Africa: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 5
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (T de Zorzi 16, D Brevis 36, Ex 1)
Drinks: South Africa - 107/5 in 13.3 overs (D Brevis 36)
Over 14.4: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - SJ Nogajski, Batter - D Brevis (Struck down)
South Africa: 150 runs in 21.5 overs (131 balls), Extras 6

Match Details

Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	South Africa tour of Australia
Season	2025
Player Of The Match	Travis Head
Player Of The Series	Keshav Maharaj
Series result	South Africa won the 3-match series 2-1
Match number	ODI no. 4897
Hours of play (local time)	14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Match days	24 August 2025 - daynight (50-over match)
Umpires	Chris GaffaneyDRS Sam NogajskiDRS
TV Umpire	Richard Illingworth
Reserve Umpire	Donovan Koch
Match Referee	Andy Pycroft

Language

English

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South Africa Innings

Player Name		R	B
AK Markram	caught	2	8
RD Rickelton	caught	11	12
T Bavuma	bowled	19	10
T de Zorzi	caught	33	30
T Stubbs	caught	1	6
D Brevis	caught	49	28
PWA Mulder	caught	5	12
C Bosch	caught	17	15
KA Maharaj	stumped	2	13
S Muthusamy	not out	9	10
KT Maphaka	caught	0	5
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, w 2)
Total	155(10 wkts; 24.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
XC Bartlett	6	0	45	2	7.5
SA Abbott	4	0	27	2	6.75
NT Ellis	4	0	25	0	6.25
A Zampa	4.5	1	31	1	6.41
C Connolly	6	0	22	5	3.66

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	11	Aiden Markram	Ryan Rickelton
2nd	20	Temba Bavuma	Ryan Rickelton
3rd	8	Temba Bavuma	Tony de Zorzi
4th	11	Tristan Stubbs	Tony de Zorzi
5th	57	Tony de Zorzi	Dewald Brevis
6th	17	Wiaan Mulder	Dewald Brevis
7th	11	Corbin Bosch	Wiaan Mulder
8th	10	Keshav Maharaj	Corbin Bosch
9th	9	Keshav Maharaj	Senuran Muthusamy
10th	1	Senuran Muthusamy	Kwena Maphaka

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