South Africa beat Australia by 4 wickets in the 3rd ODI

[Pete Rose]

He should have bowled zampa earlier. Spinners always have a chance in these situations

 

[Big Mac]

This is incredible

 

[mudassir84]

what a match, what atmosphere

 

[Zeshan547]

Oh man these aussies bowlers should better retire, getting smacked even from this noob, incredible.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

I still have in saffers to choke this, how many of you agree?

No chance in bilaterals.

 

[Rayyman]

by Phelukwayo

 

[soso_killer]

Phehlukwayo you beauty

 

[Zeshan547]

Now even saffers can't choke this chase, can they?

 

[Watsupdoc]

What a match this is turning out to be. Great stuff from both!

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Popgun attack. Not impressed.

 

[Uzair Gooner]

The type of situation from where SA can easily choke LOL

 

[marlonbrowndo]

What a game

 

[Speedster1]

Miller the Aus Killer 66666

 

[Watsupdoc]

Why would you give Zampa the last over?

 

[Hamza_]

What a joke of Aussie bowling line up. Even Azhar would make 150s against them

 

[soso_killer]

What a win!

 

[Professor]

There was a lot of talk about Phelukwayo being a quota pick but he clearly showed that he belongs.

 

[Watsupdoc]

What a win for South Africa!

What a game!

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Incredible!

 

[ventrical]

And that's how you chase a big total!

 

[Rayyman]

SA win. Great batting performance by them.

 

[Sachin136]

What is the point in resting your main bowlers every other series?

 

[Zeshan547]

Great chase great inning by miller, albeit vs third grade bowling, but still it take some doing, congragulations.

 

[Bilal7]

YEAH!!! Go, Proteas!

 

[Slog]

ODI atmosphere in South Africa is best

Test match atmosphere is best in England

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Great chase great inning by miller, albeit vs third grade bowling, but still it take some doing, congragulations.

How's the pie tasting?

 

[adil_909]

wow, what a run chase. fantastic. would be great to see a graph of required run rate throughout SAF innings, I think many teams can learn from this SAF team.

 

[Bilal7]

What an atmosphere !

This phelukowa is doing his best to lose the game got Saffers

Lol. Spoke way too soon.

 

[Bilal7]

Tahir is the most South African out of all the South Africans.

 

[Major]

South Africa ends up chasing 372 against Australia

Remember the 434 chase? Well it just happened again with the same teams and the winner being the same

 

[Chief Destroyer]

They wouldn't get past 300 against Australia's A attack.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

They wouldn't get past 300 against Australia's A attack.

You mean Mitchell Starc? Even he wouldn't have stopped this chase.

 

[Syed1]

Lol this Aussie attack is India level

 

[Chief Destroyer]

You mean Mitchell Starc? Even he wouldn't have stopped this chase.

Starc, Hazlewood, Coulter-Nile/Pattinson/Cummins/Paris would've easily defended this.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Starc, Hazlewood, Coulter-Nile/Pattinson/Cummins/Paris would've easily defended this.

No way.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

They wouldn't get past 300 against Australia's A attack.

To be fair, this is exactly our A team either.

 

[Suleiman]

Starc, Hazlewood, Coulter-Nile/Pattinson/Cummins/Paris would've easily defended this.

The fielding let them down towards the end. Starc maybe have made it tougher, Hazlewood as well.

Don't think the others would've 'easily' defended this.

But then you can say if ABD was playing SAF would have more firepower.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

The fielding let them down towards the end. Starc maybe have made it tougher, Hazlewood as well.

Don't think the others would've 'easily' defended this.

Together as an attack, not solely. Cricket is a team game. Wickets are taken by building pressure from both ends.

 

[Bilal7]

Starc, Hazlewood, Coulter-Nile/Pattinson/Cummins/Paris would've easily defended this.

Is that supposed to show how good the Aussie A attack is? 370 is a pretty decent score to defend.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

To be fair, this is exactly our A team either.

Last series you guys played against Australia, your lot struggled to chase 300 forget 350+ against their A attack.

 

[Syed1]

Starc, Hazlewood, Coulter-Nile/Pattinson/Cummins/Paris would've easily defended this.

Coulda, shoulda, woulda...


Did South Africa ask Australia not to play those bowlers?

 

[theariezman]

wow what a Victory ... I just made myself up to see this exciting match...what a win...what an inning by miller.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Is that supposed to show how good the Aussie A attack is? 370 is a pretty decent score to defend.

No, just putting things in perspective. Australia's playing with a club level attack. While it's impressive SA chased 370, it's not anything spectacular and certainly doesn't deserve the hype it's getting considering the bowling quality.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Coulda, shoulda, woulda...


Did South Africa ask Australia not to play those bowlers?

Why does that matter? I'm not discounting SA's victory.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Last series you guys played against Australia, your lot struggled to chase 300 forget 350+ against their A attack.

Things change over time. You can't predict the outcome of events. We can only say that both teams weren't fielding their absolute best possible team.

Why does that matter? I'm not discounting SA's victory.

It matters because you can only play the team in front of you... And yes, you are discounting SA's victory. You're also contradicting yourself.

 

[Bilal7]

No, just putting things in perspective. Australia's playing with a club level attack. While it's impressive SA chased 370, it's not anything spectacular and certainly doesn't deserve the hype it's getting considering the bowling quality.

It's still a difficult chase to pull off but yes, people should have some perspective.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Things change over time. You can't predict the outcome of events. We can only say that both teams weren't fielding their absolute best possible team.



It matters because you can only play the team in front of you... And yes, you are discounting SA's victory. You're also contradicting yourself.

I can guarantee you the next time your lot plays Australia's A attack, they will struggle to chase 300+. You can write it down.

Do explain how I am discounting SA's victory. I simply put things into perspective.

 

[MenInG]

DAVID MILLER and Andile Phehlukwayo both played the innings of their lives to get the Standard Bank Proteas across the line for a four-wicket win over Australia with 4 balls to spare at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead on Wednesday evening to clinch the Momentum ODI Series by a 3-0 margin with two matches still to be played.

Miller made the third century of his ODI career (118 not out, 79 balls, 10 fours and 6 sixes) while Phehlukwayo made a career best 42 not out (39 balls, 4 fours and 2 sixes) as they shared a South African seventh-wicket record partnership against Australia of 107 runs, beating the previous best of 87 shared by legends Lance Klusener and Mark Boucher.

The target of 372 had seemed a distant dream when the pair came together with 107 still needed off the remaining 74 balls. There was also the fact that Miller, after reaching 24 off his first 26 balls, suffered an apparent groin injury that severely incapacitated his ability to run quickly between the wickets.

But the pair refused to let this or anything else get them down and they achieved a winning score that was more than 100 runs better than the previous best.

Miller guided Phehlukwayo through the first part of his innings before the 20-year-old started to produce power hitting to match his far more experienced partner. It has been a wonderful start to the youngster’s career as he took 4/44 in the first ODI against Australia and then followed it with this batting effort. He was also one of the better South African bowlers on the day.

It is just as well that the Proteas have wrapped up the series this early as their injury list is continuing to rise. Before the series started they lost AB de Villiers, Morne Morkel and Chris Morris and before the start of today’s game Wayne Parnell was also ruled out of the rest of the series with a rib injury he suffered at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium.

And whether Miller will be able to play the remaining two matches remains to be seen.

You had to feel genuinely sorry for Australia and particularly for the way their top three batsmen set up their total which looked defendable. David Warner (117 off 107 balls, 13 fours and 2 sixes) and Steve Smith (108 off 107 balls, 9 fours and a six) both scored centuries as Australia had successive partnerships of 110 and 124 to make their total possible.

There was also a significant combined contribution from Smith, Travis Head and Matthew Wade towards the end of the Australian innings as they smashed 71 between them off the last 34 balls.

The Proteas new ball attack of Dale Steyn (2/96) and Kagiso Rabada (1/86) took a real pasting, conceding 18 of the 31 fours and 7 of the 10 sixes in the Australian innings. The spinners and back-up seamers managed to pull the game back after Warner and Aaron Finch had put on 88 runs in the power play and 110 in an opening stand that lasted 13.1 overs.

It was a magnificent game of cricket played on a good pitch and outfield.

It represents the Proteas first win in a bilateral series against Australia since 2009 although they did win a triangular series against Australia in Zimbabwe just over two years ago.

It went without saying that Miller was named Man of the Match. The result will move them significantly up the ICC ODI rankings from their current fourth place.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

I can guarantee you the next time your lot plays Australia's A attack, they will struggle to chase 300+. You can write it down.

Do explain how I am discounting SA's victory. I simply put things into perspective.

That depends on what you mean with "discounting". As I understand it, discounting means "as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks credibility". The fact is SA chased down 372, winning the series. That is no mean feat considering our choking habits and the batting depth of this team. "Putting it into perspective" as you're stating is just an excuse for belittling their achievement, and you know it.

It's very possible we'll struggle to chase down 300+, like I said things change over time. In 2014 we beat AUS in Zimbabwe during the tri-series. The series after that we performed horribly. Things change...

 

[sajeebmcj]

Starc, Hazlewood, Coulter-Nile/Pattinson/Cummins/Paris would've easily defended this.

you have also missed some names. you should include mcgrath, lee, warne, harris, bichel.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

That depends on what you mean with "discounting". As I understand it, discounting means "as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks credibility". The fact is SA chased down 372, winning the series. That is no mean feat considering our choking habits and the batting depth of this team. "Putting it into perspective" as you're stating is just an excuse for belittling their achievement, and you know it.

It's very possible we'll struggle to chase down 300+, like I said things change over time. In 2014 we beat AUS in Zimbabwe during the tri-series. The series after that we performed horribly. Things change...

I'm explaining the circumstances in which it was achieved in and I disagree with the way it's being hyped. While chasing 372 is an impressive feat, I won't turn a blind eye to the level of opposition(specifically talking about the bowling attack).

It does not mean SA don't deserve the victory because they can only face whoever is in front of them. SA deserve the credit for chasing it down but it is nothing spectacular from my point of view. That is all.

 

[Pantani]

What is the point in resting your main bowlers every other series?

I think only Hazlewood is rested, Maxwell has been dropped from the side. Everyone else is injured. These guys are not in the top 10 bowlers in Australia.

You can't fault the selectors for wanting to try new players but when you pick three or four at the same time you end up with horribly weak attacks like this. Try one or two with experienced players like Hazlewood to lead the attack.

 

[JaDed]

What is the point in resting your main bowlers every other series?

They will bring them up for Champ trophy or other ICC tourneys.

 

[Convict]

I think only Hazlewood is rested, Maxwell has been dropped from the side. Everyone else is injured. These guys are not in the top 10 bowlers in Australia.

You can't fault the selectors for wanting to try new players but when you pick three or four at the same time you end up with horribly weak attacks like this. Try one or two with experienced players like Hazlewood to lead the attack.

Starc was rested but got injured during his rest.

The dumb thing was not picking guys like Richardson and Tye.

Boland , Worrall, Tremain and Mennie average mid 30s for their states