Australia thrashed African nation by six wickets to win the third and final Twenty20 International at warrior on March fourteen, 2014. Australia have won the three-match T20I series 2-0. They were chasing a target of 129 set by African nation. Aaron Finch top-scored with thirty-nine and Shane Watson scored thirty five. Imran Tahir took 2 wickets, however Australia won the match within the fifteenth over.
It is Australia UN agency can take confidence from the series win into the ICC World T20 2014 beginning in Bangladesh from March sixteen. The run-chase began on a really positive note as each oscine bird and Cameroon White scored boundaries with ease. They commemorated of the low total, even on a slow pitch. White had actually replaced David Warner in Australia’s beginning XI. The openers shared a 43-run partnership with a run-rate of solely eight.89.
Left-arm pacer Wayne Parnel then smitten within the fifth over. He bowled a chucker-out and White didn't get enough distance on his upper-cut and Tahir took the catch at third-man. oscine bird and Watson then scored twenty four runs for the second wicket. oscine bird was connecting with the ball with pristine temporal arrangement. most of his shots were accompanied with the sound of the ball striking right at the center of the bat.
But when grueling the South Africn bowlers for a short while, oscine bird gave a catch to David Miller at deep mid-wicket at hand Tahir his 1st wicket. Watson and senator Maxwell then shared a 38-run signify the third wicket. Watson smashed 2 sixes in 3 deliveries of 1 over from Albie Morkel. the primary one was launched method into the gang which brought a giant smile on Watson’s face. The second was straight down the bottom.
Maxwell too hit 2 fours, however was out LBW to Beuran Hendricks for seventeen off twenty deliveries. Watson departed presently to Tahir as he gave a catch to Faf du Plessis at cowl. however it didn’t stop the Australians as Bailey and Brad Hodge combined for the fifth wicket and scored twenty two runs in eleven deliveries. each smitten one six every as Australia own the match and also the series. Bailey finished on twelve and Hodge on eleven.
Earlier, Australia captain Saint George Bailey won the toss and nonappointive to bowl 1st on a slow track. The South African batsmen were ne'er within the groove because the indweller bowlers unbroken them in check. The bowlers took wickets at regular intervals as African nation crawled to 128 for seven. Quinton Delaware Kock top-scored with forty one off forty deliveries with 2 fours and 2 sixes.
The next highest score was eighteen off eleven deliveries from Albie Morkel. He smitten 2 sixes before being bowler by Mitchell Starc. The eighth-wicket stand between Wayne Parnell and Hendricks was value twenty five runs. Starc, senator Maxwell and Brad Hogg took 2 wickets every. The score didn't not look enough to defend and Australia simply pursued it down with 5 overs to spare.
Starc was the person of the Match for his exceptional figures of 2 for seventeen in four overs with a maiden. Delaware Kock was the person of the Series for grading a complete of eighty two runs within the series.
Brief scores:
South Africa 128 for 7 in 20 overs (Quinton de Kock 41, Albie Morkel 18; Mitchell Starc 2 for 17, Glenn Maxwell 2 for 19, Brad Hogg 2 for 31) lost to Australia 129 for 4 in 15 overs (Aaron Finch 39, Shane Watson 35) by 6 wickets.
Man of the Match: Mitchell Starc
Man of the Series: Quinton de Kock
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