1992 – The South African cricket team made a winning start to the World Cup by winning by nine wickets in the opening game of the competition against hosts Australia in Sydney. With economical bowling from Allan Donald, Richard Snell, Brian McMillan and Adrian Kuipers, South Africa restricted Australia to 170/9 after a dramatic start, where Donald was wicketless on the first ball of the match, a clear catch which the umpire refused to award. Captain Kepler Wessels scored unbeaten 81 runs and Peter Kirsten scored unbeaten 49 runs to help South Africa win with three overs and one ball remaining.
1998 – Allan Donald took 5 for 79 as South Africa bowled out Pakistan for 259 on the opening day of the second Test at Kingsmead.
2000 Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher led South Africa to a four-wicket win in the first Test against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Batting on a collapsing wicket on the third day, the duo took the visitors to 128/6 while chasing 163 to win. Opener Gibbs, once out for 46, was very nervous and spent most of his time in the toilet, while Kallis made 36 not out from 129 balls and Boucher made 27 not out from 32 balls to give South Africa a 1–0 lead in the two-match series.
2005 – Katlego Mphela scored two goals on his international debut as Bafana Bafana beat Seychelles 3-0 in a rain-soaked Cosafa Cup group match in Curepipe, Mauritius. Mphela scored in the 12th and 16th minutes while Lerato Chabangu scored in the 44th minute. Flooding turned the field into a swimming pool and play was eventually stopped in the 64th minute.
2006 — With the help of captain Graeme Smith's unbeaten 119 runs, the Proteas defeated Australia by six wickets to set the target of 204 runs in the first ODI in Centurion.
2020 Rassie van der Dussen's 24 was top score as the Proteas were bowled out for 96 to lose the third and final T20I against Australia at Newlands by 97 runs, leveling the series at 1-2.
2023 – The Proteas Women were defeated by defending champions Australia by 19 runs in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup final at Newlands. Chasing 157 runs to win, they were reduced to 137/6. Opener Laura Wolvaardt top-scored with 61 runs from 48 balls and top-scored in the tournament with 230 runs. Her fellow opening batsman Tazmin Brittas finished fifth in the table with 186. Marizanne Kapp took the fourth-most wickets in the competition with nine, one wicket ahead of teammate Shabnim Ismail. Ayabonga Khaka finished seventh with seven wickets. Australia has won the tournament six times in eight editions.