Player of the Match
Player of the Match

9.35pm Fourth clean sweep for South Africa in a five-match series, the first time they're achieving this feat against Australia. For a long time, this looked like a contest between David Warner and South Africa. But Warner's dismissal for 173 hastened the end for the visitors. That the hosts put themselves in this position was largely due to a 178-run stand between Duminy and Rossouw, who made a sparkling century. Then Tahir came into his own with some magical legspin to help ride a patchy fielding effort. What a start to the summer for South Africa

Steven Smith: Phenomenal from Davey. The rest of us didn't stand up. This has been a toughs series, we have been outplayed. They thoroughly deserve to go up. We haven't played our best cricket. Disappointing, have to move on. One Shield game before SA come for the Test series. Starc is back. We have got to do a lot better than what we did here."

David Warner is the Man of the Match: "Pleasing to get some runs on the board. Disappointing with the result. Tried to take it to the back end. Credit to SA, who were on top of us from the first game. Backed my instinct and played my game. You get some luck, you don't get some luck, today was okay. We've got some starts, haven't really built partnerships and haven't played the complete game. We have to think quick. SA will come, ready to go (for the Tests)."

Rilee Rossouw is the Man of the Series: "Special, finally crossing the three figures. Credit to JP who helped me there. I try to hit the ball as hard as possible. Takes a bit of getting used to (batting at various positions). If the captain and coach say you have to do it, you have to do it. Very emotional for me, you never know how many opportunities you will get to play for SA."

Faf du Plessis: "He (Warner) played an incredible knock, we had all the answers. A lot of credit to us as a team. Right through the series, different guys stood up. We were good with the ball. Whatever was thrown at us, we had the answers. Wake me up tomorrow and tell me. It's a dream. We were just too good for them. A lot of energy, guys backing themselves. This was a really important match for us, to take some momentum over to the Tests. Very nice heading over there with 5-0."

48.2
W
Steyn to Zampa, 1 run, OUT, tucked towards deep midwicket, the throw comes in full and flat as Steyn collects it cleanly and whips the bails off. Perhaps Boland's hit on the knee may have slowed him down as he turned for the second. Third umpire has two looks before deciding it's 5-0 for South Africa.

SM Boland run out 4 (9m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

48.2
1w
Steyn to Zampa, 1 wide, slower delivery way outside off, just toeing with the wide line
48.1
1
Steyn to Boland, 1 run, sees the batsman backing away and follows him by bowling it full outside leg, squeezed back past the bowler to mid-on

END OF OVER:
48 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 293/9 (35 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.10, RRR: 17.50)

  • Scott Boland3 (3b)
  • Adam Zampa5 (7b)
  • Andile Phehlukwayo9-1-51-1
  • Dale Steyn9-0-53-0
47.6
1
Phehlukwayo to Boland, 1 run, makes room and drills it to deep cover

Ajay: "Warner 172 remind me of Sachin 175. So unlucky" The only difference was Sachin's knock came when the series was alive. For Warner to play this kind of knock knowing very well it wouldn't change the series scoreline was something else. Super stuff

47.5
1
Phehlukwayo to Zampa, 1 run, backs away to squeeze that to deep point
47.4
1
Phehlukwayo to Boland, 1 run, mistimes an attempted slog down to mid-on
47.3
1
Phehlukwayo to Zampa, 1 run, swings over midwicket, ends up slicing it down to third man
47.2
1
Phehlukwayo to Boland, 1 run, firm push to mid-off, the throw misses the stumps and smashes into Boland's knee. He's liming now. Ouch, he's in a lot of pain The cameras panned to the Australian dressing room, and almost everyone was falling off their chair in laughter!
47.1
W
Phehlukwayo to Warner, 1 run, OUT, Unfortunate end to a top, top knock. He simply had to come back for the second after carving that to deep cover, but the throw was right on top of the stumps from Tahir as de Kock gathered the ball cleanly and whipped the bails off. Newlands stand up to applaud a great innings.

DA Warner run out 173 (218m 136b 24x4 0x6) SR: 127.20

END OF OVER:
47 | 7 Runs | AUS: 287/8 (41 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.10, RRR: 13.66)

  • Adam Zampa3 (5b)
  • David Warner172 (135b)
  • Dale Steyn9-0-53-0
  • Kagiso Rabada9-0-84-2
46.6
2
Steyn to Zampa, 2 runs, backs away and lofts it up and over point, third man comes around to cut that off

Warner walks down the track to have a word with Zampa. Wonder if the message is to just go for it. Sweeper cover comes in, midwicket goes back.

46.5
0
Steyn to Zampa, no run, over the stumps this time! Jags back in to beat the swing again.
46.4
0
Steyn to Zampa, no run, swing and a miss. How did that miss off stump, I don't know. Wild swing across the line but was beaten for pace.
46.3
1
Steyn to Warner, 1 run, flays the short ball angling in towards cover, made a bit of room to manufacture something out of nothing.
46.2
2
Steyn to Warner, 2 runs, he's clobbered that, or has he? Backs away and slashes that to get it into the gap towards square third man. For a minute, it looked like he'd smashed that, but ended up slicing it
46.1
2
Steyn to Warner, 2 runs, thick outside edge down to third man, scampers back for the second. Looked to squeeze that behind point

Steyn back. Can he deliver the final blow? Warner on strike.

END OF OVER:
46 | 16 Runs | AUS: 280/8 (48 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.08, RRR: 12.00)

  • Adam Zampa1 (2b)
  • David Warner167 (132b)
  • Kagiso Rabada9-0-84-2
  • Kyle Abbott10-1-48-2
45.6
0
Rabada to Zampa, no run, firm drive, straight to cover
45.6
1w
Rabada to Zampa, 1 wide, bouncer but the direction is wrong. Slides it down leg as Tremain manages to avoid it
45.5
1
Rabada to Warner, 1 run, low full toss that has been fllicked to deep square

Trivia alert: This is now the highest score in an ODI by an Australian against South Africa. Beats Ponting's record of 164 in that famous Wanderers game in 2006

45.4
4
Rabada to Warner, FOUR, sliding into the pads, gentle flick of the wrists to get that behind square on the leg side. No one at fine leg. So once he got enough bat on it, that was headed just one way
45.3
2
Rabada to Warner, 2 runs, angles a yorker-length delivery on the pads, worked into the gap at deep backward square leg
45.2
4
Rabada to Warner, FOUR, third man was inside the ring. What does Warner do?Make room, arch back and ramp the ball over him. Rabada slowed it down just a touch but the width was manufactured to find the boundary. Sensational
45.1
4
Rabada to Warner, FOUR, right into the block hole, Warner backs away and carves it past the infield. Somehow, he found a way to squeeze that with immense power. Super stuff this. Tahir at deep cover had no chance

END OF OVER:
45 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 264/8 (64 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 5.86, RRR: 12.80)

  • David Warner152 (127b)
  • Adam Zampa1 (1b)
  • Kyle Abbott10-1-48-2
  • Kagiso Rabada8-0-68-2
44.6
1
Abbott to Warner, 1 run, full and sliding into middle and leg, he wrists it to deep midwicket

Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st72AJ FinchDA Warner
2nd0DA WarnerSPD Smith
3rd3GJ BaileyDA Warner
4th64DA WarnerMR Marsh
5th90DA WarnerTM Head
6th19DA WarnerMS Wade
7th1DA WarnerJM Mennie
8th12DA WarnerCP Tremain
9th27DA WarnerA Zampa
10th8A ZampaSM Boland