South Africa vs Australia, 3rd T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Australia tour of South Africa, 2020 Venue: Newlands, Cape Town Date & Time: Feb 26, 06:00 PM LOCAL
Nortje 1-46(4 ov)
19.6
Nortje to Smith, 2 runs, 20 runs off the final over! 119kph, short of length delivery, a shuffling Smith hacks it to the right of long-on for another brace
19.5
Nortje to Smith, 2 runs, slower delivery, full in length, Smith whips it through mid-wicket for a couple more
19.4
Nortje to Smith, SIX, that's an incredible shot from a special player! 143kph, slightly overpitched outside off, Smith shuffles across and opens his bat-face to carve it over sweeper cover. Classy stroke
19.3
Nortje to Smith, 2 runs, shuffles across a long way and scoops it over vacant short fine leg. Shamsi runs around the ball and Smith comes back for the second
19.2
Nortje to Smith, 2 runs, very similar ball, Smith tries to replicate the shot he played off the previous ball. The bat turned at the point of impact. Klaasen runs in from deep mid-wicket and dives forward, but the ball falls short of him
19.1
Nortje to Smith, SIX, slow, full and in the slot wide of off. Smith stays in his crease and swings his bat hard. Didn't quite middle it, but the ball had enough wings to sail over long-on
11.6
Nortje to Finch, 1 run, short of length at the ribs, Finch hops and pulls it to fine leg. Superb over under the circumstances, 2 runs and the wicket of Warner. Couple of quiet overs and the run-rate has come down to 10
11.5
Nortje to Finch, no run, this is excellent bowling. 147kph full delivery outside off, Finch was expecting the short of length delivery and didn't move his feet at all, went chasing after the drive and is beaten on the outside edge
11.4
Nortje to Finch, no run, "oh come on" yells Finch to himself. Back of a length around off, Finch punches it straight to backward point
11.3
Nortje to Warner, out Caught by Miller!! Finally South Africa have a wicket. The 120-run partnership has been broken. This was on the cards as Warner had played out three dots and was itching to have a go. Nortje smartly kept changing his length and pace. This time he banged it in at his usual pace and caught Warner by surprise, the southpaw went for the pull and the top-edge went straight up near mid-wicket, Miller runs back and reverse cups it as he tumbles on his back. Warner c Miller b Nortje 57(37) [4s-5 6s-2]
11.2
Nortje to Warner, no run, three dots on the trot to Warner.. Nortje took pace off the ball and Warner was deceived by that, he makes room and is through the slash early. The ball lobs over the stumps and Nortje has a few words with Warner
11.1
Nortje to Finch, 1 run, 144kph back of a length delivery, Finch makes room and mistimes the cut towards cover
3.6
Nortje to Warner, FOUR, hat-trick of boundaries and Australia bring up their 50. Nortje shortens the length and Warner was expecting that, short-arm jabs it in front of square and has enough to beat the fielder in the deep
3.5
Nortje to Warner, FOUR, that's more like Warner. Full and right in his hitting arc, Warner presents a straight bat and lofts it over Nortje, utter nonchalance behind that shot as he made it look ridiculously easy
3.4
Nortje to Warner, FOUR, even Nortje is going for runs now. Warner backs away and creates the room to free his arms, uses the space to carve the ball over backward point, one bounce and over the ropes
3.3
Nortje to Finch, 1 run, nips back in and catches Finch rooted to the crease, the ball deflects off the pad into the off-side and the umpire gives it as run. Finch might have got an inside edge on that
3.2
Nortje to Finch, FOUR, the margins for error is very less against these two. Nortje tries to cramp Finch up with a 142kph short of length delivery but drifts it slightly down leg, the pull comes off the glove and rolls away fine past de Kock
3.1
Nortje to Warner, 1 run, back of a length on off, Warner makes room and taps it to short third man, quick single
1.6
Nortje to Finch, no run, another slower ball from Nortje and Finch is early into the flick, misses and is struck on the pad
1.5
Nortje to Warner, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Warner punches it to cover-point where Pite van Biljon parries it away to sweeper
1.4
Nortje to Finch, 1 run, cramps the batsman for room by angling it in to his body, Finch knocks it in front of mid-on and crosses over
1.3
Nortje to Finch, no run, oh! Clever change of pace from Nortje. Nice to see a fast bowler going for the slower ball in his very first over. 126kph and Finch is beaten by the lack of pace, he backs away and almost chops it back onto the stumps. Nortje has left with his hands on his head
1.2
Nortje to Warner, 1 run, strays on the pads and Warner flicks him away backward of square, just a single
1.1
Nortje to Finch, 3 runs, in the air and safe. Saw the length touch fuller and went through the line, right off the toe-end and manages to clear mid-off, Faf gives chase and hauls it in just before the rope
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