South African cricket team in Australia in 2025
| South African cricket team in Australia in 2025 | |||
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| Australia | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 10 – 24 August 2025 | ||
| Captains | Mitchell Marsh |
Temba Bavuma (ODIs) Aiden Markram (T20Is) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Tim David (150) | Dewald Brevis (180) | |
| Most wickets | Josh Hazlewood (6) | Kwena Maphaka (9) | |
| Player of the series | Tim David (Aus) | ||
The South Africa cricket team is touring Australia in August 2025 to play the Australia cricket team.[1][2][3] The tour consists of three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[4][5] In March 2025, the Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2025 home international season.[6]
Squads
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| ODIs[7] | T20Is[8] | ODIs[9] | T20Is[10] |
On 10 August, Aaron Hardie was added into the T20I squad as a cover for Matthew Short.[11] On 12 August, Alex Carey was added to the T20I squad as a cover for Josh Inglis, due to 'flu-like symptoms'.[12] On 14 August, Lance Morris (back injury), Mitchell Owen (concussion) and Matthew Short (side injury) were ruled out of the ODI series, and were replaced by Matthew Kuhnemann and Aaron Hardie.[13][14]
T20I series
1st T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first T20I to be played at the venue.[15]
2nd T20I
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Dewald Brevis (SA) recorded the highest individual score by a South African cricketer in T20Is. He also became the youngest South African cricketer to score a century in T20Is.[16] He also scored the fastest hundred against Australia in T20Is.[17] His knock was the biggest score made against Australia in T20Is.[18]
3rd T20I
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first T20I to be played at the venue.[19]
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
References
- ^ "Australia announce action-packed 2025/26 home season fixtures". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Proteas to tour Australia for six matches – no Tests – in August 2025". Club Cricket SA. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Australia announce bumper home summer including Ashes; set to host India, South Africa for white-ball series". India TV. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Program" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Darwin's international return confirmed; India white-ball tour locked in". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "India men set for big white-ball tour, cricket returns to Top End". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Owen set for ODI debut, Aussie big names return". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Owen earns ODI call-up to face South Africa, Labuschagne retained". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Proteas Men's squads announced for Australia white-ball tour". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Proteas bolstered by big returns for Australia series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Punjab Kings All-rounder Added To Australia Squad As Replacement For Matt Short Ahead Of AUS vs SA T20Is". Cricxtasy. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Carey recalled for first T20I in four years". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Owen, Morris, Short ruled out of South Africa series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "Australia forced into squad changes for South Africa series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ "T20I evolution reaches Darwin". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Dewald Brevis becomes youngest South Africa batter to score a T20I hundred". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Dewald Brevis breaks Du Plessis, Watson's all-time records for South Africa with blitzkrieg against Australia". India TV. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Brevis' record knock levels series for South Africa". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "First-ever Men's T20I at Cazalys Stadium reaches capacity ahead of series finale". The Nation. Retrieved 13 August 2025.