A counter-attacking career-best 75 from Marizanne Kapp has pushed South Africa to 7-162 in their deciding T20 clash against Australia in Hobart.
Kapp's 48-ball knock at Blundstone Arena in Hobart on Tuesday night included 10 boundaries and one six and helped South Africa recover from a wobbly 3-28 in the fifth over.
The allrounder shared an 80-run partnership from just 57 balls with Anneke Bosch, who supported well with 21.
Australia and South Africa are 1-1 in a three-game T20 series after the tourists claimed their first women's victory over the hosts in any format on Sunday.
The three T20s games are part of a multi-format series including three ODIs and one Test match in February.
Marizanne Kapp cracked 75 off 48 balls to help South Africa reach 7-162 against Australia. (Linda Higginson/AAP PHOTOS)
Kapp's score in her 100th T20 international surpassed her previous best of 56 and came after she was dropped on 19 in the outfield.
She was dismissed in the 17th over when Tahlia McGrath snuck a slower ball that crashed into the stumps.
Australia's Grace Harris was in the action early, taking two catches and running out Sune Luus with a direct hit.
Chloe Tryon chipped in with an important 26 from 16 balls late in the innings before being caught and bowled by spinner Georgia Wareham in the 18th over.
Nadine de Klerk also swung hard at the death, finishing with an unbeaten 20 from 11 balls including two fours off the last three deliveries.
Wareham was Australia's most economical bowler with 1-25 from four overs, while quick Darcie Brown (0-27 from two overs) copped some stick after sitting out the last match.
South Africa's total is their highest in T20s against Australia, topping 6-147 in their opening encounter on Saturday.