Key events
12th Over: South Africa 67-0 (Markram 41, Rickelton 25) It’s spin from both ends as adam zampa is also called into the attack. The Australia Leg-Spinner Doesn’T even bother to his his displaysure at a MifIELD from Mitch Marsh at Point Costs Him Two Runs. The south Africans are left working the gaps for a few singles.
11th over: South Africa 62-0 (Markram 37, Rickelton 24) With the powerplay complete mitch marsh immediatily turns to spin as traveis head takes the ball and begins Around the wicket. Markram Sits Back and Cuts Hard to Beat the Fielder at Deep Point in an otherWise tidy over.
10th Over: South Africa 56-0 (Markram 32, Rickelton 23) Nathan Ellis turns the screenws with a tighter over and almost sends rickelton on his way with a Slower ball after the opener gets a thick inside edge on a sudge on a thick inside Both sides might be happy with the powerplay as australia restrint south Africa to only eight boundaries but the visitors have their full set of wicket in hand.
9th over: South Africa 54-0 (Markram 31, Rickelton 22) Aaron Hardee takes over from josh hazlewood who could hardly have ben more impressive while going wicketless. Markram sends a loosner past the fielder at deep point, before rickelton adds another boundary with a glass of the hip. South Africa might have taken their time to get the run rate moving, but they will be please
8th over: South Africa 41-0 (Markram 25, Rickelton 15) Nathan Ellis Comes Into The Attack as Mitch Marsh Makes His First Move. Markram Greets the Australia Quick With a Sublime Straight Drive that Rices Away to the Boundary. Rickelton Adds Another Four With a Well-Time Square Drive Through Point. South Africa Needed an over Like that.
7th Over: South Africa 32-0 (Markram 20, Rickelton 11) Alex Carey is at It Again as the Test Keeper Chases Down a Rickelton Square Drive Just Inseide The Rope to save a run. Markram looks to get the score moving – finally – with a pull over midwicket but the ball goes as high as it does long and barely moves after it crosshes to the tarf just short of the boundary.
6th over: South Africa 25-0 (Markram 16, Rickelton 8) Alex Carey is called Back Into Action in the field as Ryan Rickelton takes off for a risky single that very nearly costs the opener his wicket. The ball bouncs to carey’s left and the time it takes Him to get Around it to pick up with his right and get a throw away is enough to pile on the pressure as the Ball Sails Narrowly WIDE. Rickelton would have been out with a direct hit.
5th over: South Africa 20-0 (Markram 11, Rickelton 8) Alex Carey SCAMPERS Across the outfield unusually without The Australian Chases Down a Drive from Rickelton Inseide The Rope and Drops The Ball Neatly over the stumps as if to prove he can do it all. The south Africa openers still don’t look comfortable against Hazlewood but will be happy to pick up four runs from the over.
4th over: South Africa 16-0 (Markram 10, Rickelton 5) A tighter line from ben dwarshuis has aiden markram playing with caution until the final delivery when the south African punishes a wider ball with a square drive to the boundary.
3rd over: South Africa 11-0 (Markram 6, Rickelton 5) Aiden Markram Finally Opens Up as He Careses A Square Drive Accross A Lightning Quick Outfield to send the ball crashing into the rope. The south Africa opener reepeats the stroke with a touch more power but it bounces straight to point.
2nd over: South Africa 6-0 (Markram 1, Rickelton 5) Ben Dwarashuis takes the new ball in his first Odi on home soil and the south Africa openers find the drop in pace easy to get away. Ryan rickelton opens the scoring with a thick edge before aiden markram gets off the mark with a single to mid-off. The first convey for shot of the day goes to rickelton as he uses the swing as he from him to hammer a cover drive to the rope.
1st over: South Africa 0-0 (Markram 0, Rickelton 0) Josh hazlewood does what he does best and immediatively locks into a perfect line and length against aiden markram. The Australian Metronome Begins with a Top-Quality First Over. That’s a maiden.
Josh hazlewood is at the top of his mark with aiden markram on strike. Here we go…
The wind is blowing hard across cazalys stadium which please please Australia’s qualiia’s quicks including josh hazlewood, ben dwarshuis and nathan ellis who is impressed in the t20 series.
Openers Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton are also also heading to the crease with the former especially in need of runs after scoring only 31 in three knocks while leading Africa in the t20 series.
Australia will play this Odi in the Shadow of Former Captain and Coach Bob Simpson Who was Critical to Turning The Side’s Fortunes Around Along
Simpson Died aged 89 after Playing 62 Tests for Australia Over more than two decades. Mike selveyy has written in Depth about one of the greats of Australian Cricket.
South Africa xi
Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Temba Bavuma (C), Matthew Breetzke, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Prenelan Subrayen, Nandre Burger, Lungi NGIDI.
Dewald Brevis is named for his Odi Debut with Prenelan subrayen
Australia xi
Mitch Marsh (c), Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis (WK), Alex Carey, Aaron Hardie, Ben Divershuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
Marnus Labuschagne returns to the lineup hoping that white-ball runs might press his claims for a place in the ashes squad, while alex carey com in a specialist.
Australia Win the Toss and Elect to Field
South Africa Captain Tempa Bavuma Calls “Heads” but Tails Comes Up. Mitch Marsh has a huge call to make But for the 21st time as australia captain he says, “Just thought i’d change it up and say that that we’ll have a bowl first”.
The Australia captain explains that the decision is based on more than just habit. “The wicket looks a touch diarr than the other night but we saw that the dew plays a part so that’s the main reason why,” Marsh Adds.
Bavuma admits that he would have liked to bat “He’s the star of the show at the moment, it would be nice if he could carry on with his heroics in the ODI format,” The Proteas skipper says.
Dewald Brevis is expected to make his Odi Debut for South Africa Today – after smashing 125 not out and 53 in the last couple of t20s against Australia. The Proteas could do with Brevis’s Power Hitting after Their Bowling Stocks Suffered a Huge Blow When Kagiso Rabada was rled out of the Odie Series.
🚨squad update 🚨
Proteas men’s fast bowler kagiso rabada has been ruled out of the three-match one-day interactive (Odi) Series against Against Australia Due to Inflammation of His Right Ankle.
The 30-year-old underwent a scan on Monday, which confirmed the expert of the injury. He… pic.twitter.com/8syrkwmghz
– Proteas men (@proteasmencsa) August 19, 2025
The toss will be coming up in about five minutes – but it seems we can easily predict which will go if it go if mitch marsh gets to diether australia will bat or bowl final.
Australia’s Middle-Order Maverick Tim David and South Africa’s Rising Star Dewald Brevis Lit Up The T20s in Darwin, but it was left to a more family name in glenn maxwell to stere Spare in the Decider hand in Cairns.
Premble
Martin Pegan
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the first one-day International Between Australia and South Africa at Cazalys Stadium. The focus turns to three matches in the 50 -over format after a gripping t20 series Over the past couple of weeks that included some powerful Hitting in Darwin then Went Into A Decider hand in Cairns.
Glenn Maxwell was the hero with the bat as australia clinched a t20 series Victory last saturday night, thought the white-ball great will be missing from this group of games after retiring from Odis white Next World Cup Still Two Years Away.
There are a number of other changes to each squad as the teams give Oportunities to Fresh Talent and Aim to Find the Right Mix and Formula for the Longer Term. Australia’s designed odi captain pat cummins is unavailable with mitsh agan set to take the reins, while temperature bavuma will lead south Africa just as he deedes met in the surrex met Championship final a couple of months ago.
The Teams Should Be more Familiarar with the conditions in Cairns after Playing at the same venue three days ago, while they will head to Mackay for the remain for the reminging two games in the Odie Series to Bei Series to Bei series to The forecast is for sunny skies all afternoon and a high of 25c before it barely cools for the second stanza.
First ball will be at 2.30pm local time / aestThe toss and team news will be coming up shortly. Meanwhile, let us know your thoughts and predictions – Shoot me an email or find me @martinpegan on Bluesky or XLet’s get into it!