Proteas head coach, Ottis Gibson, has praised his squad's performances during the limited-overs tour of Australia.

The Proteas finished off a successful tour to of Australia with a comfortable 21-run victory over the hosts in a one-off T20I in Carrara on Sunday.

The Proteas kick-started their T20 preparations Down Under with a comfortable 41-run win against a Cricket Australia XI at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane on Wednesday.

Proteas captain Faf du Plessis has praised the way his team withstood the pressure of a must-win match to pull off a 2-1 series win against Australia in Hobart on Sunday.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has congratulated the Proteas on clinching their ODI series against Australia at Hobart on Sunday with a conclusive victory by 40 runs in the final match.

Captain Faf du Plessis and David Miller scored centuries as the Proteas beat Australia by 40 runs in the third and deciding ODI in Hobart as the visitors took the series 2-1.

The Proteas wasted a golden opportunity to wrap up the three-match ODI series against Australia when they went down to a seven-run defeat in Adelaide on Friday in pursuit of what was a moderate target on a good batting surface.

Proteas captain Faf du Plessis has asked for a more clinical performance from his players, especially the batsmen, in the second ODI against Australia taking place at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.

Bowling with some of the world???s best fast bowlers has motivated Proteas allrounder Andile Phehlukwayo to lift his game with the ball.

Australia have added batsman Ben McDermott to their ODI squad for the remaining two games of the three-match ODI series at home against the Proteas.