Watch the highlights of South Africa vs Australia 3rd T20I 2023 - Australia tour of South Africa 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 3rd T20I match played between Australia and South Africa at Kingsmead, Durban in 03rd September 2023.
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| Travis Head played a match-winning knock © Gallo Images/Getty Images |
Opener Travis Head's powerhouse of hitting 48-ball 91, Middle-order batsmen Josh Inglis and Marcus Stoinis' rapid Innings after Sean Abbott's four-for helped to Australia emphatic five-wicket victory over South Africa, despite a Impressive Innings from Debutant Donovan Ferreira's 21-ball 48 and Australia registered their historic first 3-0 whitewash against South Africa in a high-scoring game of the third T20I.
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- This is the third time Australia have whitewashed their oppositions in a bilateral three-match series in T20 international and registered their historic first 3-0 whitewash against South Africa in T20Is.
- This is the second time South Africa have suffered a clean sweep in a bilateral three-match series in T20 internationals, previous clear sweep came against England in 2020.
- Australiaa chased 191 was their joint fifth highest successful run-chase in One-day international and It is their second highest chase against South Africa in T20Is after their 205 chase at Johannesburg in 2016.
- South Africa's 190 was their third highest score against Australia in T20 international and also It is their third highest total at Kingsmead, Durban in ODIs.
- 58 : Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram set up the joint highest third-wicket partnership for South Africa against Australia in ODIs, jointly 58-run stand held by between Colin Ingram and JP Duminy at Cape Town in 2011.
- 54 : Donovan Ferreira and Gerald Coetzee set up the record seventh-wicket partnership for South Africa against Australia in T20 international, previously held by the 41-run stand between Aiden Markram and Gerald Coetzee at same in the previous T20I match and the South Africa's joint second highest seventh-wicket stand in T20Is, jointly 54-run stand held by between Mangaliso Mosehle and Andile Phehlukwayo against England at Cardiff in 2017.
- Matthew Short became the fifth Australian opener to fall for a first-ball duck in T20 international and the second Australian opener to fall for a first-ball out against South Africa in T20Is after David Warner.
- Australia's 191 was their seventh highest score against South Africa in T20 international and It is their second highest total at Kingsmead, Durban in T20Is after their 226 against also the South Africa in the first T20I match.
- Travis Head's 91 was his highest score for Australia in T20 international and the third highest-score by an Australian batsman against South Africa in T20Is.
- Sean Abbott's 4 for 31 was his best bowling performance for Australia in T20 international and the joint second best-bowling-figures by an Australian bowler against South Africa in T20Is, jointly with Tanveer Sangha.
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South Africa scored 190-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Debutant Donovan Ferreira hammered a 48 off 21-balls on his debut T20I match - including 5-sixes & a four with strike rate of 228.57.
Reeza Hendricks blasted a 42 off 30-balls including 2-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 140, Aiden Markram hammered a 41 off 23-balls included 4-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 178.26 and Tristan Stubbs hit 25 off 16-balls including 2-sixes & a four with strike rate of 156.25.
Australia best bowler by Sean Abbott claimed a 4-wickets for 31-runs in 4-overs including a maiden, Marcus Stoinis took 2-wickets and one for Tanveer Sangha.
Australia chased 191-5 in 17.5 overs with top scorer by Travis Head hammered a 91 off 48-balls - who fell nine-run short of his century.
Josh Inglis hammered a 42 off 22-balls including 4-sixes & a four with strike rate of 190.90, Marcus Stoinis blasted a unbeaten 37 off 21-balls included 3-sixes & 2-fours with strike-rate of 176.19 and Mitchell Marsh 15.
South Africa best bowler by Bjorn Fortuin, Gerald Coetzee both took 2-wickets and one for Aiden Markram.
Travis Head named Player of the match for his match-winning power-hitting Innings of career-best 91 off 48-balls including 8-fours and 6-sixes with strike rate of 189.58.
