South Africa vs Australia

South Africa tour of Australia - 2025 · Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns · 19 August 2025

South Africa won by 98 runs

South Africa won by 98 runs. MR Marsh top-scored with 88 for Australia. KA Maharaj took 5/33.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: South Africa tour of Australia - 2025
Ground: Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns
Date: 19 August 2025
Toss: Australia, chose to field
Result: South Africa won by 98 runs
Player of the match: KA Maharaj
Debuts: D Brevis (South Africa), P Subrayen (South Africa)
Umpires: CB Gaffaney and SJ Nogajski
Match referee: AJ Pycroft

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to field. D Brevis and P Subrayen played their first ODIs.

South Africa batted first and made 296 for 8. AK Markram top-scored with 82 off 81 balls, and T Bavuma made 65. TM Head took 4 for 57 for Australia. The innings was built on a 92-run stand for the first wicket between RD Rickelton and AK Markram.

Chasing 297, Australia made 198 all out. MR Marsh top-scored with 88 off 96 balls, and BJ Dwarshuis made 33. KA Maharaj took 5 for 33 for South Africa. From 60 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 15 runs, to 75 for 5.

South Africa won by 98 runs. South Africa's 296 is the highest total at Cazaly's Stadium. Keshav Maharaj's 5 for 33 are the best innings figures at Cazaly's Stadium.

SOUTH AFRICA: 296 FOR 8

Batter	How out	R	B
AK Markram	c JP Inglis b BJ Dwarshuis	82	81
RD Rickelton	c M Labuschagne b TM Head	33	43
T Bavuma	b BJ Dwarshuis	65	74
MP Breetzke	c AM Hardie b A Zampa	57	56
T Stubbs	c C Green b TM Head	0	2
D Brevis	c AT Carey b TM Head	6	2
PWA Mulder	not out	31	26
KA Maharaj	c C Green b TM Head	13	12
P Subrayen	run out (TM Head)	1	2
N Burger	not out	1	2

Did not bat: L Ngidi

Extras 7 · Total 296 for 8

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
JR Hazlewood	8	1	36	0
BJ Dwarshuis	9	0	53	2
NT Ellis	10	0	54	0
AM Hardie	2	0	20	0
TM Head	9	0	57	4
A Zampa	10	0	58	1
M Labuschagne	2	0	14	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-92 (RD Rickelton, 16 ov), 2-131 (AK Markram, 23 ov), 3-223 (MP Breetzke, 39 ov), 4-224 (T Stubbs, 40 ov), 5-230 (D Brevis, 40 ov), 6-266 (T Bavuma, 45 ov), 7-284 (KA Maharaj, 48 ov), 8-285 (P Subrayen, 48 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	RD Rickelton (33) and AK Markram (58)	92
second	AK Markram (24) and T Bavuma (14)	39
third	MP Breetzke (57) and T Bavuma (32)	92
fourth	T Stubbs (0) and T Bavuma (1)	1
fifth	D Brevis (6) and T Bavuma (0)	6
sixth	T Bavuma (18) and PWA Mulder (18)	36
seventh	KA Maharaj (13) and PWA Mulder (4)	18
eighth	P Subrayen (1) and PWA Mulder (0)	1
ninth	PWA Mulder (0) and N Burger (0)	11

AUSTRALIA: 198 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
TM Head	st RD Rickelton b P Subrayen	27	24
MR Marsh	c RD Rickelton b N Burger	88	96
M Labuschagne	lbw b KA Maharaj	1	6
C Green	b KA Maharaj	3	8
JP Inglis	b KA Maharaj	5	9
AT Carey	lbw b KA Maharaj	0	1
AM Hardie	b KA Maharaj	4	10
BJ Dwarshuis	c D Brevis b N Burger	33	52
NT Ellis	lbw b L Ngidi	14	20
A Zampa	b L Ngidi	11	18
JR Hazlewood	not out	1	1

Extras 11 · Total 198 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
N Burger	8	1	54	2
L Ngidi	4.5	0	28	2
P Subrayen	10	0	46	1
KA Maharaj	10	1	33	5
AK Markram	8	0	35	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-60 (TM Head, 7 ov), 2-61 (M Labuschagne, 8 ov), 3-67 (C Green, 10 ov), 4-75 (JP Inglis, 12 ov), 5-75 (AT Carey, 12 ov), 6-89 (AM Hardie, 16 ov), 7-160 (BJ Dwarshuis, 32 ov), 8-174 (MR Marsh, 36 ov), 9-197 (NT Ellis, 40 ov), 10-198 (A Zampa, 40 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	TM Head (27) and MR Marsh (25)	60
second	M Labuschagne (1) and MR Marsh (0)	1
third	C Green (3) and MR Marsh (3)	6
fourth	JP Inglis (5) and MR Marsh (3)	8
fifth	AT Carey (0) and MR Marsh (0)	0
sixth	AM Hardie (4) and MR Marsh (10)	14
seventh	BJ Dwarshuis (33) and MR Marsh (37)	71
eighth	MR Marsh (10) and NT Ellis (2)	14
ninth	NT Ellis (12) and A Zampa (11)	23
tenth	A Zampa (0) and JR Hazlewood (1)	1

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