Proteas v Australia: Third T20
The Proteas, and particularly Dewald Brevis, produced a brilliant performance in the second T20 against Australia to tie up the three-match series at 1-1.
That result sets things up perfectly for the deciding game on Saturday, with play starting at 11:15 (SA time).
LIVE SCORING: PROTEAS V AUSTRALIA
Fixtures:
1st T20I – Sunday, 10 August: Australia won by 17 runs
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2nd T20I – Tuesday, 12 August (11:15): South Africa won by 53 runs
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)
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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
ODI squad
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).
Proteas T20I squad against Australia
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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