Key occasions
forty ninth over: South Africa 277-9 (Maharaj 22, Ngidi 1) Bartlett will bowl the penultimate over of the innings. Maharaj takes the one from the third supply. Ngidi geese beneath a bouncer then will get off the mark with a flick off his pads. What can Maharaj do? Solely drill a low drive straight again to the bowler who fields neatly.
forty eighth over: South Africa 275-9 (Maharaj 21, Ngidi 0) Hazlewood returns to mop up the tail – however the large fast is paddle scooped for 4 by Maharaj! That was an surprising shot, and it got here off the batter’s proper thumb, along with his eyes scrunched tight! A succession of performs and misses comply with till Hazlewood concedes a marginal huge outdoors off, with salt rubbed into the wound subsequent ball by a neatly whipped pull for 4. Australia are then not alert to the match scenario and permit Maharaj a single from the ultimate supply of the over and maintain the strike. A uncommon poor over from Australia. It has not been Hazlewood’s day.
forty seventh over: South Africa 265-9 (Maharaj 12, Ngidi 0) Maharaj declines singles from the primary three deliveries of Ellis’s tenth over earlier than belatedly permitting Ngidi the strike. The quantity 11 competently protects his stumps and permits Maharaj one other heave. Ellis, the decide of the house assault, ends with 2/43.
forty sixth over: South Africa 264-9 (Maharaj 11, Ngidi 0) It’s been nip-and-tuck all afternoon but when Australia can maintain South Africa beneath 280 they are going to be very pleased with their work. The Proteas will need to have anticipated 300+ on the 30-over mark.
WICKET Burger c Inexperienced b Zampa 8 (South Africa 264-9)
Some fairly unconvincing tail-end swishing retains South Africa transferring, till Burger mistimes a lofted drive that Inexperienced snaffles working round from long-off. That’s the massive lad’s fourth outfield catch for the day. That’s solely the eighth time that’s occurred in ODIs for Australia.
forty fifth over: South Africa 260-8 (Maharaj 10, Burger 6) Labuschagne is not going to enhance on his two wickets as Ellis replaces him within the assault. Neither Maharaj nor Burger look fully outfitted to choose the variations however they scramble three singles between them to maintain the scoreboard transferring.
forty fourth over: South Africa 257-8 (Maharaj 8, Burger 5) The brand new batter Burger squirts a pair off the within edge, then three off the surface, earlier than Maharaj goes downtown and will get simply sufficient on a clear straight hit to clear the leaping large Inexperienced on the rope at lengthy on.
WICKET! Stubbs c Inexperienced b Zampa (South Africa 245-8)
Stubbs decides it’s time to kick-on, however he picks the flawed Zampa supply and may solely hoist a moonball that Inexperienced handles with aplomb working in from lengthy off. The wheels are coming off for the Proteas late on in Mackay.
forty third over: South Africa 245-7 (Stubbs 74, Maharaj 1) What a spell from Australia’s newest legspin wizard: 5 overs 2/19. Labuschagne has modified the complexion of South Africa’s try and push their rating in extra of 300.
WICKET! Muthusamy c Hardie b Labuschagne 4 (South Africa 243-7)
Labuschagne will get a fifth over! AND HE BUYS ANOTHER WICKET! Miraculous stuff from the Aussie all-rounder, floating up a full toss that Muthusamy cracks in direction of the midwicket fence, the place it’s intercepted on the complete by the peerlessly positioned Hardie.
forty second over: South Africa 243-6 (Stubbs 73, Muthusamy 4) It’s legspin from each ends with Zampa accompanying Labuschagne within the assault. Neither batter fancies the tonk so the scoreboard ticks over slowly.
forty first over: South Africa 237-6 (Stubbs 69, Muthusamy 2) Labuschagne is tossing the ball up, inviting the massive shot, and even touchdown his flawed’un! Glorious over from the bowling all-rounder. Maintain him on skipper!
WICKET! Mulder c Inexperienced b Labuschagne 26 (South Africa 233-6)
Labuschagne has talked his method again into the assault, and with figures of 0/13 from three overs, why not? Make that 1/13 from 3.1 as Mulder deposits a size supply straight to Inexperienced’s secure fingers at long-on! Australia gambled they usually received large. South Africa proceed to provide away their wickets softly at essential moments.
fortieth over: South Africa 233-5 (Stubbs 67, Mulder 26) Hazlewood is proving uncharacteristically pricey, gifting Mulder a full toss to drive sq. for 4 as South Africa regain momentum forward of a late sprint. 300+ continues to be on the playing cards.
thirty ninth over: South Africa 225-5 (Stubbs 65, Mulder 20) Glorious white ball bowling from Bartlett, adapting to the situations and switching from a new-ball burst of line-and-length from over the wicket, to a spell digging the ball in brief from across the wicket. Hmmmm, possibly I spoke too quickly. After 4 deliveries value two runs the ultimate couple go for 9 as Mulder steps to leg and carves by means of level then digs out a fuller ship that races in direction of the sight-screen. There’s a leg-side huge in between.
thirty eighth over: South Africa 214-5 (Stubbs 64, Mulder 11) Labuschagne have to be questioning why he’s been pulled from the assault as he watches Stubbs sashay down the monitor and whip Hazlewood by means of midwicket for the primary boundary in eight overs. Mulder provides to Marnus’s chagrin by belting a boundary of his personal straight previous the bowler in his comply with by means of.
thirty seventh over: South Africa 204-5 (Stubbs 59, Mulder 6) The person who did the early harm, Bartlett, is again into the thick of issues, and Mulder escapes once more! This time he pulls within the course of square-leg the place Labuschagne simply can’t get his fingers beneath the dipping ball on the extension of a full-length dive. Like Ellis earlier than him, Bartlett is working from across the wicket to Stubbs and focusing on the batter with quick deliveries.
South Africa have stalled since these two fast wickets. Australia have completed an excellent job reining issues in for the reason that 30-over mark.
thirty sixth over: South Africa 201-5 (Stubbs 57, Mulder 5) Labuschagne stays on – and he almost buys a wicket! Mulder rocked again to larrup a long-hop and his candy connection went straight to Marsh at a shortish midwicket however the energy of the shot made it burst by means of the skipper’s fingers. That was like making an attempt to catch a scud missile. Technically a drop, however extra realistically a good two-run save.
thirty fifth over: South Africa 196-5 (Stubbs 55, Mulder 2) Ellis continues, however he has to undergo a nine-ball over after conceding a back-foot no-ball from across the wicket, then slanting a free-hit huge throughout the right-handed Stubbs. Each have been marginal calls. The bowler responds by transferring over the wicket, solely to concede one other marginal huge for a bouncer that finally ends up passing the batter down the legside. Regardless of all that, South Africa nonetheless wrestle to get Ellis away.
thirty fourth over: South Africa 188-5 (Stubbs 51, Mulder 1) Retaining Zampa again for the enterprise finish of proceedings Marsh turns to Labuschagne to purchase him a fast over whereas South Africa regroup, and the feisty Queenslander rewards his skipper, going for simply three singles.
WICKET! Brevis c Inexperienced b Ellis 1 (South Africa 185-5)
Ellis does it once more! Two overs in a row. Two right-handed batters caught within the deep hooking quick balls from across the wicket! Ellis’ variations deny his opponents any consistency, so when he slips in that faster bumper he can catch them off guard.
South Africa’s robust platform now dangers going to waste with 5 down already earlier than the late-over assault.
thirty third over: South Africa 185-5 (Stubbs 49)
thirty second over: South Africa 184-4 (Stubbs 48, Brevis 1) Zampa continues after drinks and South Africa are predictably circumspect.
WICKET! Breetzke c Carey b Ellis 88 (South Africa 179-4)
Unsurprisingly, Hardie did final simply the one over with Ellis switching ends to companion Zampa. His variations show powerful to get away, with simply three singles from 5 deliveries. Ellis then strikes from over to across the wicket, aborting his first effort with a poorly timed run-up. Ellis reloads, Breetzke steps to leg, the bowler drops in a skiddy bouncer, the batter goals to tug however can solely high edge a skier to the secure fingers of Carey at deep sq. leg! Large wicket for Australia in opposition to the run of play.
Time for a drink.
thirty first over: South Africa 179-4 (Stubbs 44)
thirtieth over: South Africa 176-3 (Breetzke 87, Stubbs 42) With South Africa beginning to transfer into an ominous place Marsh returns to his key man Zampa. Neither batter appears totally in management, however with the sector unfold any discomfort is accompanied by little jeopardy. Then when the leg-spinner drops quick Breetzke is alert sufficient to rock again and slap a 4 straight again over the bowler’s head. The Proteas are constructing very properly into this innings.
twenty ninth over: South Africa 168-3 (Breetzke 81, Stubbs 40) The bowling rotation continues with Hardie invited again for one more spell (presumably one which’s just one over lengthy). It’s an innocuous over that’s contributing to an inauspicious match, with a bunch of singles previous a disdainful clonk over additional cowl for 4 from the more and more assured Stubbs.
twenty eighth over: South Africa 159-3 (Breetzke 79, Stubbs 34) Breetzke now has probably the most runs of any batter by means of their opening 4 ODI innings. He’s handed 50 in all of them, and he’s in sight of his second century. He picks up 4 extra with a sweetly timed flick off middle-and-leg that dispatches Ellis inches wanting the long-on rope.
twenty seventh over: South Africa 150-3 (Breetzke 74, Stubbs 30) Marsh’s musical chairs continues with Head again into the assault. A few singles ease South Africa into the over then Stubbs nails a wonderfully executed reverse sweep for 4. Extra singles prolong a pleasant interval for the Proteas, who’re setting themselves up properly for a again half assault.
twenty sixth over: South Africa 141-3 (Breetzke 72, Stubbs 23) Marsh is now in T20 captaincy mode, rotating his bowlers each over, recalling Ellis to his assault. His first supply beats the bat with an outswinger, his second traps Stubbs on the crease with one which nips again. There’s a hearty name for LBW nevertheless it was seemingly doing an excessive amount of and Marsh correctly opts to not evaluate. Two dots develop into three, then 4, the stress constructing every supply. Lastly Stubbs rotates strike and Breetzke nurdles a pair behind sq. on the off facet.
twenty fifth over: South Africa 138-3 (Breetzke 70, Stubbs 22) Marsh calls on bowler quantity seven! Marnus Labuschagne is the person, after Head was provided just one over within the assault. South Africa deal in singles, with just one daring stroke from Breetzke threatening to ruffle any feathers however his lofted drive off an outdoor edge lands safely.
twenty fourth over: South Africa 133-3 (Breetzke 68, Stubbs 19) Consecutive boundaries for Breetzke! Neither stroke was notably pleasing on the attention; the primary a dragged sweep, the second a back-foot drive by means of huge mid-on, however they maintain the scoreboard transferring after accepting a interval of rebuilding following the dismissal of de Zorzi.
twenty third over: South Africa 121-3 (Breetzke 58, Stubbs 17) Hazlewood takes one other breather and Marsh opts for spin from each ends with Head approaching to chuck his darts from across the wicket on the pair of right-handers. He races by means of his work for the concession of simply three singles.
