That's it from this match and this series, folks! South Africa will be down but still proud of how they have performed in this entire tour! They win the ODI series 2-1! Hop tabs to join our coverage from the other matches.
This is Anirudh Modi, signing off along with my colleagues Ajay Pal Singh and Dushyant Madhukar Kumar! See you on the next one!
Most Bilateral ODI Series Wins vs Australia (3 or More Games):
9* – South Africa
8 – England
6 – India
4 – Sri Lanka
4 – Pakistan
Most Sixes in an ODI Match between Australia vs South Africa:
31 – Centurion, 2023
26 – Johannesburg, 2006
23 – Mackay, 2025, This Match*
22 – Johannesburg, 2023
21 – Durban, 2016
21 – Bloemfontein, 2023
Best Bowling Figures by Australian Spinners in an ODI:
5/22 - Cooper Connolly vs South Africa, Mackay, 2025, This Innings*
5/32 – Brad Hogg vs West Indies, Melbourne, 2005
5/33 – Shane Warne vs West Indies, Sydney, 1996
5/35 – Michael Clarke vs Sri Lanka, Dambulla, 2004
5/35 – Adam Zampa vs New Zealand, Cairns, 2022
Youngest Australian Bowlers to take a 5-Wicket Haul in ODIs:
Cooper Connolly (22y 2d) 5/22 vs South Africa, Mackay, 2025, This Match*
Craig McDermott (22y 204d) 5/44 vs Pakistan, Lahore, 1987
Mitchell Starc (22y 211d) 5/42 vs Pakistan, Sharjah, 2012
Bruce Reid (22y 318d) 5/53 vs India, Adelaide, 1986
Michael Clarke (22y 326d) 5/35 vs Sri Lanka, Dumbulla, 2004
Best Bowling Figures by Spinners for Australia vs South Africa in an ODI:
5/22 – Cooper Connolly, Mackay, 2025, This Innings*
4/29 – Shane Warne, Birmingham, 1999
4/29 – Nathan Hauritz, Durban, 2009
4/36 – Shane Warne, Gqeberha, 1994
4/40 – Shane Warne, Faisalabad, 1994
Biggest Wins in Australia in ODIs (by Runs):
276 runs by Australia vs South Africa, Mackay 2025, This Match*
275 runs by Australia vs Afghanistan, W.A.C.A., 2015
257 runs by South Africa vs West Indies, Sydney, 2025
232 runs by Australia vs Sri Lanka, Adelaide 1985
221 runs by Australia vs England, Melbourne, 2022
Tema Bavuma and co. line up with the winners' banner and lift the trophy! A quick team photo and the celebrations can begin!
Mitchell Marsh (Australia Captain): "Yeah, it was a pretty crazy day. Full performance from the lads. Shame it was a bit too late. But, yeah full credit to South Africa, they were too good for us in the first two games.
Today was just coming out and trying to win this game. You never want to be clean swept especially at home. So, important day for us. It is a pleasure to bat at the other end when Head is going great like that. Cam Green was outstanding. Nice to finish the series with a win.
Yeah, nice Cooper picked up his first fifer, he was really happy with that. Anytime you get young guys in and they perform well is always great."
Temba Bavuma (South Africa Captain): "We were under the pump from the first ball, and we did not have any answers. They made it look like a very good surface, which it was. In terms of assessing and being able to adjust to the conditions, we were poor, but it was a good learning curve, and it's not every day you have to chase done 430+. We can only get better from here.
Not close at the moment, we were speaking about this, and we did not play to a 100%. It's good to come out on top in the series, but we are still making mistakes in all departments. We do have time before the World Cup, and there is room for us to get better."