Australia's world champions have been found wanting again, falling well short in a chase for the second time in four days as South Africa prevailed by 32 runs in Johannesburg to seal the three-match ODI series triumph.
As a reconnaissance mission for their World Cup defence in southern Africa in a year's time, Sunday's loss felt like another alarming capitulation after a fine start to their pursuit of a big Proteas total was wasted, just as on Thursday in the first-match collapse at Durban.
Chasing South Africa's formidable 9-365, which featured superb hundreds from captain Temba Bavuma and the ever-reliable David Miller, Australia's stand-in skipper Mitch Marsh and Travis Head, who'd teed off with a brisk 90 together in Durban, this time clattered 130 off 17 overs at the Wanderers.
