Squads:
South Africa Squad: Dean Elgar(c), Sarel Erwee, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Khaya Zondo, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Simon Harmer, Lizaad Williams, Heinrich Klaasen, Gerald Coetzee
Australia Squad: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey(w), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins(c), Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood, Marcus Harris, Matt Renshaw, Lance Morris
Match Date: Jan 4-8, 2023
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Toss: Australia won the toss and decided to bat
Umpires: CB Gaffaney, PR Reiffel
Match Result: Match drawn
Man of the Match: Usman Khawaja
Man of the Series: David Warner
| Australia first innings | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | |
| Usman Khawaja | not out | 195 | 368 | 19 | 1 |
| David Warner | c Jansen b Nortje | 10 | 11 | 2 | – |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Verreynne b Nortje | 79 | 151 | 13 | – |
| Steven Smith | c and b Maharaj | 104 | 192 | 11 | 2 |
| Travis Head | c sub (HE van der Dussen) b Rabada | 70 | 59 | 8 | 1 |
| Matt Renshaw | not out | 5 | 11 | 1 | – |
| Alex Carey (WK) | did not bat | ||||
| Ashton Agar | did not bat | ||||
| Pat Cummins (C) | did not bat | ||||
| Nathan Lyon | did not bat | ||||
| Josh Hazlewood | did not bat | ||||
| Extras | 12 (5 lb, 6 nb, 1 w) | ||||
| Total | 475/4 declared (131 overs) | ||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||
| 1-12 (Warner, 3.4 ov), 2-147 (Labuschagne, 46.6 ov), 3-356 (Smith, 109.1 ov), 4-468 (Head, 128.3 ov) | |||||
| South Africa bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls |
| Rabada | 28 | 3 | 119 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Nortje | 22 | 5 | 55 | 2 | – | 2 |
| Jansen | 25 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Maharaj | 25 | 1 | 108 | 1 | – | – |
| Harmer | 31 | 3 | 109 | 0 | – | – |
| South Africa first innings | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | |
| Dean Elgar (C) | c Carey b Hazlewood | 15 | 34 | 2 | – |
| Sarel Erwee | b Lyon | 18 | 55 | 2 | – |
| Heinrich Klaasen | c Carey b Cummins | 2 | 22 | – | – |
| Temba Bavuma | c Carey b Hazlewood | 35 | 74 | 1 | 2 |
| Khaya Zondo | lbw b Cummins | 39 | 83 | 2 | 2 |
| Kyle Verreynne (WK) | c Smith b Cummins | 19 | 39 | 2 | – |
| Marco Jansen | c Carey b Head | 11 | 78 | 1 | – |
| Simon Harmer | b Hazlewood | 47 | 165 | 4 | – |
| Keshav Maharaj | lbw b Hazlewood | 53 | 81 | 6 | 1 |
| Kagiso Rabada | c and b Lyon | 3 | 22 | – | – |
| Anrich Nortje | not out | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Extras | 13 (2 b, 1 lb, 5 nb, 5 pen) | ||||
| Total | 255 all out (108 overs) | ||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||
| 1-22 (Elgar, 8.5 ov), 2-37 (Erwee, 17.5 ov), 3-37 (Klaasen, 18.3 ov), 4-85 (Bavuma, 38.1 ov), 5-130 (Zondo, 48.4 ov), 6-137 (Verreynne, 52.4 ov), 7-167 (Jansen, 73.6 ov), 8-252 (Maharaj, 100.4 ov), 9-255 (Harmer, 106.6 ov), 10-255 (Rabada, 108 ov) | |||||
| Australia bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls |
| Hazlewood | 23 | 7 | 48 | 4 | – | 2 |
| Cummins | 23 | 7 | 60 | 3 | – | 2 |
| Lyon | 40 | 16 | 88 | 2 | – | – |
| Agar | 14 | 3 | 30 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Head | 7 | 1 | 21 | 1 | – | – |
| Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| South Africa second innings (following on) | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | |
| Sarel Erwee | not out | 42 | 125 | 6 | – |
| Dean Elgar (C) | c Carey b Cummins | 10 | 25 | 1 | – |
| Heinrich Klaasen | b Hazlewood | 35 | 61 | 3 | – |
| Temba Bavuma | not out | 17 | 42 | 1 | – |
| Khaya Zondo | did not bat | ||||
| Kyle Verreynne (WK) | did not bat | ||||
| Marco Jansen | did not bat | ||||
| Keshav Maharaj | did not bat | ||||
| Simon Harmer | did not bat | ||||
| Kagiso Rabada | did not bat | ||||
| Anrich Nortje | did not bat | ||||
| Extras | 2 (2 nb) | ||||
| Total | 106/2 (41.5 overs) | ||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||
| 1-27 (Elgar, 8.1 ov), 2-75 (Klaasen, 26.6 ov) | |||||
| Australia bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls |
| Hazlewood | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | – | – |
| Agar | 8 | 2 | 28 | 0 | – | – |
| Cummins | 8 | 1 | 16 | 1 | – | – |
| Lyon | 15 | 5 | 32 | 0 | – | – |
| Head | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – |
| Smith | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – |
| Labuschagne | 2.5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | 2 |