straight and given! South Africa secure a bonus-point win. Flat on middle and leg, Lyon misses his sweep this time and ump Illingworth signals the end of this game
South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Match at Providence, Jun 07 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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3rd Match (D/N), Providence, June 07, 2016, West Indies Tri-Nation Series
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8.10pm South Africa, playing with three specialist spinners for the first time since 2011 in ODIs, secured their first points in the tri-series with a resounding win. After slumping to 112 for 6, Behardien stroked a mature half-century to boost his side to 189. Parnell then set up the defence by pinning Warner lbw in his first over. Rabada got the ball to swing before the spin trio - Tahir, Phangiso and debutant Shamsi - twisted Australia into knots. Finch played a lone hand, sweeping his way to 72. Barring Finch, Lyon and No.11 Hazlewood were the only Australian batsman to reach double-figures. The umpiring blunders will perhaps be a talking point from this match. The umpires had set a high bar for lbw decisions off deliveries straightening down the line of the stumps from around the wicket in the previous game. Nonetheless, SA get the result they would have been desperate for.
Farhaan Behardien is the Man of the Match: "A dogged performance was needed today, we trained quite nicely yesterday. So tough out there, took a lot of mental energy. Mentally, you got to have thick skin. Very tough in the beginning, lucky enough to bat till the end. The message from the dressing room was to bat till the 47-48th over no matter what the situation, the run-rate was."
Steven Smith: "We didn't adapt well enough with the bat today. Behardien played a good innings, got them to 180 which was par. We got to be better, we have to play better on wickets like these. We got to keep improving throughout the tournament, a couple of tough games ahead of us.
AB de Villiers: "Very satisfying. We love winning games, I thought we had a fantastic game. 100 overs is a long time, a lot of ups and downs. We used the momentum to our advantage. We started well with the two seamers, not the kind of wicket where the seamers were having the time of their lives. I don't see a lot of batters picking Shamsi. The ball got a little wet, and I thought they are only 40 runs out. Happy to finish things off fantastically."
34.2
W
Phangiso to Lyon, OUT
Nathan Lyon lbw b Phangiso 30 (31b 4x4 0x6 51m) SR: 96.77
34.1
4
Phangiso to Lyon, FOUR runs
slogged away for four. Tossed up outside off, Lyon gets low and swats it into the gap at midwicket. Found a gap nicely
Phangiso
end of over 347 runs
AUS: 138/9CRR: 4.05 • RRR: 3.25
Josh Hazlewood11 (11b 2x4)
Nathan Lyon26 (29b 3x4)
Kagiso Rabada 7-1-13-3
Imran Tahir 8-0-39-2
33.6
•
Rabada to Hazlewood, no run
full on off, Hazlewood backs out of the line, like a tail-ender, but defends comfortably
Darsh: "The tail enders should've openned"
33.5
1
Rabada to Lyon, 1 run
back of a length delivery on leg, turned to square leg
33.4
2
Rabada to Lyon, 2 runs
punched behind point for a couple. Easily played.
33.3
•
Rabada to Lyon, no run
fullish on off, mis-timed to midwicket
33.2
•
Rabada to Lyon, no run
back of a length outside off, pushed to point from the crease
33.1
4lb
Rabada to Lyon, 4 leg byes
four more. Albeit of the legs. Strays down leg and it clips the pad on the way to the fine leg boundary
Update: Rossouw has gone to the hospital with a possible dislocated shoulder. Here's Rabada.
end of over 3311 runs
AUS: 131/9CRR: 3.96 • RRR: 3.47
Josh Hazlewood11 (10b 2x4)
Nathan Lyon23 (24b 3x4)
Imran Tahir 8-0-39-2
Tabraiz Shamsi 8-1-36-1
32.6
4
Tahir to Hazlewood, FOUR runs
the googly outside off, pushed into the gap at cover for a boundary. Nicely played by Hazlewood, looking as good as any batsman today
Faisal Khatib: "Why not just get Rabada on to clean up this last wicket?"
32.5
2
Tahir to Hazlewood, 2 runs
superb shot again. Tossed up on off, Hazlewood drills a lofted drive to wide long-off where JP saves the boundary with a dive
The towels are required.
32.4
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Tahir to Hazlewood, no run
a darter on off, Hazlewood goes back to defend into the off side
32.3
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Tahir to Hazlewood, no run
googly on off, squirted to point
Has this rain quickened up the surface?
32.2
1
Tahir to Lyon, 1 run
shovelled to long-on
Maulik Shah: "What's the par for SA to get a bonus point?" - Restrict Aus to 151 or less
32.1
4
Tahir to Lyon, FOUR runs
nicely played. A flat delivery outside off, Lyon dabs it late to the third man boundary. Pulled back just inside, Parnell has a bit of hand while making contact with the rope says the third umpire
Over to Nikhil
end of over 325 runs
AUS: 120/9CRR: 3.75 • RRR: 3.88
Josh Hazlewood5 (6b 1x4)
Nathan Lyon18 (22b 2x4)
Tabraiz Shamsi 8-1-36-1
Aaron Phangiso 5-0-22-1
31.6
4
Shamsi to Hazlewood, FOUR runs
Shami floats it up outside off, Hazlewood flashes a drive over extra cover
Slip and leg slip in.
31.5
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Shamsi to Hazlewood, no run
drifts in and turns away past the prodding bat
31.4
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Shamsi to Hazlewood, no run
legbreak, dragged down, shovelled to short midwicket
31.3
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Shamsi to Hazlewood, no run
googly, keeps low, kept out
7.54pm And they're back on the field.
7.40pm The shower has passed. The covers aren't off yet. In the meantime, catch up with Firdose Moonda's plays
7.34pm The rain has got heavier. Heavy enough to force the players off the field. The covers are being rushed onto the field.
31.2
•
Shamsi to Hazlewood, no run
full and breaks in, defended
31.1
1
Shamsi to Lyon, 1 run
flat and turns into Lyon, punched down to long-on
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