South Africa clinch ODI series after 32-run win over Australia

South Africa beat Australia by 32 runs in the second one-day international at Johannesburg on September 27, clinching the three-match series with an unassailable 2-0 lead. South Africa scored 365 for nine, then dismissed Australia for 333. Captain Temba Bavuma and David Miller laid the foundation for the result with centuries and a 156-run fourth-wicket partnership. Bavuma made 103 from 116 balls, while Miller scored 142 from 93, helping South Africa recover after losing three wickets for 93 runs. Bavuma’s innings included 10 fours and two sixes. His century was his fifth as South Africa’s ODI captain, matching Faf du Plessis’s tally, according to statistical reports. The partnership with Miller was the defining stand of the innings, with Miller accelerating as Bavuma anchored the scoring. Miller struck 12 fours and nine sixes before being dismissed. His 142 was reported as a career-best ODI score. Australia’s Jack Edwards took five wickets for 67 runs, but South Africa built a total that proved beyond the visitors. Australia began its chase with an opening stand of 130 between Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head, each of whom scored 84.