bowled him! Tait sends down another yorker, this time the ball smacks Tsotsobe on the pads outside the line of leg stump and then bounces on to the stumps
Australia vs South Africa, 1st T20I at Melbourne, , Jan 11 2009 - Match Result
RESULT
1st T20I (N), Melbourne, January 11, 2009, South Africa tour of Australia
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Scorecard summary
Australia • 182/9(20 overs)
89 (43)
3/38 (4)
21 (19)
2/30 (4)
South Africa • 130/10(18 overs)
78 (48)
3/25 (4)
12 (8)
2/15 (3)
end of over 183 runs • 1 wicket
SA: 130/10CRR: 7.22 • RRR: 26.50
Johan Botha5 (7b)
Shaun Tait 4-0-36-2
Ben Hilfenhaus 3-0-15-2
10.42 pm: Australia have won the first Twenty20 by 52 runs. The victory was set up by bolter David Warner's audacious 89 off 43 balls. He hit seven fours, half a dozen sixes and led Australia to 182.
South Africa's chase was wrecked after Gibbs fell in Bracken's first over and Tait knocked the wind out of de Villiers. Duminy played a superb innings but he had little support from the other batsmen.
No prizes for guessing that David Warner is the Man of the Match. Remember he hasn't even played a first-class game. "It's unreal," he says. "It feels a lot different from Bondi (beach). I was a bit nervous."
The second Twenty20 game is on January 13 in Brisbane. Do join us for that one. Until then, this is George Binoy signing off. Cheers!
17.6
W
Tait to Tsotsobe, OUT
Lonwabo Tsotsobe b Tait 1 (7b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 14.28
17.5
1lb
Tait to Botha, 1 leg bye
Tait bowls a full ball slanting into the pads and hits Botha, he appeals for lbw but that was missing leg, the ball goes towards short third man and they run a leg bye
17.4
•
Tait to Botha, no run
banged in short outside off stump, Botha lets it go
17.3
1
Tait to Tsotsobe, 1 run
Tait's aiming for the base of middle, the ball is on target until Tsotsobe brings his bat down and plays it to midwicket
17.2
•
Tait to Tsotsobe, no run
Tait bowls a yorker outside off stump, Tsotsobe defends and then decides to run even though the ball is near his crease, he has to hurry back after Tait runs towards the ball
17.1
1
Tait to Botha, 1 run
full ball on middle stump, Botha swings his bat hard and hits the ball behind square
end of over 171 run • 1 wicket
SA: 127/9CRR: 7.47 • RRR: 18.66
Lonwabo Tsotsobe0 (4b)
Johan Botha4 (4b)
Ben Hilfenhaus 3-0-15-2
David Hussey 4-0-25-3
16.6
•
Hilfenhaus to Tsotsobe, no run
is that an edge? There's a half appeal from the Australians. Tsotsobe stuck his bat out and missed the ball, i don't think it hit anything
16.5
•
Hilfenhaus to Tsotsobe, no run
Hilfenhaus follows up the yorkers with a bouncer, Tsotsobe ducks in a hurry
16.4
•
Hilfenhaus to Tsotsobe, no run
Tsotsobe manages to keep out another yorker
16.3
•
Hilfenhaus to Tsotsobe, no run
full toss on middle stump, the batsman just manages to play it to midwicket
Tsotsobe is the last batsman.
16.2
W
Hilfenhaus to Ntini, OUT
bowled him! Hilfenhaus sends down another yorker and gets it to swing into Ntini's boot, Ntini loses balance as the ball thuds into his shoe and goes on to hit the stumps
Makhaya Ntini b Hilfenhaus 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
16.1
1
Hilfenhaus to Botha, 1 run
Hilfenhaus bowls a superb yorker on middle stump and the batsman just manages to dig it out behind square
end of over 164 runs • 2 wickets
SA: 126/8CRR: 7.87 • RRR: 14.25
Johan Botha3 (3b)
Makhaya Ntini0 (0b)
David Hussey 4-0-25-3
Nathan Bracken 3-0-18-2
15.6
1
Hussey to Botha, 1 run
driven down the ground for a single
15.5
W
Hussey to Steyn, OUT
Steyn's gone too! He tries to hit on the on side but the leading edge falls into Bracken's hands at short third man
Dale Steyn c Bracken b DJ Hussey 1 (2b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 50
15.4
1
Hussey to Botha, 1 run
15.3
1
Hussey to Steyn, 1 run
driven firmly off the front foot past the bowler
15.2
W
Hussey to Duminy, OUT
lbw! Duminy' gone! He tried to reverse sweep a delivery angling into him from round the wicket, it was the quicker one from Hussey and Duminy missed it, the ball hit him on the pad right in front of the stumps, that's probably the end of South Africa's challenge tonight
Jean-Paul Duminy lbw b DJ Hussey 78 (48b 9x4 1x6 56m) SR: 162.5
15.1
1
Hussey to Botha, 1 run
Botha tries to reverse sweep his first ball but can't get it past short third man
David Hussey will bowl his final over.
end of over 158 runs • 1 wicket
SA: 122/6CRR: 8.13 • RRR: 12.20
Jean-Paul Duminy78 (47b 9x4 1x6)
Johan Botha0 (0b)
Nathan Bracken 3-0-18-2
Shaun Tait 3-0-34-1
14.6
2
Bracken to Duminy, 2 runs
short ball, Duminy moves across and pulls the ball gently behind square
Botha is the new batsman.
14.5
W
Bracken to Morkel, OUT
caught! The lights are not in White's eyes this time! Morkel gets under a length ball and hits it hard, flat and straight to White at deep midwicket, he takes the catch comfortably
Albie Morkel c White b Bracken 12 (8b 1x4 0x6 15m) SR: 150
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
AUS
89 runs (43)
7 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
29 runs
2 fours2 sixes
Control
77%
78 runs (48)
9 fours1 six
Productive shot
leg glance
25 runs
2 fours1 six
Control
71%
Match details
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2008/09 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | Australia led the 2-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | T20I no. 80 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 19.35 start, First Session 19.35-20.55 Interval 20.55-21.15, Second Session 21.15-22.35 |
| Match days | 11 January 2009 - night (20-over match) |
| T20I debut | |
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