- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.5 edged and pouched by Green at slip! 136.7kph, back of a length, wobble seam, sixth stump, nipping away a touch, he flashes on the up off the back foot and gets a thick edge, Green takes it at head high. It stick in the right hand despite going with two hands 2/16.5 skied straight up! Inglis takes it. Brilliant wrong un, tossed up wide off, Rickelton premeditated trying to sweep to deep midwicket, he couldn't control it reaching wide of off and the top edge goes straight up. Great bowling 49/34.2 pulled straight to square midwicket! 126kph, short ball, it sat in the surface as he tries to pull, he doesn't go up or down, just hits it flat and straight to Hardie on the circle at a very square midwicket 32/211.4 what a catch! A stunner from Maxwell. Game-changing moment. A slower short ball outside off, looks to take it over the on side, pulls it wide of long-on but Maxwell makes terrific ground to his right and ends up making it look regulation 110/415.4 cleaned up! Well bowled. Went straighter, Stubbs moved across the crease, went for the sweep, misses and it hits leg stump 137/516.2 top edge, taken at deep midwicket! Short of a length, looked to pick this up off the body with a short-arm pull. Neither one thing or the other, really. Picked out the fielder 138/619.2 short ball, top edges a hook and it's well taken by Hazlewood running back from short fine leg 165/7Extras4 (b 1, lb 1, w 2)TOTAL172/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.6)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Aiden Markram, 0.5 ov), 2-32 (Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 4.2 ov), 3-49 (Ryan Rickelton, 6.5 ov), 4-110 (Dewald Brevis, 11.4 ov), 5-137 (Tristan Stubbs, 15.4 ov), 6-138 (Corbin Bosch, 16.2 ov), 7-165 (Senuran Muthusamy, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JR Hazlewood 4 0 30 2 7.5 9 3 1 0 0 AM Hardie 2 0 33 0 16.5 4 1 4 1 0 BJ Dwarshuis 4 0 37 0 9.25 8 4 1 0 0 NT Ellis 4 0 31 3 7.75 8 4 0 1 0 A Zampa 4 0 24 2 6 7 2 0 0 0 GJ Maxwell 2 0 15 0 7.5 2 1 0 0 0
16/08Result
3rd T20I (N), South Africa tour of Australia at Cairns, Aug 16 2025
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![Australia]( "Australia")
173/8 (19.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
16/08Result
3rd T20I (N), South Africa tour of Australia at Cairns, Aug 16 2025
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![Australia]( "Australia")
173/8 (19.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.2 taken on the rope! Huge wicket. A length ball on the pads, Marsh swings it away but doesn't clear deep square leg. Perhaps a little fortunate for the bowler, but they all count 83/37.6 spooned to short fine! Low full toss drifting outside leg, Head tries to sweep and top edges it off the toe, it floats to Ngidi on the circle. Head can't believe it 66/18.4 bowled him! Two first ballers in the series for Inglis! Good length, skidding into middle and leg, Inglis was caught on the crease and late on it, it hits the back pad and crashes into the top of middle! 71/210.5 gone this time! Two in the over. Maphaka goes short, Green pulls again but this time finds Brevis on the deep midwicket boundary 88/413.1 and he strikes! Huge. Full, angling into the pads, David looks to work to the on side, gets a leading edge and it shoots back towards the bowler who takes it to his left 120/513.5 chipped to long-on! Rabada changing the game. Very soft dismissal. Full and straight, a bottom-handed flick down the ground. The fielder barely had to move 122/618.3 castled! Back of a length, heaves across the line, takes middle. That's poor shot selection. Have we got a twist? 163/718.4 gone first ball!. Game on, folks. Full at off stump, Ellis drives and gets an edge that is snaffled to Rickelton's right 163/8Extras10 (lb 5, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL173/8 (19.5 Overs, RR: 8.72)Did not bat: JR HazlewoodFall of wickets: 1-66 (Travis Head, 7.6 ov), 2-71 (Josh Inglis, 8.4 ov), 3-83 (Mitchell Marsh, 10.2 ov), 4-88 (Cameron Green, 10.5 ov), 5-120 (Tim David, 13.1 ov), 6-122 (Aaron Hardie, 13.5 ov), 7-163 (Ben Dwarshuis, 18.3 ov), 8-163 (Nathan Ellis, 18.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB K Rabada 4 0 32 2 8 14 1 3 2 1 AK Markram 2 0 6 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 L Ngidi 3.5 0 34 0 8.86 10 4 1 0 0 KT Maphaka 3 0 36 2 12 6 6 1 0 0 S Muthusamy 3 0 34 0 11.33 6 3 2 1 0 C Bosch 4 1 26 3 6.5 12 2 1 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Australia won the 3-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.15 start, First Session 19.15-20.45, Interval 20.45-21.05, Second Session 21.05-22.35
Match days
16 August 2025 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 2 wickets)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 0
- D Brevis: 50 off 22 balls (1 x 4, 6 x 6)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 10.1 overs (61 balls), Extras 1
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 20 balls (D Brevis 39, T Stubbs 11, Ex 1)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 2
- Innings Break: South Africa - 172/7 in 20.0 overs (HE van der Dussen 38, K Rabada 4)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 0 wicket)
- Australia: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (MR Marsh 30, TM Head 18, Ex 4)
- MR Marsh: 50 off 34 balls (2 x 4, 5 x 6)
- MR Marsh: 50 off 35 balls (3 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Australia: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 5
- Australia: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (104 balls), Extras 8
- GJ Maxwell: 50 off 30 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
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