South Africa vs Australia Match Stats

Tossed up delivery on middle, Miller comes down the track and pushes it through mid on for a single.

NOT OUT! Pretorius is safe! Carey has missed a stumping chance here. Flighted delivery on middle, the googly, Pretorius comes down the track and looks to go big but misses it. It goes towards the keeper where Alex Carey fumbles and takes the bails off. It is referred upstairs. Replays show that Carey did not collect it cleanly and he collected it on one bounce and then took the bails off. Replays also show the effect of the new rules. The bat first came into the crease, then bounced up and the bails were dislodged. As per the earlier rules, this would have been out. But as per the new ones, because the bat was in the first time, it does not matter if it was raised later.

Short and around middle, skids through, stays low, Pretorius looks to pull but gets a thick inside edge towards short fine leg. A single taken.

Full and outside off, Miller reverse sweeps it through fine leg where Ashton Agar dives to his left and makes a fine stop. Just a run.

Short and outside off, cut through point for one more.

The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.

A short ball, around middle, Miller pulls it through mid-wicket. Ashton Agar should have stopped that but he fumbles and concedes the second.

A length ball, outside off, thumped through the covers for a run.

SIX! That is huge! Short delivery on middle, Pretorius pulls it over square leg for a maximum.

WIDE! Cummins bowls a bouncer, Pretorius looks to play an upper cut but lets it sail through to the keeper.

WIDE! Cummins bowls it wide outside off, Pretorius leaves it alone.

Length delivery outside off, Pretorius punches it towards long off for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! 87 strikes! That might be the final nail in the coffin for South Africa. Full delivery on off, Miller lofts it uppishly towards covers where Finch comes forward and takes a good catch. Finch immediately celebrates, clearly indicating how big that wicket is for Australia. The hosts need 107 runs in 43 balls to win the match.

A length ball, outside off, tapped straight to short third man. 12 runs from the over, but a big wicket of David Miller as well. 3-0-27-1 for Patrick.

OUT! LBW! Three reds and number 7 is there in the wickets' column for South Africa. Mitchell Marsh, much like Angelo Mathews of Sri Lanka, bowls once in a blue moon. And like the moon seen in the month of Ramadan, both bring joy to millions of fans, reiterating that they should be bowling more. 26th January 2020 might be one such day. Because Angelo Mathews struck in the SL-WI ODI and Mr. Marsh, after not bowling throughout the series, has struck on his very first ball. Full and straight, Pretorius looks to swing across the line but misses and is hit on the pads. Marsh appeals, the umpire thinks for a while and then raises his finger. Pretorius goes for the review perhaps because he hit it or probably more so because he is the last recognized batsman. Nothing on the Ultra Edge and he is already on his bike. Here comes Ball Tracker. Crashing into off stump. So 87 strikes. Not once, not twice. But not against Australia. For them.

On a good length on middle, Nortje defends it off the back foot.

Short and outside off, Nortje cuts it through point for a single.

On a good length on off, Rabada looks to defend but gets an outside edge. It goes towards third man. Pat Cummins goes for a direct hit at the keeper's end but misses it. The batsmen take a run.

Good length delivery outside off, Nortje looks to cut but misses it.

On a length on middle, Nortje flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Short and outside off, punched through the covers but straight to cover.

OUT! LBW! The demolition is almost close to completion now. Full and straight, the arm ball, Nortje looks to play the reverse sweep but misses and is hit on the pads. Agar appeals and the umpire raises his finger.

OUT! BOWLED! Two in two for Ashton! Agar gets his third wicket! Flighted delivery on middle, Ngidi looks to loft it but misses it completely and gets bowled. Ashton Agar is on a hat-trick now.

No hat-trick for Agar. A speedy delivery on middle, around 106 kph, Shamsi gets back to defend but ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.

Flighted delivery on off, Shamsi keeps it out.

Floated delivery on middle, Shamsi flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

On a length on middle, Shamsi looks to flick but gets it off the pads. It goes towards mid-wicket. The batsmen take a single. The umpire gives it as a leg bye.

FOUR! Poor delivery from Starc! Full delivery on middle, Rabada flicks it towards fine leg for a boundary.

OUT! LBW! That is all over! Full delivery on middle, Rabada looks to flick but gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals for lbw and the umpire raises his finger. Ball Tracker later on shows that it is umpire's call and hitting the leg stump. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 97 RUNS AND TAKE THE SERIES 2-1!