Overview

• Australia crashed from 60 without loss to 89 for 6 in Cairns as Keshav Maharaj ran through the middle order during an unbroken 10-over spell.
• South Africa posted 296 for 8 built on Aiden Markram’s 82, Temba Bavuma’s 65 and Matthew Breetzke’s 57, the highest ODI total recorded at Cazaly’s Stadium.
• Debutant Prenelan Subrayen triggered the hosts’ slide by stumping Travis Head for 27, after Head had earlier claimed 4 for 57 with part-time off-spin.
• Mitchell Marsh top-scored for Australia with 88 before Nandre Burger and Lungi Ngidi closed out the chase to bowl the hosts out for 198 in 40.5 overs.
• Kagiso Rabada was ruled out of the series with right-ankle inflammation and replaced in the squad by Kwena Maphaka, while Dewald Brevis and Subrayen earned ODI debuts as the series shifts to Mackay on August 22 and 24.