Australia vs South Africa – T20 World Cup
Australia skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to bowl first against South Africa in the opening match of the Super 12s at the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday.
The Aussies will be searching for their first title in T20’s showpiece event and Finch banks on experience for a good showing.
“Looks like a good wicket, can’t see things changing a lot during the course of the game,” Finch said at the toss.
“We have a lot of experience in the side, we haven’t played as a group, but we’re looking forward to this tournament.”
South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma said they are confident of putting up a strong performance in the tournament.
“It’s been a privilege to lead the team in the tournament, big responsibility and looking forward to it,” said Bavuma.
“We are coming off with some real momentum, not worried about any favourites tag, but we have to stay true to expectations.
“We have confidence in our team and we’ll look to do well.”
Teams
Australia: Aaron Finch (capt), David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (capt), Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
Umpires: Nitin Menon (IND), Michael Gough (ENG)
TV umpire: Langton Rusere (ZIM)
Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)
Match Update
End of the innings.
South Africa restricted to 118 runs for the loss of 9 wickets.
Australia needs 119 run to start their campaign with a win.
At the end of 12 overs, Australia is at 60 runs for the loss of 3 wickets.
After a scintillating contest, Australia has won the match by 5 wickets. South Africa put up a fight but was not able to contain the Australians.
An unbeaten stand of 40 by Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade saw Australia to a five wicket win over South Africa in the opening match of the Super 12s of the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday.
Chasing 119 for victory, Australia were in trouble at 81-5 but Stoinis (24) and Wade (15) steered them home with two balls to spare in Abu Dhabi.
Earlier pace bowler Josh Hazlewood returned figures of 2-19 to help limit South Africa to 118-9 after the Aussies elected to bowl first.
