South Africa vs Australia, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Australia tour of South Africa, 2020 Venue: Boland Park, Paarl Date & Time: Feb 29, 01:00 PM LOCAL
Lungi Ngidi 3-30(8 ov)
37.6
Ngidi to D Arcy Short, no run, full outside off, pushed back to Ngidi
37.5
Ngidi to D Arcy Short, 2 runs, slower ball at the stumps, Short works it off a bit of a leading edge to mid-on. Phehlukwayo's throw isn't a great one and Klaasen fails to stop it while backing up. So one becomes two
37.4
Ngidi to D Arcy Short, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, steers it to point
37.3
Ngidi to D Arcy Short, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, stops on Short who drags it back down the pitch
37.2
Ngidi to Carey, 1 run, guided down to third man with an open face
37.1
Ngidi to Carey, no run, short of length around off, dabbed to backward point
35.6
Ngidi to Carey, no run, back of a length on middle, tucked to midwicket
35.5
Ngidi to Carey, no run, played back at Ngidi who throws it back aggressively to the keeper
35.4
Ngidi to Carey, no run, back of a length around off, blocked to cover
35.3
Ngidi to Carey, no run, full toss at the stumps, played back to Ngidi
35.2
Ngidi to Carey, no run, full around off and middle, punched to extra cover
35.1
Ngidi to D Arcy Short, 1 run, pitched up outside off, driven wide of sweeper cover
35.1
Ngidi to D Arcy Short, wide, well down leg, Short misses out
33.6
Ngidi to Carey, no run, short of length around off, chopped off a thick inside edge onto the body
33.5
Ngidi to Carey, no run, short of length across off, steered to backward point
33.4
Ngidi to Mitchell Marsh, out Bowled!! Marsh plays completely down the wrong line and is cleaned up by Ngidi. Didn't look like the ball came in a long way, other than with the angle. But Marsh, who's sucked into a loose drive, leaves a huge gap between bat and pad and loses his off stump. Looking back at the replays, there's a case to cut Marsh a bit more slack. The ball did deviatre reasonably off the seam. But it doesn't excuse the fact he was driving loosely at a length ball, and playing away from the body. Mitchell Marsh b Ngidi 16(19) [4s-1]
33.3
Ngidi to Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery just outside off, punched through the covers
33.2
Ngidi to Smith, FOUR, full toss at the stumps, and Smith's got himself in a boundary frenzy now. Two in two overs. Had just one in 24 overs before that. Smashes it away through midwicket
33.1
Ngidi to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, punched to cover
12.6
Ngidi to Labuschagne, no run, bit of inward movement, Labuschagne is drawn into the drive and the inside edge deflects off the pad to mid-wicket
12.5
Ngidi to Smith, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Smith drives on the rise to sweeper cover
12.4
Ngidi to Labuschagne, 1 run, fuller and outside off, Labuschagne drives it to sweeper cover
12.3
Ngidi to Labuschagne, 2 runs, around off-stump, Labuschagne turns it past mid-wicket and scampers back for the second
12.2
Ngidi to Smith, 1 run, short of length around the hips, Smith tucks it to deep square leg
12.1
Ngidi to Smith, no run, back of a length on off, Smith blocks it down the wicket and Ngidi under-arms a throw at the striker's end, Smith just got his left boot down before the stumps were lit up
10.6
Ngidi to Labuschagne, no run, short of length outside off, Labuschagne punches it to backward point
10.5
Ngidi to Labuschagne, no run, angled in from a length and Labuschagne turns it with soft hands to mid-wicket
10.4
Ngidi to Smith, 1 run, bit of inward movement and Smith inside halves the block to backward square leg
10.3
Ngidi to Labuschagne, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Labuschagne dabs it to third man
10.2
Ngidi to Labuschagne, no run, good length ball around off, Labuschagne defends it down the wicket. Ngidi throws the ball back towards the batsman and then has a few words to say to Labuschagne who just gives him the stare
10.1
Ngidi to Smith, leg byes, 1 run, shuffles across and fails to lay bat on the tuck, the ball deflects off the thigh pad to fine leg
8.6
Ngidi to Warner, out Caught by Verreynne!! South Africa are celebrating Warner's wicket. But he stands his ground. The umpires get together and send it upstairs. The soft signal is OUT. It is for a catch and looks like the fingers are underneath the ball. The third umpire will need conclusive evidence to overturn the soft signal. Umpire Illingworth is looking at various angles to be absolutely sure before he makes the decision. OUT flashes on the giantscreen. Big moment in the game as both openers ahve been sent back within the first 10 overs. On a length and angled across the left hander, Warner is through the drive a tad early and ends up chipping it to cover-point, Verreynne dives forward and takes it centimeters from the ground. An excellent catch by the debutant and he knew it straightaway that it was clean. Warner c Verreynne b Ngidi 25(27) [4s-3]
8.5
Ngidi to Smith, 1 run, this time Smith wants the single and he's on the move as soon as he pats it to mid-on, Malan could do nothing about it
8.4
Ngidi to Smith, no run, good length ball around off, Smith turns it to mid-on and shouts a loud "no" to Warner
8.3
Ngidi to Smith, no run, back of a length outside off, Smith shuffles and eases it to cover
8.2
Ngidi to Warner, 1 run, full and around off, Warner knocks it with soft hands to mid-off and calls for a quick single
8.1
Ngidi to Warner, no run, fuller and outside off, Warner checks his forward push and sends it straight to mid-off
8.1
Ngidi to Warner, wide, splays the back of a length delivery down leg, Warner makes no contact with the glance
6.6
Ngidi to Smith, 1 run, very full delivery outside off, Smith squeezes it past cover and crosses over
6.5
Ngidi to Smith, no run, fuller and outside off, Smith drives it crisply and finds coverin the way
6.4
Ngidi to Warner, leg byes, 1 run, targets the pads to cramp him and Warner misses the flick, off the pad and into the leg-side
6.3
Ngidi to Smith, 1 run, short of length around off, Smith shuffles across and tucks it to deep square leg
6.2
Ngidi to Warner, 1 run, slanted across the left hander and Warner dabs it away to third man
6.1
Ngidi to Warner, no run, fuller and angled across off, Warner inside halves the forward block to mid-on
4.6
Ngidi to Warner, no run, short of length around off, Warner rides the bounce and knocks it to cover-point
4.5
Ngidi to Warner, no run, appeal for LBW but umpire Nigel Llong is not interested as he moves away. Warner falls over as he misses the flick and is struck right in front of the stumps but the ball had pitched outside leg
4.4
Ngidi to Warner, FOUR, educated edge from Warner and he picks up a boundary. They had cut off the dab with a gully and the flay by covering the point region, so Warner uses the away going angle and runs it down to third man. It excited Ngidi because it come off the outside edge but Warner intended to play it that way
4.3
Ngidi to Smith, 1 run, good length ball around off, Smith shuffles across and ekes out an inside edge to deep square leg
4.2
Ngidi to Finch, out Caught by de Kock!! There's the early wicket for South Africa. It is a typical Ngidi wicket. Short of length delivery and Finch thinks he can cut it through the off-side, but does not account for the extra bit of lift that Ngidi generates and the top-edge flies to de Kock who takes a good catch right in front of his face. Finch c de Kock b Ngidi 10(12) [4s-1]
4.1
Ngidi to Finch, 2 runs, scrambled seam delivery outside off, Finch forces it behind square on the off-side and it needed a full length dive from Shamsi running across from third man, saved a couple
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