Breetzke Ton Leads South Africa to 67-Run Win over Australia
Matthew Breetzke’s 112 and Keshav Maharaj’s 4/20 powered South Africa’s 67-run win after Australia lost nine wickets for 101 runs.
- On Thursday, September 24, 2026, South Africa defeated Australia by 67 runs in the first ODI in Durban, with Matthew Breetzke scoring 112 and Marco Jansen adding 75.
- Missing frontline bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi, South Africa relied on a second-string seam attack that struggled early but demonstrated bowling depth for the 2027 World Cup.
- Spinners Keshav Maharaj, Bjorn Fortuin, and Aiden Markram stifled Australia's middle order, with Maharaj taking 4-20 in 9.2 overs as visitors repeatedly failed to convert opening stands into wins.
- On Sunday, September 27, 2026, South Africa sealed the series 2-0 in Johannesburg when Temba Bavuma and David Miller struck centuries in a 32-run second ODI victory.
- Australia is using this series as a fact-finding mission for the 2027 Cricket World Cup, which will be hosted across South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe next year.
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A moment from the second ODI between South Africa and Australia is rapidly going viral on social media. De Kock asked captain Bavuma to make a quick decision regarding DRS. As the review timer was about to expire, Bavuma made the decision, and Bartlett was given out LBW.
Miller and Bavuma lead South Africa to a win in 2nd cricket ODI and a series victory over Australia
David Miller and Temba Bavuma have posted centuries for South Africa in a 32-run win in the second cricket ODI that clinched the series and saw Australia once again exposed against spinners. Miller hit a belligerent 142 runs off 93…
Miller and Bavuma bash Australia as South Africa win ODI series
Temba Bavuma and David Miller both struck centuries as South Africa defeated Australia by 32 runs in a high-scoring second one-day international in Johannesburg on Sunday to claim the three-match series with a game to spare.
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Beloit Daily NewsMiller and Bavuma tons earn South Africa 32-run win in 2nd ODI vs Australia to win cricket series
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — David Miller and Temba Bavuma smashed centuries for South Africa as Australia once again was exposed against spinners to lose the second cricket ODI by 32 runs on Sunday.
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