South Africa vs Australia Match Stats

OUT! TIMBER! Keshav Maharaj strikes again! He bowls this full and turns away from middle to off. Sean Abbott isn't able to read the spin and he brings his bat down. He is beaten as the ball crashes into his off stump. Sean Abbott has to depart as Australia are 7 down.

Fuller and on off. Nathan Ellis drives it to the fielder at cover.

Lobbed up on middle. Nathan Ellis has blocked it watchfully.

Tossed up and on leg. Nathan Ellis drives it to mid on.

Lobbed up on the off pole. Nathan Ellis has blocked it down the ground.

Fuller and on off. Nathan Ellis has defended it watchfully to end a good over by Keshav Maharaj.

Full and quick just outside off. Alex Carey drives it wide of mid on to take a single. There is a direct hit but he is safely in the crease.

On length and over leg. Nathan Ellis has defended it into the pitch.

Full and outside off. Nathan Ellis drives it to deep cover for an easy single.

OUT! TIMBER! What a ball! Gerald Coetzee bowls a slower full ball right on the stumps. Alex Carey is bamboozled by the change of pace as he tries to block it. He gets his line wrong and the ball stays low as it crashes into the stumps to dismiss Alex Carey. Gerald Coetzee has another wicket and Australia Australia are 8 wickets down and in trouble.

Short and over leg. Tanveer Sangha cuts it away to the fielder at point.

Edged....but short! Gerald Coetzee bowls another full ball on the off pole. Tanveer Sangha manages as edge but it lands short of first slip. A close call for him.

Full and angling on the pads. Nathan Ellis gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Fuller and on middle. Nathan Ellis blocks it well.

Lobbed up and drifting onto the pads. Nathan Ellis misses his shot as the ball hits the pads. 

Shorter and outside off. Nathan Ellis slaps it to mid on.

Fullish and on middle. Nathan Ellis digs it out safely down the ground.

Uppish and on leg. Nathan Ellis brings his bat down in time to defend. A maiden over for Keshav Maharaj.

OUT! TIMBER! Gerald Coetzee has hit the stumps again! He bowls this on a very good length and in line with the off pole. Tanveer Sangha backs away but gives himself too much room. He his beaten by the pace as the ball hits the top of off stump. South Africa celebrate as Australia are 9 wickets down. 

FOUR! What a way to get off the mark! Gerald Coetzee bowls this full and into the batter. Josh Hazlewood rocks back and punches it wide of mid on and down the ground. The fielders cannot stop it as the ball meets the fence for four runs.

FOUR AGAIN! WOW! Gerald Coetzee with a shorter ball and on the body. Josh Hazlewood gets the connection on the handle of his bat and the ball runs very fine towards fine leg. A lucky boundary for Josh Hazlewood not so much for Gerald Coetzee.

Slow and just outside off. Josh Hazlewood swings but misses out on this full ball.

FOUR! That is the third one! What a shot! Gerald Coetzee bowls this short and over off. Josh Hazlewood sees the ball well and cuts it over the stumps and over the slip region. That is a classy shot and the ball runs away to the thrid man fence for another boundary. Josh Hazlewood is dealing some late damage here.

Full and outside off. Josh Hazlewood blocks it on the off side to end the over.

FOUR! It is Nathan Ellis now! Keshav Maharaj bowls a juice full toss and outside off. Nathan Ellis wasn't missing that as he pulls it through deep mid-wicket as the ball runs away to the fence for a boundary.

Shorter and on middle. Nathan Ellis pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

FOUR AGAIN! Keshav Maharaj with a wrong un, full on off. Nathan Ellis reverse sweeps it wide of the fielder at point. The ball races away to the fence for another boundary.

Fullish and on leg. Nathan Ellis hacks it to long on for one.

Beaten! Flat and quick from around the wicket. Josh Hazlewood swings and misses.

Very full on off. Josh Hazlewood digs it out back to the bowler. A fantastic spell from Keshav Maharaj comes to an end.

FOUR! Nathan Ellis is dealing some damage too! Gerald Coetzee bowls this short and over off. Nathan Ellis swings hard but gets an outside edge past the keeper and slip. The ball has enough pace on it to runa way to the thrid man fence for four runs.

Slow and full outside off. Nathan Ellis slaps it to mid off.

OUT! CAUGHT! Gerald Coetzee has cleaned things up. He bowls a short ball outside off. Nathan Ellis gives himself some room and lofts it over the infield towards deep cover. He doesn't get the distance needed and Reeza Hendricks takes a fine running catch to complete the last wicket. What a spell from Gerald Coetzee as South Africa win by 111 runs.