Australia who had already lost the series against the proteas won the 3rd Test match played at Adelaide Oval by chasing down the 127 runs. Debutant Peter Handscomb hit the winning run for the Australians with opener Matthw Renshaw on 34. After being dismissed the tourist for 250 on the 4th day of the pink ball Test, Aussie managed to win by 7 wickets. David Warner scored 47 runs of 51 balls before he was runout.

Match Summary:

South Africa: 259/9 declared (76 overs)

Australia: 383/10 (121.1 overs)

South Africa: 250/10 (85.2 overs)

Australia: 127/3 (40.5 overs)

Result: Australia won by 7 wickets.

Player of the match: UT Khawaja (Australia)
Player of the series: VD Philander (South Africa)

Series: South Africa won the 3 match series 2-1.