Cricket South Africa on Tuesday congratulated Greame Smith's men for their historic series win over Australia at the MCG.

The CSA described the team as a committed unit that has set high standards in the game.

South Africa won the second Test by nine wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead over Australia for the first time since the early 1900s.

"There have been outstanding individual efforts such as by Graeme Smith, Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, and Paul Harris, which were coupled with outstanding catching and ground fielding," CSA CEO Gerald Majola said in a statement.

"But in the end, this was a team effort that begun four years ago when the Board of CSA accepted a three-strategic plan from Mickey Arthur to take the Proteas to the top and consequently appointed him as the national coach.

"Since then, we have witnessed the captain and team mature into a committed unit that has set high cricketing standards in Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Caribbean," he added.

"We have seen a united effort by all players, coaches and administrators to strive for achieving CSA's vision of making cricket a truly national sport of winners."