South Africa National Cricket Team vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Australia won the toss and chose to bat in the third and final ODI against South Africa at the Great Barrier Reef Arena on Sunday, August 24, 2025. The hosts made two changes with Sean Abbott replacing Josh Hazlewood and Cooper Connolly coming in for Aaron Hardie. South Africa also made three changes as Temba Bavuma returned to lead the side. He replaced Matthew Breetzke while Lungi Ngidi and Marco Jansen were also rested as part of workload management.
Australian skipper Mitchell Marsh said the pitch looked good for batting and hoped his team could set a strong total. "We are going to bat first. Looks like a really good wicket and hopefully we can put on a good score. Sean Abbott comes in for Josh Hazlewood. Connolly comes in for Hardie," he said.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma said he would have liked to bat first on a surface that looked dry and might take spin later in the day. "Would have been nice to bat, looks a bit dry. Hopefully it spins during the day. Three changes for us. Burger and Ngidi have been rested as part of workload management and Breetzke has also been rested, I replace him. We want to be at our best," Bavuma said.
Australia have already lost the series 2-0. The hosts were beaten by 98 runs in the first ODI on August 19 and by 84 runs in the second ODI on August 22 at the same venue.
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI Live Streaming:
Match: Australia vs South Africa, 3rd ODI
Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025
Venue: Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
Match Start Time: 10:00 AM IST
Toss Time: 9:30 AM IST
Live Streaming (India): JioHotstar app and website
Live Telecast (India): Star Sports network
Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI Playing XIs
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton(w), Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma(c), Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Wiaan Mulder, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Senuran Muthusamy, Kwena Maphaka
Australia: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis(w), Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Xavier Bartlett, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa
