Left-handed opener Travis Head smashed a career-best 91 from 48 balls to steer Australia to a five-wicket win and a clear sweep of its three-match Twenty20 Worldwide sequence towards host South Africa in Durban on Sunday.
Australia dominated all three video games towards a depleted house facet on the small Kingsmead floor and was the higher facet with bat, ball and within the subject, the place South Africa was sloppy.
The host elected to bat first and posted 190 for eight in 20 overs, its highest rating of the sequence however not sufficient as Australia simply chased down the goal with 13 balls remaining.
The groups begin a five-match One-Day Worldwide sequence on Thursday in Bloemfontein, which can function preparation for the Cricket World Cup in India that will get underway on October 5.
“We had an excellent crew effort this tour, we ready properly and took the sport on,” new Australia T20 captain Mitch Marsh stated on the post-match presentation.
“We’re constructing in direction of subsequent yr’s (T20) World Cup and I’m actually happy with the gamers who’ve come into the crew and stepped up.”
Debutant middle-order batsman Donovan Ferreira top-scored for South Africa with 48 from 21 balls earlier than he was run out attempting to pinch the strike within the last over.
Others to get begins however not go on to massive scores have been opener Reeza Hendricks with 42 from 30 deliveries, and captain Aiden Markram, who crashed 41 from 23 balls.
Seamer Sean Abbott was the choose of the visiting bowlers with career-best figures of 4-31.
The house facet had hope when it lowered Australia to 43 for 2 within the fifth over, however the customer was in a position to sustain with the run-rate all through and by no means regarded troubled.
The wonderful Head and Josh Inglis placed on 85 in 42 balls for the third wicket, with the latter contributing 42 in 22 deliveries to take the sport away from South Africa.
“We have been barely higher at the moment, nonetheless not the place we need to be, however on an upward curve,” Markram stated.
“The ODI sequence will probably be necessary for us forward of the World Cup, to work on mixtures and get our greatest crew out on the park.”