South Africa National Cricket Team Vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Match Scorecard: WTC Final 2025, T20I & ODI Series — All Matches

In June 2025, South Africa stood at Lord’s, WTC title in hand, having defeated Australia the defending champions in one of Test cricket’s most anticipated finals. Two months later, the same two teams faced each other in Darwin for T20Is and in Cairns for ODIs, and South Africa’s players stepped onto the field carrying the quiet confidence of a side that had already beaten the best.

This page covers every South Africa national cricket team vs Australian men’s cricket team match scorecard from 2025, across all three formats complete with batting cards, bowling figures, fall of wickets, and the full story behind each result.

SA vs AUS 2025: Complete Results At A Glance

Format	Match	Result	Venue
WTC Final	SA vs AUS, June 11-14	South Africa won	Lord’s
1st T20I	AUS vs SA, August 10	Australia won by 17 runs	Darwin
2nd T20I	AUS vs SA, August 12	South Africa won by 53 runs	Darwin
3rd T20I	AUS vs SA, August —	Result as per series	Cairns
1st ODI	AUS vs SA, August 19	South Africa won by 98 runs	Cairns

South Africa won the format that matters most (Test/WTC Final) and the ODI series opener. Australia won the T20I series.

Full scorecard: ICC WTC Final 2025, Lord’s (June 11–14, 2025)

Australia 1st Innings: 212 All Out

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Usman Khawaja	—	—	—	—	—
Steve Smith	66	—	—	—	—
Beau Webster	72	—	—	—	—
Pat Cummins (c)	—	—	—	—	—

Total: 212 all out (69+ overs)

Only Webster (72) and Smith (66) passed 23. every other Australia batter struggled against Kagiso Rabada’s Lord’s pace and Marco Jansen’s relentless left-arm angle.

South Africa 1st Innings: 138 All Out

Mitchell Starc removed both SA openers inside the first six overs. Pat Cummins added two more, and South Africa crashed to 43/4.

Total: 138 all out Australia led by 74 runs on first innings.

Australia 2nd Innings: 207 All Out

Australia batted a second time and posted 207, with Mitchell Starc contributing a gritty tail-end 41. the innings that extended South Africa’s target into territory most teams would find difficult at Lord’s.

Total: 207 all out

South Africa 2nd innings won the WTC Final

Chasing 282 (74 + 208 = 282 combined target), South Africa produced one of the great pressure chases in recent Test history.

Aiden Markram (82) and Temba Bavuma (77) led the way in a defining partnership that broke Australia’s grip on the match. Tristan Stubbs (contribution noted at fall of wickets 4-241) supported Markram as South Africa reached 276/5 and beyond.

Result: South Africa won the ICC WTC 2025 Final South Africa’s first World Test Championship title.

How South Africa Won Their First Wtc Title: The Four-innings Story

Day 1: Australia Dismantled At Lord’s

Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen are one of Test cricket’s great new-ball partnerships, and at Lord’s in June overcast, humid, the ball swinging they were almost unplayable. Australia lost wickets in clusters throughout the top and middle order, with only Webster and Smith providing the discipline to carry Australia to a competitive 212.

What people think: “212 is a competitive Test total.” Reality: at Lord’s in these conditions, with a bowling attack of Rabada-Jansen-Maharaj, 212 was already under pressure the moment Australia were bowled out.

Day 2-3: South Africa’s 1st innings collapse and Australia’s 74-run lead

South Africa’s own first innings was not comfortable. Starc’s removal of both openers inside six overs and Cummins’ double-strike created a 43/4 crisis that could have broken the match open. The fact that South Africa’s lower order restored some dignity and avoided a total collapse was critical their 138 kept them within reach and gave their bowlers a platform for the final day’s drama.

The 74-run first-innings lead for Australia felt decisive at that moment. It was not.

Day 4: South Africa’s Historic 4th Innings Chase

Chasing a fourth-innings target at Lord’s where the pitch takes increasing turn, variable bounce becomes more prominent, and history weighs on the batting side South Africa batted with exceptional composure.

Markram’s 82 was the foundation and the counterattack combined. Bavuma’s 77 provided the partnership that destroyed Australia’s nerve. Each partnership dissolved Australia’s 74-run lead, then surpassed it, then extended beyond what was required.

Temba Bavuma’s Captaincy: What It Means For South African Cricket

Bold observation: Bavuma’s captaincy of this South African side is among the best technical and emotional leadership performances in modern Test cricket. He managed Rabada and Jansen’s workloads across five days, kept his batting side calm during a Lord’s fourth-innings chase, and led a team that had never won a WTC Final into their country’s first ICC Test title.

This was not a lucky win. South Africa were the better team across all four innings.

Full scorecard: Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I (Darwin, August 10, 2025)

Australia Innings: 178 In 20 Overs

Australia batted first at TIO Stadium and immediately imploded before Tim David rebuilt everything.

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Travis Head	—	—	—	—	—
Others	—	—	—	—	—
Tim David	83	52	— (4×4)	8	159.6

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Powerplay: 58/2 (6 overs)

Total: 178 all out (20 overs)

South Africa Innings: 161/9 In 20 Overs

South Africa powered with 50/2 in their powerplay but consistently fell behind the required rate after that.

Total: 161/9 in 20 overs

Result: Australia won by 17 runs. POTM: Tim David.

Bowling Figures

Ben Dwarshuis and Glenn Maxwell each took 2 wickets for Australia in South Africa’s innings.

Tim David’s Rescue act “75/6 to 178” and Australia’s 9th Straight T20I win

The Collapse: 75/6 in the Powerplay

Australia’s new batting era built around attacking power and aggressive intent nearly destroyed itself in the powerplay. They crashed to 75/6, with Aiden Markram’s early wicket of Head (dismissed in the 2nd over) triggering a cascade of dismissals from South Africa’s pace attack.

Common mistake: assuming T20 collapses determine T20 results. At 75/6 with Tim David waiting to bat, Australia’s chances were far from over.

Tim David’s 83: 8 Sixes And The Match In Reverse

David struck 8 sixes in 52 balls. His innings at 75/6 was not just technically brilliant it was psychologically extraordinary. Walking in when a team is 75/6 against a pumped-up South Africa attack, and proceeding to hit 8 sixes, requires a mental separation from circumstances that very few T20 batters possess.

The final total of 178 was built almost entirely by one player from the wreckage of a top-order collapse. Australia thumped 13 sixes to South Africa’s two a statistic that tells you everything about the format gap between the two teams’ approaches on that day.

Australia’s Record-breaking 9th Consecutive T20i Win

This match completed Australia’s 9th consecutive T20I win a new record for the franchise. No Australian T20I team had ever won nine on the trot. On the night their top order collapsed to 75/6, they set a national record.

That is Tim David’s match. No question.

Full scorecard: Australia vs South Africa 2nd T20I (Darwin, August 12, 2025)

South Africa Innings: 218/7 in 20 overs

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Dewald Brevis*	125	56	12	8	223.2
Tristan Stubbs	31	22	—	—	—

4th wicket partnership: 100 runs off 44 balls (Brevis 81–125, Stubbs 16–31)

Powerplay: 50/2 in 6 overs

Total: 218/7 (20 overs)

Australia innings: 165 all out in 17.4 overs

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tim David	50	24	4	4	208.3

Powerplay: 58/2 in 6 overs Australia at 104/3 in the 10th over before David (52*) was caught at cover off Rabada.

Total: 165 all out in 17.4 overs

Bowling Figures

SA Bowler	O	R	W
Kwena Maphaka	4	57	3
Gerald Bosch	3	20	3
Kagiso Rabada	4	—	1 (David, caught at cover)

AUS Bowler	O	R	W
Glenn Maxwell	4	44	2
Ben Dwarshuis	4	24	2
Others	—	11+/over	—

Four of Australia’s five bowlers conceded 11 runs per over or more Dwarshuis alone was economical.

Result: South Africa won by 53 runs. POTM: Dewald Brevis.

Dewald Brevis 125*: Every Record, And The Dropped Catch That Changed The Match

The Innings Built Ball By Ball

Brevis’s century was not an explosive swing from the first ball. He was watchful in the powerplay, hitting South Africa’s first two boundaries but selecting his moments against Maxwell and Dwarshuis. By ball 25, he reached 50. By ball 41, he reached 100 and the stadium in Darwin was watching something historically rare.

His fifty came in 25 balls (2 fours, 5 sixes). His second fifty came in just 16 more balls, as he disassembled Maxwell in a single over consecutive sixes, then a four. The over with Maxwell cost 24 runs and broke Australia’s control of the middle phase permanently.

Every Record Brevis Broke In One Innings

• 125* — South Africa’s highest individual T20I score ever
• Second-fastest T20I century by a South African batter (41 balls)
• Youngest South African to score a T20I century
• Best score ever by South Africa against Australia in T20Is

Four records. One innings. At age 21.

Dropped At 56: The Moment That Changed The T20i Series

This is where things go wrong for any post-match analysis that only reads the final scorecard.

At 56 runs, with Australia still in the match, Matt Kuhnemann at long on misjudged a catch off Glenn Maxwell the ball sailed over the boundary rope for six when Kuhnemann had positioned himself to take it cleanly. The very next ball, Brevis hit another six. The over cost 24 runs.

Without that drop, Brevis is dismissed for 56 and South Africa’s innings goes on a completely different trajectory. That one miscalculation by a substitute fielder is the moment where Australia’s chance of winning the T20I series in two matches ended.

The series was effectively decided by a dropped catch at long on.

Full scorecard: Australia vs South Africa 1st ODI (Cairns, August 19, 2025)

South Africa Innings: 296/8 in 50 overs

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	82	—	—	—	—
Temba Bavuma	65	—	—	—	—
Matthew Breetzke	57	—	—	—	—

Travis Head took 4/57. his bowling proving expensive but useful in keeping the score from going even higher.

Total: 296/8 (50 overs)

Australia Innings: 198 all out in 40.5 overs

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mitchell Marsh	88	—	7 fours	—	—
Travis Head	—	—	—	—	—

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Keshav Maharaj: 5/33 in overs his first ODI five-wicket haul

Australia: 60/0 (promising start) → 89/6 (Maharaj’s intervention) → 198 all out

Result: South Africa won by 98 runs.

Keshav Maharaj’s Maiden ODI Five-for 60/0 To 89/6 In One Spell

Australia’s Promising 60/0 Start And How It Vanished

Australia opened with authority. The first 10 overs brought 60 runs for no wicket on a pitch that looked benign for batting. Markram’s three-batter, Bavuma’s two-batter first innings had just given SA 296, and Australia’s openers were treating this like a standard batting platform.

Then Keshav Maharaj was introduced. And the pitch changed personality.

Maharaj’s Five Dismissals Decoded

Maharaj’s maiden ODI five-for (5/33) was built on three specific weapons:

1. Drift into right-handers: the ball moving in the air before landing on off-stump, making LBW and caught-behind possibilities genuine
2. Sharp turn off the surface: specifically in Cairns conditions that offered more purchase than most Australian pitches
3. Pressure accumulation: conceding only 33 runs in his entire spell forced attacking strokes from batters uncomfortable against quality spin

Australia went from 60/0 to 89/6 in the space of Maharaj’s spell a collapse of 29 runs for 6 wickets. It was decisive, comprehensive and completely unexpected given the nature of the Australia’s opening stand.

Why Mitchell Marsh’s 88 Was Not Enough

Marsh (88) is the single most frustrating line in this scorecard. He top-scored for Australia in a 99-run defeat, making 88 while every other batter failed to convert their starts. His partnership with Ben Dwarshuis (19) was the only resistance after Maharaj’s carnage.

What this tells you: Marsh’s batting is the class, the consistency and the character Australia need. But one batter cannot carry an ODI side against 296 when the top five contribute almost nothing after a brilliant opening stand.

The 2025 Narrative What South Africa’s Year Against Australia Reveals

Three formats. One year. Three different stories:

1. WTC Final (June 2025): South Africa outplayed Australia across four innings at Lord’s, winning their first WTC title with a measured, composed performance. Bavuma’s captaincy, Rabada’s Lord’s mastery, Markram’s big-match batting all aligned.
2. T20I series (August 2025): Australia’s power-based T20I identity built on Tim David and a 9-game winning streak was too much for South Africa in the first game. South Africa levelled with Brevis’s record innings, and the series was decided from there.
3. ODI series (August 2025): Maharaj’s first five-for against Australia confirmed a structural weakness in Australia’s ability to handle high-quality spin in subcontinental or spin-friendly conditions even at home.

The underlying truth: South Africa in 2025 are the most complete cricket team this rivalry has produced in two decades. They can win Tests at Lord’s, post 218 in T20Is with a 21-year-old, and field a five-for spinner in ODIs in Australia. That range is what champions look like.

Fantasy And Form Takeaways From SA Vs AUS 2025

• Dewald Brevis as the top fantasy batting pick in any SA vs AUS T20I encounter on flat pitches four records in one innings, the drop at 56 didn’t change what he is capable of.
• Tim David in any T20 chase or rescue situation: his 83 in Game 1 and 50 in Game 2 (caught at cover off Rabada while looking set for another big innings) confirm he is consistently Australia’s highest-ceiling T20I batter.
• Keshav Maharaj on surfaces offering turn Cairns was unusually helpful, but Maharaj’s 5/33 against a quality AUS lineup is a career benchmark performance and makes him a high-ceiling bowling pick whenever conditions lean his way.
• Mitchell Marsh in ODI conditions his 88 in a losing cause shows class, but also shows that his value as a fantasy pick is heavily dependent on whether Australia’s top order can build him a platform.
• Aiden Markram across both WTC (where he scored 82 in the run chase) and ODI (82 again) Markram delivers specifically in the matches that matter most. He is the highest-reliability pick in any SA vs AUS match across formats.
• Kagiso Rabada in Test cricket at Lord’s the conditions amplified what is always there, but his record at venues offering pace and movement makes him an automatic selection in any multi-day fantasy cricket context.

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