AUS vs SA: What the Live 2nd ODI Means for the Series

At the stated reference time — 20:28 IST on Sunday, 27 September 2026 — AUS vs SA refers to the second men’s ODI between South Africa and Australia at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. It was still a live match, not a confirmed result.

The official Cricket Australia live report recorded South Africa at 365/9, with Australia chasing 366. For Indian viewers, FanCode listed the start time as 1:30 PM IST and carried the match listing.

The score tells two different batting stories

South Africa’s total was built around two substantial innings. David Miller made 142 from 93 balls, while Temba Bavuma scored 103 from 116. The figures do not describe identical approaches: Bavuma faced more balls for his century, while Miller reached a higher score in fewer deliveries.

That distinction matters when reading the chase. Calling the total simply “365” hides the fact that Australia must deal with both prolonged accumulation and rapid scoring. The target is not the product of one late burst alone, and a short spell of economical bowling will not by itself undo the pressure created by that total.

Australia did produce a notable individual bowling return. Cricket Australia’s report gives Jack Edwards figures of 5/67. Those figures also show why a wicket count should not be treated as a complete description of control: Australia took five wickets through Edwards, yet South Africa still reached 365/9. The innings result and the individual bowling return answer different questions.

Cricket Australia’s live report describes the chase as requiring what would be the highest successful ODI chase at the Wanderers. That is useful context for the scale of the task, but it is not a prediction. At the reference time, the available official material did not establish whether Australia would complete the chase.

Why this match matters more than a standalone score

South Africa entered the second ODI 1–0 ahead after winning the first match by 67 runs. The series schedule contains three ODIs, with the third listed for 30 September.

That creates a simple but important split in the meaning of the live chase:

• A South Africa win would give them the series.
• An Australia win would level the series at 1–1 and keep the third ODI decisive for the series outcome.

So the key question is not only whether Australia can reach 366. It is whether this chase changes the series from a South African win to a final-match contest. A live score can look dramatic while the series implication remains straightforward: South Africa are protecting a lead; Australia are trying to remove it before the final scheduled match.

What Indian readers should take from “AUS vs SA” now

The practical interpretation is time-sensitive. This is not a pre-match question about who is scheduled to play. The fixture has already reached its second-innings phase at the stated cutoff, and the official live report shows a target rather than a completed result.

For the current match state, the Cricket Australia live report is the relevant source. For the India-specific start time and coverage listing, FanCode’s match page is the relevant source. Those two details should not be mixed: a listing confirms the fixture and viewing information, while a live report establishes the score at a particular moment.

The defensible answer at 20:28 IST is therefore: South Africa had posted 365/9, Australia were chasing 366, and the second ODI was still unfinished. The series was also still in South Africa’s hands at 1–0. Any statement naming a winner would go beyond what was confirmed at that reference time.