Australia v South Africa: third men's T20 international
Date: 2025-08-16T09:10:46.000Z
Title: Preamble
Content: Hello and welcome to live coverage of the third T20 international between Australia and South Africa, as the series goes down to the wire.
The three-match series is all square at one win apiece after a pair of batting powerhouses took turns to light up the fireworks for their team.
Tim David did the damage as Australia took out the first match in Darwin, but that was nothing compared to Dewald Brevis's record-breaking century for South Africa in the second T20.
While the stakes are high between the pair of old rivals, this is also a historic occasion as the first men's T20 played at Cazalys Stadium in Cairns.
First ball will be at 7.15pm local time / AEST. I'll have the toss and team news for you in just a moment.
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