South Africa are ranked the ICC's top one-day side for the last year.
The Proteas have registered impressive series wins over New Zealand, Pakistan, the West Indies and Bangladesh.
Australia however ended the 12-month period still as the world's top test team. Both the Aussies and the Proteas will get 175 US Dollars for their achievements, with the Australians getting an additional 75 thousand dollars for being runners up in the ODI rankings.
