New Delhi: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, and Cameron Green smashed centuries as Australia posted a massive target of 432 runs for South Africa in the 3rd ODI at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay on Sunday, August 24.
Head and Marsh laid the foundation with commanding tons at the top, forging a 250-run partnership for the first wicket. Head scored 142 runs off 103 balls with the help of 17 boundaries and five maximums, while Marsh amassed 100 runs off 106 balls.
Head was dismissed by Keshav Maharaj, and Marsh was removed by Senuran Muthusamy. Green and Carey continued the hitting after that, with the all-rounder notching up his century in 47 balls at no.3 as the hosts dominated all 50 overs while South African bowlers were left searching for wickets.
All records broken during Australia’s run-fest
Three tons in the top 3 as Australia equal world record
The Aussies produced only the second instance across 4897 ODIs in history of the format, where all the top-order batters scored a century in an innings. South Africa achieved this milestone against the West Indies in 2015, when openers Hashim Amla (153*) and Rilee Rossouw (128) notched up centuries before AB de Villiers punished the West Indies bowlers with his 149-run knock.
Most centuries in team ODI innings
3 – South Africa (Amla, Rossouw, AB Villiers) against WI in Jo’burg, 2015
3 – South Africa (Quinton, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers) against IND in Wankhede, 2015
3 – England (Salt, D Malan, Buttler) against NED, Amstelveen, 2022
3 – South Africa (Quinton, Rassie, Markram) against Sri Lanka in Delhi, 2023
3 – Australia (Head, M Marsh, C Green) against SA in Mackay, 2025*
Cameron Green shatters scoring records
Cameron Green smacked his maiden ODI hundred in just 47 deliveries. He is only the second Australian player to score a century in under 50 balls, after Glenn Maxwell’s 40-ball hundred against the Netherlands during the 2023 ODI World Cup in Delhi, which was the fastest.
Fastest 100s for Australia in ODIs
40 – Glenn Maxwell against Netherlands in Delhi, 2023
47 – Cameron Green against South Africa in Mackay, 2025*
51 – Glenn Maxwell against Sri Lanka in Sydney, 2015
57 – James Faulkner against India in Bengaluru, 2013
Highest totals for Australia in ODIs
Australia ended up scoring 431/2 with wicket-keeper Alex Carey also completing his half-century in 37 balls, their second-highest total in ODIs behind 434/4 against the Proteas in Johannesburg in 2006.
434/4 vs SA, 2006, Johannesburg
431/2 vs SA, 2025*, Mackay
417/6 vs AFG, 2015, Perth