Cape Town,9 March। Hashim Amla's unbeaten knock of 97 went in vain for South Africa as Australia Cricket Team chased down 179 in the final over with 6 wickets in hand to wrap up the series 2-1.

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Venue: Newlands, Cape Town

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Toss: South Africa won the toss and opt to bat

South Africa Innings:  178/4 in 20 overs ( Hashim Amla 97*, David Miller 30, Nathon Coulter-Nile 2/36)

Australia Innings:  181/4 in 19.2 overs ( Steven Smith 44, Shane Watson 43, Usman Khawaja 33,David Warner 33, Imran Tahir 2/38)

Hashim Amla is the Man of the Match for his unbeaten 62-ball 97.

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David Warner is the Man of the Series for aggregating 130 runs in three games.

Series Result: Australia clinch series 2-1.

Teams (Playing XI)

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South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Rilee Rossouw, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, David Wiese, Kyle Abbott, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir

Australia: Usman Khawaja, Shane Watson, Steven Smith (c), David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, James Faulkner, Peter Nevill (wk), Adam Zampa, John Hastings, Nathan Coulter-Nile

 

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