Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
50 | 18 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS-A: 322/5 | RR: 6.44

  • Ashton Agar17 (4b)
  • Matt Renshaw42 (29b)
  • Sisanda Magala7-0-59-2
  • Beuran Hendricks8-0-57-1

1.10PM Meanwhile, over in Alur, India A have been bowled out for 217 in 49 overs. Prasidh Krishna took 4 for 50 in eight, while Shreyas Gopal had 2 for 38 in ten. Dharmendrasinh Jadeja - yes he's a left-arm spinner from Saurashtra and often darts the ball in - had 1 for 25 in ten.

And news from Shashank on Mayank Agarwal's injury: "Mayank Agarwal is back on the field, with a taped left webbing. He should be able to open the batting for India B."

12.50PM Australia took a short while to get into the groove after some tight opening overs, but after that, there was no stopping them. D'Arcy Short had a good outing, while Matt Renshaw showed an impressive range of strokeplay, hardly ever hitting the ball violently but still scoring at 8.5 runs per over. Head did the bulk of the scoring, holding the innings together and keeping Australia on course for a good total. He had Marnus Labuschagne for company, who looked good for a hundred of his own too, and played a fine knock. Agar provided the cherry on top with three hits to the boundary in four balls in the last over.

A bad day for the South African bowlers, but Khaya Zondo might want to look back at his bowling choices too. Dwaine Pretorius gave up only 36 runs in 8 overs - and should have bowled his full quota, being easily the most economical.

Join us shortly for the chase

49.6
6
Magala to Agar, SIX, finishes it off in style, lifting Magala over long-on to carry Australia to an imposing total. 18 runs in the last over and 56 in the last five. South Africa should be disappointed by that
49.5
1
Magala to Renshaw, 1 run, loud appeal but over the wicket to a left-hander, it might have pitched outside leg. Renshaw missed it and they get a leg-bye.
Replays show it pitched in line - unlucky for Magala
49.4
1
Magala to Agar, 1 run, moves across the stumps, but can only drive it to long-on
49.3
6
Magala to Agar, SIX, strays down the pads, Agar slog-sweeps him over square-leg for maximum this time. Bad bowling after that first-ball wicket by Magala
49.2
4
Magala to Agar, FOUR, stand and deliver by Agar. First ball, he swings freely and gets it one bounce into the straight boundary

SA A 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st89SJ ErweeGL Cloete
2nd9RS SecondGL Cloete
3rd20K ZondoRS Second
4th22F BehardienK Zondo
5th3K ZondoS Muthusamy
6th12K ZondoD Pretorius
7th12K ZondoS von Berg
8th82R FrylinckK Zondo
9th29K ZondoSSB Magala
10th12K ZondoBE Hendricks