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South Africa v Australia, 3rd ODI: Australia won by 45 runs (DLS)

South Africa 145-4; our pre-match call 77%. Australia 322-9; our pre-match call 23%.

South Africa v Australia ODI series 2026, 3rd ODI

Australia won by 45 runs (DLS)

Wednesday 30 September 2026, 1:30pm SAST (day/night)JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom

Prediction locked in 29th September, 21:48 UTCWhen we've said 70–80%, the favourite won 111 of 151

The sides

MeasureSouth AfricaAustralia
Rating17554th of 2016983rd of 20
Home advantage+130Rating points–Touring
XI caps562ODIs between the XI635ODIs between the XI
Top-seven average41.8ODI batting in South Africa31.1ODI batting in South Africa

When South Africa bat

+0.15 an over
PowerplayOvers 1–10+0.27MiddleOvers 11–45+0.14DeathOvers 46–50−0.05

When Australia bat

+0.52 an over
PowerplayOvers 1–10+0.86MiddleOvers 11–45+0.53DeathOvers 46–50−0.24

First innings

290South Africa bat first
252Australia bat first
278Par
284Average here since 2019, 3 innings
338Highest here, South Africa 2023

South Africa v Australia: South Africa 77%

South Africa are 77% to win the 3rd ODI at JB Marks Oval, Australia 23%. South Africa lead the series 2–0.

Batting first, South Africa would make about 290 and Australia 252, against a par of 278. First innings here since 2019 have averaged 284.

South Africa have won 5 of their last 5 ODIs, Australia 3 of theirs.

What total is safe?

ODIs in South Africa since 2019

First inningsDefended
Under 2500%0 of 12
250–27913%1 of 8
280–30983%5 of 6
310–339100%6 of 6
340+83%5 of 6

The case for South Africa

Batting standout

Quinton de Kock

Quinton de Kock

385 runs in the last 10 ODIs. Career average 45.9, strike rate 97.

Bowling standout

The case for Australia

Batting standout

Mitchell Marsh

Mitchell Marsh

495 runs in the last 10 ODIs. Career average 38.2, strike rate 97.

Bowling standout

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