21/02Result
1st T20I (N), Australia tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Feb 21 2020
Australia won by 107 runs
Player of the Match
Ashton Agar
Ashton AgarAustralia
21/02Result
1st T20I (N), Australia tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Feb 21 2020
Australia won by 107 runs
Player of the Match
Ashton Agar
Ashton AgarAustralia

END OF OVER:
20 | 18 Runs | AUS: 196/6 | RR: 9.80

  • Ashton Agar20 (9b)
  • Mitchell Starc7 (3b)
  • Kagiso Rabada3-0-45-0
  • Lungi Ngidi3-0-37-1

Alan Gardner will be here in 10 minutes or so to take you through the run chase.

"196 off 22 overs" chimes Roger Walker. How costly will those wides prove?

7.37pm: 196 for 6 - nowhere near as many as it might have been from a platform of 70 for 1 after the first six, but a useful total nonetheless. Finch and Smith got Australia off to a fast start, before Marsh, Carey and Agar's cameos dragged them up to a pretty useful score, that I would guess is slightly above par. South Africa were profligate, giving away 12 wides, and some of the fielding let plenty to be desired. Steyn was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with exactly the same figures as Shamsi: 4-0-31-2.

19.6
4
Rabada to Agar, FOUR, back of a length, looks to mow through midwicket but top-edged down to third man for four! Australia have had plenty of luck this innings, and that's how it ends, with a bit of fortune.

Last ball

Aziz: "The extra ball costing SA dearly... "

19.5
1
Rabada to Starc, 1 run, back of a length, follows him, bottom-edged towards short midwicket and they scamper through for one
19.4
1
Rabada to Agar, 1 run, yorker, dug out into the off side
19.3
2
Rabada to Agar, 2 runs, edged to short third man, where Shamsi takes an easy chance pulls out of it! Bizarre, miscommunication between de Kock and Shamsi, and neither of them went for what would have been an easy chance
19.2
6
Rabada to Agar, SIX, all the way this time! In the slot, Agar sits deep in the crease and slugs it just over mid-off
19.1
4
Rabada to Agar, FOUR, fullish outside off, slashed between extra cover and mid-off and away for four! Cleared the front dog, and carved into the gap

Rabada to bring the innings to a close. Agar on strike. Round the wicket.

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 178/6 | RR: 9.36

  • Mitchell Starc6 (2b)
  • Ashton Agar3 (4b)
  • Lungi Ngidi3-0-37-1
  • Andile Phehlukwayo4-0-35-1
18.6
6
Ngidi to Starc, SIX, length outside off, clubbed miles into the air, and it carries this time! Starc throws plenty into the shot, it went high into the air and just about beat du Plessis at long-on... just the 74 metres

Australia in SA 2019-20 News

South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st2HE van der DussenQ de Kock
2nd15F du PlessisHE van der Dussen
3rd21F du PlessisJT Smuts
4th2F du PlessisDA Miller
5th4F du PlessisPJ van Biljon
6th0PJ van BiljonAL Phehlukwayo
7th0DW SteynPJ van Biljon
8th33PJ van BiljonK Rabada
9th8L NgidiK Rabada
10th4T ShamsiK Rabada