Australia vs South Africa
South Africa tour of Australia - 2025 · Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay · 24 August 2025
Australia won by 276 runs
Australia won by 276 runs. TM Head top-scored with 142 for Australia. C Connolly took 5/22.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
- Date
- 24 August 2025
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 276 runs
- Player of the match
- TM Head
- Umpires
- CB Gaffaney and SJ Nogajski
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 431 for 2. TM Head top-scored with 142 off 103 balls, and C Green made 118. The innings was built on a 250-run stand for the first wicket between TM Head and MR Marsh, 58% of the total.
Chasing 432, South Africa made 155 all out. D Brevis top-scored with 49 off 28 balls, and T de Zorzi made 33. C Connolly took 5 for 22 for Australia.
Australia won by 276 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Great Barrier Reef Arena across the 2 ODIs in our archive. Australia's 431 is the highest total at Great Barrier Reef Arena. South Africa's 155 all out is the lowest completed total at Great Barrier Reef Arena. Travis Head's 142 is the highest individual score at Great Barrier Reef Arena. C Connolly's 5 for 22 are the best innings figures at Great Barrier Reef Arena.
AUSTRALIA: 431 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM Head | c D Brevis b KA Maharaj | 142 | 103 |
| MR Marsh | c RD Rickelton b S Muthusamy | 100 | 106 |
| C Green | not out | 118 | 55 |
| AT Carey | not out | 50 | 36 |
Did not bat: M Labuschagne, JP Inglis, C Connolly, XC Bartlett, SA Abbott, NT Ellis, A Zampa
Extras 21 · Total 431 for 2
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KT Maphaka | 6 | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| PWA Mulder | 7 | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| KA Maharaj | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| AK Markram | 8 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| C Bosch | 10 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| S Muthusamy | 9 | 0 | 75 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-250 (TM Head, 34 ov), 2-267 (MR Marsh, 36 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | TM Head (142) and MR Marsh (96) | 250 |
| second | MR Marsh (4) and C Green (13) | 17 |
| third | C Green (0) and AT Carey (0) | 164 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 155 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK Markram | c C Green b SA Abbott | 2 | 8 |
| RD Rickelton | c C Connolly b XC Bartlett | 11 | 12 |
| T Bavuma | b SA Abbott | 19 | 10 |
| T de Zorzi | c AT Carey b C Connolly | 33 | 30 |
| T Stubbs | c SA Abbott b XC Bartlett | 1 | 6 |
| D Brevis | c C Green b C Connolly | 49 | 28 |
| PWA Mulder | c M Labuschagne b C Connolly | 5 | 12 |
| C Bosch | c M Labuschagne b C Connolly | 17 | 15 |
| KA Maharaj | st JP Inglis b C Connolly | 2 | 13 |
| S Muthusamy | not out | 9 | 10 |
| KT Maphaka | c TM Head b A Zampa | 0 | 5 |
Extras 7 · Total 155 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XC Bartlett | 6 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| SA Abbott | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| NT Ellis | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| A Zampa | 4.5 | 2 | 31 | 1 |
| C Connolly | 6 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (AK Markram, 1 ov), 2-31 (RD Rickelton, 4 ov), 3-39 (T Bavuma, 5 ov), 4-50 (T Stubbs, 8 ov), 5-107 (T de Zorzi, 13 ov), 6-124 (D Brevis, 17 ov), 7-135 (PWA Mulder, 19 ov), 8-145 (C Bosch, 21 ov), 9-154 (KA Maharaj, 23 ov), 10-155 (KT Maphaka, 24 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | AK Markram (2) and RD Rickelton (5) | 11 |
| second | RD Rickelton (6) and T Bavuma (14) | 20 |
| third | T Bavuma (5) and T de Zorzi (3) | 8 |
| fourth | T Stubbs (1) and T de Zorzi (10) | 11 |
| fifth | T de Zorzi (20) and D Brevis (36) | 57 |
| sixth | D Brevis (13) and PWA Mulder (4) | 17 |
| seventh | PWA Mulder (1) and C Bosch (10) | 11 |
| eighth | C Bosch (7) and KA Maharaj (2) | 10 |
| ninth | KA Maharaj (0) and S Muthusamy (9) | 9 |
| tenth | KT Maphaka (0) and S Muthusamy (0) | 1 |
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