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Best performances - Batsmen
DA Warner
38(29) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %90%
- Productive Shot
- on side drive on front foot
- 11 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
27/03Result
1st T20I (N), Australia tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Mar 27 2009
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
168/6 (19.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
27/03Result
1st T20I (N), Australia tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Mar 27 2009
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
168/6 (19.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
South Africa led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.20 Interval 19.20-19.40, Second Session 19.40-21.00
Match days
27 March 2009 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
AUSTRALIA 166/7 (20 OVERS)
- David Hussey*88 (44)
- David Warner38 (29)
- Robin Peterson3/30 (4)
- Wayne Parnell2/29 (4)
SOUTH AFRICA 168/6 (19.2 OVERS)
- Mark Boucher*36 (22)
- Albie Morkel37 (19)
- Brett Geeves2/35 (3.2)
- David Hussey2/21 (4)
South Africa were in deep trouble at one stage - they were 83 for 5 - but Boucher and Morkel sparked a revival with a stand of 58 for the sixth wicket. Morkel fell for a superb 19-ball 37 but Boucher stayed till the end, repeating his feat in that famous chase of 434, to guide his team to a thrilling four-wicket win.
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19.2
4
Geeves to Boucher, FOUR, and it's all over! Australia have thrown it away towards the end, full on the off stump and Boucher slogs it over midwicket for a boundary, the crowd goes wild, and the South Africans - on the field and in the dug out - are ecstatic.
19.1
4
Geeves to Boucher, FOUR, starts with a horrific full toss on the off stump, it's bread and butter for Boucher who smacks it between deep square leg and deep midwicket for a decisive four
Geeves to bowl the last over
END OF OVER:19 | 14 Runs | SA: 160/6 (7 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.42, RRR: 7.00)
- Mark Boucher28 (20b)
- Johan Botha7 (5b)
- Shane Harwood4-0-48-0
- Mitchell Johnson4-0-20-1
Just 7 needed off the last over now. Harwood's gone for 48 in four.
18.6
1
Harwood to Boucher, 1 run, manages to finish a disappointing spell with a yorker on leg stump, dug out wide of midwicket for a single
18.5
4
Harwood to Boucher, FOUR, Harwood's had a torrid time, short on the off stump, there to hit, Boucher pulls it away between long-on and deep midwicket, smashed to the boundary
12 needed off 8
18.4
1
Harwood to Botha, 1 run, full outside off, gets outside the line to paddle it fine, misses, is struck on the pads and they get a run
18.3
3
Harwood to Boucher, 3 runs, dropped, on middle and leg, goes for a mighty heave over square leg, gets the top edge and takes ages to come down, Geeves going back from short fine drops it but it;s a difficult chance, almost deflects it to the boundary but some alert fielding by David Hussey saves a run
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