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Australia strikes back to avoid ODI whitewash ahead of Test series

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Australia strikes back to avoid ODI whitewash ahead of Test series. (2026, September 30). ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-01/australia-defeats-south-africa-in-third-odi-by-45-runs-dls/107214814

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Australia won a crucial match against Bangladesh in the One Day International (ODI) cricket series on September 18 to avoid being whitewashed. The final score was Bangladesh 426 and 57 runs, while Australia scored 198 and 284 runs across two innings. This victory comes ahead of a significant Test series between the same teams, adding momentum for the Australian team as they prepare for more challenging matches.
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AUS IAW INA INU SAF

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AUS ORG · 5× INU ORG · 5× SAF ORG · 5× AUA ORG · 4× BAW ORG · 4× IAW ORG · 4× INA ORG · 4× SAM ORG · 4× VIC ORG · 4× WAU ORG · 4×

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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, 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, 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, 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, 10:30 am, Game not started, TAS versus VIC Mon, 19 Oct, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus QUE 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, 10:30 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, 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, 10:30 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, SSW versus HHW Mon, 2 Nov, 7:10 pm, 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 Sat, 28 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, MRW versus MSW Sat, 28 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, STW versus SSW Sun, 29 Nov, 12:00 pm, Game not started, BHW versus PSW Sun, 29 Nov, 3:30 pm, Game not started, ASW versus HHW Sun, 29 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Australia defeats South Africa in third ODI by 45 runs (DLS)
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2026-09-30 · ABC News (AU)
Australia strikes back to avoid ODI whitewash ahead of Test series · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 0 hedged)

Sat, 8 Aug, 12:00 am, Final score, CXI 355, BAN 263 & 54 Sun, 16 Aug, 12:00 am, Final score, AUS 198 & 284, BAN 426 & 1/57 Sun, 23 Aug, 12:00 am, Final score, AUS 210, BAN 64 & 95 Sat, 12 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, IAW 117, AAW 4/121 Tue, 15 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, ZIM 235, AUS 8/294 Tue, 15 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, IAW 7/148, AAW 2/178 Thu, 17 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, IAW 161, AAW 5/168 Fri, 18 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, ZIM 272, AUS 6/356 Fri, 18 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, INU 6/182, AUU 7/175 Fri, 18 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 9/238, SAM 0/58 Sat, 19 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, QUE 7/335, VIC 7/339 Sun, 20 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, ZIM 8/271, AUS 9/272 Sun, 20 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, IAW 6/239, AAW 235 Sun, 20 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 115, TAS 1/117 Mon, 21 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, INU 7/341, AUU 239 Tue, 22 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, QUE 358, NSW 6/359 Wed, 23 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, IAW 6/338, AAW 8/341 Wed, 23 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, INU 4/255, AUU 254 Wed, 23 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, SAM 7/383, TAS 8/376 Thu, 24 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, SAF 8/297, AUS 230 Fri, 25 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, IAW 6/364, AAW 9/362 Fri, 25 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, INA 334 & 199, AUA 171 & 200 Fri, 25 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, VIC 212, NSW 257 Sun, 27 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, SAF 9/365, AUS 333 Tue, 29 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, INU 494, AUU 217 & 229 Tue, 29 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, SYW 4/168, QUW 167 Tue, 29 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, VIW 8/293, SAS 7/290 Tue, 29 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, WAW 6/236, TAW 232 Wed, 30 Sept, 12:00 am, Final score, SAF 4/145, AUS 9/322 Wed, 30 Sept, 12:00 am, Live score, IAW 364 & 2/134, AAW 176 Wed, 30 Sept, 12:00 am, Live score, INA 5/122, AUA 358 Thu, 1 Oct, 9:30 am, Game not started, SYW versus QUW Thu, 1 Oct, 2:00 pm, Game not started, VIW versus SAS Thu, 1 Oct, 4:00 pm, Game not started, 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, 2:30 pm, Game not started, INA versus AUA Wed, 7 Oct, 10:30 am, asserted
Game → start → We
Game not started, VIC versus SAM Thu, 8 Oct, 10:30 am, asserted
Game → start → Thu
Game not started, NSW versus TAS Thu, 8 Oct, 1:30 pm, asserted
Game → start → TAS
Game not started, WAU versus QUE Fri, 9 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, INA versus AUA Fri, 9 Oct, 2:50 pm, Game not started, AUW versus BAW Fri, 9 Oct, 6:30 pm, Game not started, SAF versus AUS Sun, 11 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, INA versus AUA Sun, 11 Oct, 2:50 pm, Game not started, AUW versus BAW Mon, 12 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, HHW versus ACM Mon, 12 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, SSW versus BHW Mon, 12 Oct, 2:00 pm, asserted
Game → start → BHW
Game not started, VIC versus SAM Mon, 12 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, MRW versus PSW Mon, 12 Oct, 2:30 pm, asserted
Game → start → Mon
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, 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, 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, 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, 10:30 am, Game not started, TAS versus VIC Mon, 19 Oct, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus QUE 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, 10:30 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, 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, 10:30 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, SSW versus HHW Mon, 2 Nov, 7:10 pm, 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 Sat, 28 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, MRW versus MSW Sat, 28 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, STW versus SSW Sun, 29 Nov, 12:00 pm, Game not started, BHW versus PSW Sun, 29 Nov, 3:30 pm, Game not started, ASW versus HHW Sun, 29 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG Australia defeats South Africa in third ODI by 45 runs (DLS) asserted
Australia → start → DLS
In short: Australia has defeated South Africa in a rain affected ODI, avoiding a whitewash in the series. asserted
Australia → defeat → series
The 45-run (DLS method) win for Australia means they lost the three-match series 2-1. asserted
they → mean → series
The first of three Test matches between Australia and South Africa begins on October 9 in Durban. asserted
first → begin → Durban
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