South Africa have already secured an unassailable 2-0 ODI series lead against Australia after victories in Durban and Johannesburg, and spinner Keshav Maharaj stressed the importance of finishing the series one step higher against the reigning ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup champions.
“You want to try and be as clinical as possible in a series of this magnitude,” Maharaj said.
“They are the world champions, so it’s always nice to build confidence.
“It is probably just over 12 months away, but it’s a wonderful stepping stone and foundation to build on. It shows character.
“It shows champion mentality, but it’s about the process that we’re focussing on behind everything and letting it play out that way and just sort of doing the basics really well.
“Obviously, there are areas where we can improve, that we can keep building on. If we can execute that, then hopefully we come on the right side of things.”
