AUS Vs SA, T20 World Cup Highlights: Marcus Stoinis Star As Australia Beat South Africa In Low-Scoring Thriller To Win WC Opener
T20 World Cup: Keep following the space for Live Score and Updates from Australia vs South Africa Group stage match.
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Background
T20 World Cup: Two of the strongest teams meet in the first group stage match of the T20 World Cup 2021. This is the first match of Group 1. Australia won the toss and they decided to put South Africa into bat first.
South African captain, Temba Bavuma said, "It's been a privilege to lead the team in the tournament, big responsibility and looking forward to it. Two spinners, KG, Nortje, an all-rounder and an extra batsman in Klassen at 6. Our preparations have been good, have played a lot together."
He sounded confident ahead of the toss.
Aaron Finch, the Aussie skipper said, "Looks like a good wicket, can't see things changing a lot during the course of the game. We have a lot of experience in the side, we haven't played as a group, but we're looking forward to this tournament."
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Let's take a look at both the Squads:
Australia XI: Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
South Africa XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
AUS vs SA Highlights
A match-winning knock from all-rounder Marcus Stoinis powered Australia to a five-wicket win in a low-scoring thriller against South Africa in T20 World Cup opener on Saturday. Batting first, South Africa has set a target of 119 runs for Australia to win. Aidan Markram scored the highest 40 runs for SouthAfrica. Apart from him, no batsman could play sustainably. For Australia, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa got two wickets each while Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell got one wicket each.
AUS vs SA LIVE: Chance Missed
David Miller creates a chance and Glenn Maxwell is lucky to survive!
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Australia vs South Africa takes an interesting turn
AUS vs SA
Australia has lost second wicket in form of David Warner as he departs after scoring 14 runs. Warner was caught by Heinrich Klaasen off Kagiso Rabada's delivery.
Australia vs South Africa: 0.1 Overs / AUS - 0/0 Runs
AUS vs SA
Batting first, South Africa has set a target of 119 runs for Australia to win. Aidan Markram scored the highest 40 runs for SouthAfrica. Apart from him, no batsman could play sustainably. For Australia, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa got two wickets each while Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell got one wicket each.