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Australia cruise to 3-0 series sweep over South Africa with 5 wicket win in 3rd T20I

Australia cruise to 3-0 series sweep over South Africa with 5 wicket win in 3rd T20I
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Australia won the third and final Twenty20 international against South Africa by five wickets, completing a series clean sweep.

Seam bowler Sean Abbott took four wickets for 31, his career-best figures in T20I cricket, as South Africa made 190 for eight.

Travis Head scored 91 off 48 balls for Australia, hitting eight fours and six sixes. He was eventually caught at long-off, but by then Australia were well on their way to victory.

Mitchell Marsh was named player of the series after scoring 186 runs off 100 balls and only being dismissed once in the three matches.

South Africa put up a slightly better performance after being outplayed in the first two matches, with newcomer Donovan Ferreira hitting 48 off 21 balls in a late-innings assault.

However, it was not enough to prevent Australia from winning their third consecutive match.

A five-match one-day international series starts in Bloemfontein on Thursday as both teams intensify their preparations for the ODI Cricket World Cup in India next month.

Brief Scorecard

South Africa 190/8 (20 overs)

Australia 191/5 (17.5 overs)

Result – Australia won by 5 wickets