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SOUTH AFRICA 204/7 (20 OVERS)
- Faf du Plessis79 (41)
- Quinton de Kock44 (28)
- John Hastings2/42 (4)
- James Faulkner3/28 (4)
AUSTRALIA 205/5 (20 OVERS)
- David Warner77 (40)
- Glenn Maxwell75 (43)
- Dale Steyn2/32 (4)
- Kagiso Rabada2/25 (4)
Scorer: Gopi Rangarajan | Commentator: Andrew McGlashan
END OF OVER:20 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 205/5 | RR: 10.25
- Mitchell Marsh2 (1b)
- James Faulkner7 (4b)
- Kagiso Rabada4-0-25-2
- Chris Morris4-0-39-1
Phew, what a game. Australia win by five wickets, to end a run of five defeats. And it was a superb chase of a big total, even more so after that early problems when they were three down. Warner and Maxwell added 161 for the fourth wicket before their dismissals gave South Africa hope at the very end. Some of the home side's bowling, though, struggled today. Wiese and Tahir went for 105 in their eight overs, although credit to Australia for the way they were targeted. Steyn had an issue with full tosses on his return (but he wasn't the only one) and Rabada did not have quite enough to defend in the final over. It all means we have a deciding match in Cape Town on Wednesday before the teams head off to the World T20. Sorry I couldn't use much of your feedback towards the end, it all got a bit hectic. I'm afraid I won't hear the post-match interviews, so we'll have to leave it there. But we'll have all the reaction later. Meanwhile, if you want to continue your cricket fix the Asia Cup final is now underway as a 15-over affair in Mirpur so head over and join our colleagues for that. For now, though, from Andrew McGlashan and Alan Gardner it's goodbye and thanks for joining us.
Two to win. One for a Super over. Fielders running everywhere. Would SA take a Super over?
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