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AUS vs SA Highlights, 2nd T20I: South Africa win by 53 runs, level series 1-1 against Australia
After a wild top-order collapse to 6-75, Tim David unleashed an 83-run masterclass, surviving a dropped catch before launching consecutive sixes.
His rescue act set 178, enough for Josh Hazlewood’s precision (3-29) and Adam Zampa’s guile (2-32) to finish the job.
Glenn Maxwell’s spectacular leap-and-toss catch to dismiss Ryan Rickelton, who scored a gritty 71, sealed it. The Proteas, chasing their first bilateral series win in four attempts, were bowled out for 161. Australia’s dominance continues with 23 wins from their last 27 T20Is.
The Aiden Markram-led South Africa will lock horns against Mitchell Marsh's Australia in the second T20I at the Marrara Cricket Ground in Darwin. The match will start at the 2:45 PM IST and toss will happen at 2:15 PM IST. After losing the first match by 17 runs, South Africa will be looking to equal the series.
Glenn Maxwell to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Quicker one at the stumps, Pretorius comes forward and smacks it towards mid on.
Glenn Maxwell (1-0-4-0) switches ends now.
- Aiden Markram 18 (12)
- Lhuan-dre Pretorius 1 (2)
Ben Dwarshuis to Aiden Markram, Hard length, angled well across off, Aiden Markram stands tall and extends his arms to play a glorious cover drive but finds the fielder to the tee.
Ben Dwarshuis to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Nagging length on off, angling in, Pretorius looks to play on the up but gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball rolls away towards cover. They get a single.
Ben Dwarshuis to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Pitches the ball up around middle, angling in, Lhuan-dre Pretorius drives it down to mid on.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius is in next.
Ben Dwarshuis to Ryan Rickelton, OUT! CAUGHT! Ben Dwarshuis gets the first breakthrough for the Aussies. A cross-seamer from Dwarshius, rolling his fingers over the ball as well and digging it in short over off and middle. Ryan Rickelton backs away to take on the pull but the ball gets big on him and gets a top edge towards mid-wicket. Tim David takes a comfortable reverse cup catch over there and South Africa are 34/1 in the 4th over.
Ben Dwarshuis to Aiden Markram, Hard length, pitching outside leg and angling across. Markram gets squared up and the ball drops on the off side off the thigh pads. Another leg bye for the Proteas.
Ben Dwarshuis to Ryan Rickelton, Starts with a slower one, drifting it full and into the pads, Rickelton misses the flick and the ball rolls off the pads down to short fine leg. They get a leg bye.
- Aiden Markram 18 (10)
- Ryan Rickelton 14 (8)
Josh Hazlewood to Aiden Markram, SIX! Aiden Markram is looking in red-hot form here! Back of a length, dug in over middle, Markram gets onto the front foot and lays into the pull shot, launching it into the stands over the square leg fence. 19 off that over!
Josh Hazlewood to Ryan Rickelton, Short of a good length over off, Rickelton pulled away hard and flat to deep mid-wicket for only a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! A rare freebie from Hazlewood! A wide full toss from Josh, Ryan Rickelton throws his bat at it and slashes it between short third and backward point for a boundary.
Josh Hazlewood to Ryan Rickelton, Pace off, bowled into the pitch and around off, Rickelton looks to pull but is well beaten.
Josh Hazlewood to Ryan Rickelton, SIX! Oh, have some of that! Length ball from The Hoff around middle, Ryan Rickelton picks it up early and flicks it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
Josh Hazlewood to Ryan Rickelton, Pitched up on middle, Rickelton goes through with the lofted shot and hits through the line, getting it well over mid on for a couple of runs.
- Ryan Rickelton 1 (3)
- Aiden Markram 12 (9)
Glenn Maxwell to Ryan Rickelton, Flatter one at the stumps, tucked away neatly past mid-wicet for a run and Rickelton is off the mark now.
Glenn Maxwell to Ryan Rickelton, Around the wicket to the left-hander, floating it up, Rickelton leans on and plays it uppishly towards mid on.
Glenn Maxwell to Aiden Markram, Fuller one on middle and leg, pushed off the leading edge and down towards the left of mid on for a single.
Glenn Maxwell to Aiden Markram, Pushes this one through quicker and at the batter, Markram gets cramped for room and is unable to flick it away.
Glenn Maxwell to Aiden Markram, Nagging length around off, a bit more flight on it, Aiden Markram backs away and scythes it on the bounce to the point fielder.
Glenn Maxwell to Aiden Markram, Floats it up gently around the pads, Markram works it away wide of deep mid-wicket and races back for the second run. Good running!
Glenn Maxwell to operate from the other end.
- Ryan Rickelton 0 (1)
- Aiden Markram 9 (5)
Josh Hazlewood to Ryan Rickelton, A dot to end, but 9 runs come off the first over. Served on a hard length, angling across off and middle, Ryan Rickelton stays compact and just blocks it into the off side.
Josh Hazlewood to Aiden Markram, Good length, attacking the top of off, Markram taps it down just behind point and scampers through for a single. Good batting.
Josh Hazlewood to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Uppish but nicely timed! Fuller in length and on off, Aiden Markram drives on the up and lofts it through mid off for a boundary. The fielder was way too wide over there.
Josh Hazlewood to Aiden Markram, That one nips back in! Just back of a length and seaming in from around off, Markram looks to punch on the up again but gets an inside edge towards mid-wicket.
Josh Hazlewood to Aiden Markram, Drags the length back a fraction and bowls it on off, Markram stands tall and punches it out into the off side.
Josh Hazlewood to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Oh, what timing! Length ball around the fourth stump line, Aiden Markram gets forward, punches it on the up and times it beautifully through covers to get things up and running right away.
We are all set for the game to begin! The umpires are out in the middle and so are the players of Australia. It will be Ryan Rickelton to open the innings alongside skipper Aiden Markram for South Africa. Josh Hazlewood has the new ball in hand and he is raring to go. A slip and a gully in place, let's go...
Australia (Playing XI) - Mitchell Marsh (C), Travis Head, Alex Carey (WK) (in for Josh Inglis), Cameron Green, Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott (in for Nathan Ellis), Adam Zampa, and Josh Hazlewood.
South Africa (Playing XI) - Aiden Markram (C), Ryan Rickelton (WK), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Rassie van der Dussen (in for George Linde), Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, and Nqabayomzi Peter (in for Senuran Muthusamy).
Aiden Markram, the captain of South Africa, says that there was a lot of dew in the first game, so they would have bowled first as well. Adds that the wicket was good in the first game and they need a big score on board to put Australia under pressure. Shares that they also need to respect bowlers, have a look at the condition, and set the score from thereon. Closes by adding that Rassie van der Dussen and Nqabayomzi Peter come in for Senuran Muthusamy and George Linde.
Mitchell Marsh, the captain of Australia, says that they will bowl first. Adds that they saw a lot of dew in the second half of the last game and reckons that it was a great defensive effort from the bowlers in the previous game. Mentions that they have a couple of changes in the team with Sean Abbott coming in for Nathan Ellis and Josh Inglis is out with the flu and Alex Carey comes in to replace him.
Toss Update - Australia have won the toss and Mitchell Marsh opts to BOWL.
South Africa Squad: Aiden Markram(c), Ryan Rickelton(w), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Rassie van der Dussen, Prenelan Subrayen, Nandre Burger, Nqabayomzi Peter
The young bowler had a notable exchange with Tim David after the Australian batter attempted to complain to the umpire about a delivery aimed at his chest.
"He went to the umpire and he was asking about it. I just told him to let the umpires deal with umpiring the game, and he must focus on batting," Maphaka said after the match.
Despite Maphaka's impressive bowling, which included dismissing Mitchell Owen early in his spell, David went on to score 83 runs off 52 balls, featuring four boundaries and eight sixes, helping Australia reach 178 runs after being 71/5.
"It feels really good, coming off a few bad performances in Zimbabwe and just building up, playing some more professional and competitive cricket in the past few months, it feels really good to put in a good performance for the team and make history while doing it," Maphaka said.
Australia pulled off a 17-run win over South Africa in the first T20I at Darwin despite an early batting collapse. Tim David’s blistering 83 off 52 balls, featuring eight sixes, rescued the hosts after they stumbled to 6-75.
South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton struck 71, but Josh Hazlewood (3-29) and Adam Zampa (2-32) sealed the win. Glenn Maxwell’s stunning boundary-line relay catch removed Rickelton in the final over.
Australia, now winners of 23 of their last 27 T20Is, defended 178 after being bowled out on the final ball. The Proteas, who lost their last three series, were dismissed for 161 in pursuit.
Match Statistics
Venue
TIO Stadium, Darwin
