South Africa vs Australia Scorecard, 3rd T20I, South Africa tour of Australia 2025

3rd T20I · South Africa tour of Australia 2025 · Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns · 16 Aug 2025

South Africa 172/7 (20 ov)

Australia 173/8 (19.5 ov)

Australia won by 2 wickets

Player of the match: GJ Maxwell

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Match summary

South Africa played Australia in the 3rd T20I, South Africa tour of Australia 2025 at Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns, on 16 Aug 2025. Australia won by 2 wickets.

Australia won the toss and chose to field first. South Africa made 172/7 in 20 overs, Australia made 173/8 in 19.5 overs.

Glenn Maxwell top-scored with 62 off 36 balls; Corbin Bosch took 3/26; Glenn Maxwell was named player of the match.

South Africa Innings

172/7 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
AK Markram c C Green b JR Hazlewood	c C Green b JR Hazlewood	1	3	0	0	33.33
RD Rickelton c JP Inglis b A Zampa	c JP Inglis b A Zampa	13	13	2	0	100.00
LG Pretorius c AM Hardie b NT Ellis	c AM Hardie b NT Ellis	24	15	5	0	160.00
D Brevis c GJ Maxwell b NT Ellis	c GJ Maxwell b NT Ellis	53	26	1	6	203.85
T Stubbs b A Zampa	b A Zampa	25	23	2	0	108.70
HE van der Dussen not out	not out	38	26	3	0	146.15
C Bosch c NT Ellis b JR Hazlewood	c NT Ellis b JR Hazlewood	1	4	0	0	25.00
S Muthusamy c JR Hazlewood b NT Ellis	c JR Hazlewood b NT Ellis	9	8	1	0	112.50
K Rabada not out	not out	4	2	1	0	200.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 2, nb 0)	4
Total	20 Ov (RR: 8.60)	172/7

Did not bat: KT Maphaka, L Ngidi

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (AK Markram, 0.5 ov), 2-32 (LG Pretorius, 4.2 ov), 3-49 (RD Rickelton, 6.5 ov), 4-110 (D Brevis, 11.4 ov), 5-137 (T Stubbs, 15.4 ov), 6-138 (C Bosch, 16.2 ov), 7-165 (S Muthusamy, 19.2 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
JR Hazlewood	4	30	2	7.50	9	3	1	0
AM Hardie	2	33	0	16.50	4	1	4	1
BJ Dwarshuis	4	37	0	9.25	8	4	1	0
NT Ellis	4	31	3	7.75	8	4	0	1
A Zampa	4	24	2	6.00	7	2	0	0
GJ Maxwell	2	15	0	7.50	2	1	0	0

Australia Innings

173/8 (19.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
MR Marsh c LG Pretorius b KT Maphaka	c LG Pretorius b KT Maphaka	54	37	3	5	145.95
TM Head c L Ngidi b AK Markram	c L Ngidi b AK Markram	19	18	3	0	105.56
JP Inglis b C Bosch	b C Bosch	0	1	0	0	0.00
C Green c D Brevis b KT Maphaka	c D Brevis b KT Maphaka	9	8	1	0	112.50
TH David c & b K Rabada	c & b K Rabada	17	9	1	1	188.89
GJ Maxwell not out	not out	62	36	8	2	172.22
AM Hardie c C Bosch b K Rabada	c C Bosch b K Rabada	1	2	0	0	50.00
BJ Dwarshuis b C Bosch	b C Bosch	1	6	0	0	16.67
NT Ellis c RD Rickelton b C Bosch	c RD Rickelton b C Bosch	0	1	0	0	0.00
A Zampa not out	not out	0	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 5, w 4, nb 1)	10
Total	19.5 Ov (RR: 8.72)	173/8

Did not bat: JR Hazlewood

Fall of wickets: 1-66 (TM Head, 7.6 ov), 2-71 (JP Inglis, 8.4 ov), 3-83 (MR Marsh, 10.2 ov), 4-88 (C Green, 10.5 ov), 5-120 (TH David, 13.1 ov), 6-122 (AM Hardie, 13.5 ov), 7-163 (BJ Dwarshuis, 18.3 ov), 8-163 (NT Ellis, 18.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
K Rabada	4	0	32	2	8.00	14	1	3	2	1
AK Markram	2	0	6	1	3.00	7	0	0	0	0
L Ngidi	3.5	0	34	0	8.87	10	4	1	0	0
KT Maphaka	3	0	36	2	12.00	6	6	1	0	0
S Muthusamy	3	0	34	0	11.33	6	3	2	1	0
C Bosch	4	1	26	3	6.50	12	2	1	1	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the South Africa vs Australia match on 16 Aug 2025?

Australia won by 2 wickets.

Who was player of the match in South Africa vs Australia?

Glenn Maxwell.

Who scored the most runs in South Africa vs Australia?

Glenn Maxwell (Australia) with 62 off 36 balls.

Who took the most wickets in South Africa vs Australia?

Corbin Bosch, with 3/26.

Who won the toss in South Africa vs Australia?

Australia, who chose to field first.

Where was South Africa vs Australia played?

At Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns.