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10:38 PM local time (6:38 PM IST): Right then, that ends the Darwin-leg of the tour as the action now heads to Cairns on Saturday! The decider will be played from 6:45 PM local time (2:45 PM IST). Be sure to join us for that one, friends! This is Pradeep and Bidipto taking your leave. Keep following Sportskeeda!
Tim David was the only shining light of the Australian batting effort tonight. And this six he clubbed against Nqabayomzi Peter was just fire! Take a look!
Aiden Markram [South Africa captain]: "Nice to take it to the third game! A much better display from us in all three departments. Yes, Dewald Brevis' innings was right up there! We were having a laugh about how good a ball-striker he is! He has played a lot of T20 games around the world, but when he gets going, can be really dangerous! We know that they come hard at the opposition, but we stuck to our plans and executed them well."
Mitchell Marsh [Australia captain]: "I was just saying Aiden, he mistimed quite a few sixes. He's still young, he has a long way to go. Chasing that down was always tough, we needed partnerships early and credit to South Africa."
Dewald Brevis is the Player of the Match! Here's what he has to say: "I hadn't really thought it about it like that, to be great on the winning side. We wanted to win, we came here with that attitude, everyone played their part and they all nailed their plans. Australia have great players, they hit the ball over the ropes, we were expecting them to hit back. We played well."
10:27 PM local time (6:27 PM IST): South Africa win by 53 runs with 14 balls to spare!
Dewald Brevis 125* (56) | Corbin Bosch - 3/20 (3) Tim David 50 (24) | Ben Dwarshuis - 2/24 (4)
A statement win for South Africa! They end their 6-match losing streak against Australia in this format and, end the hosts' 9-match winning streak in T20Is too!
Clever changes of pace, simple plans with the ball and in the field backed by proper execution and a highly inspired performance overall, has leveled the series!
Tim David got going again, but the rest of the batting was off colour. Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell have failed with the bat yet again and Alex Carey had just too much to do on his return to this team.
The batters tried, but could not quite get their execution right tonight. But the bowling was excellent, with the fielders backing up the bowlers.
Dew did not have much on a say tonight and the pitch offered the ball some grip, but by and large, the Proteas were the better team in all three facets of the game.
Sean Abbott has been dismissed for 1 runs off 6 balls
17.4 Lungisani Ngidi to Sean Abbott, OUT! STRAIGHT UP IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! South Africa win, they level the series, 1-1! Slower one doing the trick, length delivery on off-stump. Abbott has big swing at it and miscued it straight up. Rabada makes no mistake at short third and it's all over.
17.3 Lungisani Ngidi to Sean Abbott, low full toss into the off-stump with pace, Abbott pushes it to extra-cover for no run.
17.2 Lungisani Ngidi to Sean Abbott, another slower one, full toss into the stumps. Abbott early into the swipe, toe ends it into the on-side.
17.1 Lungisani Ngidi to Sean Abbott, change of pace, dips it full on fourth stump. Abbott has a swing and miss.
Josh Hazlewood batting at 11th position
Lungisani Ngidi [3.0-0-19-0] comes back into the attack.
Corbin Bosch will be on a hat-trick, should he get another chance to bowl. But Australia are nine-down now, and there are still three overs left in the innings.
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Adam Zampa has been dismissed for 0 runs off 1 balls
16.6 Corbin Bosch to Adam Zampa, OUT! HOLES OUT AT LONG-ON! Two in two for Bosch and he'll be on a hat-trick next over. Short into the batter, Zampa backing away, pulled it straight down the throat of Stubbs who makes no mistake.
Adam Zampa batting at 10th position
Bosch gets another one, and there was no issue with the bails this time! Can South Africa bowl Australia out?
Ben Dwarshuis has been dismissed for 12 runs off 7 balls
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