Australia complete T20 whitewash over outclassed Proteas

SPORTSAREENA.comSeptember 3, 2023

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Australia accomplished a whitewash over South Africa with a five-wicket victory within the third and last T20 worldwide at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead on Sunday.

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The Proteas gained the toss and elected to bat first and posted 190/8 with rookie Donovan Ferreira smashing 48 off 21 balls.

That a aggressive whole, particularly when Proteas captain Aiden Markram dismissed Matthew Short with the primary ball of the guests’ innings, however Australia made a mockery of the chase profitable with 13 balls to spare.

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Travis Head was the chief destroyer for the Baggy Greens with a usually brutish 91 off 48 balls (eight fours and 6 sixes).

The guests had been helped by the Proteas dropping three catches.

Australia gained the opening match by 111 runs and the second match by eight wickets.

All three matches had been performed at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead in Durban.

The sides will now play a five-match ODI collection beginning on Thursday, 7 September in Bloemfontein.

PROTEAS ODI SQUAD

Temba Bavuma (captain, Lions), Dewald Brevis (Titans), Gerald Coetzee (Titans), Quinton de Kock (Titans), Bjorn Fortuin (Lions), Reeza Hendricks (Lions), Marco Jansen (Warriors), Heinrich Klaasen (Titans), Sisanda Magala (Lions), Keshav Maharaj (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Aiden Markram (Titans), David Miller (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Lungi Ngidi (Titans), Anrich Nortje (Warriors), Tabraiz Shamsi (Titans), Wayne Parnell (Western Province), Kagiso Rabada (Lions), Tristan Stubbs (Warriors), and Rassie van der Dussen (Lions)