8.58pm David Warner set it up with his first ODI century outside Australia, at Warner Park. Amla and the returning du Plessis led SA's chase with fluent half-centuries, before Hazlewood and Zampa triggered a collapse. Starc then burst through the opening and toyed with SA's notoriously long tail. From 210 for 3, they crashed to 252 all out.
Australia, though, had to suffer the anxiety of Warner leaving the field in the chase with a hurt index finger. The latest update is that he will be assessed over the next 24 hours.
Presentation:
AB de Villiers: We played good cricket for most of the day, but lost our way with the bat and cost us. I threw away a few runs in the field but it was a chaseable total. We just did not bat well enough. All the bowlers bowled well and it was the bat the cost us tonight. It is not too much we can do with such little time. A lot of our dismissals were soft tonight, including my own.
Steven Smith: I thought 290 was a pretty good total. I knew if we got stuck in, we could defend it. It is not easy when you have Mitchell Starc coming in and reversing the ball. Yeah, Zampa was good. He held his nerve and mixed it up. He has come a long way. Starc was quick, there wasn't much swing early on. Then he got reverse swing. Davey played beautifully and his partnership with Usman set us up. I was just taking my time and hit a few out of the middle, having not contributed in the first couple of games.
David Warner, Man of the Match: I think it's all about riding the form. Abbott was hard to get away. Me and Uzzie talked about getting stuck in. The way the skipper finished was fantastic for us. He's got such fantastic wrists. So far, we have been playing well. Sometimes, I have wasted many opportunities in ODIs, in New Zealand, and to be honest I thew a few runs out there today as well. The first ten overs are crucial.
Andy: "So SAF threw it away. Sigh."
That is all we have for you from this game. Thanks for tuning in. Goodbye and good night/good morning.
Imran Tahir run out 6 (16m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
Dale: "Starc now only needs 5 wickets in his next 4 ODI's to break the record for fastest 100 ODI wickets."
Keshav: "SA really need to work on their chasing in ODIs."
Starc has finished. Here is Hazlewood
END OF OVER:47 | 5 Runs | SA: 248/9 (41 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.27, RRR: 13.66)
- Imran Tahir4 (7b)
- Kagiso Rabada2 (4b)
- Adam Zampa10-0-52-3
- Mitchell Starc10-0-43-3
Abdul: "SA's wickets have come from poor judgement. QDK, FDP, ABD, and JPD's wickets could've been avoided . Why take risks when your team is cruising ?"
END OF OVER:46 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 243/9 (46 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.28, RRR: 11.50)
- Imran Tahir2 (3b)
- Kagiso Rabada0 (2b)
- Mitchell Starc10-0-43-3
- Adam Zampa9-0-48-3
Riad: "You can not lose when 84 required from 84 balls with 7 wickets in hand."
Gowrisankar: "JP Duminy hasn't won any matches for his teams in the recent memory... Dont know why SA carrying him!!!??" --- The pressure on him mounts. He hasn't scored an ODI fifty since July 2015