T20 WC AUS vs SA highlights: Stoinis' cameo helps Australia win by 5 wkts
Australia chased down the target of 119 in 19.4 overs with Steve Smith scoring 34-ball 35. Check Australia vs South Africa highlights and full scorecard here
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In Match 1 of Group 1 of ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Australia defeated South Africa by five wickets at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Saturday.
Australia chased down the target of 119 in 19.4 overs with Steve Smith scoring 34-ball 35.
For South Africa, Anrich Nortje took two wickets while Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi got one each.
Earlier, Electing to bowl, Australia restricted South Africa to a meagre 118 for nine.
Aiden Markram scored 40 for the Proteas after their top-order crumbled. Kagiso Rabada was the next best batter for them with an unbeaten 19-run knock at number eight.
Fast bowlers Josh Hazlewood (2/19) and Mithcell Starc (2/31) took two wickets apiece while spinner Adam Zampa (2/21) also accounted for two batters.
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Australia vs South Africa full scorecard
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South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi.
Australia (Playing XI): Aaron Finch(c), David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
Australia vs South Africa head-to-head
- Total matches played: 23
- Australia won: 14
- South Africa won: 8
- Abandoned: 1
- Total matches played: 2
- Australia won: 2
- South Africa: 0
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7:01 PM
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Australia vs South Africa live score after 19.4 Overs: 121-5 | Australia wins
Australia: 121-5 ; Marcus Stoinis (24), Mathew Wade (15)
Ball 4: A juicy full toss towards deep mid-wicket for FOUR and wins the match for Aussies.
Ball 3: Stoinis hits towards mid-off for no run.
Ball 2: Stoinis slaps the ball straight down the ground for FOUR.
Ball 1: Stoinis hits towards a tad wide of deep mid-wicket fielder for a couple of runs.
6:57 PM
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Australia vs South Africa live score after 19 Overs: 111-5 | Australia needs 8 runs in 6 balls
Over Summary: 1 2 1 1 4 1 ; Australia: 111-5 ; Marcus Stoinis (14), Mathew Wade (15)
Anrich Nortje [3.0-0-11-2] is back into the attack
Anrich Nortje [3.0-0-11-2] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Stoinis hits towards long-off for a singkle.
Ball 5: A slow bumper and Stoinis is waiting for it, hammers over mid-wicket for FOUR.
Ball 4: Wade gets an thick outside edge towards deep third man for a single.
Ball 3: Stoinis hits towards sweeper cover for a single.
Ball 2: Stoinis hammers straight down the ground, Nortje gets a finger tip. TWO RUNS TAKEN.
Ball 1: A juicy full toss and Wade slices towards deep third man for a single.
6:50 PM
Dwaine Pretorius [2.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
Ball 2: Wade collects a single towards deep extra cover.
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Australia vs South Africa live score after 18 Overs: 101-5 | Australia needs 18 runs in 12 balls
Over Summary: 1 Wd 1 1 1 1 1 ; Australia: 101-5 ; Marcus Stoinis (6), Mathew Wade (13)
Dwaine Pretorius [2.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Wade hits towards long-off for a single.
Ball 5: Stoinis hits the off-cutter towards long-on for a single.
Ball 4: Wade steers towards short third man for a single.
Ball 3: Stoinis hammers towards long-off for a single.
Ball 2: Wade collects a single towards deep extra cover.
Ball 2: A wide yorker, Wade fails to any connection, WIDE called.
Ball 1: Stoinis slogs towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
6:44 PM
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Australia vs South Africa live score after 17 Overs: 94-5 | Australia needs 25 runs in 18 balls
Over Summary: 1 1 1 4 0 4 ; Australia: 94-5 ; Marcus Stoinis (3), Mathew Wade (10)
Kagiso Rabada [3.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack
Kagiso Rabada [3.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Wade scoops over short fine leg for FOUR.
Ball 5: Wade blocks the yorker.
Ball 4: Wade hits towards wide of mid-off fielder for FOUR.
Ball 3: Stoinis collects a single.
Ball 2: Wade drills the wide yorker towards deep third man for a single.
Ball 1: Stoinis collects a single towards mid-wicket.
6:39 PM
Shamsi continues....
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Australia vs South Africa live score after 16 Overs: 83-5 | Shamsi castles Maxwell
Over Summary: 0 W 1 0 0 1 ; Australia: 83-5 ; Marcus Stoinis (1), Mathew Wade (1)
Shamsi continues....
Ball 6: Stoinis collects a single towards backward square leg.
Ball 5: DOT
Ball 4: DOT
Ball 3: Matthew Wade, left handed bat, comes to the crease and flicks towards mid-wicket for a single.
Ball 2: Maxwell tries to play a switch hit but fails to get any bat as Shamsi bowls a dipping yorker length delivery, BOWLED. Maxwell b Shamsi 18(21) [4s-1]
Ball 1: DOT
6:34 PM
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Australia vs South Africa live score after 15 Overs: 81-4 | Markram takes stunner to send Smith packing
Over Summary: L1 0 0 4 W 1 ; Australia: 81-4 ; Marcus Stoinis (0), Glenn Maxwell (18)
Anrich Nortje [2.0-0-6-1] is back into the attack
Marcus Stoinis, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Anrich Nortje [2.0-0-6-1] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Maxwell collects a single towards backward square leg.
Marcus Stoinis, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Ball 5: Smith tries to repeat the same shot he played on the previous ball but Markram takes a STUNNER at cow corner region to send the batter packing. Smith c Markram b Nortje 35(34) [4s-3]
Ball 4: Smith smashes the back of length delivery towards deep mid-wicket for FOUR.
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: DOT
Ball 1: ONE LEG BYES.
6:26 PM
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Australia vs South Africa live score after 14 Overs: 75-3
Over Summary: 4 1 0 1 1 0 ; Australia: 75-3 ; Steve Smith (31), Glenn Maxwell (17)
Tabraiz Shamsi [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
Tabraiz Shamsi [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: Maxwell reverse sweeps deep point for a single.
Ball 4: Smith hammers the full delivery towards long-off for a single.
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: Maxwell collects a single.
Ball 1: Maxwell reverse-sweeps towards backward point for FOUR..
6:22 PM
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Australia vs South Africa live score after 13 Overs: 68-3
Over Summary: 0 1 1 4 1 1 ; Australia: 68-3 ; Steve Smith (30), Glenn Maxwell (11)
Maharaj continues...
Maharaj continues...
Ball 6: Maxwell collects a single towards deep square leg.
Ball 5: Smith collects a single towards backward square leg for a single.
Ball 4: Smith goes inside out over extra cover for FOUR.
Ball 3: Maxwell slogs towards mid-wicket for a single.
Ball 2: Smith collects a single.
Ball 1: DOT
6:18 PM
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Australia vs South Africa live score after 12 Overs: 60-3
Over Summary: 0 1 1 1 1 1 ; Australia: 60-3 ; Steve Smith (24), Glenn Maxwell (9)
Pretorius continues..
Pretorius continues..
Ball 6: Smith drives towards sweelper cover for an easy single.
Ball 5: Maxwell hits towards sweeper cover for a single.
Ball 4: Smith carves through backward point for a single.
Ball 3: Maxwell tucks towards mid-wicket pocket for a single.
Ball 2: Smith collects a single towards square leg.
Ball 1: Smith nearly chips the ball back to bowler, DOT.
6:15 PM
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Australia vs South Africa live score after 11 Overs: 55-3
Over Summary: 1 1 1 1 0 0 ; Australia: 55-3 ; Steve Smith (21), Glenn Maxwell (7)
Keshav Maharaj [2.0-0-11-1] is back into the attack
Keshav Maharaj [2.0-0-11-1] is back into the attack
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: DOT
Ball 4: Smith collects a single towards long-on.
Ball 3: Maxwell collects a single.
Ball 2: Smith collects a single.
Ball 1: Maxwell collects a single.
6:09 PM
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Australia vs South Africa live score after 10 Overs: 51-3
Over Summary: 1 0 1 0 1 1 ; Australia: 51-3 ; Steve Smith (19), Glenn Maxwell (5)
Dwaine Pretorius, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Dwaine Pretorius, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Ball 6: Maxwell collects a single.
Ball 5: Smith collects a single towards long-on.
Ball 4: DOT
Ball 3: Maxwell collects a single.
Ball 2: Pretorius beats Maxwell outside off with extra bounce. DOT
Ball 1: Smith collects a single.
6:05 PM
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Australia vs South Africa live score after 9 Overs: 47-3
Over Summary: 1 1 1 4 0 1 ; Australia: 47-3 ; Steve Smith (17), Glenn Maxwell (3)
Shamsi continues...
Shamsi continues...
Ball 6: Smith collects a single.
Ball 5: DOT
Ball 4: Smith gets an thick outside edge to third man for FOUR.
Ball 3: Maxwell collects a single.
Ball 2: Smith collects a single.
Ball 1: Maxwell collects a single.
6:03 PM![]()
Australia vs South Africa live score after 8 Overs: 39-3 | Maharaj scalps Marsh
Over Summary: 1 2 1 1 W 1 ; Australia: 39-3 ; Steve Smith (11), Glenn Maxwell (1)
Maharaj continues and concedes six runs. He takes the wicket of Mitchell Marsh.
Maharaj continues and concedes six runs. He takes the wicket of Mitchell Marsh.
6:02 PM
Tabraiz Shamsi, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack and concedes five runs.![]()
Australia vs South Africa live score after 7 Overs: 33-2
Over Summary: 2 1 0 1 1 0 ; Australia: 33-2 ; Steve Smith (9), Mitchell Marsh (8)
Tabraiz Shamsi, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack and concedes five runs.
5:53 PM![]()
Australia vs South Africa live score after 6 Overs: 28-2
Over Summary: 1 1 1 0 2 0 ; Australia: 28-2 ; Steve Smith (5), Mitchell Marsh (7)
Keshav Maharaj, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack and concedes five runs.
Keshav Maharaj, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack and concedes five runs.
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First Published: Oct 23 2021 | 10:11 AM IST
