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Australia vs South Africa, 2nd ODI

Nandre Burger 2-23(6 ov)
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4
Nandre Burger to Hardie, leg byes, FOUR, down leg, poor delivery and Hardie flicks and misses, off the pad and fine of Rickelton to his left, runs away
27.5
Nandre Burger to Hardie, no run, tight good length on middle, Hardie gets forward to defend to cover
27.4
Nandre Burger to Hardie, no run, pitches outside the leg-stump, good length and Hardie misses the flick, hit on the thigh
27.3
W
Nandre Burger to Carey, out Caught by Brevis!! Sharp catch at backward point. A good length delivery outside off, Carey leans back to punch and doesn't keep it down, it's flying to Brevis' left, he takes it well to his left. Australia in a bit of bother with Carey gone. Carey c Brevis b Nandre Burger 13(20) [4s-1]
27.2
Nandre Burger to Josh Inglis, 1 run, full and swinging into off, Josh Inglis gets forward and pushes with an open-face, wide of the diving backward point to his left
27.1
Nandre Burger to Josh Inglis, no run, full and swinging into off, Josh Inglis is a tad late on the forward defence, it hits the back leg and rolls near his feet
26
Nandre Burger to Carey, 1 run, good length outside off, Carey goes on the back foot and punches it hard and straight to sweeper cover
25.5
Nandre Burger to Carey, no run, short of length outside off, Carey goes on the back foot to defend to backward point
25.4
Nandre Burger to Carey, no run, Carey comes down the track to slash the short delivery, chops it in front of the keeper
25.3
Nandre Burger to Carey, no run, good length and holding its line outside off, Carey spars at it and is beaten, good delivery that
25.3
Nandre Burger to Carey, wide, full and wide outside off, shapes away, Carey gets forward to drive and misses, called a wide
25.2
Nandre Burger to Josh Inglis, 1 run, good length on leg-stump, tucked to deep backward square-leg
25.1
4
Nandre Burger to Josh Inglis, FOUR, short of length and angling into the right-hander on middle and leg, Josh Inglis swivels and pulls to the deep backward square-leg fence, into the gap
7
4
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, crunched! Full pitcher outside off, Marsh once again gets a good stride forward and drills the drive wide of mid-off
6.5
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, fuller and attacking the stumps, Marsh defends off the inner half to mid-wicket
6.4
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, on a length and slanted across, Marsh has a tentative poke and is beaten on the outside edge
6.3
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, dropped! Would you believe it, Stubbs again! He buries his face into the ground. Both Marsh and Green should have been back in the hut by now. Fuller than good length, not quite there for the drive but Marsh hits it on the up and does not keep it down, straight to cover and Stubbs makes a mess. It went hard but you expect to take those at this level
6.2
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, very full delivery outside off, Marsh squeezes the drive to cover
6.1
Nandre Burger to Green, 1 run, short of length angled across, Green gets on top of the bounce and steers it to third man
5
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, spears it into the blockhole, Marsh brings his bat down and jams it into the off-side
4.5
4
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, finally Marsh is off the mark. It has taken him 12 balls but this is a confidence-boosting shot. Half volley outside off, Marsh gets a good stride across and creams the drive through extra cover. No need to run for that..
4.4
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, 142.1ks bit too full on off, Marsh pushes it off the toe-end to mid-off
4.3
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, 140ks fuller and around off, Marsh prods forward and defends to cover
4.2
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, uhhh! Marsh is still not off the mark and you can sense the pressure building. Full pitcher outside off, Marsh thinks it is there for the drive and goes hard, but the ball does enough to miss the outside edge
4.1
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, 139.1ks fullish delivery close to off, Marsh pushes it off the inner half to mid-on
3
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, 140.3ks slanted across and it swings away as well, Marsh throws his bat on the drive and is beaten on the outside edge. He saw the width and just went for it
2.5
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, 142.1ks good length ball and it swings in, Marsh defends it back to Burger
2.4
Nandre Burger to Labuschagne, 1 run, 139.5ks delivery angled across, Marnus opens the bat face and guides it to third man
2.3
Nandre Burger to Labuschagne, no run, greets Marnus with a bouncer around leg, ducks and allows it to sail over him
2.2
W
Nandre Burger to Head, out Caught by Markram!! Four and gone! Head has not had the best series and he falls cheaply again. Fullish delivery and he thought he can loft through the line, gets it high on the bat and the ball goes straight up, Markram moves back from mid-on and takes a good catch. South Africa have an early wicket. Head c Markram b Nandre Burger 6(9) [4s-1]
2.1
4
Nandre Burger to Head, FOUR, that should get him going. Full pitcher and enough space for Head to get under, he goes up and over with his lofted drive, clears the off-side ring comfortably and picks up the boundary
1
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, full and attacking the stumps, Marsh defends off the inner half to mid-wicket
0.5
Nandre Burger to Head, 1 run, whoa! That's a well-directed short of length delivery, keeps coming in and cramps Head up, he takes his eyes off and fends it awkwardly off the glove to the leg-side, Marsh calls him across for a quick single. That took Head by surprise
0.4
Nandre Burger to Head, no run, 142.3ks full pitcher close to off, Head pushes it with a straight bat to mid-on
0.3
Nandre Burger to Head, no run, 139.4ks fuller and Head went for a booming drive, but the ball nips in a touch and ricochets off the inside edge onto the pad
0.2
Nandre Burger to Head, no run, 139.8ks full and outside off, Head reaches and mistimes the drive to mid-off
0.1
Nandre Burger to Head, no run, 140.4ks full and hint of inward movement, Head stays rooted to the crease and clips it to mid-wicket