Australia vs South Africa
Zimbabwe Triangular Series - 2014 · Harare Sports Club, · 2 September 2014
Australia won by 62 runs
Australia won by 62 runs. F du Plessis top-scored with 126 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club,
- Date
- 2 September 2014
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 62 runs
- Player of the match
- MR Marsh
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 282 for 7. MR Marsh top-scored with 86 not out off 49 balls, and PJ Hughes made 85. The innings was built on a 85-run stand for the second wicket between SPD Smith and PJ Hughes. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Harare Sports Club, 228 across 64 ODIs.
Chasing 283, South Africa made 220 all out. F du Plessis top-scored with 126 off 109 balls.
Australia won by 62 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 282 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Finch | c JP Duminy b R McLaren | 16 | 36 |
| PJ Hughes | c DA Miller b AM Phangiso | 85 | 92 |
| SPD Smith | c Q de Kock b Imran Tahir | 36 | 62 |
| GJ Maxwell | c Q de Kock b DW Steyn | 2 | 6 |
| GJ Bailey | st Q de Kock b AM Phangiso | 32 | 35 |
| MR Marsh | not out | 86 | 49 |
| BJ Haddin | c AM Phangiso b M Morkel | 11 | 17 |
| MG Johnson | run out (AM Phangiso) | 2 | 2 |
| MA Starc | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: KW Richardson, NM Lyon
Extras 11 · Total 282 for 7
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 9 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
| JP Duminy | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| M Morkel | 9 | 1 | 51 | 1 |
| R McLaren | 8 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Imran Tahir | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| AM Phangiso | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-46 (AJ Finch, 10 ov), 2-131 (SPD Smith, 29 ov), 3-136 (GJ Maxwell, 30 ov), 4-152 (PJ Hughes, 34 ov), 5-187 (GJ Bailey, 41 ov), 6-258 (BJ Haddin, 48 ov), 7-281 (MG Johnson, 49 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | AJ Finch (16) and PJ Hughes (27) | 46 |
| second | SPD Smith (36) and PJ Hughes (45) | 85 |
| third | GJ Maxwell (2) and PJ Hughes (3) | 5 |
| fourth | PJ Hughes (10) and GJ Bailey (5) | 16 |
| fifth | GJ Bailey (27) and MR Marsh (8) | 35 |
| sixth | BJ Haddin (11) and MR Marsh (58) | 71 |
| seventh | MG Johnson (2) and MR Marsh (20) | 23 |
| eighth | MR Marsh (0) and MA Starc (0) | 1 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 220 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| HM Amla | c BJ Haddin b MR Marsh | 17 | 28 |
| Q de Kock | c SPD Smith b GJ Maxwell | 1 | 5 |
| F du Plessis | hit wicket b KW Richardson | 126 | 109 |
| AB de Villiers | c GJ Bailey b NM Lyon | 6 | 19 |
| JP Duminy | c BCJ Cutting b MR Marsh | 16 | 32 |
| DA Miller | b MG Johnson | 3 | 5 |
| R McLaren | c SPD Smith b KW Richardson | 24 | 41 |
| DW Steyn | run out (SPD Smith) | 5 | 10 |
| AM Phangiso | not out | 3 | 9 |
| M Morkel | b MG Johnson | 0 | 2 |
| Imran Tahir | c MR Marsh b GJ Maxwell | 2 | 4 |
Extras 17 · Total 220 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG Johnson | 9 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| GJ Maxwell | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| KW Richardson | 8 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| MA Starc | 8 | 1 | 47 | 0 |
| MR Marsh | 5 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| NM Lyon | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Q de Kock, 1 ov), 2-36 (HM Amla, 9 ov), 3-64 (AB de Villiers, 15 ov), 4-93 (JP Duminy, 22 ov), 5-101 (DA Miller, 24 ov), 6-174 (R McLaren, 36 ov), 7-206 (DW Steyn, 40 ov), 8-214 (F du Plessis, 41 ov), 9-217 (M Morkel, 42 ov), 10-220 (Imran Tahir, 43 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Q de Kock (1) and HM Amla (3) | 9 |
| second | HM Amla (14) and F du Plessis (13) | 27 |
| third | AB de Villiers (6) and F du Plessis (22) | 28 |
| fourth | JP Duminy (16) and F du Plessis (12) | 29 |
| fifth | DA Miller (3) and F du Plessis (4) | 8 |
| sixth | R McLaren (24) and F du Plessis (47) | 73 |
| seventh | DW Steyn (5) and F du Plessis (22) | 32 |
| eighth | F du Plessis (6) and AM Phangiso (1) | 8 |
| ninth | M Morkel (0) and AM Phangiso (1) | 3 |
| tenth | Imran Tahir (2) and AM Phangiso (1) | 3 |
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