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Debutant Donovan Ferreira smashed a stunning 48 from just 21 balls to help South Africa recover from a perilous 122-6 to reach a competitive total of 190-8 but Travis Head (91) ensured there was no consolation victory for the home side as Australia cantered to victory by five wickets with 13 balls to spare in the third and final T20 International against Australia at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead in Durban yesteray afternoon. Having won the first game by 111-runs and the second by 8-wickets the tourists wrapped up the T20I series 3-0 with the first of five one-day internationals scheduled for Bloemfontein on Thursday.
Opener Head made light work of the chase despite slipping to 43-2 reaching 50 from just 24 balls and adding a definitive 85 for the third wicket with Josh Inglis who belted an ill-disciplined Proteas attack for 42 from just 22 balls with a four and four sixes.
Captain Aiden Markram (4-0-37-1) trapped opener Matthew Short (0) lbw with the first ball of the run chase to give his team immediate hope and Mitchell Marsh (15) top edged a pull against Gerald Coetzee to lose his wicket for the first time in the series after two unbeaten, match-winning innings.
But by the time Inglis top edged a sweep against Bjorn Fortuin to Coetzee on the square leg boundary the score was 128-3 at the start of the 12th over and the game was Australia’s to lose – and they did not oblige. — SuperSport.
Online Reporter