T Bavuma of South Africa scored 65 and MR Marsh of Australia scored 88 at Cairns on 19 Aug 2025 to provide the 206^th occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the fifth such occasion in South Africa-Australia one day series. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	WJ Cronje	69	1	South Africa	v Australia	Bloemfontein	13 Apr 1997
	2	SR Waugh	91	2	Australia	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	13 Apr 1997
2	1	RT Ponting	164	1	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Mar 2006
	2	GC Smith	90	2	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	12 Mar 2006
3	1	RT Ponting	91	1	Australia	v South Africa	Basseterre	24 Mar 2007
	2	GC Smith	74	2	South Africa	v Australia	Basseterre	24 Mar 2007
4	1	GJ Bailey	66	1	Australia	v South Africa	Harare	27 Aug 2014
	2	AB de Villiers	136*	2	South Africa	v Australia	Harare	27 Aug 2014
5	1	T Bavuma	65	1	South Africa	v Australia	Cairns	19 Aug 2025
	2	MR Marsh	88	2	Australia	v South Africa	Cairns	19 Aug 2025