Match reports

South Africa v Australia

Wisden's review of the second Twenty20 International, South Africa v Australia

15-Apr-2017
At Johannesburg, March 6, 2016 (floodlit). Australia won by five wickets. Toss: Australia. Twenty20 international debut: A. C. Agar.
There is no such thing as enough at the Wanderers: Australia's 205 was the fourth-highest winning chase in Twenty20 internationals, and the third of them on this ground. Warner, striking the ball as cleanly as ever, and Maxwell, at his opportunist, unorthodox best, shared a thrilling stand of 161, an all-wicket record for Australia and for any fourth wicket. They started cautiously but timed their charge well - until both fell in sight of the finish. Maxwell sliced to deep cover with 12 required from eight balls; Warner was clean bowled by Rabada at the start of the final over. But two wides meant that Faulkner, unable to find the boundary, could scramble twos instead.
Marsh needed another two from the last delivery: Rabada produced a fine yorker, only to see him block it so powerfully into the pitch that it bounced back over the bowler's head, between long-on and long-off, enabling Australia to complete the runs comfortably. De Kock had provided early evidence that conditions were skewed towards batsmen, wristily manipulating a ball which neither seamed nor swung; du Plessis added the bulk of South Africa's runs, although his acceleration, including two fours and two sixes in the last over, was perhaps too late. But it seemed they had plenty when Australia slipped to 32 for three: Rabada flattened Finch's stumps with a yorker, while Steyn, in his first game since the Boxing Day Test, struck twice in his second over.
Man of the Match: D. A. Warner.