South Africa VS Australia Match ball by ball Commentary
LIVE
SA63/2
—AUS
Australia elected to field
ICC ODI Team's Ranking
| RANK | COUNTRY | POINTS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3841 | 116 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3809 | 109 |
| 3 | Australia | 3304 | 103 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3192 | 103 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 3215 | 100 |
| 6 | England | 3044 | 95 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 3513 | 95 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 2565 | 92 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 3251 | 83 |
| 10 | West Indies | 2624 | 77 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 1096 | 61 |
| 12 | Ireland | 815 | 51 |
| 13 | Scotland | 1260 | 45 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 1309 | 44 |
| 15 | USA | 1035 | 40 |
| 16 | Namibia | 685 | 30 |
| 17 | Nepal | 939 | 28 |
| 18 | Oman | 658 | 27 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 473 | 18 |
| 20 | Canada | 194 | 9 |
No run, played towards point.
No run, played towards covers.
Flighted, full and around off, Matthew Breetzke drills it away to sweeper cover for another run.
Floated, full and on off, Temba Bavuma drives it firmly and wide of short cover. The fielder dives to his left to get a good hand on it to make a half-stop. They cross.
Tossed up, full and around off, Matthew Breetzke pushes it through covers for a single.
Drinks Break! After being reduced to 29/2 inside the Powerplay, this has been a decent recovery for South Africa through Bavuma and Breetzke. What stands out most is how briskly they have kept the strike rotating, and the more time they are spending out there, the more fluent they look. Credit for the early trouble goes to Starc and Hazlewood, who used the slow, tacky surface well and got a bit of movement to make strokeplay genuinely hard work. Since the Powerplay restrictions lifted, though, batting has eased up considerably, and this partnership has made the most of that shift in gears. Australia will look to break this stand as quickly as possible, and for that, they have summoned Adam Zampa into the attack now. He replaces Josh Hazlewood.
Pitched up and around off, Temba Bavuma gets half-forward and fends it away to short cover.
FOUR! Put away! Short of a length and on middle, but not short enough to trouble the batter. Temba Bavuma picks up the length early, gets on top of the bounce and pulls it away to the deep mid-wicket fence for another boundary.
Pulls his length back a bit, on middle, Temba Bavuma keeps it out to the leg side.
FOUR! First signs of aggression from the skipper! Full again and around off, Temba Bavuma backs away a bit to free his arms. He hits it through the line, thumping it over the bowler's head for a boundary.