Tags: World Cup 2023,
Australia vs South Africa, tenth Match at Lucknow, Oct 13, 2023,
Australia,
South Africa,
Quinton de Kock
Revealed on: Oct 13, 2023
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match quantity 10 of the match on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday, October 12. The margin of defeat, Australia’s worst of their ODI World Cup historical past, is a sign of how poorly they fared within the sport. They dropped 4 catches and had been very a lot lackluster with each bat and ball.
Australia received the toss and opted to bowl first. Nevertheless, their bowlers did not make a lot of an influence because the Proteas openers added 108 in 19.4 overs. South African captain Temba Bavuma (35 off 55) was the primary to go, caught at deep midwicket whereas making an attempt to go after Glenn Maxwell. The in-form Rassie van der Dussen obtained a begin, however couldn’t keep it up. He fell to Adam Zampa for 26 off 30 balls, holing out to long-on.
On the different finish, Quinton de Kock was in supreme type as he smashed his second consecutive hundred. He eased his approach to a half-century off 51 balls. Instantly after that, he crunched Zampa for consecutive fours. Within the twenty third over, consecutive sixes got here off Josh Hazlewood’s bowling. It was not a shock that De Kock additionally introduced up his hundred with a most – thumping a brief ball from Pat Cummins over sq. leg.
It wanted a weird stroke to finish De Kock’s keep for 109 off 106 balls. He tried a reverse pull off Maxwell, however ended up dragging the ball onto his stumps. Aiden Markram (56 off 44), Heinrich Klaasen (29 off 27) and Marco Jansen (26 off 22) chipped in with helpful knocks as South Africa ended on 311/7.
Australia by no means obtained going within the chase and weren’t helped by some controversial DRS selections. Openers Mitchell Marsh (7) and David Warner (13) fell cheaply once more. Steven Smith (19) was given lbw Kagiso Rabada and was shocked because the bare eye felt the ball taking place leg. Rabada then comprehensively cleaned up Josh Inglis (5) – the batter’s surprised expression saying all of it.
Maxwell (3 off 17) appeared out of kinds and chipped a return catch to left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj. Marcus Stoinis’ (5) dismissal was one other matter of debate. He was given caught down leg, however his hand was off the bat when the ball hit the glove. At 70/6, the writing was on the wall for Australia. They dragged their innings to 177. For South Africa, Rabada claimed three, whereas Jansen, Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi completed with two every.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
