South Africa vs Australia, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Australia tour of South Africa, 2020 Venue: Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Date & Time: Mar 04, 01:00 PM LOCAL
Cummins 1-59(10 ov)
47.6
Cummins to Janneman Malan, 1 run, full and wide of off, Malan jams the drive to the left of cover
47.5
Cummins to Janneman Malan, SIX, swivels into a short ball and pulls it for a 69-metre maximum over backward square. Was a slower ball from Cummins and Malan did well to pick the variation despite the swivel
47.4
Cummins to Janneman Malan, leg byes, 2 runs, pacy short ball directed at the head, Malan swivels and misses the pull. The ball flies off the shoulder to the left of Carey and hence, given as leg byes
47.4
Cummins to Janneman Malan, wide, bumper on the stumps, Malan doesn't bother with it. Too high reckons umpire Bongani Jele
47.3
Cummins to Miller, 1 run, gets up on his tippy toes and steers the slower short ball with an open bat face to third man
47.2
Cummins to Miller, 2 runs, clipped away off the back foot and Miller's placed it to the right of fielder at deep mid-wicket to pick up an easy two
47.1
Cummins to Miller, no run, good length on off-stump, Miller bunts it to the left of the bowler
44.6
Cummins to Janneman Malan, 2 runs, short and wide of off, Malan jumps on his back foot and stabs it to the left of deep extra cover
44.5
Cummins to Miller, 1 run, very full and wide of off, Miller thumps the drive off the toe-end to mid-off, brings up the 50-run stand with that
44.4
Cummins to Janneman Malan, 1 run, opens the bat face and steers the length delivery behind point
44.3
Cummins to Janneman Malan, FOUR, cross-seam length delivery sliding down the leg-side, Malan gets the finest of tickles and it flies past the leaping left hand of Carey and to the fine leg fence
44.2
Cummins to Janneman Malan, no run, slower delivery cuts away off the seam outside off, Malan looks to drive and gets beaten for lack of pace
44.1
Cummins to Miller, 1 run, slower short of length delivery outside off, pulled away to deep square
37.6
Cummins to Janneman Malan, no run, sharp bouncer slanted in, Malan takes it on but the pace is too hot to handle, the ball flies over the top-edge
37.5
Cummins to Janneman Malan, 2 runs, short of length around off, Malan knocks it into the surface and the ball bounces over backward point, two more
37.4
Cummins to Janneman Malan, no run, full and attacking off-stump, Malan pushes it back to Cummins
37.3
Cummins to Klaasen, 3 runs, fifty for Klaasen. He is carrying on from where he left off in the first game. Hundred in Paarl and follows it up with another important knock here at Bloemfontein. There's a check for a boundary and the third umpire feels Finch has done well to save a run. Klaasen raises his bat and acknowledges the applause. Angled in and Klaasen heaves it over mid-wicket, Finch runs behind from mid-on and does well to keep the ball in play
37.2
Cummins to Janneman Malan, 1 run, back of a length around off, Malan knocks it towards cover point
37.2
Cummins to Janneman Malan, wide, pacy bouncer but it is too short, Malan didn't even have to duck as the ball sails over him, called wide for height
37.1
Cummins to Klaasen, 1 run, pitched right up and Klaasen drives it crisply towards cover, Agar makes a diving stop
35.6
Cummins to Klaasen, no run, Cummins and Co. knew it as soon as Klaasen signalled 'T'. They didn't even wait for the replay as all of them scattered to their respective positions. A well-directed short ball and Klaasen is beaten by the pace on it, he is late on the shot and the ball deflects off the helmet to Carey. The umpire was quick to raise his finger and Klaasen's was quicker to ask for a review
35.5
Cummins to Klaasen, 2 runs, slower delivery at the hips, Klaasen tucks it with soft hands backward of square and immediately called two, easily done
35.4
Cummins to Klaasen, no run, slower short of length delivery and Klaasen is through the pull early, the ball bounces away to Carey
35.3
Cummins to Klaasen, no run, in the air and just out of reach. Fuller delivery on off, Klaasen drives it uppishly to the left of Cummins and he got a fingertip to it. But there's no way you can call that a drop. Cummins was diving full length went he managed to reach the ball
35.2
Cummins to Klaasen, 2 runs, 127kph back of a length delivery, Klaasen heaves it to cow corner and the ball plugs in the outfield, Finch chases behind from mid-on and keeps it down to a brace
35.1
Cummins to Klaasen, no run, 135kph good length ball on off, Klaasen defends it back
23.6
Cummins to Klaasen, no run, bouncer around the left shoulder and Klaasen half ducks to evade it
23.5
Cummins to Verreynne, out Caught by Mitchell Marsh!! The trap was set and Verreynne falls right into it. Australia had worked him out since the first game that he is not comfortable against the short ball. Put a fielder at square leg and Cummins targeted the body, Verreynne is on one leg to awkwardly play the pull, hits it low to square leg and Marsh takes a good catch. Verreynne c Mitchell Marsh b Cummins 3(6)
23.4
Cummins to Janneman Malan, 1 run, 145kph good length ball outside off, Malan drives on the rise to sweeper cover
23.3
Cummins to Janneman Malan, 2 runs, walks down the wicket and is met by a slower short of length delivery, Malan pulls it backward of square and Agar juggling the ball in the deep allows the duo to come back for the second
23.2
Cummins to Janneman Malan, no run, 136kph short ball around off, Malan sways away from the line of the delivery
23.1
Cummins to Verreynne, 1 run, 141kph angled in on off, Verreynne clips it towards mid-wicket
21.6
Cummins to Janneman Malan, 1 run, 145kph delivery that is ends up on middle and leg, clipped away to deep square leg
21.5
Cummins to Janneman Malan, no run, 144kph fuller than usual and Malan blocks it to cover
21.4
Cummins to Janneman Malan, no run, angled in from the three quarter length and Malan pats it to backward point
21.3
Cummins to Janneman Malan, no run, back of a length outside off, Malan stabs it to cover
21.2
Cummins to Verreynne, 1 run, in the air and wide of Finch. The plan almost worked. On a length and outside off, Verreynne goes hard and slices it to the left of gully, races away to third man
21.1
Cummins to Verreynne, no run, good length ball around off, Verreynne defends back to Cummins
21.1
Cummins to Verreynne, wide, welcomes the new batsman with a sharp bouncer, Verreynne ducks underneath and evades it comfortably. Called a wide for height
8.6
Cummins to Smuts, 2 runs, 141kph, back of a length delivery, Smuts tucks it around the corner - deep backward square leg
8.6
Cummins to Smuts, wide, 141kph, banged in short, too short and it's over the batsman's head
8.5
Cummins to Smuts, no run, 142kph, tight line and length. Short of a good length ball around off, Smuts stays in his crease and pokes it to backward point
8.4
Cummins to Smuts, no run, 141kph, short of length delivery, Smuts blocks off the back foot
8.3
Cummins to Smuts, no run, a dot off the free-hit! Cummins bowls a slow bumper, Smuts is way too early into his pull shot and the ball goes to the keeper on the bounce off the batter's body
8.3
Cummins to Smuts, no ball, dug in short at 138kph, Smuts gets a faint nick with his attempted pull shot. Easy grab for the keeper and up goes Richard Illingworth's finger. Hold on! The umpires want to check if it's a legal ball. I fear there's nothing behind the line. And, there's the call officially - no-ball. It was a poor shot, he was in no position and went hard on the stroke - lost his shape in the process too. But, he gets a life
8.2
Cummins to Janneman Malan, 1 run, 142kph, Malan walks forward and moves leg-side, later runs this short of length delivery to third man
8.1
Cummins to Janneman Malan, no run, 122kph, slightly overpitched, Malan gets forward and drives firmly but straight to cover
6.6
Cummins to Janneman Malan, 2 runs, makes room and pins the drive off the bottom half of the bat, succeeds in beating mid-on's dive to the left and pinches a couple of confidence-boosting runs
6.5
Cummins to Janneman Malan, no run, full and just outside off, Malan slices the drive to the left of backward point
6.4
Cummins to Smuts, 1 run, taps the ball on its head and works it wristly to the left of square leg
6.3
Cummins to Smuts, no run, goes hard on the drive outside off and chips it off the toe-end which falls short of the sliding cover fielder
6.2
Cummins to Smuts, 2 runs, full on off-stump, Smuts gets across and works it wide of mid-wicket
6.1
Cummins to Smuts, FOUR, timed! Just a check drive from Smuts and it speeds away to the fence. Sits on the back foot for an inswinger and hits the drive dead straight past the non-striker, all timing
3.6
Cummins to Smuts, no run, looks to flay a short ball over point, but the pace is a little too hot to handle for Smuts who gets beaten on the top-edge. Mild appeal for caught behind from Cummins, but no dice
3.5
Cummins to Smuts, no run, full and wide of off, Smuts drives crisply off the front foot, can't get it past Warner at mid-off
3.4
Cummins to Smuts, no run, digs in the bumper on the stumps and forces a ducking dance from Smuts
3.3
Cummins to Smuts, no run, length delivery on the stumps, Smuts flicks gently and finds mid-wicket yet again
3.2
Cummins to Smuts, no run, I0$ nip-backer on off-stump, Smuts shuffles across his off-stump and presents a straight bat
3.1
Cummins to Smuts, no run, full inswinging delivery on off-stump, Smuts doesn't go full-throttle on the flick and just turns it gently towards mid-wicket
1.6
Cummins to Smuts, no run, 143kph, good length delivery on the stumps, Smuts blunts it towards mid-wicket
1.5
Cummins to Smuts, FOUR, 140kph, Cummins goes for the yorker, ends up bowling a low full toss. Smuts stretches his arms and bunts it straight of mid-off. Raced away to the fence
1.4
Cummins to Smuts, 2 runs, 141kph, in-slanter from a good length, Smuts turns it hurriedly to backward square leg
1.3
Cummins to Smuts, no run, 140kph, Cummins angles in a very full ball, Smuts brings his bat down at the right time to jam it out on the off-side
1.2
Cummins to Smuts, no run, 137kph, on a good length, Smuts defends it into off from the crease
1.1
Cummins to Smuts, no run, 139kph, Cummins starts with a fullish ball with a slip in place, Smuts is solid in his defence
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