Overview

• Mitchell Marsh won the toss and chose to bat at the Great Barrier Reef Arena, with Sean Abbott and Cooper Connolly coming in for Australia.
• Travis Head (142) and Marsh (100) shared a 250-run opening stand, Australia’s highest first-wicket partnership against South Africa.
• Cameron Green stormed to a maiden ODI hundred off 47 balls and finished 118 not out, with Alex Carey unbeaten on 50.
• Australia closed on 431/2, only the second instance in men’s ODIs where a team’s top three all scored centuries in an innings.
• South Africa, already 2-0 up in the series, rotated heavily by resting Lungi Ngidi and Nandre Burger and recalling captain Temba Bavuma.