- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.5 picks him out! Deep square leg barely had to move...a short ball, Khawaja went for the pull and didn't try to keep it down. A lot of effort for not much reward in that stay. Neat catch by Wiese 23/17.1 would you believe it! Starts with a filthy full toss outside off which Finch plants straight to deep midwicket. The mood is with Tahir in recent weeks 71/36.1 strikes first ball! Over the wicket, short of a length outside off, and Warner ends up steering this straight to backward point where Duminy takes a good low catch. He went for placement rather than brute force this time 69/210.5 and he's edged it! A very tame dismissal. A short delivery which he was trying to guide to third man - another cutter from Wiese, dragged a long way down - and it takes a top edge through to de Kock 91/411.3 huge wicket! Short of a length works again. Maxwell standing on leg stump, tries to give himself room to go over the off side but ends up carving high into the air and du Plessis snaffles the catch just outside the fielding circle 97/519.3 short outside off, another cutter, and it gets flat-batted straight to long off where Miller takes the simple catch 154/913.2 and he has another! Nevill going right back in his crease, the ball appeared to strike in line with leg stump. Will be interesting to see a replay of that one. A typically full-throated appeal from Tahir and to his delight the finger goes up 104/615.2 that was on the cards...a massive heave at another googly, could have driven a bus between the gap Hastings left as he swung, and the stumps are demolished 114/718.4 terrific bowling, that's the model of a leg-stump yorker...NCN gives himself some room, can't make contact and Rabada is right on target 149/8Extras5 (b 2, lb 1, w 2)TOTAL157/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.85)Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Usman Khawaja, 2.5 ov), 2-69 (David Warner, 6.1 ov), 3-71 (Aaron Finch, 7.1 ov), 4-91 (Steven Smith, 10.5 ov), 5-97 (Glenn Maxwell, 11.3 ov), 6-104 (Peter Nevill, 13.2 ov), 7-114 (John Hastings, 15.2 ov), 8-149 (Nathan Coulter-Nile, 18.4 ov), 9-154 (Mitchell Marsh, 19.3 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 got him, steered to the keeper for a golden duck! Some swing for Coulter-Nile, no foot movement from AB and he sort of pokes at it, visible edge and Peter Nevill pounces to his right to pouch a first-ball catch on debut! 0/12.5 full and straight, de Kock plays across the line again... and this time the top edge ends up in the hands of the bowler! It was a slower ball from Coulter-Nile, cutting his fingers over it, deceived de Kock and the ball went straight up to be taken halfway down the pitch 17/29.4 run out, du Plessis gone now! Miller dropped his first ball down behind square, they go for the quick single but Nevill was quicker than both, swooping to his left and under-arming on to the stumps with Faf half a yard short of his ground 72/55.4 shortish, on the pull - and picks out midwicket! Duminy didn't connect cleanly, came off the toe straight to Finch, who took it above his head. A roll of the Tye die works for Smith 41/39.3 full toss, room to swing the arms... and he's sliced it straight to backward point! Rossouw winces as he walks off, bit village all round, that. Nicely taken by the diving Khawaja, though 72/412.5 uh-oh spaghetti-ohs! This is an almighty mix up and someone has been run out... Looks like Wiese is trudging off. Miller had played the ball down between his legs, he didn't know exactly where it had gone, Wiese came charging through and by the time Miller tried to send him back they were both at the same end. Hastings kept calm to run down in his follow through and gently toss the ball back to the non-striker's end and complete the job 95/616.5 slogged over extra cover, not got all of it - gottim, brilliant from Finch! Superb work, running across from mid-off, he barreled to his left and took it at full stretch, tumbling over before sitting up, looking like a pleased teddy bear. Morris just needed to hang around with Miller but he's holed out, the finisher finished 134/7Extras7 (lb 1, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL158/7 (19.2 Overs, RR: 8.17)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (AB de Villiers, 0.1 ov), 2-17 (Quinton de Kock, 2.5 ov), 3-41 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 5.4 ov), 4-72 (Rilee Rossouw, 9.3 ov), 5-72 (Faf du Plessis, 9.4 ov), 6-95 (David Wiese, 12.5 ov), 7-134 (Chris Morris, 16.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB NM Coulter-Nile 4 0 29 3 7.25 9 1 1 2 0 JW Hastings 4 0 29 0 7.25 11 3 1 0 0 GJ Maxwell 1 0 16 0 16.00 1 2 1 0 0 AJ Tye 3.2 0 40 1 12.00 4 3 2 0 1 MR Marsh 3 0 17 1 5.66 8 2 0 0 0 A Zampa 4 0 26 0 6.50 8 1 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
South Africa led the 3-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
4 March 2016 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 69 runs, 1 wicket)
- Australia: 50 runs in 4.4 overs (28 balls), Extras 1
- GJ Maxwell dropped at 0* by Q de Kock
- Australia: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 3
- Australia: 150 runs in 18.4 overs (112 balls), Extras 5
- Innings Break: Australia - 157/9 in 20.0 overs (A Zampa 5, AJ Tye 0)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 3 wickets)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 0
- South Africa: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (83 balls), Extras 6
- South Africa: 150 runs in 18.4 overs (113 balls), Extras 7
- DA Miller: 50 off 33 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
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