World T20 2012: Australia vs South Africa live score updates, blog
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Australia v South Africa R.PREMADASA STADIUM, SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 Super Eight 7 - AUS v SAF |
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| South Africa 1st Inn | 5/146 |
| Australia 1st Inn | 2/147 |
| Australia won the toss and elected to bowl | |
| Australia won by 8 wickets | |
| Australia | Over:17.4 RR:8.32 | ||||
| Batsmen | Runs | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEK Hussey | 45 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 121.62 |
| CL White* | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 161.54 |
| South Africa | |||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
| J Botha* | 3.4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 8.45 |
| RJ Peterson | 4.0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 |
| Recent Overs: | ||
| 1 4 4 2 . . | | 4 1b 4 . . . | | 1 . 1 1 . 4 | |
| Last Wicket: | Watson, 70 (c:Parnell b:Peterson) |
| Current Partnership: | 38 runs, 23 balls, RR:165.22 |
Australia will look to wrap up their place in the World T20 2012 semi-finals when they take on South Africa in a Super Eights game in Colombo. We’ll have live scores and commentary from 8.00pm AEST.
If Australia were a couple of steps ahead of Ireland and West Indies in their league stage games, they annihilated India in the previous Super Eights match.
First, the Australian bowling led by Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc kept India down to a 140ish score.
They were then aided by some poor Indian bowling and alleged problems with gripping the ball and cantered to the target in 15 overs.
And for the third time in row, it was Shane Watson who got them home with a fine all-round performance. Three wickets at crucial times and a six-laden innings of 72 shut the Indians out.
The only problem for Australia then? Their middle-order has been untested and under-cooked.
This is a crucial game in that while a win should take them to the semi-final, an Australian loss will also make their last game against Pakistan a must-win.
Hence, how the Australian middle-order manages to come good on a surface which could be less than ideal for batting in an afternoon game, will make for an interesting play.
South Africa, their opponents for today’s game, will probably come in with a bit of regret. They should have closed out their opening Super Eights match against Pakistan.
On a track that turned square from start, South Africa seemed to have done well to push Pakistan to a corner in their chase of 133. At 7/76, Pakistan looked down and out.
Then a few poor captaincy calls like keeping off-spinner Johan Botha away – with figures of 1/10 in 2 – cost them the game.
The two Umars, Gul and Akmal, went berserk and unfortunately for South Africa, none of it went to hand.
AB de Villiers, the skipper, admitted that it was his mistakes that had lost the match for South Africa but the big question now is whether he can rectify them enough to beat a very strong Australian line-up.
Dale Steyn’s foot injury will be a concern but other than that the South African side should remain the same. Also expect de Villiers to bat at least a spot higher than he did in their Pakistan game.
Australia haven’t played a day game on this track since their first one and will need to adjust to the conditions.
The track does flatten out in the evening but baked under the Colombo sun, it shows tendency of helping the slower bowlers much more.
Action begins 8.00pm AEST and we will bring you the live ball-by-ball coverage of the match from the commencement.
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6:37am
Matt said | 6:37am | Report comment
Watson man of the match for the 4th game in a row, when he doesn’t fire the result will be interesting, it’s a 1 man army at the moment!
11:08pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 11:08pm | Report comment
SIX!
Finises it with a six does White! Slogged away over deep square-leg for another big one – this has been an excellent performance from Australia.
With two wins from as many games in this Super Eights stage, they have done their chances of going through to the semi-final
no harm. Given their net run-rate, even if they lose their last game to Pakistan, they should go through.
11:02pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 11:02pm | Report comment
Four!
The fielder at long-on was called up to the circle and White goes over the top for a four at that very region.
Nine needed from three overs. Cakewalk’s definition, this game.
2/138 in 17.
11:01pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 11:01pm | Report comment
Missed!
Stumping missed by AB de Villiers.
Went down the track and the ball keeps really, really low. Misses the ball but the keeper misses it too!
SIX!
Follows it up with a huge six over long-on and moves on to 42 with that.
10:59pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:59pm | Report comment
Four!
That is poor bowling from Botha. It was very, very short, and almost reached the batsman on the second bounce. He rocks back and pulls it to wide long-on. Should have been a couple, instead there is a misfield and White gets a four.
22 from 4 overs needed
10:56pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:56pm | Report comment
The South African dressing room’s looking morose at the moment .
They lose this, they need a miracle to go through to the semi-finals.
10:54pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:54pm | Report comment
Nine off the Steyn over and the match’s seems headed only one way.
29 off the last five overs.
10:52pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:52pm | Report comment
Four!
Four more off Steyn and this time it is off a White edge that rushes away to the fence.
10:49pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:49pm | Report comment
Four!
Steyn’s back and bludgeoned through the covers for a four! Hussey’s getting them home here and quickly.
34 needed from 35.
10:48pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:48pm | Report comment
OUT!
Finally a wicket for South Africa and it is the big man Watson. 70 off 47 as he blasts the bowler but does not get over the long-on fence, caught easily by the fielder.
38 needed off six.
10:46pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:46pm | Report comment
Four!
Another one, another boundary! Moves quickly on to 70 now.
38 needed off 38.
10:45pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:45pm | Report comment
Four!
Over the bowler’s head and for a four! It is Peterson who gets smacked by Watson, on his way to winning his fourth MoM award!
10:44pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:44pm | Report comment
Four singles off the Duminy over. Comfortable business though.
49 needed from 42.
10:40pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:40pm | Report comment
AB de Villiers has no option but to bring in JP Duminy.
Can he do a minor Watson, bowl as well he sometimes bats.
10:39pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:39pm | Report comment
Four!
SIX!
Now it is Hussey getting into the act. Pulls one to the fence before flicking it over mid-wicket for a huge six!
The game’s gone away from South Africa’s grasp I feel.
1/94 in 12
10:35pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:35pm | Report comment
A better over from Peterson which almost saw Watson’s wicket.
Australia, though, have this game under control, needing 66 from nine.
10:33pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:33pm | Report comment
Dropped!
Shane Watson gets a life. He will score a 300 today I am sure.
Pitched up and Watson smokes it to long-off where Parnell runs forward and drops a sitter.
1/79 in the 11th.
10:32pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:32pm | Report comment
And yes, that six also helped Watson through to a half-century.
1/76 in 10.
Peterson returns.
10:30pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:30pm | Report comment
SIX!
Did I just say “wicket of Watson”? No really, does that even exist?
Short from Parnell and easily dealt with! Pulled for a six over mid-wicket!
1/74 in the 10th
10:29pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:29pm | Report comment
First look at Wayne Parnell here.
The required rate is 7.45, which isn’t very easy. But there is a Watson.
Still believe a wicket here will make things very, very interesting.
10:28pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:28pm | Report comment
Quicker, flatter, that’s what Botha is reduced to bowling now. It is simply too good a form to get rid of.
1/65 in 9.
10:24pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:24pm | Report comment
SIX!
This is crazy hitting from Watson. In a bid to avoid bowling it short, Peterson pitches it further up to the bat and Watson leans forward and bangs it over mid-wicket for a six!
This is again turning out to be a tad one-sided unless SA can pick up wickets and quickly.
1/60 in 8. Watson’s got 43 of them.
10:22pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:22pm | Report comment
Four!
Another one pulled through mid-wicket for four! You give him something which is marginally short and he will punish you and how!
There was an lbw appeal off the previous one off Peterson and it looked like it would hit the leg stump.
10:20pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:20pm | Report comment
Four!
Short and shot! It was a poor ball from Botha the kind of form he is in and it was pulled away hard for a four to mid-wicket.
1/48 in 7.
23 came in the first five overs. 25 in these last two. Watson has the highest runs and wickets in the tournament for now. In line for the man of the series award too.
10:14pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:14pm | Report comment
Quick get him a new and improved IPL contract and now!
Four!
Pitched full and on the middle and it is flicked away to the leg side for a four. It is the third of the over which costs 15.
1/38 in 6.
10:13pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:13pm | Report comment
Four!
Four!
Two fours in a row off Morkel! Watson knows that they need to wrest back the initiative and quickly at that and he has upped the ante a little here.
1/32 in the sixth.
10:11pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:11pm | Report comment
A decent over after that early boundary.
1/23 in 5.
The required rate has shot up to almost 8.5. Australia need one good over to bring it down and to get themselves some momentum.
10:07pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:07pm | Report comment
Four
Cut away to the fence! Watson finally gets a move on here, or at least shows signs of that anyway.
It is Jacques Kallis who has come on to bowl now.
1/19 in the fifth.
10:06pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:06pm | Report comment
Five runs and a wicket off the Morkel over. It was good to see Michael Hussey and Shane Watson run well for those runs despite the Warner wicket.
1/15 in 4.
10:04pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:04pm | Report comment
OUT
Morne Morkel has got him! Warner was looking to pull it away but an inside edge goes back on to the stumps and South Africa have their first.
1/12 in the fourth. The chase’s not getting any easier here.
10:00pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 10:00pm | Report comment
Four singles and a wide off Steyn’s second over. No sign of the usual explosive start from this pair.
0/10 in 3l
9:59pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:59pm | Report comment
Some good pace bowling at both ends now. Morne Morkel is making the talk too, deviating away at speeds over 140 km/hr.
Misfield at point off the last ball gets them a couple of runs.
0/5 in 2.
9:49pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:49pm | Report comment
Pace at both ends then. No sign of Peterson, instead it is Morkel to share the new ball.
0/2 in 1.
9:49pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:49pm | Report comment
Almost!
Watson shaped to defend it and the ball shaped away from it, narrowly missing the outside edge through to the keeper.
Good start from Steyn here, he is bowling at some pace and getting them to swing too.
0/2 in 1.
9:45pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:45pm | Report comment
Warner on strike, Watson at the non-striker and Dale Steyn has the ball. This should be exciting.
9:34pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:34pm | Report comment
Single to end the innings at 5/146 in their 20.
This a good score for this kind of a pitch. South Africa, unlike India, will not rely on their spinners alone, they have some classy quick bowlers.
Australia, on the other hand, have Watson and Warner at the top. But their middle-order is largely untested. Can they get win this one, o make it four wins in a row?
Back in 10 with the chase.
9:32pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:32pm | Report comment
Four!
This is brilliant batting from Peterson. Starc comes round the stumps and Peterson is already batting on the middle stump, just flicks it over the fine-leg for a four.
There was a conventional fine-leg in place and he failed to get there.
5/145 in 20th.
9:29pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:29pm | Report comment
Four!
Two in two for Peterson! This is outside the off and drilled through the covers for another four.
145 could be a decent score here.
9:29pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:29pm | Report comment
Four!
Drilled from outside the off stump to mid-wicket for a four.
Pitched full and yet to be able to play that stroke – Javed Miandad would be proud of it!
9:28pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:28pm | Report comment
SIX!
That’s been smoked over wide long-on for a six. Poor way to end his spell for Cummins, it was a wide the ball before this that meant he had bowl an extra delivery and it was spanked by Behardien all the way out of the park.
5/132 with an over to spare.
9:26pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:26pm | Report comment
Four!
Top-edged for four by Behardien. Short ball from Cummins and that has gone over the wicket-keeper to the fence.
5/125 in the 19th.
9:24pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:24pm | Report comment
Couple of runs carved over point by Peterson, who’s done a decent job getting to 19 off only 13.
5/121 in the 19th.
9:23pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:23pm | Report comment
Some bumpy outfield there and that’s making fielding difficult in the circle. A couple of runs from the White misfield.
5/118 in 18. 40 have come from the last five overs.
9:21pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:21pm | Report comment
Four!
A four for Peterson alright, off a full-toss from Watson. He was almost lining up to pull it away and in the end slogged it to wide long-on for a four.
5/115 in the 18th
9:17pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:17pm | Report comment
This was the 17th over and Cummins concedes only 3 off it!
5/107 in 17. They needed 30 off the last three do the South Africans for them to pose a respectable chase for their opposition.
9:12pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:12pm | Report comment
Four!
And another one now, switch hit for a four. Peterson has come out with the intent that was needed at this stage but more vitally, the execution is good too.
Goes over extra cover for a four.
5/104 in 16.
9:11pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:11pm | Report comment
Four!
Turning to be a better over but it is high time it did for SA!
A couple of wides before Peterson strokes it away the deep cover for a four. It is a switch hit and it falls short of the diving fielder.
5/100 in the 16th
9:07pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:07pm | Report comment
Four!
The youngster smacks Watson over his head for a four. Farhaan Behardien has a decent chance to show-case some of his batting.
5/92 in 15.
9:05pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:05pm | Report comment
Robin Peterson at seven. This is not looking good for South Africa.
9:03pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:03pm | Report comment
…and just as I was writing that, he has come in and taken a wicket.
Pitched right up on the off stump, gives himself room and drills it to short cover. Second wicket for Watson and South Africa in big trouble here.
5/86 in 14.1
9:02pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:02pm | Report comment
Watson with his third.
9:01pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:01pm | Report comment
Finally an over that does not get Doherty a wicket.
4/86 in 14.
9:00pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 9:00pm | Report comment
still the milking, still the singles and the off two. No big over though.
4/84 in the 14th.
8:56pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:56pm | Report comment
Starc’s back after another seven runs from the Hogg over.
What do you think of Hogg and his performance this tournament? Deserves a place in the starting 11?
8:51pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:51pm | Report comment
Hogg’s back. Not a brilliant start to his spell but there is a new batsman at the crease now.
8:50pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:50pm | Report comment
2 runs, 1 wicket and the run-rate is back to six an over.
This is not the same pitch on which they had played India last game.
4/66 in 11.
8:49pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:49pm | Report comment
Farhaan Behardien a six. Baptism by spin.
8:47pm
Bill Larkin said | 8:47pm | Report comment
Doherty! Good show.
8:56pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:56pm | Report comment
Should he play ahead of Hogg when they go in with only one spinner on this tracks?
8:47pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:47pm | Report comment
OUT!
And Doherty does it again! Three wickets for him, as JP Duminy goes for a wild waft, stumped!
This was looking to be a good stand before that shot and puts South Africa under more pressure.
4/64 in the 11th
8:45pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:45pm | Report comment
Quite short from Maxwell and South Africa have been able to get Maxwell away easily.
3/64 in 10.
8:41pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:41pm | Report comment
One over for Hogg and he is off. Glenn Maxwell gets his first bowl.
3/57 in 9.
8:40pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:40pm | Report comment
Four!
The man’s in form and his confident strut is matched by his stroke-play. Watson digs it in short and Duminy pulls it between fine-leg and deep square-leg for a four.
3/55 in the ninth.
8:38pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:38pm | Report comment
Now Pat Cummins is off and Watson’s on from the other end.
8:38pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:38pm | Report comment
A couple of singles in that over after the boundary.
3/49 in 8.
First time the run-rate’s gone above six.
8:35pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:35pm | Report comment
Four!
Too short from Hogg and Duminy has rocked back and pulled it to mid-wicket for a four.
3/47 in 8th
8:33pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:33pm | Report comment
Only one over from Watson and he is off. That’s what he is there for.
Brad Hogg gets the ball now.
8:32pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:32pm | Report comment
Four!
Cover-driven by Duminy for four. Pitched right up to the bat in a bid to to get some swing for the waiting slip.
Instead Duminy smashes it through the covers for a four.
3/42 in 7.
8:29pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:29pm | Report comment
AB de Villiers at five. Promotes himself one spot this time.
3/34 in 6. Cummins continues
8:26pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:26pm | Report comment
OUT!
Gone! Watson strikes! He is the man with the golden arm and its just gotten shinier!
Short ball from Watson and Amla fails to get the pull away, gloves it on the way to the keeper.
South Africa have lost three and are in trouble at 3/33 in the sixth.
8:23pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:23pm | Report comment
It is that man now, Shane Watson, to bowl the fifth. Three man-of-the-match awards in three games is good going I would say.
0/30 in 5.
8:21pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:21pm | Report comment
Four!
Inside edge and four for Amla. There was a shuffle to give himself room to play through the covers but the pace seems to have beaten him. Fine-leg is inside the circle and it runs away.
2/28 in fifth.
8:18pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:18pm | Report comment
Change in bowling then and Doherty is off.
Pat Cummins, who had an excellent game against India – but then, who didn’t – comes on.
Two slips for Duminy again.
8:17pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:17pm | Report comment
Four!
Shot through the covers by JPD and it runs away to the fence, piercing the cover field.
2/22 in 4.
8:15pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:15pm | Report comment
Starc continues, making it four overs without a bowling change. Are we back to Test cricket then?
Two slips for Duminy too.
8:13pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:13pm | Report comment
SIX!
Shot sir! It is Amla, who goes inside out to Doherty and smacks him over extra-cover for a six. There was a long-off in place but the batsman easily evaded that one.
2/16 in 3.
Good start for Australia and South Africa continue to flounder against spin.
8:10pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:10pm | Report comment
Nope, so still no sign of AB de Villiers. It is the in-form JP Duminy, probably with the idea of his left-hand batting to counter spin.
8:09pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:09pm | Report comment
OUT!
Gone again! Doherty it is and South Afria have lost their second, Kallis now walks back!
It was outside the off and turning away from the batsman, he pokes his bat at it and only manages to edge it through to the keeper.
2/8 in 2.1
8:08pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:08pm | Report comment
Four!
Smacked to the fence by Kallis. This was outside off with a chance to free arms through extra-cover. Instead he punches it straight down the ground, to the left of mid-off for a boundary.
Single to end the over.
1/8 in 2.
8:04pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:04pm | Report comment
Mitchell Starc from the other end. Amla to take strike.
8:03pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:03pm | Report comment
It is Jacques Kallis at three. Couple of singles to end the first over.
1/2 in 1.
8:02pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:02pm | Report comment
OUT!
Master move I tell you. Bowled third ball and for a duck! Quicker and it came in, Richard Levi’s short career has been woeful as far as facing spin is concerned and he falls to a spinner yet again.
Bowled for a duck off Doherty.
1/0 in 0.3
8:00pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 8:00pm | Report comment
As expected, Australia open with spin. Doherty it is.
7:52pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 7:52pm | Report comment
Australia have picked Xavier Doherty for this one to support Brad Hogg. Two left-arm spinners playing for them then.
Wayne Parnell replaces Albie Morkel for South Africa in a bid to strengthen their bowling.
7:50pm
IWishIWasMarkWaugh said | 7:50pm | Report comment
Hello and welcome to the coverage of the World T20 2012 Super Eights game between Australia and South Africa.
The news from the middle is that Australia have won the toss and will field first. Interesting move given how slow the track is.