Best performances - Batsmen
AK Markram
40(36) 3x4 - 1x6
Control %78%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 11 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
SPD Smith
35(34) 3x4 - 0x6
Control %85%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 8 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
23/10Result
13th Match, Group 1, ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Abu Dhabi, Oct 23 2021
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![Australia]( "Australia")
121/5 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
23/10Result
13th Match, Group 1, ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Abu Dhabi, Oct 23 2021
-
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![Australia]( "Australia")
121/5 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
JR Hazlewood
- O4
- M1
- R19
- W2
- Eco4.75
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
A Zampa
- O4
- M0
- R21
- W2
- Eco5.25
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
Partnerships
South Africa - Innings
Australia - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
Match Coverage
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Videos
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| First Round Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.754 |
| NAM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.523 |
| IRE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.853 |
| NED | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.46 |
| First Round Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SCOT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.775 |
| BAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.733 |
| OMA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.025 |
| PNG | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.655 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2.464 |
| AUS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.216 |
| SA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0.739 |
| SL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.269 |
| WI | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1.641 |
| BAN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2.383 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| PAK | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.583 |
| NZ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.162 |
| IND | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.747 |
| AFG | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.053 |
| NAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1.89 |
| SCOT | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -3.543 |