Australia vs South Africa, Match 3

Standing tall amidst the ruins was Farhaan Behardien who knocked a sensible half-century, before getting dismissed in the last over of the innings. His knock helped South Africa reach 189 for 9 in their 50 overs.

CARTWHEEL 2: Batsman - JP Duminy, Bowler - Nathan Coulter-Nile

CARTWHEEL 3: Batsman - Wayne Parnell, Bowler - Josh Hazlewood

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. As has been the case throughout the ongoing series, wickets kept tumbling quickly. But Hashim Amla was looking good in the middle

THAT RUN OUT: However, his innings ended abruptly, after a brilliant fielding effort from Steve Smith. (In this picture, Aaron Finch is seen whipping off the bails at the bowler's end to dismiss Amla).

The stumps went cartwheeling quite a few times during the course of South Africa's innings. AB de Villiers for the second time in as many matches played an uncharacteristic innings. He is yet to score a boundary in the ongoing tri-series.

Australia's chase never got going. Wickets kept tumbling from the second over itself. Among the Top 9 batsmen in the line-up, only Aaron Finch managed to reach a two-figure score.

Aaron Finch played a lone hand for Australia, stroking a brilliant half-century in vain

Rilee Rossouw hurt his shoulder while fielding. He was admitted to a nearby hospital soon after that.

Nathan Lyon did well to push the inevitable by putting on two crucial partnerships with Aaron Finch and Josh Hazlewood., However, they failed as Australia went on to lose by 47 runs.