3rd ODI : ( Aus :322/9 v SA 41/2*- Page 2

Originally posted by: Spiritual_Rain

Aus run rate 9.76

Require RR 5.16

Marsh 35 ball 60 with 6 sixes * / Head 26*

Aus 93/0* in 8 overs

Local boy Maharaj removed Marsh

(Brahmin by Religion Keshav ji pull out

Cotton dhaga ધાગા (Janoi (જનોઈ ) & pray to the God 2/0/8/1)

Aus bats like test match since bavuma gave bowling to spinner both end

151/3* Connolly on 36*. Renshaw new batsman on 7*

What a bummer Aussie were going 10.0 an over in first 10 overs

SA won,where is Aiden?

Originally posted by: Spiritual_Rain

Aus bats like test match since bavuma gave bowling to spinner both end

151/3* Connolly on 36*. Renshaw new batsman on 7*

God bole, " Maharaj ji, aapne Dhagha ( ja-noi) dikha-ya, meine Blessing diya.... 9.2/0/20/4 wah kya baat hai

South Africa1 Inn

297/8(50 overs)

Matthew Breetzke

112 (106) motm (3 catches too)🏏

Nathan Ellis

3/57 (10)🌹

Marco Jansen

75 (59)🍏 bombay boy 🇮🇳

Adam Zampa

2/50 (7)🌹

Australia2 Inn

230/10(41.2 overs)

Mitchell Marsh

60 (36)

Keshav Maharaj

4/20 (9.2) ✍️🤌🙏🙏🙏

Matt Renshaw

44 (49)

Bjorn Fortuin

2/34 (8)

SA 1/0

https://www.cricinfo.com/series/australia-in-south-africa-2026-27-1525634/south-africa-vs-australia-2nd-odi-1525656/match-preview

Stats and trivia

Jansen has only failed to reach 23 in one of his seven ODI innings against Australia. He has a strike rate of 124.33. He was Player of the Match the last time the sides played in Johannesburg.

Ellis has the second-most wickets for a pace bowler in ODIs this year (22) behind Nahid Rana.

Breetzke now has scores of 57, 88 and 112 in his three ODI innings against Australia.

Aus have opted bowling vs Mighty SAfrica

Hazelwood to Markram ( back after long long time) what a one handed catch by Connolly!

Out 0 First ball wicket

SA 0/1

9th time hazel dismissed kock

Breetzke running out of his luck 🙏

57

88

112

34 today

Last 4 ODI V AUS

Sa 93/3 *

Scorecard summary

South Africa1 Inn

365/9(50 overs)

David Miller

142 (93) (killer miller

Jack Edwards

5/67 (10) ( in his 2nd match

Temba Bavuma

103 (116)🌹

Josh Hazlewood

3/70 (10)

Australia2 Inn

333/10(49.5 overs)

Mitchell Marsh

84 (53)🏏

Lizaad Williams

3/54 (7.5) ( i liked him, he is always 100:% contributors

Travis Head

84 (76)🏏

Bartlett 56 (28) 🍏:178 strike rate - 5 sixes

Keshav Maharaj

2/54 (10)

SA won series 2/0

MILLER MOTM

Today

5:00 PM

3rd ODI (D/N), Potchefstroom, September 30, 2026, Australia tour of South Africa

Australia (Probable XI): 1 Mitch Marsh (capt), 2 Travis Head, 3 Cooper Connolly, 4 Alex Carey (wk), 5 Matt Renshaw, 6 Cameron Green, 7 Jack Edwards, 8 Xavier Bartlett, 9 Pat Cummins, 10 Mitchell Starc, 11 Adam Zampa

South Africa (probable XI): 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Tony de Zorzi, 3 Ryan Rickelton, 4 Matthew Breetzke, 5 Tristan Stubbs, 6 David Miller, 7 Duan Jansen 8 Keshav Maharaj (capt), 9 Bjorn Fortuin, 10 Nqobani Mokoena 11 Lizaad Williams

Pitch and Conditions: All eyes on the weather

A grim day is forecast for much of the Highveld with temperatures dipping as low as six degrees and heavy rain for much of the area. Most of it should fall on Tuesday but there remains the possibility of a delayed start and a reduced match. The last time

Potchefstroom hosted an ODI, in September 2023, it was also against Australia and played as a day-night game. South Africa piled on 338 for 6 to win by 111 runs.

Stats and trivia

🍏The last time Australia were blanked in an ODI series was a 2-0 loss to Sri Lanka in February 2025. They last lost 3-0 to South Africa in February 2020.

🍏Since Shukri Conrad took over the South African ODI side permanently in April 2025, South Africa have won four out of six series, losing only to Pakistan and India in the subcontinent.

Australia 74/0* vs SA

Mitchell Marsh 51 not out

8 fours & 2 sixes

Aus 85/1*