South Africa
Match Complete
Australia
| 96 all out Australia win by 97 runs |
| 3/23 (2.3) | *Starc | O: 15.3 | ||
| 3/16 (4.0) | Agar | RR:5.49 | Shamsi | 2 (4) |
| lbw. Starc |  | 15.3 10/96 |  | Rabada 5(4) |
| b. Agar | | 14.3 9/90 | | Ngidi 0(1) |
| lbw. Agar | | 14.2 8/90 | | Nortje 2(6) |
| lbw. Marsh | | 13.1 7/87 | | Pretorius 11(9) |
| c. Finch b. Cummins | | 12.5 6/87 | | Miller 15(18) |
| b. Zampa | | 9.6 5/65 | | van Biljon 1(4) |
| c. Zampa b. Agar | | 8.3 4/59 | | van der Dussen 24(19) |
| b. Zampa | | 7.3 3/57 | | Klaasen 22(18) |
| c. Zampa b. Starc | | 2.5 2/23 | | du Plessis 5(7) |
| b. Starc | | 0.4 1/6 | | de Kock 5(3) |
| First Innings: Australia | 5/193 | RR: 8.27 | O: 20.0 |
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| First Innings: Australia | 5/193 | RR: 8.27 | O: 20.0 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D.A. Warner c. Miller b. Nortje | 57 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 154.05 |
A.J. Finch* lbw. Shamsi | 55 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 148.65 |
M.S. Wade c. de Kock b. Ngidi | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 111.11 |
M.R. Marsh c. Shamsi b. Pretorius | 19 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 118.75 |
S.P.D. Smith not out | 30 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 200.00 |
A.T. Carey+ b. Rabada | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 116.67 |
A.C. Agar not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
P.J. Cummins | |||||
M.A. Starc | |||||
K.W. Richardson | |||||
A. Zampa | |||||
Extras (b 0, lb 5, w 8, nb 1) | 14 | ||||
| Total | 193 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.S. Rabada | 4.0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 |
| A. Nortje | 4.0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.50 |
| L. Ngidi | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| D. Pretorius | 4.0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 |
| T. Shamsi | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| First Innings: South Africa | 96 all out | RR: 5.49 | O: 15.3 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q. de Kock*+ b. Starc | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
H.E. van der Dussen c. Zampa b. Agar | 24 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 126.32 |
F. du Plessis c. Zampa b. Starc | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
H. Klaasen b. Zampa | 22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 122.22 |
D.A. Miller c. Finch b. Cummins | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
P.J. van Biljon b. Zampa | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
D. Pretorius lbw. Marsh | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 122.22 |
K.S. Rabada lbw. Starc | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
A. Nortje lbw. Agar | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
L. Ngidi b. Agar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
T. Shamsi not out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 4, nb 0) | 4 | ||||
| Total | 96 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.A. Starc | 2.3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 9.20 |
| P.J. Cummins | 3.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 |
| K.W. Richardson | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 |
| A.C. Agar | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4.00 |
| A. Zampa | 3.0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3.33 |
| M.R. Marsh | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
With the series squared at 1-1, Australia head to Cape Town for the series decider against South Africa looking for their fourth consecutive T20I series win. Join The Roar for live scores from 3am (AEDT).
After dismantling the Proteas by a whopping 107 runs in Game 1 to make it nine consecutive T20s without defeat, few would have predicted the Aussies to crash back to earth so quickly.
But despite needing just 35 off 28 balls for victory in the second game in Port Elizabeth with wickets aplenty in hand, the home side wrestled their way back into the series thanks to some superb death bowling and some ordinary batting.
Aside from David Warner’s half-century, no other Australian made a score of note for the match, and with the team still searching for a quality finisher in the lead-up to this year’s home T20 World Cup, disappointing efforts from Mitch Marsh (6 off 8 balls) and Matthew Wade (1 off 2) at the death are particularly concerning.
Given the decider is in Cape Town, where of course the infamous ball-tampering saga was first unearthed back in 2018, you’d expect an even more hostile reception for the visitors than in their previous two matches.
Prediction
Despite losing in Port Elizabeth, there’s no question the Aussies are a better side than the Proteas. They thrashed them mercilessly with both bat and ball in Game 1 in Johannesburg, and really had the better of much of their match in the second game as well.
Expect the Proteas to fight it out to the end, but it’s hard to imagine an impressive-looking Australian batting line-up to crumble so spectacularly twice in a row.
Join The Roar from 3am (AEDT) for live scores as we find out who takes out the series.
Game information
First ball: 3am (AEDT)
Venue: Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
TV: Fox Cricket
Online: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Odds: South Africa $2.38, Australia $1.57
South Africa squad
Quinton de Kock (c), Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Pite van Biljon, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Jon-Jon Smuts, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi, Bjorn Fortuin, Anrich Nortje, Dale Steyn, Heinrich Klaasen.
Australia squad
Aaron Finch (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D’Arcy Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.