What a brilliant knock in the series finale by the Australia team. What a heroic innings by Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh. Batting first Brevis scored fifty for his team, which helped South Africa to set a target of 173 runs. Meanwhile, Nathan Ellis claimed 3 wickets for team Australia, by giving just 31 runs in 4 over.
Click to view 3rd and Final ODI Match of the Aus vs SA Series 2025. In the chase, Mitchell Marsh and Head helped team Australia took an aggressive start, which helped Australia to secure 52 runs in just 6 overs. The fifty by Mitchell Marsh contributed an important role in today’s win of team Australia. And finally, the innings of the match, a heroic innings of Glenn Maxwell . He played unbeaten innings of 62 runs facing off just 36 deliveries. With this win, team Australia has won the T20I series from South Africa by 2-1. Now we will walk you through, how Australia achieved this milestone.
Series
South Africa tour of Australia, 2025
Venue
Cazaly’s Stadium Cairns, Australia
Playing 11s
| Australia | South Africa |
| Mitchell Marsh(C) | Aiden Markram(C) |
| Travis Head | Ryan Rickelton(wk) |
| Josh Inglis(wk) | Lhuan-dre Pretorius |
| Cameron Green | Dewald Brevis |
| Tim David | Tristan Stubbs |
| Glenn Maxwell | Rassie van der Dussen |
| Aaron Hardie | Corbin Bosch |
| Ben Dwarshuis | Senuran Muthusamy |
| Nathan Ellis | Kagiso Rabada |
| Adam Zampa | Lungi Ngidi |
| josh Hazlewood | Kwena Maphaka |
Toss
Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first.
First Innings
Power-play
Representing team South Africa, Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton came onto the crease for opening their team’s innings.
Early loss fro South Africa
Team Australia‘s decision of bowling first proved to be quite beneficial. On the 5th ball of the 1st over, Markram went to hit the ball. Unfortunately, the ball edged went towards the first slip. Cameron Green without any mistake took the catch. Markram{ c Green and b Hazlewood} scored 1 runs on 3 balls.
At number 3, Lhuan dre Pretorius joined Ryan Rickelton on the crease. On the 2nd ball of the 2nd over, Pretorius went for a shot, the ball went for a four clearing the mid-on. He followed that up with a four on the 2nd delivery of the 3rd over. Rickelton also joined the party and played the 4th delivery of the same over for a four.
Lhuan dre Pretorius kept on showcasing his class in the fourth over as well. On the 2nd delivery of this over, smashed the ball for four over the bowler’s end. On the fourth delivery of the same over, Pretorius played the ball towards the leg side. The keeper went behind the ball but ball managed to touch the ropes resulting as a four. He followed it up with a four on the very next delivery.
Lhuan dre Pretorius’s Wicket
For the 5th over, team Australia went to Nathan Ellis. On the 2nd delivery, Pretorius tried to lower the ball by pulling the ball towards the mid-wicket, where Hardie took the catch. Ellis proved team Australia’s decision to electing him for the 5th over right. On the other hand, Pretorius{ c Hardie and b Nathan Ellis} scored 24 runs in just 15 balls with the help of 5 fours.
Brevis’s Entry
To overcome the loss, Dewald Brevis{ the danger man from the last game} came into the crease. Rickelton, from the other end, played the fourth delivery of the same over for a four. Brevis, highlighting his performance from the last match, pulled a length delivery for a for a massive Six of 100 meter. At the end of the power play South Africa was standing at 46 runs for the loss 2 wickets.
Third loss for team South Africa
On the 5th delivery of the 7 over, with the help a top edge on a sweep delivery played by Rickelton, the ball went into the air in search of a fielder. Finally the ball met Josh Inglis, who took the catch without any mistake. Rickelton{c Inglis and b Zampa} scored 13 runs facing off 13 deliveries.
Meanwhile, Brevis continued building his momentum and was ready for the show. On the 2nd delivery of the 8th over, he smashed the ball so hard that Zampa was unable to stop it, and the ball went for a four. He followed that up with a Six on the 4th delivery of the same over.
Hat-trick of Sixes
Brevis found Hardie as his next target when he was into the bowling attack for the 10th over of the 1st innings. On the 3rd delivery of this over, Brevis hewed the ball over the log-on for a Six. He kept on showcasing his class and smashed the very next ball for a no look Six. Now he was on a hat-trick of sixes and guess what? he cashed it. This time he hammered the over the long-off side.
22 balls fifty for Brevis
Instead on slowing down, he smashed the ball of this over, over the Ellis for another Six. This six helped him completing his fifty. He achieved this milestone facing off just 22 deliveries. He scored 4 sixes in the 10th over. At the end on this over, South Africa was standing at 96 with 7 wickets in hand.
Relief for team Australia
Tristan Stubbs also joined the party and played the first delivery of the 11th over for a four. He followed that up with a four on the fourth delivery of the same over. However in the 12th over, Brevis went for a pull toward deep mid wicket, Maxwell ran for a catch from the long-on side and at the end took a brilliant catch with a right side dive. Brevis{ c Maxwell and b Nathan Ellis} scored 53 runs in just 26 deliveries with the help of 1 four and 6 sixes.
Two more wickets for team Australia
For the 15 over, Glenn Maxwell was into the attack. On the very first ball, Van der Dussen played the ball for a boundary. As a result, the ball went went for a four. However, in the 16 over, tried to sweep a ball but failed to hit the ball, as a result the ball went into the stumps. Stubbs{b Zampa} scored 25 runs on 25 balls with the help of 2 fours.
In the very next over, Hazlewood was into the bowling attack. The 2nd delivery got edged and went straight into the hands of Nathan Ellis. Corbin Bosch{ c Nathan Ellis b Hazlewood} scored 1 run facing 4 deliveries. With these back-to-back fall of wickets, South Africa stood at 142 for the loss of 6 wickets.
In the 18th over, Van der Dussen played the first ball for a boundary. Luckily with the help of misfield the ball went for a four. He followed it up with a four on the 4th delivery. Muthusamy also played the first ball of the 19th over for a four. On next delivery he got caught by Hazlewood when the ball top-edged while pulling. Muthusamy{ c Hazlewood and b Nathan Ellis} scored 9 runs with the help of a four.
Target
With the help of Rabada’s four on the last ball of the 20th over, South Africa managed to set a target of 173 runs for team Australia.
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2nd Innings
Power-Play
Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head came into the crease with the mission to chase the target and win the series. In the very first over, Marsh closed the over by pulling the ball over the mid wicket for a Six. Mitchell Marsh went for another shot on the 4th ball of the 3rd over and secured another Six. He followed that up with a four on the first deliver of the 4th over.
Head also joined the party, and played for a four on a slower outside off delivery in the fourth over. He followed it up with another four on the very next delivery. On the 5th delivery of the 5th over, he smashed the ball onto the roof over the deep square. Head followed that up with a four on the last delivery of the 6th over. At the end of the 1st power-play, team Australia stood at 52 runs without any loss.
For the 7th over, Muthusamy came into the bowling attack. Mitchell Marsh welcomed Muthusamy with a Six over the deep square. He followed that up with a Six on the last ball of the same over. However, on the last ball of the 8th over, Head tried to go for a sweep on a full leg stump delivery, the ball top-edged and Ngidi picked it up at the short fine leg. Head{c Ngidi b Markram} scored 19 runs on 18 deliveries.
Josh Inglis’ Entry and Departure
Next, Josh Inglis joined Mitchell Marsh on the crease. Meanwhile, played the ball for a four. However, Inglis, who had come into the batting just few deliveries ago, was bowled by Corbin Bosch on a fast and inward delivery. He went to the pavilion on a golden duck facing off just 1 delivery.
Fifty for Mitchell Marsh
On the first delivery of the 10th over, Mitchell went for a sweep towards the deep fine leg and scored four runs. With the help of this four he achieved the milestone of his fifty. At the end of the 10th over, team Australia was standing at 82 runs with 8 wickets in hand
Mitchell Marsh and Green’s wicket
On the 2nd delivery of the 11th over, Marsh went for a big shot on a full delivery aimed at the toe. However, the ball fell short and was caught by a fielder at the boundary. Mitchell Marsh{ c Pretorius and b Kwena Maphaka} played an innings of 54 runs facing off just 37 deliveries.
On the 4th delivery of the same over, Green smashed the ball for a four. However, on the very next delivery, Green again tried to go for a big shot, but the ball fell shot and Brevis took an easy catch. Green{ c Brevis and b Kwena Maphaka} scored 9 runs on 8 balls.
Maxwell and Tim David’s partnership
At this point of the game, team Australia need a partnership from Maxwell and Tim David who were on the crease. Maxwell closed the 11th over with a four on the last delivery. Maxwell followed it up with 2 back-to-back boundaries on two consecutive deliveries in the 12th over. Tim David also joined the party, and secured a four with the help of heavy inside edge. He followed that up with a Six on the very next delivery.
2 more Wickets for Australia
On the very first delivery of the 14th delivery, Rabada tried a slower full delivery, which worked pretty well for him. The ball took an edge and came back towards Rabada, who took the catch without making any mistake. Time David{ c and b Rabada} an innings of 17 runs facing off 9 deliveries.
On the fifth ball of the same over, Rabada struck back again. This time he tricked Hardie to play for a catch, which at the end was taken by Corbin Bosch. Hardie{ c Corbin Bosch and b Rabada} scored just 1 run facing off 2 deliveries. At the end of the 14th over, team Australia was standing at 122 runs with the loss of 6 wickets.
Team Australia now required 51 runs on 36 balls. Kwena Maphaka came into the bowling attack for the 15 over,. Maxwell welcomed him with a four on the very first delivery. He followed it up with a Six over the mid-wicket by pulling the ball over the mid wicket. He managed to hit the ball for a four on the fourth delivery of the 16 over. Now, Australia required 31 runs on 24 balls.
Rabada came into the bowling attack in the 18th over, Maxwell welcomed him with a Six on a full toss delivery. He followed that up with a four on the 3rd delivery of the same over.On the very next ball, he took a single to complete his fifty. Now Aussies required 12 runs on 12 balls.
Dwarshuis’s Wicket
On the 3rd ball of the 19th over, Corbin Bosch managed to bowled Dwarshuis when he tried to play it over the mid wicket and missed it. Dwarshuis{ b Corbin Bosch} scored just 1 run facing off 6 deliveries. Trauma didn’t end their, as on the very next delivery the ball edged and went into the hands of Rickelton, who took the catch without making any mistake. team Australia was standing at 163 runs with only 2 wickets left in hand. Now, Australia required 10 runs on 6 deliveries.
Final over
On the first delivery of the final over, Aussies managed to secure 2 runs. On the very next delivery, Maxwell played the ball towards right side of the cover(Extra cover), the ball went for four runs beating the fielder. Now Aussies required 4 runs on 4 deliveries. On the 5th ball, Maxwell managed to play the ball for a four and managed to secure the win the team Australia.
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Victory
Team Australia won the match by 2 wickets in the last thrilling over.
Summary
Australia won the toss and elected to field first. This decision proved good for them and they were able took the first wicket in the very first over. They managed to withdraw 2 more wickets before the half century of South Africa. However, Brevis played another brave innings of 53 runs in just 26 deliveries. This inning led South Africa to reach at 96 runs by the half way of their innings. After his wicket, Van der Dussen played some shots and an inning of 38 runs. This led team South Africa settle a target of 173 runs for team Australia. Meanwhile, Nathan Ellis took 3 wickets for Australia.
Australian openers took an aggressive start with the help of a Six on the last ball of the very 1st over. With the help of shots they managed to bring 52 runs on the board without any loss at the end of the 6th over. However they lost their 1st wicket in the 7th over. In 10th over, Mitchell Marsh completed his fifty. The wickets kept falling, especially, in the 14th over, they lost 2 wicket and were standing at 122. In last two overs they required 12 runs, but they lost 2 consecutive wickets in the 19th over. In last over they required 10 runs. Luckily, Maxwell was on the ground and managed to secured win for Australia team with the help of 2 fours.
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Which player scored most runs for South Africa, in the 3rd T20I of the Australia vs South Africa Series?
Dewald Brevis scored most runs in the 3rd T20I of the Australia vs South Africa Series for South Africa. He scored 53 runs facing off just 26 deliveries.
Which player took most runs for team Australia in the 3rd T20I of the Australia vs South Africa Series?
Nathan Ellis took most wickets for team Australia in the 3rd T20I of the Australia vs South Africa Series. He took 3 wickets giving off 31 runs in 4 overs.
Is there any player for team Australia who scored a fifty or more in the 3rd T20I of the Australia vs South Africa Series?
Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell both scored fifties for team Australia in the 3rd T20I of the Australia vs South Africa Series.
Who awarded as Man of the Match in the 3rd T20I of the Australia vs South Africa Series?
Glenn Maxwell awarded as Man of the Match for is heroic innings of 62* runs on just 36 balls, in the 3rd T20I of the Australia vs South Africa Series.
Who won the Australia vs South Africa T20I Series?
Team Australia won the Australia vs South Africa T20I Series by 2-1. After winning the 3rd thrilling match, Australia team leads the series by 2-1.