South African cricket team in Australia in 2025
| South African cricket team in Australia in 2025 | |||
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| Australia | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 10 – 24 August 2025 | ||
| Captains | Mitchell Marsh |
Temba Bavuma (ODIs)[a] Aiden Markram (T20Is) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Mitchell Marsh (206) | Matthew Breetzke (145) | |
| Most wickets |
Cooper Connolly (5) Adam Zampa (5) | Lungi Ngidi (7) | |
| Player of the series | Keshav Maharaj (SA) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Tim David (150) | Dewald Brevis (180) | |
| Most wickets | Josh Hazlewood (6) | Kwena Maphaka (9) | |
| Player of the series | Tim David (Aus) | ||
The South Africa cricket team toured Australia in August 2025 to play the Australia cricket team.[1][2][3] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[4][5] In March 2025, the Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2025 home international season.[6]
Squads
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| ODIs[7] | T20Is[8] | ODIs[9] | T20Is[10] |
On 10 August, Aaron Hardie was added into the T20I squad as a cover for Matthew Short.[11] On 12 August, Alex Carey was added to the T20I squad for second and third T20Is as a cover for Josh Inglis, due to 'flu-like symptoms'.[12] On 14 August, Lance Morris (back injury), Mitchell Owen (concussion) and Matthew Short (side injury) were ruled out of the ODI series, and were replaced by Matthew Kuhnemann, Aaron Hardie and Cooper Connolly.[13][14] On 24 August, Sean Abbott was added to the squad for third ODI.
On 18 August, Kwena Maphaka was added into the ODI squad.[15][16] On 19 August, Kagiso Rabada was ruled out of the ODI series due to an inflammation of his right ankle.[17][18]
T20I series
1st T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first T20I to be played at the venue.[19]
2nd T20I
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Dewald Brevis recorded the highest individual score by a South Africa cricketer in T20Is (125), surpassing Faf du Plessis (119). His century was the youngest by a South Africa cricketer,[20] and the highest individual score[21] and fastest against Australia, in terms of balls faced, in T20Is (41).[22]
3rd T20I
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first T20I to be played at the venue.[23]
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Dewald Brevis and Prenelan Subrayen (SA) both made their ODI debuts.
- Keshav Maharaj (SA) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[24]
2nd ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Cameron Green (Aus) scored his maiden century in ODIs. This was the second fastest by an Australian.[25]
- Cooper Connolly (Aus) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[26] He became the youngest Australian bowler to take an ODI five-wicket haul, and obtained the best bowling figures in ODIs by an Australian spin bowler.[27]
- This was South Africa's biggest loss in terms of runs and second-biggest score conceded.[28]
- This was Australia's second highest ODI total and second biggest win in terms of runs.[29] It was also the highest ODI total in Australia.
Notes
- ^ Aiden Markram captained South Africa in the second ODI.
References
- ^ "Australia announce action-packed 2025/26 home season fixtures". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Proteas to tour Australia for six matches – no Tests – in August 2025". Club Cricket SA. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Australia announce bumper home summer including Ashes; set to host India, South Africa for white-ball series". India TV. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Program" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Darwin's international return confirmed; India white-ball tour locked in". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "India men set for big white-ball tour, cricket returns to Top End". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Owen set for ODI debut, Aussie big names return". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Owen earns ODI call-up to face South Africa, Labuschagne retained". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Proteas Men's squads announced for Australia white-ball tour". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Proteas bolstered by big returns for Australia series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Punjab Kings All-rounder Added To Australia Squad As Replacement For Matt Short Ahead Of AUS vs SA T20Is". Cricxtasy. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Carey recalled for first T20I in four years". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Owen, Morris, Short ruled out of South Africa series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Australia forced into squad changes for South Africa series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Maphaka added to South Africa squad for ODI series against Australia". Sportstar. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "South Africa add Kwena Maphaka to ODI squad for upcoming three-game series against Australia". India TV. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Rabada ruled out of Australia ODI series with ankle inflammation". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Kagiso Rabada ruled out of Australia ODIs". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "T20I evolution reaches Darwin". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Dewald Brevis becomes youngest South Africa batter to score a T20I hundred". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Brevis' record knock levels series for South Africa". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Dewald Brevis breaks Du Plessis, Watson's all-time records for South Africa with blitzkrieg against Australia". India TV. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "First-ever Men's T20I at Cazalys Stadium reaches capacity ahead of series finale". The Nation. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Maharaj's masterful maiden ODI five-for hands South Africa 1-0 series lead". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Cameron Green smashes 47-ball century vs South Africa, second-fastest hundred for Australia in ODIs". Sportstar. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Cameron Green scores Australia's second fastest ODI century, Cooper Connolly records first five-wicket haul in record win". Nine Network. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Stats - Records tumble in Mackay as Head, Marsh and Green batter South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "South Africa register their worst-ever run margin defeat in ODI, lose by 276 runs against Australia". InsideSport. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ Poole, Harry (24 August 2025). "Australia hammer South Africa to avoid clean sweep". BBC. Retrieved 24 August 2025.