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Australia vs South Africa, Match 45, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 - CommentaryAUS vs RSA, Match 45, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 - Commentary

South Africa won by 10 runs
South Africa
325/6(50)
Australia
315(49.5)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Harsha Bhogle: Congratulations Imran Tahir for letting us enjoy your skills. You were a breath of fresh air to our game and hopefully you will keep bringing that to franchise cricket around the world.
Harsha Bhogle: Congratulations Imran Tahir for letting us enjoy your skills. You were a breath of fresh air to our game and hopefully you will keep bringing that to franchise cricket around the world.
Vamsi: Rabada..! He's biologically 24 but as matured as a 35+ years old player. SA definitely have missed his performance in the initial part of the tournament
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Rabada to Starc, out Bowled!! You miss, I hit! Starc receiving a taste of his own medicine. Rabada steams in from round the wicket and spears in a full length delivery, the ball holds its shape, beats the batsman's wild swing and takes down the middle-stump along with it. South Africa just a wicket away from a convincing win. Starc b Rabada 16(11) [4s-1 6s-1]

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Rabada to Khawaja, out Bowled!! Khawaja tries a fancy shot and throws away his wicket. Rabada follows the batsman by keeping this one outside off, he ends up bowling a full toss but Khawaja ramps it straight on to his stumps. Moved far too across, connected the shot nicely too but unluckily had to see the bails fly all over the place. This is going to be pivotal over by Rabada, it's not going to be easy to get boundaries against his raw pace. Khawaja b Rabada 18(14) [4s-3]

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Chris Morris to Khawaja, FOUR, Morris losing his radar! This is good batting by Australia, just the kind of over they were looking for. A full toss by the bowler and Khawaja clips it towards the gap at mid-wicket, beats the fielder in the deep with his timing and placement

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Chris Morris to Starc, FOUR, another boundary! Morris misses his yorker and dishes a full length delivery, Starc clears his front leg and bludgeons it to the long-on fence, that rocketed to the boundary in no time

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Chris Morris to Starc, FOUR, another boundary! Morris misses his yorker and dishes a full length delivery, Starc clears his front leg and bludgeons it to the long-on fence, that rocketed to the boundary in no time

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Chris Morris to Starc, SIX, any baseball player will be proud of that shot! A high backlift, right into the slot and Starc swings it over the cow-corner for a flat six! He can hit those big ones, he surely can

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Rabada to Khawaja, FOUR, a poor delivery by Rabada! Tries to follow the batsman with this short ball and takes off the pace too. The lack of pace allows Khawaja to make adjustment as he hacks it over fine leg, no fielder in the deep and that shall be a welcome boundary for Australia

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Chris Morris to Carey, out Caught by Markram!! This was the wicket South Africa were looking for. The game is heavily tilted towards South Africa, especially after Carey's dismissal. This was in the channel outside off, on a length and the batsman plays a half-hearted shot. The ball came off the splice and flew straight to Markram at sweeper cover. He takes a well judged catch and the Aussie 'keeper walks back after playing a brilliant knock. Carey c Markram b Chris Morris 85(69) [4s-11 6s-1]

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Phehlukwayo to Pat Cummins, out Caught by Duminy!! Phehlukwayo comes back into the attack and breaks the partnership. Carey is still out there though, but South Africa are satisfied with this wicket too. Was a slower delivery by Phehlukwayo and Cummins swung hard at it. Mistimed the shot horribly and got it off the top-edge towards long-off. Duminy ambles towards the ball, settles underneath it and reverse cups it. Pat Cummins c Duminy b Phehlukwayo 9(15) [4s-1]

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Shamsi to Carey, FOUR, not for the first time is Carey playing such a knock in this tournament. Have Australia found a new finisher? A tossed up delivery by Shamsi and the southpaw slogsweeps it into the gap at deep mid-wicket, back-to-back boundaries

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Shamsi to Carey, FOUR, edged for a boundary! That was a quicker ball outside off, Carey rocks back and plays a late-cut and manages to beat the fielder at short third man

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Tahir to Carey, FOUR, Tahir has already conceded 16 runs in this over. A floated delivery around off and it's been thumped down to long-off by the southpaw. Rabada mistimes his run and ends up giving away a boundary

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Tahir to Carey, SIX, one of the cleanest hits of the evening! Gets hold of the leg-break and smokes it over long-on for half-a-dozen. No need for running for those!

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Tahir to Pat Cummins, FOUR, a legbreak outside off, Pat Cummins waits for it to arrive and lofts it over covers with clinical timing, placement was excellent too, four runs for the all-rounder

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Tahir to Carey, FOUR, the match is not over yet, till the time this guy's out in the middle, it's definitely not. Carey shimmies down the wicket and bludgeons the flighted delivery right over Tahir's head, couldn't have placed it any better

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Tahir to Carey, FOUR, the match is not over yet, till the time this guy's out in the middle, it's definitely not. Carey shimmies down the wicket and bludgeons the flighted delivery right over Tahir's head, couldn't have placed it any better

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Pretorius to Warner, out Caught by Chris Morris!! Massive moment in the game and Manchester erupts! The crowd is booing as Warner walks back to the pavilion. A length delivery by Pretorius and Warner heaves it to mid-on. The connection was good enough but Morris at mid-on was equally good with his fielding. Flies to his left and plucks it out of thin air. Onus on Carey to take the game deep from here on. Warner c Chris Morris b Pretorius 122(117) [4s-15 6s-2]

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Shamsi to Warner, FOUR, Warner on charge! Comes down the track, gets close to the pitch of the delivery and lofts Shamsi inside out over extra cover. Shouts of 'catch it' but no-one will get there

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Shamsi to Warner, FOUR, Warner on charge! Comes down the track, gets close to the pitch of the delivery and lofts Shamsi inside out over extra cover. Shouts of 'catch it' but no-one will get there

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Shamsi to Warner, FOUR, sits on one knee, waits for Shamsi to toss this up and he picks it up off his pads to flap it up and over backward square for a boundary

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Shamsi to Warner, FOUR, sits on one knee, waits for Shamsi to toss this up and he picks it up off his pads to flap it up and over backward square for a boundary

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Shamsi to Carey, FOUR, half-tracker from Shamsi, Carey backs away a fraction and batters it past the non-striker and manages it get it straight of mid-on. Well calculated stroke that from the Australian keeper

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Chris Morris to Warner, FOUR, too full and in the slot, Warner makes room slightly and pumps it straight back over the bowler's head. 'The best place to hit a cricket ball' as Harsha Bhogle would say...

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Tahir to Carey, FOUR, shouts of 'catch it' but no-one's getting there. Carey uses his feet and toe-ends the loft over wide mid-off, just had to clear the fielder and it did clear Phehlukwayo by some margin

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Chris Morris to Warner, FOUR, the rib-tickler from Morris and Warner has neatly helped that away to the fine leg fence with minimum fuss. Just hops on his toes and makes full use of Morris' pace...

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Tahir to Warner, FOUR, touch of class from Warner! Sees a juicy toss up outside off and silks the drive in the gap between extra cover and mid-off

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Duminy to Carey, FOUR, too full and Carey pounces on it! Presses forward and nails the drive wide of extra cover

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Duminy to Carey, FOUR, fired in with the arm, Carey goes deep inside the crease and cuts it at the last possible instant beating the diving right hand of KG Rabada at backward point

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Shamsi to Carey, FOUR, too full on leg-stump, Carey whips it away over mid-wicket with an air of nonchalance. Placed it to perfection!!

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Duminy to Warner, FOUR, typical Warner! Reverses his stance, brings out one of his T20 strokes, slapped away over backward point with some disdain

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Duminy to Warner, FOUR, typical Warner! Reverses his stance, brings out one of his T20 strokes, slapped away over backward point with some disdain

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Rabada to Carey, FOUR, such sweet timing from Carey. Shot of a man in rich form. Pitched up outside off, his front foot goes towards the ball before creaming it through extra cover

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Rabada to Maxwell, out Caught by de Kock!! De Kock's grabbed a one-handed stunner over his head. Nothing that's new to him though, has shown the penchant for these time and again. Short of length outside off, healthy top-edge from Maxwell as he looks to pull. De Kock flies while stretching his right hand and it sticks right in. Super move from Faf to let Rabada have a go at this partnership. Maxwell c de Kock b Rabada 12(20) [4s-1]

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Shamsi to Warner, FOUR, runs away off the edge to the third man boundary. No slip in place. Would've been right at him had anyone been there. Slightly short, but not enough for Warner to be in total control of the bounce as he looks to cut

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Phehlukwayo to Warner, FOUR, another pull shot to the boundary, second one in four balls. Just doesn't have the pace to bowl that length. 127kph, sits up for Warner who smacks it in front of square

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Phehlukwayo to Warner, FOUR, another pull shot to the boundary, second one in four balls. Just doesn't have the pace to bowl that length. 127kph, sits up for Warner who smacks it in front of square

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Phehlukwayo to Maxwell, FOUR, no problems with this pull shot though! Absolutely nails it through midwicket

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Tahir to Warner, out Stoinis Run Out!! They've gone upstairs for a run-out check. Oh this is brilliant from de Kock! Stoinis is gone here. It's the sort of maneuver you see with Dhoni a lot. He was standing in front of the stumps, and just as the throw was going past him, he deflects it accurately with a back-flick to find Stoinis short. Warner had worked this backward of square. Was a risky run from the start, but it just seemed like Stoinis wasn't motoring full tilt. Maybe de Kock got him by surprise. Plenty of pats for the wicketkeeper once the verdict is out. Stoinis run out (Rabada/de Kock) 22(34) [4s-4]

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Tahir to Warner, FOUR, this is such sharp judgement of length. Only slightly short from Tahir and Warner is all over it. Gets low enough to get under the ball and swats it over midwicket

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Chris Morris to Stoinis, FOUR, this short ball from Morris strayed in line slightly, and that was enough for Stoinis who swivelled inside the line and pulled it quite fine for four

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Chris Morris to Warner, SIX, just a little over 62 meters that side, and Warner comfortably clears the short boundary. Short of length, not enough pace to trouble him at 130kph, and although the timing isn't great, his pull shot lands in the crowd

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Pretorius to Stoinis, FOUR, Tahir escorts this to the boundary from mid-on. Gave up the chase almost immediately, a smart thing to do on this outfield. Back of a length, 126kph, and punched firmly through the mid-wicket region by Stoinis

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Pretorius to Stoinis, FOUR, Tahir escorts this to the boundary from mid-on. Gave up the chase almost immediately, a smart thing to do on this outfield. Back of a length, 126kph, and punched firmly through the mid-wicket region by Stoinis

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Pretorius to Warner, FOUR, doles out a half-volley on off stump and all Warner does with it is to chip it over mid-on

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Pretorius to Warner, FOUR, neatly done! Warner getting the zone now for a big innings. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Warner backs away and guides it fine to third man

Yash Garg: As long as Warner is there, Australia will fancy their chances of chasing this total.
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Pretorius to Stoinis, FOUR, this is a top shot, top because he's found that small gap between cover-point and point. Can't feed back of a length with width to a batsman who is hanging back and playing the punch very well, hit along the ground

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Chris Morris to Warner, FOUR, starts with a freebie short ball wide outside off stump, Warner stays back and cuts hard, there is deep cover, who runs and dives but loses the race

Venkat Harish: Looks like Ashes will begin a month before!
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Rabada to Stoinis, FOUR, that is a lovely response after all those dots. Rabada will be disappointed for dishing out a full ball with room outside off stump. Stoinis freed his arms and essayed a neat hit through the big gap at cover. A closer line would have tested Stoinis

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Rabada to Warner, FOUR, top edge, but it's safe. Rabada wanted fine leg back and this would have been a simple catch had the fielder been on the boundary. Pacy short delivery, Warner pulls and gets a thick edge, went way up in the air and took an eternity to come down

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Pretorius to Smith, out Lbw!! Given out. Smith consults and he isn't going to review. Australia effectively 33/3 with Khawaja retiring hurt. May not come out to bat. So this was a short of length delivery that nipped back in, Smith usually jumps to the off-side and flicks the ball at will, but he missed this and the ball struck him high on the pad. Impact in line with off and it was good enough for umpire Kumar Dharmasena. Probably would have been umpire's call, worth a review. Oh yes, HawkEye confirms the same as a part of the ball is hitting off stump. Smith lbw b Pretorius 7(6) [4s-1]

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Pretorius to Smith, FOUR, nice pull shot. Short delivery on the stumps, Smith hits this to the right of square leg and the timing was so good

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Rabada to Warner, SIX, what a shot! Short delivery on the stumps, bowled with a lot of pace, Warner rocks back and plays a powerful pull shot that went flat over deep mid-wicket

Ujjval: Ominous signs here for Australia.
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Rabada to Warner, FOUR, lovely lofted drive. Warner needs to bat long today for Australia to get closer to the target. He lifts this good length delivery on the rise and hits it over extra-cover

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Tahir to Khawaja, FOUR, low full toss, off-driven, the man at mid-off dives but this has bounced over his hand. Should have been cut off. Good on Khawaja that he didn't miss out on a freebie from Tahir

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Tahir to Finch, out Caught by Markram!! Taken! Sharp catch and Tahir did Finch there with his pace. He didn't have the time to really go on the back foot to play this punch, was caught on the crease and the hands took over, so there was no control on the shot. A chipped hit and it went to the right of short cover. Tahir is running across Manchester now. South Africa's intensity too for Australia. If only they were this good at the start of the tournament! Finch c Markram b Tahir 3(4)

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Tahir to Finch, out Caught by Markram!! Taken! Sharp catch and Tahir did Finch there with his pace. He didn't have the time to really go on the back foot to play this punch, was caught on the crease and the hands took over, so there was no control on the shot. A chipped hit and it went to the right of short cover. Tahir is running across Manchester now. South Africa's intensity too for Australia. If only they were this good at the start of the tournament! Finch c Markram b Tahir 3(4)

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Pat Cummins to van der Dussen, out Caught by Maxwell!! Whoops! Anticlimax. Rassie hustles down the pitch and swat-pulls the short ball over mid-wicket, he seemed to have timed it okay but there's Maxwell lurking at deep mid-wicket and he ain't dropping those. van der Dussen c Maxwell b Pat Cummins 95(97) [4s-4 6s-4]

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Pat Cummins to van der Dussen, out Caught by Maxwell!! Whoops! Anticlimax. Rassie hustles down the pitch and swat-pulls the short ball over mid-wicket, he seemed to have timed it okay but there's Maxwell lurking at deep mid-wicket and he ain't dropping those. van der Dussen c Maxwell b Pat Cummins 95(97) [4s-4 6s-4]

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Pat Cummins to Phehlukwayo, FOUR, picks the gap does Phehlukwayo... A full ball bowled well wide of off-stump, Phehlukwayo uses the pace of Cummins to slice the drive backwards of point. Rassie walks down and punches the glove with his partner suggesting him to continue with his aggressive approach

siddhant: Virat had said that he would have FAF in his team (if given a chance). Looks like FAF might have done Virat a big favor today ! Rooting for a South African victory !
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Pat Cummins to van der Dussen, FOUR, they keep bowling him short and Rassie continues to pounce. Gets into position early and smacks the pull square on the leg-side

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Pat Cummins to van der Dussen, SIX, short and gone into the stands! Rassie sets himself on the back foot and nails the pull over backward square with impeccable swing of the bat

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Pat Cummins to van der Dussen, SIX, short and gone into the stands! Rassie sets himself on the back foot and nails the pull over backward square with impeccable swing of the bat

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Starc to Duminy, out Caught by Stoinis!! Excellent low catch by Marcus Stoinis. Starc has his first. The soft signal is not out though and telly umpire S Ravi takes just a couple of zoom in angles to overturn the onfield verdict. JP Duminy is out for 14 for in his last ODI for South Africa. Looks to slog Starc into long-on stands, but doesn't quite get the timing and elevation. Stoinis charges in from long-on, puts in a full length dive and grasps it inches above the turf. Duminy gets a lot of pats inside the dressing room... Duminy c Stoinis b Starc 14(13) [4s-1]

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Starc to Duminy, out Caught by Stoinis!! Excellent low catch by Marcus Stoinis. Starc has his first. The soft signal is not out though and telly umpire S Ravi takes just a couple of zoom in angles to overturn the onfield verdict. JP Duminy is out for 14 for in his last ODI for South Africa. Looks to slog Starc into long-on stands, but doesn't quite get the timing and elevation. Stoinis charges in from long-on, puts in a full length dive and grasps it inches above the turf. Duminy gets a lot of pats inside the dressing room... Duminy c Stoinis b Starc 14(13) [4s-1]

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Maxwell to van der Dussen, SIX, Maxwell ups his pace and so does Rassie! Gets underneath the full delivery and smokes it for a 88-metre six over wide long-on. Clean as a whistle

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Maxwell to Duminy, FOUR, fires it fast and flat outside off, Duminy gets low and smashes it over extra cover with some authority. Got it off the cue end but had enough power behind it

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Maxwell to Duminy, FOUR, fires it fast and flat outside off, Duminy gets low and smashes it over extra cover with some authority. Got it off the cue end but had enough power behind it

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Behrendorff to du Plessis, out Caught by Starc!! Change of pace does the trick for Behrendorff. Keeps it wide of off and asks Faf to fetch it from there, the South African skipper falls for the bait and top-edges the slog to Starc at short third. du Plessis c Starc b Behrendorff 100(94) [4s-7 6s-2]

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Behrendorff to van der Dussen, FOUR, gets across, sits on one knee and slaps this over backward square. Rassie is watching it like a hawk at the moment

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Behrendorff to van der Dussen, FOUR, gets across, sits on one knee and slaps this over backward square. Rassie is watching it like a hawk at the moment

Harsha Bhogle: South Africa are playing like the South Africa of old...... I wonder if we should change travel plans.....
Harsha Bhogle: South Africa are playing like the South Africa of old...... I wonder if we should change travel plans.....
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Lyon to van der Dussen, FOUR, this is what he was trying to do the first ball. Got the desired pace and width outside off and he absolutely middled the reverse sweep past short third

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Lyon to van der Dussen, FOUR, this is what he was trying to do the first ball. Got the desired pace and width outside off and he absolutely middled the reverse sweep past short third

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Behrendorff to van der Dussen, SIX, stands outside the crease, picks up the fuller length off his pads and whiplashes it into the mid-wicket stands with an air of nonchalance! Timed...

SP: Oh SA! Where were you? It's too late to gain the momentum in such a big tournament. But ending the WC on a big note will also give them confidence.
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Pat Cummins to du Plessis, SIX, thumped down the ground! du Plessis shimmies down the wicket and lifts the length delivery right over the bowler's head, Cummins wouldn't like that

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Pat Cummins to du Plessis, SIX, thumped down the ground! du Plessis shimmies down the wicket and lifts the length delivery right over the bowler's head, Cummins wouldn't like that

Devender Singh: I am so into today's fixtures that watching Ind vs SL on TV and following the other important match (AUS vs SA) on Cricbuzz. -- Enjoy.
Avinash kr: RSA and RCB both come back to form when the tournament is about to end.
Abinash Das: The Proteas should be careful not to throw away the excellent start by playing loose shots as Australian team will pounce on even a tiny opportunity to wrest control of the game.
Gopal Kedia: The ability of the Australian team to pull back the games where they have not had the best of starts, makes them the most dangerous team in this tournament.
cricboy: @Kishor Sharma but remember India have not performed well against NZ in World Cups
Kishor Sharma: Couldn't taste the flavor of Ind vs NZ in the league matches..Today I am supporting SA, so that India will meet NZ in the semi final.
Nkh: I think Markram will be leading SA in #CWC2023
Nishant: This must be the best start of the tournament for South Africa. Unfortunately for them it has come so late. Makes me wonder if they missed a trick by continuing with Amla at the top!
Mark: South Africa showing they are formidable opponents for maybe the first time in this tournament.
Kjain: SA should realize that all is not over for them. Remember, they were considered contenders for semi-finals at the start of the tournament. One bad tournament doesn't make them an incompetent team.
Kjain: SA losing players to English County is their biggest defeat. They give players opportunities and nourish them before losing them that leaves a big hole to fill in
Jigesh shah: The top 2 teams have been asked to chase.. lets see who chases well and comes out on top!
Dash: One of the major reasons for South Africa's poor performance has been the inability of their fast bowlers to take wickets upfront. Hopefully Rabada is in his elements today -- Think the batting has been a greater concern. But they've made a promising start today. Have to carry on from here.
Shanthi Swaroop: Just like England from 2015 to 2019 WC, South Africa also needs to find a way to perform well in 2023 World Cup
Vinit: Is the future of South Africa cricket going to be same as that of the Sri Lanka and West Indies? -- The signs are worrying for sure
Paras: JP Duminy deserves a winning farewell for his contribution for the team over the years. He has been one of south africa’s Most consistent players.
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Australia vs South Africa, Match 45: Preview

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