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South Africa beat Australia by three wickets in 1st T20I

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedMar 05, 2016 01:10 IST
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01:09 (IST)5 MAR 2016

And that's it from us. Join us again on Sunday for the earlier start, if the Asia Cup final isn't something you fancy. Till then, Ta ra.

01:08 (IST)5 MAR 2016

For his unbeaten, maiden, match-winning fifty, David Miller is the Man of the Match.

01:00 (IST)5 MAR 2016

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00:53 (IST)5 MAR 2016

158 wasn't a tough target to chase but after losing both openers early, it looked tough. But Faf du Plessis made it look easy but when he was out going for a suicidal run, things became interesting. But with his maiden T20I fifty, David Miller saw the Proteas home, even if it was Kyle Abbott who got the winning runs.

00:51 (IST)5 MAR 2016

19.2 Tye to Abbott, FOUR, clears his leg and hits it straight past the bowler for a boundary down the ground. South Africa win by 3 wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the series.

00:50 (IST)5 MAR 2016

19.1 Tye to Miller, 1 run, doesn't want to take the single but Abbott pushes him to take it.

00:50 (IST)5 MAR 2016

Andrew Tye to bowl the final over with South Africa needing just five to win.

00:49 (IST)5 MAR 2016

18.6 Zampa to Miller, 1 run, there is a chance of a couple but Miller opts to keep the strike.

00:48 (IST)5 MAR 2016

18.5 Zampa to Abbott, FIFTY, Maiden T20I fifty for Miller, who gets there with a brilliant shot through mid-wicket. It is only two thanks to good fielding in the deep.

00:47 (IST)5 MAR 2016

18.4 Zampa to Abbott, 1 run, drag down by Zampa and Abbott gets off strike and brings up the 150 with a single to sweeper cover.

00:47 (IST)5 MAR 2016

18.3 Zampa to Abbott, no run, cut straight to the fielder at backward point.

00:46 (IST)5 MAR 2016

18.2 Zampa to Miller, 1 run, flicked off his pads for a single to deep mid-wicket.

00:45 (IST)5 MAR 2016

18.1 Zampa to Miller, no run, punched back to the bowler.

00:46 (IST)5 MAR 2016

Adam Zampa into the attack. On debut, the leggie has to bowl the penultimate over. Plenty of pressure on the young man.

00:45 (IST)5 MAR 2016

17.6 Hastings to Miller, 1 run, slower ball and he does well to hit it past the ground and keeps strike. With that he also gets his highest T20I score.

00:43 (IST)5 MAR 2016

17.5 Hastings to Miller, SIX, Another one hits the roof. Too straight from Hastings and Miller just flicks it off his pads over square leg and deposits it onto the roof.

00:42 (IST)5 MAR 2016

17.4 Hastings to Miller, no run, almost gets an outside edge with another off-cutter.

00:41 (IST)5 MAR 2016

17.3 Hastings to Abbott, 1 run, punches it just past the bowler and he gets a single to get Miller back on strike.

00:41 (IST)5 MAR 2016

17.2 Hastings to Miller, 1 run, short ball and Miller does well to guide it to the fielder for another single.

00:40 (IST)5 MAR 2016

17.1 Hastings to Miller, FOUR, brilliant way to start the over as he crunches a drive past cover. Expertly placed and he does well to pick the off-cutter as well.

00:38 (IST)5 MAR 2016

23 runs needed off 18 balls.

00:38 (IST)5 MAR 2016

16.6 Coulter-Nile to Miller, 1 run, flicked off to deep mid-wicket for a single.

00:38 (IST)5 MAR 2016

Kyle Abbott comes to the crease. Joins another hometown boy in Miller at the crease.

00:37 (IST)5 MAR 2016

16.5 Coulter-Nile to Morris, WICKET, that is a stunning catch from Aaron Finch to dismiss Chris Morris. Morris tries a slog over cover but Finch takes a brilliant catch running backwards at full speed and diving at the end.

00:36 (IST)5 MAR 2016

16.4 Coulter-Nile to Miller, 1 run, another slower bouncer but Miller shows more control in guiding it to deep square-leg.

00:35 (IST)5 MAR 2016

16.3 Coulter-Nile to Miller, no run, pulls it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket.

00:34 (IST)5 MAR 2016

16.3 Coulter-Nile to Miller, WIDE, too wide and called a wide.

00:34 (IST)5 MAR 2016

16.2 Coulter-Nile to Miller, 2 runs, slower ball and Miller gets a top-edge but is lucky it lands in no-mans land and he gets a couple.

00:33 (IST)5 MAR 2016

16.1 Coulter-Nile to Morris, 1 run, short ball and pulled straight to the fielder in the deep.

00:32 (IST)5 MAR 2016

29 to win off 24 balls. How crucial will those two sixes be?

00:32 (IST)5 MAR 2016

15.6 Tye to Miller, no run, slower ball and the batsman doesn't pick it and drills it back to Tye.

00:31 (IST)5 MAR 2016

Change of balls required as the previous one disappeared out of the ground. Actually it is on the roof and not quite out of the ground.

00:30 (IST)5 MAR 2016

15.5 Tye to Miller, SIX, that went a country mile. This time Tye was too short and Miller hits him out of the park over square leg.

00:30 (IST)5 MAR 2016

15.4 Tye to Miller, 2 runs, nails the yorker but Miller still guides it wide of long-on and picks up a couple.

00:29 (IST)5 MAR 2016

15.3 Tye to Miller, SIX, misses his length by a whisker and Miller with a short arm jab punishes him over cow corner.

00:28 (IST)5 MAR 2016

15.2 Tye to Morris, 1 run, another good yorker results in a single down the ground.

00:28 (IST)5 MAR 2016

15.1 Tye to Miller, 1 run, fuller ball and driven down to long-off.

00:27 (IST)5 MAR 2016

Five overs to go, 45 to get. Can Miller and Morris guide the Proteas home?

00:27 (IST)5 MAR 2016

14.6 Marsh to Morris, no run, good yorker and even better fielding as Marsh dives to his right and fields it well.

00:26 (IST)5 MAR 2016

14.5 Marsh to Miller, 1 run, walks down the track and punches it to deep square-leg for another single.

00:25 (IST)5 MAR 2016

14.4 Marsh to Morris, 1 run, flicked off his pads to deep square-leg for a single.

00:25 (IST)5 MAR 2016

14.3 Marsh to Morris, FOUR, that was pure placement. That was just flicked over mid-wicket for a boundary. Easy as you like.

00:24 (IST)5 MAR 2016

14.2 Marsh to Miller, 1 run, dances down the track and takes a single to deep mid-wicket.

00:23 (IST)5 MAR 2016

14.1 Marsh to Miller, no run, punched to the fielder at cover.

00:22 (IST)5 MAR 2016

After 14 overs, South Africa are 106/6

00:22 (IST)5 MAR 2016

13.6 Zampa to Miller, 1 run, drilled down the ground for a single.

00:22 (IST)5 MAR 2016

13.5 Zampa to Miller, FOUR, swept powerfully past square leg for a much-needed boundary.

00:21 (IST)5 MAR 2016

13.5 Zampa to Miller, WIDE, races down to the boundary and they pick up a couple of runs as well.

00:20 (IST)5 MAR 2016

13.4 Zampa to Morris, 1 run, just wide of the fielder at cover and he takes a single.
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