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South Africa v Australia

ODI series 20263 ODIs24–30 Sept 2026In South Africa

South Africa1Australia0

South Africa lead 1–02 to play

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  1. South Africa76%Australia24%

    2nd ODI10:00am SAST

    The Wanderers, Johannesburg

    1st innings par
    277 runs

  2. South AfricaAustralia

    3rd ODI1:30pm SASTDay/night

    JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom

Results

  1. South Africa72%Australia28%

    1st ODI10:00am SAST

    Kingsmead, Durban

    South Africa won by 67 runs. South Africa 297/8 (50), Australia 230 (41.2)

    1st innings par
    284 runs

Head to head

58ODIs since Jan 2006
34South Africa wins
23Australia wins
19–8In South Africa, 27 ODIs

Bilateral series

SeasonHostsODIsSouth AfricaAustraliaWon by
2025Australia321South Africa
2023/24South Africa532South Africa
2019/20South Africa330South Africa
2018/19Australia321South Africa
2016/17South Africa550South Africa
2014/15Australia514Australia
2011/12South Africa312Australia

Last ten meetings

DateGroundScoresResult
24 Sept 2026KingsmeadSouth Africa 297/8 (50) · Australia 230 (41.2)South Africa won by 67 runs
24 Aug 2025Great Barrier Reef ArenaAustralia 431/2 (50) · South Africa 155 (24.5)Australia won by 276 runs
22 Aug 2025Great Barrier Reef ArenaSouth Africa 277 (49.1) · Australia 193 (37.4)South Africa won by 84 runs
19 Aug 2025Cazaly's StadiumSouth Africa 296/8 (50) · Australia 198 (40.5)South Africa won by 98 runs
16 Nov 2023Eden GardensSouth Africa 212 (49.4) · Australia 215/7 (47.2)Australia won by 3 wickets
12 Oct 2023Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket StadiumSouth Africa 311/7 (50) · Australia 177 (40.5)South Africa won by 134 runs
17 Sept 2023The Wanderers StadiumSouth Africa 315/9 (50) · Australia 193 (34.1)South Africa won by 122 runs
15 Sept 2023SuperSport ParkSouth Africa 416/5 (50) · Australia 252/9 (34.5)South Africa won by 164 runs
12 Sept 2023Sedgars ParkSouth Africa 338/6 (50) · Australia 227 (34.3)South Africa won by 111 runs
9 Sept 2023Mangaung OvalAustralia 392/8 (50) · South Africa 269 (41.5)Australia won by 123 runs

The teams

The grounds

GroundODIsParFirst inningssince 2019HighestWon batting firstSouth Africa herewon–lost
Kingsmead Durban28284203 (1)37153% (10 of 19)12–6
The Wanderers Johannesburg36277248 (8)43950% (15 of 30)16–9
JB Marks Oval Potchefstroom0278– (0)–0 of 00–0

Top performers, South Africa v Australia

Runs

BatterInnsRunsAvgSR
DA Warner AUS301,25541.8103.0
AB de Villiers SA251,25059.599.0
F du Plessis SA211,08054.093.5
David Miller SA261,03357.4104.4
Quinton de Kock SA301,02135.296.9
RT Ponting AUS2296944.191.8
HH Gibbs SA2185140.591.1
MEK Hussey AUS2380744.887.8

Wickets

BowlerInnsWktsAvgEcon
DW Steyn SA274926.95.39
K Rabada SA153025.55.96
Josh Hazlewood AUS182929.35.04
M Morkel SA152728.65.54
L Ngidi SA112617.05.03
MG Johnson AUS172630.65.31
Mitchell Starc AUS162430.55.44
Adam Zampa AUS212445.76.17

In this series' squads

Highest scores, South Africa v Australia

Team totals

TotalTeamGroundDate
438-9South AfricaThe Wanderers StadiumMar 2006
434-4AustraliaThe Wanderers StadiumMar 2006
431-2AustraliaGreat Barrier Reef ArenaAug 2025
416-5South AfricaSuperSport ParkSept 2023
392-8AustraliaMangaung OvalSept 2023

Individual innings

ScoreBatterForGroundDate
178 (113)Quinton de KockSouth AfricaSuperSport ParkSept 2016
175 (111)HH GibbsSouth AfricaThe Wanderers StadiumMar 2006
174 (83)H KlaasenSouth AfricaSuperSport ParkSept 2023
173 (136)DA WarnerAustraliaNewlandsOct 2016
164 (105)RT PontingAustraliaThe Wanderers StadiumMar 2006

Bowling in an innings

FiguresBowlerForGroundDate
6/22 (9.3)M NtiniSouth AfricaNewlandsMar 2006
6/58 (10.0)L NgidiSouth AfricaMangaung OvalMar 2020
5/21 (8.0)M MorkelSouth AfricaWACA GroundNov 2014
5/22 (10.0)B LeeAustraliaDocklands StadiumJan 2006
5/22 (6.0)Cooper ConnollyAustraliaGreat Barrier Reef ArenaAug 2025

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