Hazlewood to Ngidi, out Bowled!! Hits the top of off to wrap up the innings! Tailing in late, good length ball, Ngidi is late on the cut while also being cramped for room. Misses it completely and Hazlewood picks up the final wicket. Ngidi b Hazlewood 1(6)
47.5
4
Hazlewood to Maharaj, FOUR, great sound off the bat as he crunches the pull shot over midwicket. Hangs back in the crease, gets the length he wants and hammers it
47.1
4
Hazlewood to Maharaj, FOUR, somehow gets the scoop away to the boundary! He gets across premeditatedly, Hazlewood bangs it on back of a length and Maharaj manages to get some bat on it past the keeper
45.5
W
Zampa to Nandre Burger, out Caught by Green!! Always seemed on the cards with Burger not able to resist the temptation. Teasing googly floated up outside off, he tries launching it down the ground and miscues it high in the air. Green takes a good running catch to his left from long-off. Nandre Burger c Green b Zampa 8(9)
43.4
6
Zampa to Maharaj, SIX, gets right to the pitch before tonking it down the ground! Good use of the feet from Maharaj. He swings hard and gets enough to clear the leaping effort of Marsh at long-on
43.3
Zampa to Nandre Burger, 3 runs, tossed up on off, googly from over the wicket, Burger looks to defend but it catches a thick edge and runs away past slip
43.1
W
Zampa to Stubbs, out Caught by Green!! Another one falls, and it's the big one of Stubbs! Tossed up, drifting in on middle and leg, and Stubbs is lured into hitting against the turn. It proves to be costly as Zampa finds some turn and he ends up slicing it off the outside half to long-on. Stubbs c Green b Zampa 74(87) [4s-3 6s-1]
42.1
W
Labuschagne to Muthusamy, out Caught by Hardie!! Muthusamy perishes to a filthy full toss. He shimmies down, tries slogging it out of the park and fails to clear deep midwicket. South Africa are losing their way here. Muthusamy c Hardie b Labuschagne 4(6)
40.1
W
Labuschagne to Mulder, out Caught by Green!! Looks to go big and holes out. It's floated up on off, right in the slot for the big hit but Mulder fails to get hold of it. Tries launching it down the ground and it only goes as far as long-on. Mulder c Green b Labuschagne 26(21) [4s-4]
39.2
4
Hazlewood to Mulder, FOUR, low full toss outside off, loose ball and it's punished. Mulder opens the face and carves it through backward point
39
4
Bartlett to Mulder, FOUR, Bartlett tries a bluff, pitching it right up from round the wicket and Mulder smacks it straight back past mid-off
38.5
4
Bartlett to Mulder, FOUR, makes room and slaps it through backward point! Dug in short from round the wicket, Mulder anticipates it, backs away and cuts it hard. It's in the air but evades the diving effort from the fielder
37.5
4
Hazlewood to Mulder, FOUR, again Hazlewood gets hammered off a length. Mulder's turn this time to step out as he hoicks it over mid-off
37.2
4
Hazlewood to Stubbs, FOUR, Stubbs on the charge! He steps out and hits Hazlewood off back of a length, swatting it away over midwicket
35.5
Labuschagne to Mulder, 2 runs, tough chance goes down! Marsh is standing quite close at short midwicket and Mulder pulls this firmly. He reaches out to his right, gets both hands but can't hold on
33.1
F
Labuschagne to Stubbs, 1 run, punched off the back foot through point and brings up a well made fifty
33
W
Nathan Ellis to Brevis, out Caught by Green!! High on the bat, no timing, and holes out! The short ball gets rid of Brevis! Over the wicket this time, rushes onto his attempted pull shot and he finds Green at deep square leg. Brevis c Green b Nathan Ellis 1(5)
31
W
Nathan Ellis to Breetzke, out Caught by Carey!! The plan has worked. Breetzke has thrown it away. Ellis went round the wicket and banged it into the surface, Breetzke makes room and takes it on, gets a top-edge and the ball goes straight up, Carey settles under it near deep square and takes it safely. Good knock from Breetzke but it could have been so much more. Australia have broken the partnership.. Breetzke c Carey b Nathan Ellis 88(78) [4s-8 6s-2]
30
4
Zampa to Breetzke, FOUR, this is what Breetzke was trying to do a couple of balls ago, on the shorter side and Breetzke pulls it down the ground. The fielder at long-on was square and had no chance of stopping that
29
4
Hardie to Stubbs, FOUR, shot! On a length and outside off, Stubbs makes room and has the space to free his hands, pumps it flat and over extra cover, couple of bounces and over the rope
28
4
Nathan Ellis to Breetzke, FOUR, shot! Full delivery at the stumps, Breetzke picks up nonchalantly off his pads and sends it over mid-wicket, one bounce and over the ropes. He keeps finding the boundary at regular intervals..
27
Head to Stubbs, 1 run, shortens the length around leg, Stubbs tucks it to square leg and retains strike
26.3
4
Head to Stubbs, FOUR, premeditated but effective. Low full toss on middle, Stubbs crouches low, gets under the ball and hammers the reverse sweep past backward point. That was struck with immense power..
23.4
4
Zampa to Breetzke, FOUR, back to back fours. Fraction short and Breetzke is quick to latch on, he transfers his weight back and pulls it in front of square, splitting deep mid-wicket and long-on perfectly
23.3
4
Zampa to Breetzke, FOUR, risky but Breetzke gets it away. Zampa attacks the stumps and Breetzke decides to sweep, he manages to connect nicely and send it racing backward of square. He was a goner according to Zampa had he missed that..
22
6
Zampa to Stubbs, SIX, shot! That's come out of nowhere. 84ks floated up and the length was the key there, overpitched and it was also the googly, Stubbs used his bottom hand and whipped it over wide long-on
20.2
F
Hazlewood to Breetzke, 1 run, 138.7ks short of length down leg, Breetzke gets inside the line and pulls to long leg
19
Hazlewood to Stubbs, 1 run, bit of inward nip from the good length spot and Stubbs squeezes an inside edge through square leg
16
W
Zampa to de Zorzi, out Caught&Bowled!! This time straight to Zampa and he laps it up. de Zorzi survived a leading edge early in the over but not this time. This is a flighted delivery on leg, de Zorzi leans forward and looks to nudge it into the leg-side, the ball lobs back to Zampa and he takes a simple catch. It was not the googly but de Zorzi still got a leading edge, he was just early into the shot. de Zorzi c and b Zampa 38(39) [4s-5]
14.4
4
Hardie to Breetzke, FOUR, flies off the leading edge over short third! Full on the pads, Breetzke swings across the line but it straightens a touch and takes the edge. The ball goes swirling over the fielder at short third before falling short of the ropes
13.3
4
Nathan Ellis to Breetzke, FOUR, just out of the fielder's reach! Slower short ball outside off, Breetzke flat-bats it in the air, goes to the left of mid-off and Marsh can't get to it despite a full stretch dive
12.1
4
Bartlett to Breetzke, FOUR, wild from Breetzke! Advances down, gets a short ball and goes for broke with a full-blooded swing. It flies off the top edge over the keeper
11.1
4
Nathan Ellis to de Zorzi, FOUR, dug in short, pace taken off and de Zorzi climbs into it! Muscles the pull shot through midwicket
9.5
4
Nathan Ellis to de Zorzi, FOUR, slapped away! Slower one outside off, enough width on offer for de Zorzi to free the arms and he cracks it through extra cover
9
4
Bartlett to de Zorzi, FOUR, smashed back down the ground! Good length across off, nothing wrong with the delivery but de Zorzi goes cross-batted and smokes it past Bartlett who did well to dodge that bullet
8
6
Hardie to Breetzke, SIX, wow that's some shot! 16 off the over as Breetzke takes the attack to Hardie! Good length ball around off, he hops across, picks it up on one leg and whips it with the wind over backward square, flamingo style
7.4
6
Hardie to Breetzke, SIX, picked up over backward square! Angled in on middle and leg, back of a length, Breetzke bends his knees, gets under it nicely and pulls it all the way
7.3
4
Hardie to Breetzke, FOUR, adventurous from Breetzke! Gives the charge, takes it from back of a length and slaps it down the ground. It plugs inside the ropes and trickles over
5.4
W
Bartlett to Rickelton, out Caught by Josh Inglis!! Cracking take from Inglis diving to his left and Bartlett strikes again! Both openers gone early. Over the wicket, good length ball across off, Rickelton pokes at it and is undone by the seam movement. The edge is found as the ball nips away, and Inglis dives full stretch, taking it in front of first slip. Rickelton c Josh Inglis b Bartlett 8(17)
4.5
4
Hazlewood to de Zorzi, FOUR, laces it through point! Back of a length across off, de Zorzi is well balanced in the crease as he punches it firmly in the gap
3.5
4
Bartlett to de Zorzi, FOUR, proper half-volley and de Zorzi cashes in! First boundary of the match! The line is outside off, de Zorzi gets forward and creams it through mid-off
2.4
Hazlewood to Rickelton, 3 runs, misfield allows a couple of extra runs. Length ball straying on the pads, Rickelton clips it to mid-on where Carey fumbles as he moves to his right. A little shabby there without the gloves on
1.4
W
Bartlett to Markram, out Caught by Head!! Clipped in the air, and straight to midwicket. Soft dismissal. Back of a length delivery angling in on middle and leg, stops on Markram as he tries working through the on-side and he fails to keep it down. Head makes no mistake moving to his right. Australia have struck early after losing the toss. Markram c Head b Bartlett 0(4)