Australia get revenge in rain-curtailed ODI against South Africa

[p]With test captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cummins-patrick/nXoaKQUf/"]Pat Cummins[/a] competing in ‌his first ODI in 22 months and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/starc-mitchell/CQX4De2l/"]Mitchell ‌Starc[/a] restored to the team, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/OxG0JfXg/"]Australia[/a] fielded a ‌formidable attack after losing the opening two matches.[/p][p]But ‌it was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barlett-xavier/baz2m7jS/"]Xavier Bartlett[/a], who removed both openers and finished with 2-25 from five overs, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zampa-adam/UecZYPql/"]Adam Zampa[/a], ‌who took 2-34 from six, who ⁠effectively stifled home hopes ‌of chasing down a challenging target at the JB ​Marks Oval after Australia were put in to bat and scored 322-9.[/p][p]Rain brought a ​premature end to proceedings with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/tUhlKzIm/"]South Africa[/a] on 145-4 after 28 overs, 46 runs short of ⁠their revised target ​of 191. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rickelton-ryan/xOotum0C/"]Ryan Rickelton[/a] was unbeaten on 71 but running out of partners in a depleted batting line-up.[/p][embed guid="187b5a57-5343-4ec0-abaf-7a84189fceb3" url="https://x.com/ProteasMenCSA/status/2105380822517752251?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]South Africa rested captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bavuma-temba/Kb3iKZg5/"]Temba Bavuma[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/miller-david/rwlHA2tj/"]David Miller[/a] ‌and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jansen-marco/6ey7qlc3/"]Marco Jansen[/a] and saw [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-zorzi-tony/jXE3gZcR/"]Tony de Zorzi[/a] hurt his hamstring while fielding, which meant he could not bat.[/p][p]The wet weather also delayed the start of play, but Australia saw off any advantage South Africa hoped to gain out of the wicket with a 78-run partnership off 53 balls for the opening wicket between skipper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marsh-mitchell/UovVueNf/"]Mitchell ‌Marsh[/a] (56) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/head-travis/EiBJThAd/"]Travis Head[/a] (24).[/p][p]The 20-year-old Oliver Peake contributed ​48, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carey-alex/0jSW0rT0/"]Alex Carey[/a] top-scored with 74 to ‌push Australia to an imposing total.[/p][p]South Africa won the first ODI in Durban by 67 runs and the second in Johannesburg by 32 runs. The two countries will now contest ⁠a three-test series starting ⁠in Durban next ‌week.[/p]