Proteas captain Temba Bavuma has admitted that his team was outplayed by the Australians in the third and final One Day International, as they went down by a massive 276 runs.
South Africa lost the final ODI of their tour to Australia by 276 runs after big innings from Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh and Cameron Green.
Lungi Ngidi took five wickets to guide the Proteas to a comprehensive 84-run win in the second ODI against Australia on Friday and complete a series victory with a game to spare.
Keshav Maharaj took a maiden five-wicket haul to help the Proteas canter to a 98-run victory against Australia in the first game of the three-match ODI series in Cairns on Tuesday.
Glenn Maxwell struck an unbeaten 62 off 36 balls to help Australia beat South Africa by two wickets with one ball to spare in the third and final T20I in Cairns and seal the series 2-1.
Dewald Brevis struck the highest score by a South African player in a T20 International to help the Proteas power to a 53-run victory against Australia in Darwin and level the series at 1-1.