Australia vs South Africa 13th Match at Sharjah, 23 Oct, 2021

Toss: AAustralia, who chose to bowl
South Africa 118/9 (20)
Australia 121/5 (19.4)
Australia won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Josh Hazlewood
  • Matthew Wade 15 * (10)
  • Marcus Stoinis 24 * (16)

Over 1.5 Anrich Nortje bowls a good length delivery to Aaron Finch,  out Caught by Rabada!! FInch flashes his bat hard. The ball flies off the top edge and Rabada comes forward from third man to take a good catch. 

Over 1.6 Anrich Nortje bowls a good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no run, hangs back for a cut and is beaten on the outside edge

Over 3.1 Anrich Nortje bowls a pitched up delivery to Mitchell Marsh, Boundary! Gets forward and brings his wrists into play as he flicks it away in front of square on the leg-side. 

Over 3.2 Anrich Nortje bowls a good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no run, gets forward and heave across the line and misses

Over 3.3 Anrich Nortje bowls a pitched up delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no run, gets forward and driven back to the bowler.

Over 3.4 Anrich Nortje bowls it short of length to Mitchell Marsh, no run, goes deep inside the crease and looks to pull and is beaten on the under edge as he gets hits high on the thigh pad


Over 3.5 Anrich Nortje bowls a good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no run, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler

Over 3.6 Anrich Nortje bowls a pitched up delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no run, gets forward and driven firmly back towards the bowler

Over 14.1 Anrich Nortje bowls a pitched up delivery to GJ Maxwell,1 run, gets forward and whipped away off the hips to backward square leg

Over 14.2 Anrich Nortje bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and opening his bat face, and finding point

Over 14.3 Anrich Nortje bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, missing his glance to get struck on the thigh pad in front of off. Yep, too high, clearly

Over 14.4 Anrich Nortje bowls it short of length to Steven Smith, Boundary! Gets rides the bounce and heaves it away powerfully into deep mid-wicket

Over 14.5 Anrich Nortje bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith,  out Caught by Markram!! Smith stands up to pull again, and gets a slight top-edge on it as it balloons into an empty mid-wicket. Nope. Markram spots it early as he runs across from long-on, dives horizontally and takes an absolute stunner

Over 14.6 Anrich Nortje bowls a good length delivery to GJ Maxwell,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and pulls it through square leg.

Over 18.1 Anrich Nortje bowls a good length delivery to Matthew Wade,1 run, gets forward and swinging hard, losing shape, and miscuing it off the outside-half to deep backward point

Over 18.2 Anrich Nortje bowls a pitched up delivery to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs, gets forward and drives it hard through cover and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 18.3 Anrich Nortje bowls a pitched up delivery to Marcus Stoinis,1 run, gets forward and slaps it down to deep cover and picks up a single.

Over 18.4 Anrich Nortje bowls a good length delivery to Matthew Wade,1 run, gets forward and plays it to deep point and picks up a single.

Over 18.5 Anrich Nortje bowls it short of length to Marcus Stoinis, Boundary! Rock back in the crease and pump it over mid-wicket for four.

Over 18.6 Anrich Nortje bowls a pitched up delivery to Marcus Stoinis,1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and plays it down to long-off and picks up a single to keeps the strike.