Following a crushing 98-run defeat in the series opener, a wounded Australia will be looking to level the three-match One Day International series as they take on a confident South African side in the second ODI at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay. South Africa’s dominant performance in Cairns, powered by Aiden Markram’s solid 82 and a match-winning five-wicket haul from the spin wizard Keshav Maharaj, has put them firmly in the driver’s seat. The pressure is now squarely on the home side to regroup, adapt, and keep the series alive.