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RESULTODI2nd ODI · The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
South Africa vs Australia
South Africa won by 32 runs
Australia won the toss and chose to bowl
- Match
- South Africa vs Australia, 2nd ODI
- Date
- 27 Sep 2026
- Start
- 13:30 IST · 08:00 GMT
- Venue
- The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
- Toss
- Australia won the toss and chose to bowl
Venue guide
- Capacity
- 34,000
- Opened
- 1956
- Ends
- Corlett Drive End, Golf Course End
- Home to
- Gauteng, Transvaal
- Floodlights
- Yes
| David MillerSouth Africa · Batter | 142 (93)Bat · R (B) | 124s | 96s | 152.7SR | c Cameron Green b Jack EdwardsOut |
SASouth Africa 365/9 (50.0)
AUSAustralia 333 (49.5)
RUNS PER OVER
SCORE BY OVER
Final overs
Full commentary- That’s all we have for you from here! Hope you enjoyed our coverage of today’s game. Do join us back on Wednesday for the third and final ODI as Australia look to bounce back and South Africa aim for a clean sweep. Until then, it’s goodbye from all of us here. Take care and goodbye!
- Temba Bavuma: [On the team's performance] Overall good team performance. Started with a bad pitch, tricky up front, but we managed to handle that challenge and then got ourselves to that total. Unbelievable innings by David Miller, and then the bowlers as well, you know, they held their nerve. The first ten, we knew they were going to put us under pressure, but we understood a couple of wickets would put them on the back foot. So yeah, again another overall team performance. [How do you sum up your own performance and your own form with the bat at the moment?] Well, it's nice to contribute with the bat. I think I had much more of an opportunity coming in, I guess just after the first ball. I was able to take my time and build a partnership with Quinton and all the other guys. But yeah, always nice to contribute to the team's cause. [How valuable was it to have the extra spinner in Aiden Markram as well?] Very valuable. Obviously him turning the ball away from the left-handers, the conditions as well, also offered a lot more spin than we expected with him and all the other spinners. And I think, yeah, I think the way the spin has complemented our bowling attack, we obviously always have the fast bowlers. Today probably not the guys who bowled in excess of 145, but we were able to lean on our guile of the spinners. [A word on the crowd today at Pink Day?] Yeah, fantastic. I think the guys were talking about the chanting, all the cheers that everyone was getting. Like I said earlier, it's always a calendar that we look forward to, this game, playing for a good cause. And I think, yeah, we seem to play quite decently with the pink clothing as well.
- Mitchell Marsh: Yeah, look, really disappointing. You know, we came here, the attitude of making sure it was 1-1 today going into that final game. Yeah, fair play to South Africa, I thought they played really well, outplayed us again. [Talk to us about batting in particular, the phase from overs 30 to 40] Yeah, look, it's certainly an area for improvement. We're well aware of that. You know, I thought in both games the way we've set up our innings has been really good, and we just haven't been able to execute in those middle phases, which is a great learning curve for some of our young guys especially. And, you know, in these moments, you've got to give full credit to South Africa for the way they bowled throughout those periods. [Talking on the positives] Yeah, look, they're good young players. I thought the way we fought, particularly when Nathan Ellis went down, it would have been a handy six overs towards the back end and probably shrunk that total down. You never know, but I thought the way that some of our young guys have performed, and you see glimpses of this, it makes the future bright. But ultimately we have been outplayed, and we understand that. [What would you like to see from the last ODI?] Keep improving. You know, we don't want to be whitewashed. So yeah, go there and obviously try and win that game and play some good cricket.
- Stats by Shashikant Singh South Africa win their fifth straight home game over Australia, all coming batting first. Won by 111 runs Won by 164 runs Won by 122 runs Won by 67 runs Won by 32 runs* South Africa in Pink ODIs Mats - 14 Won - 10 Lost - 4 Win%: 71.42 333 is Australia’s highest ODI total in a losing chase, and their fourth-highest second-innings total overall. South Africa have won their last six bilateral ODI series against Australia since 2016, with Australia’s last series win coming in 2014. The Proteas have also won 20 of 26 completed ODIs in this period and are the only team with a 50+ percent win rate against Australia in ODIs. Most bilateral ODI series wins vs Australia (3+ matches in series) 10 - South Africa (16 series)* 8 - England (21) 6 - India (15) 5 - Pakistan (12) 4 - Sri Lanka (8)
- David Miller | PoTM: [Your highest score in ODIs, how was that for you?] Yeah, it was a great feeling. Yeah, 142, very stoked. It was against Australia as well, so nice to tick that one over. [Seems you love playing against Australia, don't you?] They're so competitive. They're always at you. You know, they bring out the best in the guys and, you know, they're world-class players, and it's good to compete against the best in the world. So, yeah, it was a great day out and just very tough to get over the line and obviously put in a big shift for the team. [Talk to us about the conditions and also batting with Temba as well] Yeah, it was great. Temba's, you know, he's so solid there and he's done really well, and an incredible knock from him. And we just tried to ride the wave. It was a little bit stopy and a bit slow going, so just try to kind of play and get into good positions, keep feeding each other with strike, and then move into sort of second, third, fourth gear and try and take it deep. So it was one of those, but one-day cricket's so long, so you've got a lot of time, and it's really cool to have a good partnership with him. [Having your mom's name on your shirt. Obviously not the journey you might have wanted, but a special day today] Yeah, for sure. You know, she's been through a lot in the last couple of years, and it's just a great initiative and really nice to have a personal kind of touch on each shirt. So, yeah, nice to represent my mom and everything she's been through, and obviously to top it off with a win and MOM, I don't think it gets better.
- 18:07 Local Time, 16:07 GMT, 21:37 IST: A convincing win for the Proteas in the end as they seal the series with a match to spare! Having posted a daunting 365 after being sent in to bat, South Africa faced early heat as Australia started with a bang, Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head taking on the seamers and clearing the ropes with ease. But full credit to the Proteas' slow bowlers, who completely turned the tide. South Africa sent down 30 overs of spin, with Aiden Markram bowling his full allotment of 10 overs to starve the Aussies of momentum. Xavier Bartlett delayed the inevitable with a valiant half-century late in the innings, but lacked support at the other end as the chase faded. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation coming up next!
- Over 50 · 2 runs (0 0 1 1 W) · 1 wkt
- 49.5WLizaad Williams to Josh Hazlewood, out Caught by Aiden Markram!! It's all over, South Africa seal the series with one match to go. The slower delivery again, Hazlewood was beaten by the slowness of the ball and ends up miscuing a simple catch to mid-off. The South African players are over the moon. Josh Hazlewood c Aiden Markram b Lizaad Williams 2(10)
- Lizaad Williams to Josh Hazlewood, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- 49.41Lizaad Williams to Nathan Ellis, 1 run, back of a length and angling, Ellis taps it to cover
- 49.31Lizaad Williams to Josh Hazlewood, 1 run, full and on off, Hazlewood drags it off the inside half of the bat to mid-wicket
- 49.2•Lizaad Williams to Josh Hazlewood, no run, banged in short and aimed at the body, Hazlewood flashes hard and misses it
- 49.1•Lizaad Williams to Josh Hazlewood, no run, shortish outside off, Hazlewood has a lazy waft at it and misses
- End of over 49 · 8 runs (wd 0 1lb 1 0 1b 4)AUS 331/9Nathan Ellis 6(4) · Josh Hazlewood 1(6) · Marco Jansen 7-0-53-2
- 48.64Marco Jansen to Nathan Ellis, FOUR, touch shorter and angling across, Ellis stands tall and punches it off the back foot past the fielder to deep extra cover, split the gap to perfection!
- 48.51bMarco Jansen to Josh Hazlewood, byes, 1 run, yorker length delivery from round the wicket, outside leg stump, Hazlewood backs away and misses it. They sneak a bye
- 48.4•Marco Jansen to Josh Hazlewood, no run, banged in short on the stumps, Hazlewood ducks under it
- South Africa spinners today (by lengths) Full (South Africa’s 30.0 overs of spin is their most in a home ODI, surpassing the 28.0 overs bowled against Pakistan at Centurion in 2021.
- 48.31Marco Jansen to Nathan Ellis, 1 run, the slower short ball, Ellis mistimes it to long-on
- 48.21lbMarco Jansen to Josh Hazlewood, leg byes, 1 run, slower and fuller, Hazlewood was bit early into the shot and it rapped on the pads outside the line
- Five sixes are the most an Australian No.8 or lower batter has hit in an ODI innings against South Africa.
- 26-ball Xavier Bartlett fifty is the joint-fastest for Australia against South Africa in ODIs alongside Travis Head at Bloemfontein in 2023.
- 48.1•Marco Jansen to Josh Hazlewood, no run, banged in short and aimed at the body, Hazlewood goes for the upper cut, but edges it onto the helmet
- 48.1wdMarco Jansen to Josh Hazlewood, wide, slower ball bouncer, far too high over the batsmen
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markramc Cooper Connolly b Josh Hazlewood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Quinton de Kockc Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 115.4 |
| Temba Bavumac Xavier Bartlett b Jack Edwards | 103 | 116 | 10 | 2 | 88.8 |
| Matthew Breetzkec Alex Carey b Jack Edwards | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 121.4 |
| David Millerc Cameron Green b Jack Edwards | 142 | 93 | 12 | 9 | 152.7 |
| Tristan Stubbsc Alex Carey b Jack Edwards | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Marco Jansenc Alex Carey b Jack Edwards | 19 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 126.7 |
| Duan Jansen*not out | 27 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 150.0 |
| Bjorn Fortuinc Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Keshav Maharajlbw b Xavier Bartlett | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 |
| Lizaad Williams*not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
Extras9 (b 0, lb 3, w 6, nb 0)
Total365/9 (50.0 ov, RR 7.30)
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Aiden Markram, 0.1 ov), 36-2 (Quinton de Kock, 7.0 ov), 93-3 (Matthew Breetzke, 15.3 ov), 249-4 (Temba Bavuma, 37.3 ov), 261-5 (Tristan Stubbs, 39.3 ov), 307-6 (Marco Jansen, 44.0 ov), 331-7 (David Miller, 46.3 ov), 353-8 (Bjorn Fortuin, 48.5 ov), 360-9 (Keshav Maharaj, 49.3 ov)
| Bowler · AUS | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hazlewood | 10 | 0 | 70 | 3 | 7.00 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 10 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Nathan Ellis | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Adam Zampa | 9 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 8.56 |
| Cooper Connolly | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Jack Edwards | 10 | 0 | 67 | 5 | 6.70 |
| Matt Renshaw | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.67 |
South Africa- 1Aiden MarkramBatter
- 2Quinton de Kock(wk)Wicketkeeper
- 3Temba Bavuma(c)Batter
- 4Matthew BreetzkeWicketkeeper
- 5David MillerBatter
- 6Tristan StubbsWicketkeeper
- 7Marco JansenAll-rounder
- 8Duan JansenBowler
- 9Bjorn FortuinBowler
- 10Keshav MaharajBowler
- 11Lizaad WilliamsBowler
Bench
Australia- 1Mitchell Marsh(c)All-rounder
- 2Travis HeadBatter
- 3Cooper ConnollyAll-rounder
- 4Alex Carey(wk)Wicketkeeper
- 5Matt RenshawBatter
- 6Cameron GreenAll-rounder
- 7Jack EdwardsAll-rounder
- 8Xavier BartlettBowler
- 9Nathan EllisBowler
- 10Adam ZampaBowler
- 11Josh HazlewoodBowler
Bench
- 49.5WLizaad Williams to Josh Hazlewood, out Caught by Aiden Markram!! It's all over, South Africa seal the series with one match to go. The slower delivery again, Hazlewood was beaten by the slowness of the ball and ends up miscuing a simple catch to mid-off. The South African players are over the moon. Josh Hazlewood c Aiden Markram b Lizaad Williams 2(10)
- 48.64Marco Jansen to Nathan Ellis, FOUR, touch shorter and angling across, Ellis stands tall and punches it off the back foot past the fielder to deep extra cover, split the gap to perfection!
- 47.4WLizaad Williams to Xavier Bartlett, out Lbw!! The late review has gone in favour of South Africa, pin-point yorker on middle and leg, right on the money, Bartlett backs away and misses out on it. The ball struck him right in front of the leg stump. Bavuma went for the review and the ball track confirmed the inevitable. Xavier Bartlett lbw b Lizaad Williams 50(28) [4s-2 6s-5]
- 47.2FFiftyLizaad Williams to Xavier Bartlett, 2 runs, he gets to his fifty, slower back of a length delivery, Bartlett mistimes a pull to long-on, he had called for two and completes it easily
- 47.16Lizaad Williams to Xavier Bartlett, SIX, he's tonked it right into the stands over deep mid-wicket, short and it sits up well for the pull, Bartlett picks it and mucsles it high and handsome
- 46.3WMarco Jansen to Adam Zampa, out Caught by Keshav Maharaj!! Another one bites the dust and Jansen is on a hat-trick, slower short delivery outside off, Zampa backs away and cuts it in the air towards deep point, didn't get the desired distance and holes out to the man in the deep. South Africa inch closer to a series win. Adam Zampa c Keshav Maharaj b Marco Jansen 0(1)
- 46.2WMarco Jansen to Jack Edwards, out Caught by Matthew Breetzke!! The frustrating stand has been broken, the knuckle ball, Edwards was looking to go down town, but not much pace on the ball and ends up miscuing it towards long-on, where Breetzke takes a good low catch sliding to his left. Jack Edwards c Matthew Breetzke b Marco Jansen 25(30) [6s-1]
- 45.56Bjorn Fortuin to Xavier Bartlett, SIX, another one has been dispatched into the crowds, this is good clean hitting, length delivery in the arc, Bartlett picks it and goes down town over long-on
- 45.44Bjorn Fortuin to Xavier Bartlett, FOUR, he's batting like a dream and should have been promoted earlier, touch shorter, Bartlett hammers it past the bowler to long-on
- 45.36Bjorn Fortuin to Xavier Bartlett, SIX, this has been launched into the stands with utter disdain, tossed up on middle, Bartlett gets down and mows it across the line over deep mid-wicket
- 44.26Duan Jansen to Jack Edwards, SIX, acrobatic effort from Markram in the deep, but it just sailed over him, it was full on off and was a miss-hit from Edwards, the slower ball gripping on the surface. It went off the leading edge high in the air and just cleared long-on
- 42.16Duan Jansen to Xavier Bartlett, SIX, he's launched into it in some style, short and it sits up well for the pull, Bartlett gets into the position quickly and mows it across the line over deep square leg, it cleared 3-4 rows in the stands
- 41.56Bjorn Fortuin to Xavier Bartlett, SIX, fetch that! Bit too full this time, Bartlett gets under the ball nicely and launches it between mid-wicket and long-on, nice clean hit as he sailed effortlessly into the stands
- 41.34Bjorn Fortuin to Xavier Bartlett, FOUR, he's smashed it away to deep mid-wicket, drops it too short outside off, Bartlett was hanging back and gets into the position quickly and pulls it away
- 39.3WBjorn Fortuin to Cameron Green, out Caught by Marco Jansen!! This one was inevitable, he had to go for big shot as the required run-rate were rising, well flighted on off, Green dances down the track and looks to go over the top, but was beaten in the flight and miscues it high in the air towards long-off. Jansen judges it to perfection in the deep, South Africa stamp their authority now. Cameron Green c Marco Jansen b Bjorn Fortuin 17(34)
- 38.6OTeam milestoneKeshav Maharaj to Jack Edwards, 1 run, tossed up on off, Edwards drives it down to long-off
- 38.5UDRS reviewKeshav Maharaj to Jack Edwards, no run, South Africa have lost a review, it was a close one, the slider coming in with the arm, Edwards on the back foot was rapped on the pads as the ball skidded on. The umpire remained unmoved, but Maharaj went for the review and the ball tracking confirmed the impact was umpire's call and it was missing the stumps
- 36.2WKeshav Maharaj to Matt Renshaw, out Lbw!! Maharaj has struck with an important breakthrough. This one turned in sharply, Renshaw was camping back to a delivery which he should have been forward. The ball spins back in sharply to go past the defence of Renshaw as he was rapped on the pads in front of the middle and leg stump. The umpire raised the finger immediately, but Renshaw went for the review and the ball tracking showed it hit him in line and was crashing tinto the leg stump. No reviews left for Australia. Matt Renshaw lbw b Keshav Maharaj 32(34) [4s-4]
- 34.24Aiden Markram to Matt Renshaw, FOUR, full toss down the leg-side. Thank you very much says Renshaw and sweeps behind square and fine leg was up
- 30.64Aiden Markram to Matt Renshaw, FOUR, and he gives another release ball, short and wide. Markram is livid with himself. Renshaw reaches out and smacks the cut in front of deep point
- 29.64Keshav Maharaj to Matt Renshaw, FOUR, low full toss, flicked wide of long-on. Jansen tries to dive and flick but doesn't bend in time to stop the ball. Marco with that effort on the fence
- 28.64Aiden Markram to Matt Renshaw, FOUR, that's a short delivery outside off stump, Renshaw cracks the cut and gets a release shot away
- 27.2WKeshav Maharaj to Carey, out Lbw!! A rare moment of Carey misjudging the ball completely. He caught between do I sweep, do I play the off-side. In the end has his feet glued to the crease and tried to flick. Missed the ball completely and was a sitting duck in front of the stumps. He knew it straightaway and didn't even bother discussing the review with his partner. South Africa yet again doing the spin choke. Ball-tracker says impact in line with off stump and smashing middle stump. Carey lbw b Keshav Maharaj 17(21)
- 26.3OTeam milestoneAiden Markram to Matt Renshaw, 1 run, stays leg-side of this flatter delivery and pushes it to cover
- 24.6WAiden Markram to Travis Head, out Lbw!! The review was so quick but it was evident the batter could not have hit it. Turns out, Travis Head was just chancing his arm with that review hoping to escape through ball-tracker. But there is enough turn available and Markram is getting great purchase. Pitched on leg stump, turned a fair bit, impact in line with middle and smashing top of middle stump. Head fancied the sweep but the turn and possbily the length did him in there. Was it too full for the sweep? Head takes the review with him. Out in the 80s after a couple of dropped chances. Travis Head lbw b Aiden Markram 84(76) [4s-12 6s-1]
- 23.66Marco Jansen to Travis Head, SIX, he was in an absolute tangle playing this shot. Feet facing the off-side, hips slightly open and then the wrists and head aiming leg-side. Despite all this he's managed to middle this length delivery and whip it over mid-wicket all the way
- 23.24Marco Jansen to Travis Head, FOUR, now he goes square and gets it past point for four more. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Head reaches out and cuts it hard to the right of the deep point fielder
- 23.14Marco Jansen to Travis Head, FOUR, gift of an overpitched full delivery, Head leans forward and drills it hard through cover to ease some pressure. Was the slower delivery from Jansen, but neatly handled by Head
- 22.3DDropped catchAiden Markram to Travis Head, no run, Fortuin has put down a sitter! Flighted delivery spinning away outside off stump, Head threw his bat at it and got a thick outside edge trying to slash this big turner without control. Ball flies to backward point, Fortuin just had to settle on the back foot and take it overhead but it fumbled
- 20.3DDropped catchAiden Markram to Travis Head, no run, Oh QdK suggests he has dropped this! Thick edge, massive deflection and he couldn't quite close his hands it time and he was absolutely gutted. Flatter delivery that turned a bit, Head looked to push off the back foot, got a healthy outside edge. QdK was going on the back foot to gather so the big deflection made it impossible for him and he spilled the catch
- 19.6WLizaad Williams to Cooper Connolly, out Caught by Aiden Markram!! Soft, soft dismissal from Cooper Connolly. Even Lizaad Williams shakes his head at how lucky he got there. A nothing short of length delivery down the leg-side. Connolly thought he could flick for four, played the shot and didn't control it. The moment he hit it he walked towards the dressing room even before the catch was completed as he knew he had picked out Markram at mid-wicket. It needed a simple dive to the left and Markram had it covered. Just as Australia scored 5 fours in the last 12 balls, this wicket brings the Proteas right back into the game again. Cooper Connolly c Aiden Markram b Lizaad Williams 10(7) [4s-2]
- 19.34Lizaad Williams to Travis Head, FOUR, this is smart batting and maybe Stubbs could have done better at third man having got there. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Head steers it with an anhled bat last moment, gets it past backward point. Stubbs ran to his left, dived but the ball sneaked under his hands
- 19.24Lizaad Williams to Travis Head, FOUR, fetches the pull, almost played that early and didn't control the shot. For a moment it appeared that mid-wicket would be in business, but Head managed to drag the pull in the gap between mid-on and mid-wicket
- 18.5FFiftyBjorn Fortuin to Travis Head, 1 run, shortish delivery, Head rocks back and punches it down to long-on. 18th ODI fifty for Travis Head. No real celebration from him as he knows his team has to go a long way
- 18.24Bjorn Fortuin to Cooper Connolly, FOUR, now he goes to the left of the man at deep cover. This time it's full and wide of off stump again, Connolly leans forward, plays through cover and gets four more
- 18.14Bjorn Fortuin to Cooper Connolly, FOUR, full and outside off stump, Connolly leans forward and drives through point. Actually opened the bat face last moment to get the placement right and the man sweeping the off-side fence had no chance
- 17.64Lizaad Williams to Travis Head, FOUR, overpitched outside off stump and Head will not miss these. Gets under it and launches it over cover
- 16.6WBjorn Fortuin to Mitchell Marsh, out Bowled!! Bjorn Fortuin has the last laugh, gets the big fish. Just the wicket South Africa were searching for. Bjorn Fortuin strikes in the first over. Pitches it up around middle and off, this one skids along the deck, and Mitchell Marsh gets hit on the pads. The ball ricochets onto the stumps, and the bowler is absolutely pumped. Australia are off to a fine start, but they somewhat lost the plot from a similar situation. Mitchell Marsh b Bjorn Fortuin 84(53) [4s-10 6s-5]
- 16.54Bjorn Fortuin to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, width on offer outside off, Mitchell Marsh rocks back and punches it through cover for a boundary
- 16.24Bjorn Fortuin to Travis Head, FOUR, driven through cover as the fielder in the deep fails to stop the ball despite sprinting across desperately
- 15.46Aiden Markram to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, another massive six. This was pitched up by Aiden Markram around middle and leg, right into the slot, Mitchell Marsh stands tall and launches it over wide long-on for a huge six again. 96m maximum
- 14.56Keshav Maharaj to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, half-tracker by Keshav Maharaj, and it has been punished. Mitchell Marsh rocks back and hammers the pull over deep mid-wicket for a powerful six. That has cleared the roof and the ball is lost somewhere in the trees adjacent to the stands. Another replacement required
- 14.1OTeam milestoneKeshav Maharaj to Travis Head, 1 run, 100-run stand up. This was on a length outside off and Travis Head punched it through cover for a single
- 13.66Aiden Markram to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, has that gone the distance? Or has it landed in front of the cushions? The third umpire is having a look at it. He reckons this has hit the cushions on the full. Was slightly fuller on leg, Mitchell Marsh went down on his knee and swept it towards the deep backward square leg fence
- 11.64Duan Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, pulled away! On the shorter side, Mitchell Marsh rocks back and pulls it away to the deep square leg fence for a rollicking boundary. This is proving to be a similar partnership like the first ODI
- 11.24Duan Jansen to Travis Head, FOUR, smashed away! This was on the shorter side around off, Travis Head goes deep back in the crease and pulls it away to the deep mid-wicket fence. There was a fielder sprinting across in the deep, but this was placed into the gap
- 10.2FFiftyKeshav Maharaj to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, on a length outside off, punched through cover by Mitchell Marsh for a single. Back-to-back fifties for Marsh. Can he convert this innings into a formidable score, unlike the last time?
- 8.64Keshav Maharaj to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, a touch of finesse in that. This was on a length outside off, and Mitchell Marsh rocks back in the crease to carve it away. Beats the fielder inside the circle and gets a boundary towards the deep backward point fence
- 8.54Keshav Maharaj to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, great timing. Fraction short on middle and leg, Mitchell Marsh plays it late, rocking back in the crease and whipping it stylishly past the fielder at wide mid-on
- 8.34Keshav Maharaj to Travis Head, FOUR, Travis Head has nailed this through cover. Keshav Maharaj goes for on off, and the batsman advances down the wicket to drill it through the huge vacant gap in that region
- 7.64Duan Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, short, wide and punished! Mitchell Marsh throws the kitchen sink at it, smashing it over cover for a boundary to end the over. An expensive start by Duan Jansen - goes for 13 runs
- 7.34Duan Jansen to Travis Head, FOUR, on a length around off, Travis Head flicks it through backward square leg and manages to beat Maharaj's slide in the deep
- 7.24Duan Jansen to Travis Head, FOUR, 50 up for Australia! Pitched up by the bowler outside off, Travis Head leans forward and slices it over point to greet the bowler into the attack. Blocked the first ball, but throws his hands at it on this occasion
- 6.64Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, 138 clicks, Marco Jansen errs in length, and pays the price. Pitches it up around off, Mitchell Marsh stands tall and nails the drive right past the bowler. He hardly had any time to react, was placed straight to precision
- 6.26Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, this one has cleared the scoreboard at the venue, it has cleared the ground in fact. Picks the bones out of this short ball, rocks back in the crease and sends it sailing over deep square leg. Right off the meat of his willow, and the fourth umpire brings out a suitcase with new balls
- 6.14Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, now a boundary to start the over. Such a good wicket this one's for batting. This was pitched up by Marco Jansen around off, Mitchell Marsh lofts it over the bowler's head. The bat probably turned in his hands, but the contact was good enough
- 5.64Lizaad Williams to Travis Head, FOUR, stylish flick! On a length around middle and leg, slightly loose and Travis Head doesn't miss out on the opportunity. Stays put and flicks it over square leg for a boundary to end the over
- 3.64Lizaad Williams to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, a boundary to end the over. Back of a length delivery outside off, slight width on offer, and Mitchell Marsh has punched it past the fielder at extra cover who was trying to move across to his right. The timing and placement was good enough to find the fence
- 3.36Lizaad Williams to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, that has gone the distance. Easy pickings. Drifting on the pads, a loosener and Mitchell Marsh flicks it over fine leg nonchalantly. Just clears the boundary. Was bowled at 141 clicks, and Marsh used that pace to send it flying over the ropes
- 2.24Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, Mitchell Marsh dealing in boundaries now. This wasn't middled though as he lost his shape while going hard at it. Was a length delivery around off and Mitchell Marsh swung early, only to get an inside edge through mid-wicket. With no fielders positioned in that region, he gets four more
- 1.34Lizaad Williams to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, stand and deliver! Quality shot. This was pitched up by the bowler around middle and off, Mitchell Marsh stays put, holds his shape and lofts it right over the bowler's head. Couldn't have played it straighter, and that's four runs for Mitchell Marsh as well - his first boundary
- 0.54Marco Jansen to Travis Head, FOUR, first convincing shot of this run chase. Fraction short outside off, shaping away from the batsman, Travis Head throws the kitchen sink at it, smashing it over wide mid-off for a rollicking boundary
- That’s all we have for you from here! Hope you enjoyed our coverage of today’s game. Do join us back on Wednesday for the third and final ODI as Australia look to bounce back and South Africa aim for a clean sweep. Until then, it’s goodbye from all of us here. Take care and goodbye!
- Temba Bavuma: [On the team's performance] Overall good team performance. Started with a bad pitch, tricky up front, but we managed to handle that challenge and then got ourselves to that total. Unbelievable innings by David Miller, and then the bowlers as well, you know, they held their nerve. The first ten, we knew they were going to put us under pressure, but we understood a couple of wickets would put them on the back foot. So yeah, again another overall team performance. [How do you sum up your own performance and your own form with the bat at the moment?] Well, it's nice to contribute with the bat. I think I had much more of an opportunity coming in, I guess just after the first ball. I was able to take my time and build a partnership with Quinton and all the other guys. But yeah, always nice to contribute to the team's cause. [How valuable was it to have the extra spinner in Aiden Markram as well?] Very valuable. Obviously him turning the ball away from the left-handers, the conditions as well, also offered a lot more spin than we expected with him and all the other spinners. And I think, yeah, I think the way the spin has complemented our bowling attack, we obviously always have the fast bowlers. Today probably not the guys who bowled in excess of 145, but we were able to lean on our guile of the spinners. [A word on the crowd today at Pink Day?] Yeah, fantastic. I think the guys were talking about the chanting, all the cheers that everyone was getting. Like I said earlier, it's always a calendar that we look forward to, this game, playing for a good cause. And I think, yeah, we seem to play quite decently with the pink clothing as well.
- Mitchell Marsh: Yeah, look, really disappointing. You know, we came here, the attitude of making sure it was 1-1 today going into that final game. Yeah, fair play to South Africa, I thought they played really well, outplayed us again. [Talk to us about batting in particular, the phase from overs 30 to 40] Yeah, look, it's certainly an area for improvement. We're well aware of that. You know, I thought in both games the way we've set up our innings has been really good, and we just haven't been able to execute in those middle phases, which is a great learning curve for some of our young guys especially. And, you know, in these moments, you've got to give full credit to South Africa for the way they bowled throughout those periods. [Talking on the positives] Yeah, look, they're good young players. I thought the way we fought, particularly when Nathan Ellis went down, it would have been a handy six overs towards the back end and probably shrunk that total down. You never know, but I thought the way that some of our young guys have performed, and you see glimpses of this, it makes the future bright. But ultimately we have been outplayed, and we understand that. [What would you like to see from the last ODI?] Keep improving. You know, we don't want to be whitewashed. So yeah, go there and obviously try and win that game and play some good cricket.
- Stats by Shashikant Singh South Africa win their fifth straight home game over Australia, all coming batting first. Won by 111 runs Won by 164 runs Won by 122 runs Won by 67 runs Won by 32 runs* South Africa in Pink ODIs Mats - 14 Won - 10 Lost - 4 Win%: 71.42 333 is Australia’s highest ODI total in a losing chase, and their fourth-highest second-innings total overall. South Africa have won their last six bilateral ODI series against Australia since 2016, with Australia’s last series win coming in 2014. The Proteas have also won 20 of 26 completed ODIs in this period and are the only team with a 50+ percent win rate against Australia in ODIs. Most bilateral ODI series wins vs Australia (3+ matches in series) 10 - South Africa (16 series)* 8 - England (21) 6 - India (15) 5 - Pakistan (12) 4 - Sri Lanka (8)
- David Miller | PoTM: [Your highest score in ODIs, how was that for you?] Yeah, it was a great feeling. Yeah, 142, very stoked. It was against Australia as well, so nice to tick that one over. [Seems you love playing against Australia, don't you?] They're so competitive. They're always at you. You know, they bring out the best in the guys and, you know, they're world-class players, and it's good to compete against the best in the world. So, yeah, it was a great day out and just very tough to get over the line and obviously put in a big shift for the team. [Talk to us about the conditions and also batting with Temba as well] Yeah, it was great. Temba's, you know, he's so solid there and he's done really well, and an incredible knock from him. And we just tried to ride the wave. It was a little bit stopy and a bit slow going, so just try to kind of play and get into good positions, keep feeding each other with strike, and then move into sort of second, third, fourth gear and try and take it deep. So it was one of those, but one-day cricket's so long, so you've got a lot of time, and it's really cool to have a good partnership with him. [Having your mom's name on your shirt. Obviously not the journey you might have wanted, but a special day today] Yeah, for sure. You know, she's been through a lot in the last couple of years, and it's just a great initiative and really nice to have a personal kind of touch on each shirt. So, yeah, nice to represent my mom and everything she's been through, and obviously to top it off with a win and MOM, I don't think it gets better.
- 18:07 Local Time, 16:07 GMT, 21:37 IST: A convincing win for the Proteas in the end as they seal the series with a match to spare! Having posted a daunting 365 after being sent in to bat, South Africa faced early heat as Australia started with a bang, Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head taking on the seamers and clearing the ropes with ease. But full credit to the Proteas' slow bowlers, who completely turned the tide. South Africa sent down 30 overs of spin, with Aiden Markram bowling his full allotment of 10 overs to starve the Aussies of momentum. Xavier Bartlett delayed the inevitable with a valiant half-century late in the innings, but lacked support at the other end as the chase faded. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation coming up next!
- Over 50 · 2 runs (0 0 1 1 W) · 1 wkt
- 49.5WLizaad Williams to Josh Hazlewood, out Caught by Aiden Markram!! It's all over, South Africa seal the series with one match to go. The slower delivery again, Hazlewood was beaten by the slowness of the ball and ends up miscuing a simple catch to mid-off. The South African players are over the moon. Josh Hazlewood c Aiden Markram b Lizaad Williams 2(10)
- Lizaad Williams to Josh Hazlewood, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- 49.41Lizaad Williams to Nathan Ellis, 1 run, back of a length and angling, Ellis taps it to cover
- 49.31Lizaad Williams to Josh Hazlewood, 1 run, full and on off, Hazlewood drags it off the inside half of the bat to mid-wicket
- 49.2•Lizaad Williams to Josh Hazlewood, no run, banged in short and aimed at the body, Hazlewood flashes hard and misses it
- 49.1•Lizaad Williams to Josh Hazlewood, no run, shortish outside off, Hazlewood has a lazy waft at it and misses
- End of over 49 · 8 runs (wd 0 1lb 1 0 1b 4)AUS 331/9Nathan Ellis 6(4) · Josh Hazlewood 1(6) · Marco Jansen 7-0-53-2
- 48.64Marco Jansen to Nathan Ellis, FOUR, touch shorter and angling across, Ellis stands tall and punches it off the back foot past the fielder to deep extra cover, split the gap to perfection!
- 48.51bMarco Jansen to Josh Hazlewood, byes, 1 run, yorker length delivery from round the wicket, outside leg stump, Hazlewood backs away and misses it. They sneak a bye
- 48.4•Marco Jansen to Josh Hazlewood, no run, banged in short on the stumps, Hazlewood ducks under it
- South Africa spinners today (by lengths) Full (South Africa’s 30.0 overs of spin is their most in a home ODI, surpassing the 28.0 overs bowled against Pakistan at Centurion in 2021.
- 48.31Marco Jansen to Nathan Ellis, 1 run, the slower short ball, Ellis mistimes it to long-on
- 48.21lbMarco Jansen to Josh Hazlewood, leg byes, 1 run, slower and fuller, Hazlewood was bit early into the shot and it rapped on the pads outside the line
- Five sixes are the most an Australian No.8 or lower batter has hit in an ODI innings against South Africa.
- 26-ball Xavier Bartlett fifty is the joint-fastest for Australia against South Africa in ODIs alongside Travis Head at Bloemfontein in 2023.
- 48.1•Marco Jansen to Josh Hazlewood, no run, banged in short and aimed at the body, Hazlewood goes for the upper cut, but edges it onto the helmet
- 48.1wdMarco Jansen to Josh Hazlewood, wide, slower ball bouncer, far too high over the batsmen
- End of over 48 · 9 runs (6 2 0 W 0 1) · 1 wktAUS 323/9Josh Hazlewood 1(2) · Nathan Ellis 1(2) · Lizaad Williams 7-0-52-2
- 47.61Lizaad Williams to Josh Hazlewood, 1 run, short and outside off, Hazlewood cuts it to deep backward point
- 47.5•Lizaad Williams to Josh Hazlewood, no run, back of a length angling across, Hazlewood fishes at it and misses
- Josh Hazlewood, left handed bat, comes to the crease
- 47.4WLizaad Williams to Xavier Bartlett, out Lbw!! The late review has gone in favour of South Africa, pin-point yorker on middle and leg, right on the money, Bartlett backs away and misses out on it. The ball struck him right in front of the leg stump. Bavuma went for the review and the ball track confirmed the inevitable. Xavier Bartlett lbw b Lizaad Williams 50(28) [4s-2 6s-5]
- Lizaad Williams to Xavier Bartlett, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
- Bavuma reviews for a LBW. The on-field decision is not out and it's a fair delivery. Flat line on the ultra edge. OUT
- 47.3•Lizaad Williams to Xavier Bartlett, no run, slower back of a length delivery, Bartlett flays it on the up to sweeper cover, they don't take the single
- 47.22Lizaad Williams to Xavier Bartlett, 2 runs, he gets to his fifty, slower back of a length delivery, Bartlett mistimes a pull to long-on, he had called for two and completes it easily
- 47.16Lizaad Williams to Xavier Bartlett, SIX, he's tonked it right into the stands over deep mid-wicket, short and it sits up well for the pull, Bartlett picks it and mucsles it high and handsome
- Lizaad Williams [6.0-0-43-1] is back into the attack
- End of over 47 · 4 runs (2 W W 1 1 0) · 2 wktAUS 314/8Nathan Ellis 1(2) · Xavier Bartlett 42(24) · Marco Jansen 6-0-47-2
- 46.6•Marco Jansen to Nathan Ellis, no run, full and pushed across the RHB, Ellis drives it to mid-off
- 46.51Marco Jansen to Xavier Bartlett, 1 run, low full-toss on middle, Bartlett knocks it down to long-on
- 46.41Marco Jansen to Nathan Ellis, 1 run, slower short delivery again, Ellis dabs it down to third man
- Nathan Ellis, right handed bat, comes to the crease
- 46.3WMarco Jansen to Adam Zampa, out Caught by Keshav Maharaj!! Another one bites the dust and Jansen is on a hat-trick, slower short delivery outside off, Zampa backs away and cuts it in the air towards deep point, didn't get the desired distance and holes out to the man in the deep. South Africa inch closer to a series win. Adam Zampa c Keshav Maharaj b Marco Jansen 0(1)
- Marco Jansen to Adam Zampa, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- Adam Zampa, right handed bat, comes to the crease
- 46.2WMarco Jansen to Jack Edwards, out Caught by Matthew Breetzke!! The frustrating stand has been broken, the knuckle ball, Edwards was looking to go down town, but not much pace on the ball and ends up miscuing it towards long-on, where Breetzke takes a good low catch sliding to his left. Jack Edwards c Matthew Breetzke b Marco Jansen 25(30) [6s-1]
- Marco Jansen to Jack Edwards, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- 46.12Marco Jansen to Jack Edwards, 2 runs, slower delivery to start with, Edwards smashes it over the bowler's end to long-on, calls for two immediately
- Marco Jansen [5.0-0-43-0] is back into the attack
- End of over 46 · 19 runs (1 2 6 4 6 0)AUS 310/6Xavier Bartlett 41(23) · Jack Edwards 23(28) · Bjorn Fortuin 10-0-70-2
- 45.6•Bjorn Fortuin to Xavier Bartlett, no run, flatter delivery on the pads, Bartlett misses out on another big swipe across the line and is hit on the thigh pad
- 45.56Bjorn Fortuin to Xavier Bartlett, SIX, another one has been dispatched into the crowds, this is good clean hitting, length delivery in the arc, Bartlett picks it and goes down town over long-on
- 45.44Bjorn Fortuin to Xavier Bartlett, FOUR, he's batting like a dream and should have been promoted earlier, touch shorter, Bartlett hammers it past the bowler to long-on
- 45.36Bjorn Fortuin to Xavier Bartlett, SIX, this has been launched into the stands with utter disdain, tossed up on middle, Bartlett gets down and mows it across the line over deep mid-wicket
- 45.22Bjorn Fortuin to Xavier Bartlett, 2 runs, flighted on middle, Bartlett chips it in the air to long-on, they run well for the second
- 45.11Bjorn Fortuin to Jack Edwards, 1 run, fired in full on the pads, Edwards flicks it away to backward square leg
- End of over 45 · 9 runs (2 6 0 0 0 1)AUS 291/6Jack Edwards 22(27) · Xavier Bartlett 23(18) · Duan Jansen 5-0-44-0
- 44.61Duan Jansen to Jack Edwards, 1 run, slower short delivery, Edwards pulls it away to deep mid-wicket
- 44.5•Duan Jansen to Jack Edwards, no run, pitched up and in the slot, Edwards hits it hard to Bavuma at covers
- 44.4•Duan Jansen to Jack Edwards, no run, back of a length and slower, Edwards was bit early into the pull shot, misses it completely
- 44.3•Duan Jansen to Jack Edwards, no run, length delivery angling across, Edwards defends it to the off side
- 44.26Duan Jansen to Jack Edwards, SIX, acrobatic effort from Markram in the deep, but it just sailed over him, it was full on off and was a miss-hit from Edwards, the slower ball gripping on the surface. It went off the leading edge high in the air and just cleared long-on
- 44.12Duan Jansen to Jack Edwards, 2 runs, fuller and slower from round the wicket, Edwards drives it towards wide long-off for a couple
- End of over 44 · 4 runs (1 0 0 wd 1 0 1)AUS 282/6Jack Edwards 13(21) · Xavier Bartlett 23(18) · Bjorn Fortuin 9-0-51-2
- 43.61Bjorn Fortuin to Jack Edwards, 1 run, flatter and shorter, Edwards goes back and mistimes a pull to deep mid-wicket
- 43.5•Bjorn Fortuin to Jack Edwards, no run, quicker delivery sliding in, tucked away to short mid-wicket
- 43.41Bjorn Fortuin to Xavier Bartlett, 1 run, touch shorter and outside off, punched down the ground to long-off
- 43.4wdBjorn Fortuin to Xavier Bartlett, wide, pitched outside off and turning away further, wide signalled
- 43.3•Bjorn Fortuin to Xavier Bartlett, no run, quicker delivery outside off, Bartlett pushes it back to the bowler
- 43.2•Bjorn Fortuin to Xavier Bartlett, no run, flatter delivery outside off, Bartlett punches it to covers
- 43.11Bjorn Fortuin to Jack Edwards, 1 run, sliding into the pads, Edwards works it off his pads to backward square leg
- End of over 43 · 10 runs (6 2 0 1 1 0)AUS 278/6Xavier Bartlett 22(15) · Jack Edwards 11(18) · Duan Jansen 4-0-35-0
- 42.6•Duan Jansen to Xavier Bartlett, no run, back of a length off-cutter, Bartlett stays back and pushes it towards mid-off
- 42.51Duan Jansen to Jack Edwards, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Edwards carves it to sweeper cover
- 42.41Duan Jansen to Xavier Bartlett, 1 run, well disguised slower delivery, to deep bit too full, Bartlett squeezes it to third man
- 42.3•Duan Jansen to Xavier Bartlett, no run, slower length delivery wide outside off, Bartlett watches it go through. Very close to the wide line
- 42.22Duan Jansen to Xavier Bartlett, 2 runs, miss-hit, but they get a couple, fuller and slower, Bartlett was bit early into the shot and slices it to deep backward point
- 42.16Duan Jansen to Xavier Bartlett, SIX, he's launched into it in some style, short and it sits up well for the pull, Bartlett gets into the position quickly and mows it across the line over deep square leg, it cleared 3-4 rows in the stands
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