The tour marked the return to South Africa of Steve Smith and David Warner. They had last played for Australia in South Africa in the third Test match in March 2018, after being found guilty of ball-tampering during the game. Australia won the T20I series 2–1. In the ODI series, South Africa won the first two matches to take an unassailable lead. South Africa won the third and final ODI match by six wickets, to win the series 3–0. It was South Africa's eighth-consecutive win in ODIs at home against Australia.