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Australian middle order collapses again as South Africa claims ODI

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Australian middle order collapses again as South Africa claims ODI. (2026, September 27). ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-28/australia-loses-second-odi-against-south-africa-after-collapse/107202556

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Quick Summary

South Africa won an One Day International (ODI) match against Australia on September 24th with a score of 8/297, while Australia scored 230 runs. This victory highlights ongoing issues in the Australian cricket team's middle order batting performance.

Written by AI on 2026-09-28, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

### Summary of Key Points from the Provided Texts

Text 1

Date: September 25th.
Scores:
IAW (Indians) scored 364 runs in their innings.
AAW (Australians) were all out for 319 runs, losing by 45 runs.

Text 2

Date: September 25th.
Match Outcome:
Australia won the third ODI against South Africa by 45 runs using the DLS method.

### Analysis and Insights

The provided texts describe the results of two different matches played on September 25th.

IAW vs AAW:
The Indians (IAW) posted a strong total of 364 runs in their innings, indicating they had an aggressive batting performance.
Australia's team (AAW) managed to score 319 runs but fell short by 45 runs. This suggests that despite a good effort from AAW, the target set by IAW was too high.

Australia vs South Africa:
In the third One Day International match between Australia and South Africa, Australia emerged victorious.
The win margin of 45 runs (using DLS method) implies that weather conditions or interruptions may have affected the game's duration, necessitating an adjusted target via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) system.

### Conclusion

Both matches ended with a winning side securing victory by exactly 45 runs. However, these are two separate events:

The first match was between Indian and Australian teams using standard cricket scoring methods.
The second match was an ODI series game between Australia and South Africa, where the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method adjusted the target due to possible interruptions.

This summary helps differentiate between the two matches and highlights their unique aspects regarding scores and conditions.

Written for “Australia South Africa ODI Series” on 2026-11-01, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.

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Topics

AAW AUS IAW INA INU

Subjects

AUS ORG · 7× INA ORG · 5× INU ORG · 5× SAF ORG · 5× SAM ORG · 5× AAW ORG · 4× BAW ORG · 4× IAW ORG · 4× QUE ORG · 4× WAU ORG · 4×

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framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-28

🔮 Australia and South Africa will play the third ODI in the series at Potchefstroom on Wednesday night (AEST).

2026-09-28 · ABC News (AU)

Australian middle order collapses again as South Africa claims ODI · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

Game → start → SAS

Game not started, asserted

Game → start → ?

WAW versus TAW Mon, 5 Oct, 3:00 pm, Game not started, INU versus AUU Tue, 6 Oct, 10:30 am, Game not started, QUW versus BAW Tue, 6 Oct, 3:00 pm, Game not started, INA versus AUA Wed, 7 Oct, 10:30 am, asserted

Game → start → d

Game not started, VIC versus SAM Thu, 8 Oct, 10:30 am, Game not started, NSW versus TAS Thu, 8 Oct, 1:30 pm, Game not started, WAU versus QUE Fri, 9 Oct, 2:50 pm, Game not started, AUW versus BAW Fri, 9 Oct, 3:00 pm, Game not started, INA versus AUA Fri, 9 Oct, 6:30 pm, Game not started, SAF versus AUS Sun, 11 Oct, 2:50 pm, Game not started, AUW versus BAW Sun, 11 Oct, 3:00 pm, Game not started, INA versus AUA Mon, 12 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, HHW versus ACM Mon, 12 Oct, 10:00 am, asserted

Game → start → ACM

Game not started, VIC versus SAM Mon, 12 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, MRW versus PSW Mon, 12 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, STW versus MSW Tue, 13 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, NSW versus TAS Tue, 13 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, SSW versus ACM Tue, 13 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, ASW versus PSW Tue, 13 Oct, 5:00 pm, Game not started, WAU versus QUE Tue, 13 Oct, 7:00 pm, Game not started, STW versus BHW Wed, 14 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, MRW versus MSW Wed, 14 Oct, 2:50 pm, Game not started, AUW versus BAW Wed, 14 Oct, 7:00 pm, asserted

Game → start → We

Game not started, ASW versus HHW Fri, 16 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, BHW versus ACM Sat, 17 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, HHW versus PSW Sat, 17 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, STW versus MRW Sat, 17 Oct, 10:30 am, Game not started, asserted

Game → start → MRW

SAM versus QUE Sat, 17 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, ACM versus MSW Sat, 17 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, SSW versus ASW Sun, 18 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, MRW versus HHW Sun, 18 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, BHW versus ASW Sun, 18 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, STW versus PSW Sun, 18 Oct, 7:00 pm, asserted

Game → start → Sun

Game not started, SAF versus AUS Sun, 18 Oct, 7:00 pm, Game not started, SSW versus MSW Sun, 18 Oct, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUW versus NZW Mon, 19 Oct, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus QUE Mon, 19 Oct, 11:30 am, Game not started, TAS versus VIC Mon, 19 Oct, 1:30 pm, Game not started, WAU versus NSW Tue, 20 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, versus Tue, 20 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, versus Tue, 20 Oct, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUW versus NZW Wed, 21 Oct, 2:00 pm, Game not started, versus Thu, 22 Oct, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUW versus NZW Sat, 24 Oct, 11:30 am, Game not started, TAS versus VIC Sat, 24 Oct, 5:00 pm, Game not started, WAU versus NSW Tue, 27 Oct, 7:30 pm, asserted

Game → start → NSW

Game not started, SAF versus AUS Wed, 28 Oct, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus WAU Thu, 29 Oct, 3:40 pm, Game not started, MRW versus STW Thu, 29 Oct, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus HHW Fri, 30 Oct, 11:30 am, Game not started, TAS versus NSW Fri, 30 Oct, 7:10 pm, Game not started, BHW versus SSW Sat, 31 Oct, 11:30 am, Game not started, QUE versus VIC Sat, 31 Oct, 3:40 pm, Game not started, ASW versus MSW Sat, 31 Oct, 7:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus MRW Sun, 1 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, STW versus BHW Sun, 1 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, asserted

Game → start → BHW

Game not started, MSW versus PSW Wed, 4 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, HHW versus MRW Thu, 5 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, ASW versus BHW Thu, 5 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, STW versus PSW Fri, 6 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus SSW Sat, 7 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, MRW versus ASW Sat, 7 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, BHW versus HHW Sun, 8 Nov, 1:40 pm, Game not started, SSW versus STW Sun, 8 Nov, 5:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus MSW Tue, 10 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, HHW versus ASW Wed, 11 Nov, 10:30 am, Game not started, NSW versus SAM Wed, 11 Nov, 10:30 am, Game not started, VIC versus WAU Wed, 11 Nov, 11:30 am, Game not started, QUE versus TAS Wed, 11 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus STW Thu, 12 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, MSW versus BHW Thu, 12 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MRW versus SSW Fri, 13 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Sat, 14 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, HHW versus BHW Sat, 14 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus ASW Sun, 15 Nov, 11:00 am, Game not started, SSW versus MRW Sun, 15 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Mon, 16 Nov, 10:00 am, Game not started, NSW versus SAM Mon, 16 Nov, 11:00 am, Game not started, QUE versus TAS Mon, 16 Nov, 2:00 pm, Game not started, VIC versus WAU Mon, 16 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, STW versus MSW Tue, 17 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, ASW versus SSW Wed, 18 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Thu, 19 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, HHW versus PSW Thu, 19 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, BHW versus STW Fri, 20 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, ASW versus MRW Sat, 21 Nov, 12:00 pm, Game not started, HHW versus STW Sat, 21 Nov, 3:30 pm, Game not started, SSW versus PSW Sat, 21 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Sun, 22 Nov, 10:30 am, Game not started, NSW versus QUE Sun, 22 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, BHW versus ASW Sun, 22 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus MRW Mon, 23 Nov, 1:30 pm, Game not started, WAU versus TAS Tue, 24 Nov, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus VIC Tue, 24 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Wed, 25 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MRW versus BHW Thu, 26 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, STW versus ASW Thu, 26 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, SSW versus MSW Fri, 27 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Fri, 27 Nov, 9:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus HHW Australian middle order collapses again as South Africa claims ODI victory In short: Australia has lost to South Africa by 32 runs in their second ODI clash of the series, with the Aussie middle order collapsing. uncertain

order → start → series

Adam Zampa went for 0-77 from his 10 overs and Josh Hazlewood went at seven runs an over while claiming three wickets. asserted

Hazlewood → go → wickets

Australia and South Africa will play the third ODI in the series at Potchefstroom on Wednesday night (AEST). asserted

Australia → play → night