'I am starting to enjoy my cricket' – Heinrich Klaasen

The wicket-keeper batsman smashed six boundaries and one six in his 67-ball 59, playing a crucial role in South Africa's successful pursuit of the 229-run target on Saturday, 6 October. His effort helped South Africa cross the finish line in just 45.3 overs and clinch a four-wicket victory.

"I think the team played fantastically well. I am starting to enjoy my cricket. Fantastic wicket, I enjoyed it, and hopefully, we can get more wickets like these. I need to put more effort, but I can't complain," said the 27-year-old after the game.

After winning the toss and electing to bat, Zimbabwe put up a slightly below-par total of 228 in 49.3 overs. While Sean Williams impressed with his 79-ball 69, he received minimal support from the other end.

"We just weren't good enough across all three games, a lot of work to be done. It was a beautiful batting wicket, lots of starts but none could convert them. We needed to put more runs on the board, around 50 or 60 more. I think we are a bit stronger in the T20Is and we are looking forward to it," said Zimbabwe skipper Hamilton Masakadza.

Dale Steyn did well again, clinching a three-wicket haul in his 9.3-over spell. Kagiso Rabada snapped up three wickets as well, returning figures of 3/72.

Imran Tahir looked solid too, effecting two dismissals in his 10 overs and conceding just 44 runs. The 39-year-old was presented with the Player of the Series award for his tally of 10 wickets, which included a six-wicket haul and a hat-trick in the second game in Bloemfontein.

"Pleased the way it's coming out. I am trying to improve my game. I am happy with the way I bowled in this series. I want to play as long as I can and I am enjoying the game. I don't take things for granted. I think the six-wicket haul was the highlight because I wasn't aware of the hat-trick," he said after the game.

South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis had a lot of positives to take away from the series, but wasn't going to turn away from the lapses on the part of his teammates.

"Our bowling was good in all three games. First two games, the conditions were tough to bat on. The guys played well today. Should've been more sensible not to throw wickets at the end," he said.

"We try to keep looking ahead and making sure we give a longer run to the new guys. Australia is the next ODI tour for us and which will probably be the 15-16 guys that we will be looking at towards the World Cup. Exciting times ahead."