Australia 147/8 (20/20 ov)
South Africa 148/7 (19.1/20 ov)
South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
- South Africa RR 7.72
- Last 5 ovs 66/1 RR 13.20
- Australia RR 7.35
A tremendous game of Twenty20 cricket. It was all Australia when Kuhn went, but South Africa kept believing. There were doubts as to whether they had the depth in the batting, but Theron and Parnell showed otherwise with a stunning partnership.
“It’s a little like the 438 game,” says Firdose, “crazy scenes here.” Not quite sure the chase is quite on a par with that, but locals will certainly enjoy it.
Wayne Parnell “We needed a lot, but I thought if could take it to the last over we’d have a chance. Rusty kept me calm.”
Tough task for SA
62/4 after 11 overs, Australia look in great shape, when last did we play, i think we are in for a lot more of losing against the Aussies
73/4 after 12 ov
Botha out SA in deep trouble
Why didnt we play Zimbabwe before this tour, we are badly out of form.
South Africa 82/6 (14.0/20 ov)
Enough talking to myself
another SA wicket gone , no ways out of this for SA.
Some joy for Australia today
South Africa 84/7 (14.4/20 ov)
South Africa 99/7 (16.0/20 ov)
South Africa require another 49 runs with 3 wickets and 24 balls remaining
111/7 after 17 ov
129/7 , massive over by SA, we are in this game again, the spinner was murdered
Over 18 produced 18 runs , 2×6
South Africa 129/7 (18.0/20 ov)
South Africa require another 19 runs with 3 wickets in hand of 12 balls
SA needs 12 from 10 balls
Great 50 run partnership brought us back in this game.
Current partnership 52 runs, 3.4 overs, RR: 14.18 (Theron 19, Parnell 28)
What a fight by the two bowlers
Current partnership 57 runs, 4.0 overs, RR: 14.25 (Theron 23, Parnell 29)
South Africa require another 6 runs with 3 wickets and 6 balls remaining
So it’s six to win off the final over. As we said two days ago, games between these teams are rarely dull. South Africa looked gone in this one five overs ago. White has used up his main bowlers, so it’s David Hussey with the last over
First ball goes for the winning 6
64 runs partnership of 26 balls
Partnership 64 runs, 4.3 overs, RR: 14.22 (Theron 30, Parnell 29)
Cameron White will rue getting his sums wrong a little with his bowlers, but they missed Shane Watson because the spinners weren’t very effective
*Rusty Theron (rhb) 30 of 16 3×4 1×6 S/R 187.50
Wayne Parnell (lhb) 29 of 11 3 x4 2×6 S/R 263.63
Rusty Theron has been named Man of the Match
Cheers , i am glad i watched to the end nice medicine for a battered South African heart.
Rusty Theron has been named Man of the Match. “It’s not quite sunk in yet. It’s one of the rare occasions where I’m quite speechless. My main objective was to bounce back after Cape Town the other day. I’ve had some time in the nets, and thanks to the coaching staff, and it’s great to stand here now but Wayne was fantastic as well.”
Cameron White. “We didn’t execute our skills at the end.” Yes, sorry, he really did say that. “We were very confident we could win when Nos 8 and 9 came in but we didn’t. It’s a hard ground to come and win at. It’s been two more games for us and there have been some encouraging performances from the youngsters who got to feel the heat and pressure of Twenty20 cricket.”
Hashim Amla “Wayne and Rusty hit really well but they were very sensible too. It’s about reading the game and those two showed how it can be done. It’s a tribute to their skills. Games like this are exciting, I was biting a few nails here and there. The team enjoyed it and the atmosphere was fantastic. We have great games here.”
That just about wraps things up for today as Cameron White and Hashim Amla each hold the trophy. It’s been a good start to this tour and we now head towards the one-day series which starts on Wednesday
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