South Africa vs Australia, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Australia tour of South Africa, 2020 Venue: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Date & Time: Mar 07, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Nortje 2-35(7 ov)
49.6
Nortje to K Richardson, byes, 1 run, 152kph, pitched up delivery, Richardson throws his bat hard and gets beaten on the outside edge. Quinton de Kock misses the target with an under-arm throw and the batters steal a run via byes
49.5
Nortje to Labuschagne, out Bowled!! 112kph, slower ball, on a good length. Labuschagne shuffles across a long way and swings his bat hard. Fails to make contact and the ball crashes into the middle-stump. End of a fine knock and Labuschagne walks off to a standing ovation. Labuschagne b Nortje 108(108) [4s-8]
49.4
Nortje to J Richardson, 1 run, 140kph, low full toss, drilled back to the bowler and Nortje manages to half-stop with his right boot. The ball rolls towards mid-on
49.3
Nortje to J Richardson, no run, slower ball, Richardson swings his bat hard and early. Fails to make contact and loses his bat
49.2
Nortje to J Richardson, FOUR, Richardson moves leg-side and clears his front leg, Nortje sees that and bowls a wide-ish short of length ball at 140kph. The right-hander throws the kitchen sink and gets toe-end to it. Guess what! There's enough wood to beat third man to his left
49.1
Nortje to Labuschagne, 1 run, 137kph, in-slanting short of length delivery, Labuschagne helps it on its way with a pull shot over backward square leg. Goes to the fielder in the deep on the bounce
47.6
Nortje to Labuschagne, 1 run, back of a length delivery, tucked to mid-wicket
47.5
Nortje to Labuschagne, 2 runs, 136kph, a low full toss, Labuschagne walks forward and across to work it to mid-wicket. The call was for two straightaway and Labuschagne makes his ground with a dive. Maiden ODI century for Marnus Labuschagne! He is pumped up, yells out a loud roar before removing his helmet. Gets a standing ovation from the crowd and his team-mates. What a moment for the 25-year-old!
47.4
Nortje to J Richardson, 3 runs, wow! A pacy full on the stumps, Richardson gets down on one knee after backing away and swipes it hard over wide mid-on. The long-on fielder slides to his right and stops to save a run for his team
47.3
Nortje to J Richardson, FOUR, 140kph, dug in short, Richardson goes for the pull shot despite the ball getting big on him. The ball flies over the keeper off the top edge. Lucky runs for Australia
47.2
Nortje to Labuschagne, 1 run, shortish ball, pulled around the corner - deep backward square leg
47.1
Nortje to J Richardson, 1 run, full toss, Richardson chips it towards cover and the batters nab a single. Andile missed the target at the bowler's end. A direct hit would have been curtains for Richardson
8.6
Nortje to Finch, 1 run, spectacular save by Verreynne at cover-point, saves three for his team. Finch slaps it crisply on the off-side, Verreynne flies to his left and stops it. Gets appreciated by his team-mates. South Africa have been outstanding in the field so far today
8.5
Nortje to Finch, no run, back of a length, a tinge of extra bounce. Finch on his tippy toes and blunts it
8.4
Nortje to Smith, 1 run, I0$, short of length. No movement off the pitch and Smith nicely guides it to third man
8.3
Nortje to Smith, no run, drags his length on the shorter side is Nortje, Smith stands in-line and dead bats it to mid-wicket
8.2
Nortje to Smith, no run, 144kph, Smith won't take any chances on this occasion and smartly leaves this one that's wobbling away outside off
8.1
Nortje to Smith, no run, beast. Smith is all chuckle after seeing the kind of inward shape on this delivery. Fuller and menacingly swerves back in just outside off, eluding Smith's drive and going past the inside edge
6.6
Nortje to Smith, 3 runs, glorious from Smith. Nortje strays on middle and leg at 151kph, Smith plays the effortless whip through mid-wicket. The fielder this time gives the chase and pulls it back in the nick of time
6.5
Nortje to Smith, no run, trampoline like bounce from a length and Smith is caught napping, groping at it and gets hit high on the bat on the sticker. Ugh! We are just into the seventh over and this surface already looks intimidating
6.4
Nortje to Smith, no run, stunning punch off the back foot, unfortunately cover-point comes in the way
6.3
Nortje to Smith, FOUR, there's the pressure releaser. Smith is not the one to spare these loose balls. Walks right across his stumps, getting the space to load his wrists and flicks it wide of the mid-wicket fielder. Don't bother chasing that, fellas..
6.2
Nortje to Smith, no run, throws the carrot outside off, Smith's feet is going nowhere. Still chases and inside-halves it to mid-on
6.1
Nortje to Smith, no run, "Catch" is the cry as Smith mistimes it; the bat face turning at the point of impact and lobs it uppishly to mid-off
4.6
Nortje to Finch, no run, short of a length just outside off, feeler outside off. Finch is happy to shoulder arms
4.5
Nortje to Smith, 1 run, angles into the body, nurdled to mid-wicket and off goes Smith. Opens his account!
4.4
Nortje to Smith, no run, similar line and length, probing the batsman. Left alone
4.3
Nortje to Smith, no run, curving in just outside off, Smith is careful and lifts his bat
4.2
Nortje to Warner, out Caught by de Kock!! "That's a jaffa. Even the best wouldn't have played that well," admits Mark Nicholas on air. Nortje reaps reward for some excellent bowling. Not a great end to the tour for Warner, he's struggled in this series. Thunders on a good length just outside off, gets venomous bounce at 144kph and a late nibble away draws Warner into a stroke. Just a tentative push and the outside edge is found. QdK takes a sitter and Nortje is elated. Australia have lost an early wicket here. Warner c de Kock b Nortje 4(9)
4.1
Nortje to Finch, 1 run, shortish with some spice on it. Finch looks to cut and elicits a thick outside edge to third man
2.6
Nortje to Finch, no run, "No" says Finch as he dabs it with soft hands into the off-side
2.5
Nortje to Finch, FOUR, muscled! Finch shows his strength against the short delivery. Leaps back, the balance is perfect and pulls it magnificently behind square on the leg-side. Talk about stamping your authority!
2.4
Nortje to Finch, no run, serves up in the drivable zone just outside off, Finch middles it superbly only to find the fielder at extra cover
2.3
Nortje to Warner, 1 run, flicks it away to fine leg and Warner breaks the string of dots
2.2
Nortje to Warner, no run, accounts for any mischief and meets it with a defensive push to cover
2.1
Nortje to Warner, no run, wow! Peach from Nortje. Warner too acknowledges it by nodding his head. Lures the batsman into a drive with a full delivery from round the wicket before getting it to straighten just outside off. Warner is clueless and went for the extravagant drive without realizing that there's danger written all over it. Beaten comprehensively
0.6
Nortje to Finch, no run, lands it on a back of a length at 142kph just outside off, Finch jumps on his toes and pats it straight back. Polish start from Nortje
0.5
Nortje to Finch, no run, targets the stumps, Finch is upto the task and stabs it nicely
0.4
Nortje to Finch, no run, fuller length, testing line around off. Finch is fully forward and displays a sturdy block
0.3
Nortje to Finch, no run, this good length delivery cuts back in sharply into Finch, who rises on his toes and gets an inside edge onto his thigh pad
0.2
Nortje to Finch, no run, I0$, fuller and inswinger to Finch on off-stump. Neat, text-book style defence from the Australian captain
0.1
Nortje to Warner, 1 run, Nortje extracts juice by hitting the hard length and gets steep bounce. Warner hops and defends via an inside edge. Falls behind the sticks and they will squeeze a single
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