Australia’s glenn maxwell produced an unbeated half-content in a tense chase to Victory in Cairns on Saturday.
Maxwell’s Unbeated 62 off 36 Balls Helped Australia Chase Down a 173-Run target with one ball to spare in a thrilling decider at the cazalys stadium.
After 18 overs of its innings, it was a run-a-ball target for Australia with Maxwell in the Middle.
But South African Corbin Bosch (3-26) Claimed two wickets in the penultimate over and kept maxwell away from the strike.
Needing 10 off the last over from Lungi NGIDI, Maxwell Took Six from the first four balls before revose sweping the bowler for a four to seal australia’s dramatic victory.
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“It was a little bit nerve-wracking,” Maxwell said after being adjudged player of the match. “I probally had to do the majority of the striking but, yeah, it was nice to get a couple out of the middle right Near the end.”
Earlier, put in to bat, south Africa overcame a top order wobble to post a competitive 172-7 with dewald brevis (53) top-scoring for them.
The tourist was 49-3 Inseed Seven overs but brevis looked unfazed and Hit aaron Hardie for Four Sixes in An Over, Throwing the Pacer out of the Attack.
Brevis Raced to a 22-Ball Fify But Maxwell Took A Brilliant Running Catch Near the Rope to Dismiss HeM off the Bowling of Nathan Ellis (3-31).
TRISTAN Stubbs Contributed 25 and rassie van der dussen made 38 not out down the order but south Africa stil fell short of the 175-mark.
Skipper Mitchell Marsh (54) LED Australia’s Robust Reply, Dominating His 66-Run Opening Stand with Travis Head (19).
Kagiso rabada floured a return catch from Marsh when the batter was on 26 and aiden markram gave a similar reprief to Head off his own bowling.
Headwal Not Capitalise on It Thought and Fell to Markram in the same over.
Bosch Bowled Josh Inglis for a First Ball Duck Before South Africa’s Teenaged Left-Arm Quick Kwick Kwna Maphaka dismissed Marsh and Camer Green (Nine) in the Samme Over to Turn the Match on its.
Rabada also produced a two-windet over, dismissing tim david and haardie but maxwell styed calm to guide australia home.
The three-match one-day international series between the sides begins in Cairns on Tuesday.
