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South Africa beat Australia to win ODI series in Johannesburg

Centuries from Temba Bavuma and David Miller helped South Africa defeat Australia by 32 runs to secure the three-match series.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 27 Sept 2026 · updated 41d ago

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First reported by BBC Sport, 38 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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The odds

How the odds moved · Australia Tour of South Africa ODIs: South Africa vs Australia
0%50%100%100%23 Sept, 22:53 UTCnowThe Guardian Sport: South Africa power to ODI series win as Australia’s middle order struggles again · 27 Sept, 17:17 UTCSkySports: Australia suffer ODI series defeat to South Africa · 27 Sept, 18:41 UTCBBC Sport: Superb South Africa seal series win over Australia · 27 Sept, 16:39 UTC

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The story so far

3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 27 Sept 2026. BBC Sport published first, on 27 September at 16:39 UTC; The Guardian Sport followed 38 min later. The most recent article, from SkySports, appeared on 27 September at 18:41 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Sport (major outlet), BBC Sport, SkySports.

One prediction market prices this story:

  • Australia Tour of South Africa ODIs: South Africa vs Australia — resolved “South Africa” on 27 Sept 2026. The market resolves to South Africa if they win the scheduled ODI on September 27, 2026, and to Australia if they win. Ties without a Super Over or canceled matches result in a 50-50 split. Readers often mistake the linked story about the first ODI as relevant, but this market applies only to the specific fixture scheduled for September 27.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Australia Tour of South Africa ODIs: South Africa vs Australia at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. BBC SportSuperb South Africa seal series win over Australia100%
  2. The Guardian SportSouth Africa power to ODI series win as Australia’s middle order struggles again100%
  3. SkySportsAustralia suffer ODI series defeat to South Africa100%
  4. Market resolved: South Africa

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. South Africa power to ODI series win as Australia’s middle order struggles again The Guardian Sport ·
  2. Australia suffer ODI series defeat to South Africa SkySports
  3. Superb South Africa seal series win over Australia BBC Sport

Related prediction markets

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  • Resolved Australia Tour of South Africa ODIs: South Africa vs Australia South Africa 41d ago

    The market favoured Australia at 55% a day out, but South Africa won. How often it's right

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In this story

  • South Africa
  • Australia
  • Temba Bavuma
  • David Miller
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