Wiaan Mulder and South Africa hit a new low while Australia's Cooper Connolly soared to new heights after the Baggy Greens ruthlessly pummelled the Proteas in the final ODI in Mackay on Sunday.
Maharaj returns to the premier ranking spot on the back of his maiden ODI five-wicket haul against Australia in Cairns on Tuesday, with the left-armer gaining two places to climb in front of Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana (second) and India tweaker Kuldeep Yadav (third) on the updated
Maphaka earns a place in the 17-player ODI squad on the back of some impressive performances during the recent T20I series with the Aussies, where the left-armer collected nine scalps to finish as the leading wicket-taker across the series, including a four-wicket haul, as per ICC.
Aiden Markram, who has gone 31 innings without a T20I half-century, managed only 31 runs in three matches in the recently concluded T20 series against Australia.
With this victory, the Men in Yellow registered a 2-1 series win over the Proteas. Maxwell (62* runs off 36 balls ) was awarded the Player of the Match, whereas Tim David (150 runs in three matches) was announced the Player of the Series award.
Young Dewald Brevis's quickfire 53 off 26 deliveries could not take the Proteas to the 200-run mark in the series decider against Australia, thanks to a brilliant display of death bowling from the Aussies on Saturday in Cairns.
South Africa levelled the T20I series 1-1 against Australia with a commanding 53-run win, powered by a sensational knock from 22-year-old Dewald Brevis in the second T20I in Darwin
The teen pace sensation's spell was a major highlight for Proteas despite their 17-run loss to Australia in the first T20I at Darwin on Sunday. He kickstarted things off by removing Mitchell Owen's off-stump and reducing Australia to 73/5 even though Tim David (83 in 52 balls, with four boun
After South Africa opted to field, Australia scored a respectable 178 in their 20 overs, with Tim David's impactful fifty and Cameron Green contributing a lightning-fast cameo.
The Proteas broke a long drought when defeating the Aussies in the World Test Championship Final at Lord's earlier this year and will renew rivalries with their close rival during six white-ball contests in Australia, starting with a three-game T20I series that commences in Darwin on Sunday.
Owen, an eye-catching inclusion in Australia's ODI squad for the three home ODIs against South Africa starting from August 19. The ODI series follows a three-match T20I series against the same opponents.