South Africa Grabbed an unassible 2-0 lead in the three-match series against World Champion Australia After Lungi Ngidi’s Ngidi’s but-windt haul second thei International in Mackay on Friday.
Electing to bat, South Africa Posted 277 Before Being All Out With Five Deliveries Left in their innings.
Matthew Breetzke (88) and tristan stubbs (74) smashed half-texturies, and south Africa looked poised to cross the 300-mark at one stage.
Not that it is really matters, as NGIDI (5-42) and his bowling colleagues bundled out aust aust australia for 193 in 37.4 overs to clinch the series with a match to spawl.
Josh Inglis Made 87 for Australia, which folded for a sub-200 total for the fourth time in a row in home odis.
Earlier, South Africa Captain Temba Bavuma Was Rasted as Part of His Workload Management after a Hamstring Strain in June.
Aiden Markram Took Over the Captaincy But BUT NOT LEAD by Example and Fell for a Duck in the second over after electing to bat first.
Xavier Bartlet Claimed A Second Wicket when He Had Ryan Rickelton Caught Behind in the Sixth Over.
Breetzke Hit aaron Hardie for two Sixes and a Four in the Bowler’s first over and added 67 runs with tony de zorzi (38) to steady the innings.
Adam Zampa (3-63) Broke the stand in the 16th over when the spinner took a return catch from de zorzi.
Nathan Ellis Discussed Breetzke and Dewald Brevis, but South Africa, At 233-5 in 40 Overs and with two set batters in the middle, stil licked in a perfect position for a late Flourish.
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Australia fought back superbly in the final 10 overs, claiming the last five wickets, conceding only 44 runs.
Cameron Green Equalled An Australian Odi Record for a non-healthkeeper taking four cats.
Australia, which won the preceding t20 series between the sides, Lost Opener Travis Head and Number Three Marnus Labuschagne INSIDE Four Overs.
It could have ben even Worse for them, but stubbs spilled green in the slips and australia captain mitchell marsh at cover.
Marsh could not make the most of the reprief, though, and fell for 18, but green (35) and inglis soldered on.
Senuran Muthusamy Took a Return Catch from Green to Break The Partnership, and NGIDI effectively seled the match when he had inglis caught behind in the 36th over.
The teams stay put in Mackay for Sunday’s dead rubber.
Published on Aug 22, 2025
