Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
50 | 13 Runs | AUS: 392/8 | RR: 7.84

  • Sean Abbott7 (8b)
  • Nathan Ellis14 (9b)
  • Kagiso Rabada9-0-79-2
  • Marco Jansen9-0-63-1

4.42pm Innings break Australia post 392 for 8. They might be a touch disappointed given where they were placed but it's still an outstanding score. It's Australia's third highest total in men's ODIs and the fourth highest conceded by South Africa. Marnus Labuschagne and David Warner were phenomenal with centuries apiece. Marnus Labuschagne: "It was nice to carry that momentum on after the way Travis Head and Dave started. The scoreboard says it's a better pitch. I still think it's a little bit two-paced and up and down. The dew might settle it down. I'm glad we've got that many on the board. I've made a few slight technical changes that I started in England. A little bit more open in my stance. And then just more intent. Looking to hit boundaries and looking to score, rather than just lay off and manipulate from the start. It's nice that it's started so well."

Travis Head and Josh Inglis both played well for their half centuries. Tabraiz Shamsi deserves a lot of credit for South Africa's fightback. They were staring 400 plus in the face and he caused two mini-collapses with some excellent bowling to halt Australia twice and finished with 4 for 61.

It's still a monster chase. Ekanth will be back for the start of it.

Afeef: "Someone in the SA squad needs to do the Jacques Kallis speech of 2006"

49.6
1b
Rabada to Abbott, 1 bye, tries to paddle scoop but it's a good slower ball bouncer, he misses and they pinch a bye to de Kock

Rob: "spitting distance from 400 is not working out these days? god im old..."

49.5
1
Rabada to Ellis, 1 run, slower ball bouncer, 133kph, he chops a cut to cover
49.4
2
Rabada to Ellis, 2 runs, full and straight, he drills a drive straight of long on who is wide and they run two
49.3
0
Rabada to Ellis, no run, cracking bouncer, 135kph, too quick, he misses as he tries to heave it away
49.2
1
Rabada to Abbott, 1 run, yorker on leg, 136kph, well bowled, he jams it onto his foot and into the leg side
49.1
1
Rabada to Ellis, 1 run, good yorker on middle, he digs it out to point
49.1
7nb
Rabada to Ellis, (no ball) SIX, launched over midwicket way back! And a no ball! Length in the slot and it disappears with a towering strike!

END OF OVER:
49 | 6 Runs | AUS: 379/8 | RR: 7.73

  • Sean Abbott6 (6b)
  • Nathan Ellis4 (4b)
  • Marco Jansen9-0-63-1
  • Tabraiz Shamsi10-0-61-4

smug: "Ain't Aus's long batting lineup not really working out here? A very Aus like Collapse this. " As the roller in the last over proved, the pitch has slowed up a lot.

48.6
4
Jansen to Abbott, FOUR, clever scoop fine! He moved late inside the line, used the angle and scooped it very fine, just past the diving de Kock and away
48.5
0
Jansen to Abbott, no run, brilliant yorker at the feet of Abbott, he gets in a tangle, it comes off his foot and runs to de Kock

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South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st81T BavumaQ de Kock
2nd18HE van der DussenT Bavuma
3rd6HE van der DussenAK Markram
4th14HE van der DussenH Klaasen
5th58DA MillerH Klaasen
6th64DA MillerM Jansen
7th0AL PhehlukwayoM Jansen
8th2AL PhehlukwayoK Rabada
9th26A NortjeK Rabada
10th0T ShamsiK Rabada