Australia [193/5] defeat South Africa [96] by 97 runs in the Third T20I, win series 2-1

[Abdullah719]

South Africa chose to field.

South Africa 1 Quinton de Kock (capt, wk), 2 Rassie van der Dussen, 3 Faf du Plessis, 4 Heinrich Klassen, 5 David Miller, 6 Pite van Biljon, 7 Dwayne Pretorius, 8 Kagiso Rabada, 9 Anrich Nortje, 10 Tabraiz Shamsi, 11 Lungi Ngidi

Australia:1 David Warner, 2 Aaron Finch (capt), 3 Steven Smith, 4 Matt Wade, 5 Mitchell Marsh, 6 Alex Carey (wk), 7 Ashton Agar, 8 Pat Cummins, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Kane Richardson

 

[andy0204]

We all know what happened 2 years ago
at the same venue.

 

[Gilly]

Aus 0/20 2.2overs

 

[Gilly]

Finch

 

[Gilly]

Warner

 

[Gilly]

Aus 0/32 after 3

 

[andy0204]

4 from Finch.

 

[Gilly]

Finch

 

[andy0204]

Warner 4

 

[Gilly]

Nortje 150kmh

 

[Gilly]

toWarner

 

[andy0204]

Aus 4 over 50 runs

 

[Gilly]

Warner

 

[Gilly]

Aus 50 runs from the first 24 balls.

 

[Gilly]

finch

 

[Gilly]

Agian Finch

 

[Gilly]

Aus 6 fours from 7 balls.

 

[Gilly]

SA need to rein in these batsmen.

 

[Gilly]

Aus 0/63 5 overs

 

[Gilly]

Warner

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Brutal start.

 

[Gilly]

6 overs Aus 0/75

 

[andy0204]

Brutal start.

Did South Africans forget what happened 2 years ago?

 

[Justcrazy]

Very good batting by Aussies here , 100 up in 49 balls only

 

[Gilly]

Aus 100 up in 8.5 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

102 after 9 overs

Aussies would be aiming for 220 here

 

[Justcrazy]

SA need very strong bowling here to comeback in the game , and restrict Aussies below 200

 

[Gilly]

Both openers bring up 50 inside 10 overs.

 

[Justcrazy]

Both openers get to fifty , and striking at over 170 !

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

I really want this Shamsi guy to be smashed all around the park.

 

[Justcrazy]

22 from 3 overs , Shamshi bowling a good spell so far.

 

[Justcrazy]

huge hit

 

[Justcrazy]

three down

 

[Justcrazy]

SA making a strong comeback here

 

[minamino]

SA need Rossouw back. They have tried many useless batsmen after he went Kolpak but none of them are as impressive as him.

 

[Justcrazy]

SA have pulled things , need to keep it tight in last few overs

 

[Justcrazy]

173 . 5

six balls to go.

 

[Justcrazy]

194 is target for SA

 

[Gilly]

Steve Smith takes 20 runs off the last over.

 

[Smudger]

Smith has been excellent in t20s since comeback

 

[Gilly]

Starc takes out De Kock

 

[Gilly]

Starc takes out Du Plessis

 

[Justcrazy]

Good blow by Klassen

 

[Justcrazy]

41 . 2

Required rate over 10 , Saffers need couple of strong overs here

 

[Justcrazy]

Both batsmen looking solid , but need to step up here

 

[Gilly]

SA making a game of it.

 

[Justcrazy]

three down

 

[Gilly]

Zampa gets Klassen

 

[Justcrazy]

four down

 

[Justcrazy]

South Africa need 123 runs in 52 balls. RRR: 14.19


Aussies have firm grip over the game

 

[minamino]

I don't see SA making to the semi finals in T20 WC.

 

[Ab Fan]

I don't see SA making to the semi finals in T20 WC.

de Villiers and Steyn deserve a World championship.

 

[minamino]

de Villiers and Steyn deserve a World championship.

But there are many players in their team who don't deserve. I think Tahir will be back too.

 

[shah_1]

Poor SA team

 

[Ryw]

Australia made light work of the Standard Bank Proteas to claim a thumping 97-run victory in the final KFC T20 International match at Newlands on Wednesday evening.

They thus claimed the series by a 2-1 margin and head to the first of three Momentum One-Day Internationals at Eurolux Boland Park on Saturday in a confident mood.

In a match that was eerily similar to their one-sided victory in the first match at the Imperial Wanderers Stadium Australia powered their way to 193/5 on the back of an opening stand of 120 in 11.3 overs between David Warner (57 off 37 balls, 5 fours and 2 sixes) and Aaron Finch (55 off 37 balls, 6 fours and a six).

It was Australia’s highest opening stand against the Proteas and also a new ground record for Newlands.

From that platform Australia were almost bound to get close to the 200 mark and this they did in spite of some improved bowling at the death in which Lungi Ngidi stood out with his 1/12 from his last two overs.

Kagiso Rabada also had a good last over, taking 1/8, but it should have been better as he bowled Steve Smith with a delivery that was later ruled a no ball on referral.

It did Anrich Nortje no favours as Smith (6 off 5 balls at that stage) went on to finish with 30 off 15 balls, scoring all the 20 runs in Nortje’s closing over (2 sixes and 4 two’s).

The Proteas again lost Quinton de Kock, who had earlier gone past the 50 mark in dismissals behind the stumps, cheaply to Mitchell Starc and there was very little batting after that as the Proteas struggled to get past the lowest total of 89 they had made at the Wanderers.

For the second time in the series Ashton Agar had the chance of a hat trick but this time the No. 11, Tabraiz Shamsi, somehow managed to survive.

But the Proteas total of 96 in 15.3 overs was nevertheless their second lowest ever.

Starc was named KFC Man of the Match for his figures of 3/22 off 15 balls. By getting rid of De Kock and Faf du Plessis up front he delivered blows from which the Proteas never recovered.

Australian captain Aaron Finch who made major runs in both Australia’s winning performances was named KFC Man of the Series.

 

[sindhiboy]

SA need Rossouw back. They have tried many useless batsmen after he went Kolpak but none of them are as impressive as him.

was the best odi batsman for safrica after de villiers before he went to kolpak

 

[minamino]

was the best odi batsman for safrica after de villiers before he went to kolpak

I didn't understand why he left tbh

 

[sweep_shot]

Aussies deserved to win 3-0. They were dominant.