| Series Name: | South African cricket team in Australia in 2018–19 |
| Team1 Image: | Flag of Australia.svg |
| Team1 Name: | Australia |
| Team2 Image: | Flag of South Africa.svg |
| Team2 Name: | South Africa |
| From Date: | 31 October |
| To Date: | 17 November 2018 |
| Team1 Captain: | Aaron Finch |
| Team2 Captain: | Faf du Plessis |
| No Of Odis: | 3 |
| Team1 Odis Won: | 1 |
| Team2 Odis Won: | 2 |
| Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Shaun Marsh (128) |
| Team2 Odis Most Runs: | David Miller (192) |
| Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Marcus Stoinis (8) |
| Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Dale Steyn (7) Kagiso Rabada (7) |
| Player Of Odi Series: | David Miller (SA) |
| No Of Twenty20s: | 1 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Won: | 0 |
| Team2 Twenty20s Won: | 1 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Glenn Maxwell (38) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Faf du Plessis (27) |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Nathan Coulter-Nile (2) Andrew Tye (2) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Lungi Ngidi (2) Chris Morris (2) Andile Phehlukwayo (2) |
The South Africa cricket team toured Australia in October and November 2018 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and one Twenty20 International (T20I) match.[1] [2] [3] Ahead of the ODI series, a 50-over practice match took place at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.[4] Ahead of the T20I match, a 20-over practice match took place in Brisbane.[5] In April 2018, it was confirmed that the Carrara Stadium would host its first ever international cricket match.[6]
Prior to the tour, Aaron Finch replaced Tim Paine as captain, and both Josh Hazlewood and Alex Carey were appointed joint vice-captains of the Australia ODI cricket team.[7] The final ODI of the series was the 600th to be played by the South African team.[8] South Africa won the ODI series 2–1.[9] The one-off T20I match was reduced to ten overs per side due to rain, with South Africa winning the fixture by 21 runs.[10]
Ahead of the tour, JP Duminy and Hashim Amla were both ruled out of South Africa's squads due to injury.[14] [15] Ahead of the second ODI, Ben McDermott was added to Australia's ODI squad as cover for Shaun Marsh.[16]