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Returning to the scene of their sandpaper ball-tampering scandal , Warner (57 off 37 balls) and Steve Smith (30no off 15) each made key contributions for a retooled Australia after they were sent into bat by Proteas skipper Quinton de Kock. They amassed 5-193 before dismissing the home team for just 96, the lowest international T20 score at Newlands. Starc finished with 3-22, and Ashton Agar 3-16. Australian spinner Adam Zampa took 2-10 and two difficult catches as South Africa faltered early in their run chase and were bowled out in

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Starc, for the second time in the series, knocked over de Kock's middle stump before accounting for the badly out-of-form Faf du

Plessis.

Agar very nearly had his second hat-trick in three games after bowling Lungi Ngidi for a golden duck. Steve Smith gets about the runs at Newlands.Credit:AP Australian captain Aaron Finch said: "It's something we've really prided ourselves on over the last couple of years, making sure that when we're in situations to win series that we take them. "I felt as though we played a pretty clinical game today." Starc, the man of the match, said: "It's been a good job from all the bowlers through the series. The spinners have been phenomenal. We are doing some good stuff.  We have plenty to build on." Australia have now won four straight T20 international series after clean sweeps of India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan last year. Mitchell Starc celebrates the dismissal of South African captain Quinton de Kock at Cape Town.Credit:Getty Images Australia have T20 fixtures in New Zealand and England to come but they look to be in rude health ahead of hosting the World Cup in

October.

Smith, batting at No.5 after the tourists opted to tweak their middle order, smacked two sixes off the final over in a valuable late cameo. Warner earlier combined with Finch (55) to give an unchanged Australia a dream start. Finch was later named player of the series. South Africa's bowling and fielding was sharp in Port Elizabeth, where the hosts claimed a thrilling 12-run victory to level the three-match

series.

Adam Zampa takes one of his two catches at Newlands, this one helping dismiss Rassie van der Dussen. Credit:Getty Images But the energy levels in the field were notably low at Newlands as Warner and Finch raced to 0-75 off the powerplay. Warner guided a six over midwicket to bring up his fifty off 30 balls, falling to Anrich Nortje soon after with a mistimed slog caught on the

leg side.

The tourists made the surprise move to send Matthew Wade and Mitch Marsh in at No.3 and No.4 respectively after their strong start. Wade's lacklustre series continued when he was dismissed for 10, well-caught by a diving de Kock off the bowling of Lungi Ngidi. Marsh successfully challenged an lbw dismissal but holed out in the deep soon after off the bowling of Dwaine Pretorius. Smith would have been out for six when he was clean-bowled by a Kagiso Rabada yorker but the Proteas spearhead was called for a front-foot no

ball.

A weakened South Africa, who also had several dropped catches, haven't won a series in any format since March 2019.

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"It's just another blowout the way I see it," de Kock said. "It's not good enough doing it twice in one series. We're going to have to have a good look at ourselves and ask some honest questions."

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