Proteas fall short against Australia
South Africa will face the hosts in a three-match T20 International (T20I) series from 10-16 August, followed by a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series from 19-24 August.
As the tour kicks off on Sunday, play will start at 11:15 (SA time), and you can keep track of the live scoring below.
1st T20I – Sunday, 10 August (11:15 start time in SA)
Australia vs South Africa – Marrara Stadium, Darwin
2nd T20I – Tuesday, 12 August (11:15)
Australia vs South Africa – Marrara Stadium, Darwin
3rd T20I – Saturday, 16 August (11:15)
Australia vs South Africa, Cazalys Stadium, Cairns
1st ODI – Tuesday, 19 August (06:30)
Australia vs South Africa – Cazalys Stadium, Cairns
2nd ODI – Friday, 22 August (06:30)
Australia vs South Africa – Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
3rd ODI – Sunday, 24 August (06:30)
Australia vs South Africa – Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
Temba Bavuma (captain, DP World Lions), Corbin Bosch (Momentum Multiply Titans), Matthew Breetzke (Dafabet Warriors), Dewald Brevis (Momentum Multiply Titans), Nandre Burger (WSB Western Province), Tony de Zorzi (WSB Western Province), Aiden Markram (Momentum Multiply Titans), Senuran Muthusamy (Dafabet Warriors), Keshav Maharaj (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Wiaan Mulder (DP World Lions), Lungi Ngidi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Lhuan-dre Pretorius (Momentum Multiply Titans), Kagiso Rabada (DP World Lions), Ryan Rickelton (DP World Lions), Tristan Stubbs (Dafabet Warriors), and Prenelan Subrayen (Hollywoodbets Dolphins).
Aiden Markram (captain, Momentum Multiply Titans), Corbin Bosch (Momentum Multiply Titans), Dewald Brevis (Momentum Multiply Titans), Nandre Burger (WSB Western Province), George Linde (WSB Western Province), Kwena Maphaka (DP World Lions), Senuran Muthusamy (Dafabet Warriors), Lungi Ngidi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Nqaba Peter (DP World Lions), Lhuan-dre Pretorius (Momentum Multiply Titans), Kagiso Rabada (DP World Lions), Ryan Rickelton (DP World Lions), Tristan Stubbs (Dafabet Warriors), Prenelan Subrayen (Hollywoodbets Dolphins) and Rassie van der Dussen (DP World Lions).
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