Matthew Breetzke’s second ODI ton (112 off 106) propelled South Africa to a competitive 297-8, after which Keshav Maharaj’s 4-20 kept Australia down to 230 in the first ODI. Corbin Bosch and Bjorn Fortuin also bagged two wickets each. 

In the second ODI, Temba Bavuma (103 off 116) and David Miller (93-ball 142) got to three-figure scores, taking the hosts to 365-9. Jack Edwards bagged 5-67, his maiden ODI five-for. Australia started well, with Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head scoring 84 apiece, but were eventually kept down to 333. 

The visitors got to 322-9 in the third ODI with Marsh (56) and Alex Carey (74) scoring fifties. However, rain played spoilsport when South Africa were 145-4, handing Australia a 45-run victory by the virtue of the DLS Method. Ryan Rickelton and Bosch were unbeaten on 71 and 13 respectively. 

Latest men’s ODI team rankings after the South Africa vs Australia series

Australia and South Africa were tied at 103 rating points before the commencement of the three-match series. However, following their 2-1 series victory, South Africa stand third with 104 points and Australia are fourth with 102, two clear of fifth-placed Pakistan. 

Position

Team

Matches

Points 

Rating

1

India 

35

4095

117

2

New Zealand

35

3809

109

3

South Africa

34

3547

104

4

Australia

35

3568

102

5

Pakistan

32

3215

100

6

England

34

3235

95

7

Sri Lanka

39

3702

95

8

Afghanistan

28

2565

92

9

Bangladesh

39

3251

83

10

West Indies

36

2757

77

11

Zimbabwe

18

1096

61

12

Ireland

16

815

51

13

Scotland

28

1260

45

14

Netherlands

30

1309

44

15

USA

26

1035

40

16

Namibia

23

685

30

17

Nepal

33

939

28

18

Oman

24

658

27

19

United Arab Emirates

27

473

18

20

Canada

22

194

9

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