AUS vs SA 2023: South Africa vs Australia Match Preview, Australia vs South Africa 2023

1st ODI • Mangaung Oval • Bloemfontein

South Africa

222 (49)

Australia

225/7 (40.2)

AUS won by 3 wickets

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Playing XI

Table

Date & Time

07 Sep, 04:30 PM IST

Venue

Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

Match

1st ODI,

Australia Tour of South Africa 2023

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Allahudien Paleker (South Africa), Richard Kettleborough (England), Nitin Menon (India, TV)

Referee

Richie Richardson (West Indies)

Toss

Australia elected to bowl

Pitch Report

PitchFast & Bounce

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionHigh Scoring

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

234Avg Runs

9Avg Wkts

2nd Innings

212Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

Playing XILineups Out

Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

9- 1

AUS

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

South Africa

Australia

Player of the Match Marnus Labuschagne

80(93)

Player of the Series Aiden Markram

AUS

Info

South Africa

222/10 (49)

Batters

Quinton de Kock

35.48

c C Green b M Stoinis

Temba Bavuma

(C)

114

142

80.28

Not out

Rassie van der Dussen

50.00

runout (A Carey / M Stoinis)

Aiden Markram

135.71

c A Carey b C Green

Heinrich Klaasen

73.68

b M Stoinis

David Miller

0.00

c A Carey b J Hazlewood

Marco Jansen

80.00

b J Hazlewood

Gerald Coetzee

25.00

c J Hazlewood b A Agar

Keshav Maharaj

33.33

b S Abbott

Kagiso Rabada

14.29

c A Carey b A Zampa

Lungi Ngidi

0.00

c A Carey b J Hazlewood

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 3, NB: 1, W: 11)

TOTAL

(49 Ov, RR: 4.53)

222/10

Bowlers

EXT

4.10

3.33

4.44

4.44

4.20

6.40

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Quinton de Kock

c C Green b M Stoinis

1-19

8.2

Rassie van der Dussen

runout (A Carey / M Stoinis)

2-33

11.6

Aiden Markram

c A Carey b C Green

3-70

18.2

Heinrich Klaasen

b M Stoinis

4-97

24.6

David Miller

c A Carey b J Hazlewood

5-100

25.4

Marco Jansen

b J Hazlewood

6-157

36.6

Gerald Coetzee

c J Hazlewood b A Agar

7-168

39.6

Keshav Maharaj

b S Abbott

8-182

42.1

Kagiso Rabada

c A Carey b A Zampa

9-185

43.2

Lungi Ngidi

c A Carey b J Hazlewood

10-222

48.6

Australia

225/7 (40.2)

Batters

David Warner

0.00

b M Jansen

Travis Head

117.86

c K Rabada b L Ngidi

Mitchell Marsh

(C)

113.33

c Q Kock b K Rabada

Cameron Green

0.00

Retired hurt

Josh Inglis

20.00

b K Rabada

Alex Carey

33.33

b G Coetzee

Marcus Stoinis

170.00

c H Klaasen b G Coetzee

Marnus Labuschagne

86.02

Not out

Sean Abbott

81.82

b K Maharaj

Ashton Agar *

69.57

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 2, W: 15)

TOTAL

(40.2 Ov, RR: 5.58)

225/7

Did not Bat

Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa

Bowlers

EXT

7.33

5.33

5.25

6.29

4.22

1.2

6.75

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

David Warner

b M Jansen

1-1

0.2

Mitchell Marsh

c Q Kock b K Rabada

2-38

5.1

Josh Inglis

b K Rabada

3-56

7.6

Travis Head

c K Rabada b L Ngidi

4-56

8.4

Alex Carey

b G Coetzee

5-72

11.1

Marcus Stoinis

c H Klaasen b G Coetzee

6-93

13.5

Sean Abbott

b K Maharaj

7-113

16.3

Match Info

Date & Time

07 Sep, 04:30 PM IST

Venue

Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

Match

1st ODI,

Australia Tour of South Africa 2023

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Allahudien Paleker (South Africa), Richard Kettleborough (England), Nitin Menon (India, TV)

Referee

Richie Richardson (West Indies)

Toss

Australia elected to bowl

1 0 1 2 0 1

Over 38

Runs: 5

0 1 2 1 0 1

Over 39

Runs: 5

2 0 0 0 0 1

Over 40

Runs: 3

0 4

Over 41

Runs: 4

All Overs

Player of the Match Marnus Labuschagne

80(93)

Player of the Series Aiden Markram

Commentary

That brings us to the end of yet another classic One Day International encounter. Every once in a while, we get to witness one of these mind-boggling ODI matches that makes us search for reasons behind the format losing relevance. Australia go 1-nil up in a 5-match ODI series, and will look to add to their lead on Saturday at this very venue. Keep an eye on our tabs for our coverage of the 2nd ODI, and of course, a lot, lot more! This is Rajarshi, signing off on behalf of Pragadeesh. Good night!

Mitchell Marsh, Australia captain: A gutsy win! The boys were unbelievable! We lost a few wickets early on, we showed plenty of intent, which I was really happy about. Certainly directed to play without fear. Lucky to have Marnus come in and have that incredible partnership. He (Labuschagne) is the perfect man to come in for that job. That's one of the great things about him, tonight was a classic innings. 4 wins in a row, it's nice to keep winning. Really proud of the boys, we bowled really well, used the conditions to our benefit, saw the wicket during the day. Very happy for the boys. (On a place for Labuschagne in the World Cup squad) Luckily, I'm just a stand-in skipper, so I don't have to make those decisions!

Marnus Labuschagne is the Player Of The Match! Here's what he has to say: What a roller-coaster! My mum was adamant that I was playing, but I said I was not playing. Funny things happen after a concussion! I've been pretty disappointed with my One Day cricket game, so I decided to have a break and right the wrong things I've been doing. There were things that I wanted to improve against spin and pace. Didn't have the pressure last night of batting. It was great how things came together. I had a chat with Ashton, so impressed with him, he stayed calm, we waited for South Africa to come and start searching and open the game up. My job is to do whatever I can for my team. Whatever happens with the world cup squad is out of my control. Nice to get the win tonight. The support that I always get when I come here, not just from my parents but from the South African fans and everyone is great.

Temba Bavuma (South Africa Captain) - We can't expect a high score here. We give ourselves a chance but not our best in the middle phase. We can't create chances but Marnus played well coming as a concussion sub. The pitch wasn't easy as it started to skid on. Their bowlers also exploited the conditions and made things harder for us. I decided to bat through the innings. (On Marnus) He took the opportunity and it was the first time I saw a concussion sub come out and win the game. Every game is a big game and we have to make sure that we come back and gets a win

Match summary:

Australia win by 3 wickets with 58 balls to spare

Marnus Labuschagne 80(93) | Josh Hazlewood 3/41 (10)
Temba Bavuma 114(142) | Gerald Coetzee 2/44 (7)

There are times when you.... just need to play the waiting game to seize the day. Marnus Labuschagne, at his country of birth, played it to perfection alongside Ashton Agar - on a wicket which had the entire Australia top 6 capitulate playing exorbitant shots, Labuschagne proved to be an anomaly, and played the situation to perfection. Australia's deep batting line-up came to his aid in a big way, as he found a reliable partner in Ashton Agar to take Australia forward.

Keeping the wickets column aside, the target wasn't too uphill when Agar joined Labuschagne at the crease. Credit to the Australian top-order where it's due, they braved the conditions, and kept going after the bowlers in the powerplay. But they did need someone to settle in and play the long innings, and that was something that did not come by until very late. It also came about due to a blow to the lid of Cameron Green, who was wisely replaced by an individual who thrived under a similar situation four years ago.

The Proteas bowlers were right on top even as Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh looked to smash the hosts out of the game after David Warner dragged one onto his stumps off Jansen in the first over. Kagiso Rabada got the better of Marsh with one that shaped away from the Australian skipper, and the floodgates opened up for South Africa soon after.

The Australia batters were having a hard time judging the pace, bounce and movement off the wicket as the Proteas pacers wreaked havoc, and they accounted for almost half the side by the end of the first 10 overs. Gerald Coetzee's riveting aggression, doubled by some sharp deliveries at a length saw Australia sink further after the powerplay. Sean Abbott looked to steady the ship, but was undone by a sharply turning delivery from Keshav Maharaj, which brought the duo of Ashton Agar and Labuschagne together.

The pair provided with exactly what Australia needed at that moment - composure and patience. Labuschagne did punish the ones that were marginally short or had width, so did Agar, but it was mostly a hard grind - a very hard grind. They did an amazing job in shortening the equation with each passing over with the help of ones and twos, going through 13 overs without hitting a boundary while at it. They had plenty of deliveries in hand, and so, time was by their side. South Africa threw everything at them as the pitch started to flatten out, but nothing seemed to work.

A half-chance did come about with just over 30 to get as Labuschagne got an inside edge off Maharaj, but de Kock wasn't able to hold on. Eventually, Australia meandered to a victory in complete contrast to the dramatic nature of the run-chase early on, and remain unbeaten in this tour.

What a turnaround! What a comeback this was from Australia - time and time again do they keep proving their mettle at the international stage, and justify the reason behind their several world championship titles! Australia pull off a heist thanks to a stupendous effort from concussion substitute Marnus Labuschagne, accompanied ably by Ashton Agar, and they go 1-0 up in the 5-match ODI series!

40.2 Aiden Markram to Ashton Agar, FOUR! A FABULOUS PARTNERSHIP TAKES THE AUSSIES TO THE FINISH LINE! They take a 1-0 lead. Quicker on a good length outside off, Agar rocks back and offers a firm punch. The fielder at wide long-off wasn't interested to stop the ball as it trickles to the ropes

40.1 Aiden Markram to Ashton Agar, quicker and flatter and it hurries off the deck. Agar punches and closes the bat face very early

Too easy for Ashton Agar and Marnus Labuschagne at the moment. The next over is likely to be the last of the game...

overs

221 /7 score

runs

Ashton Agar *

44 (67)

Marnus Labuschagne

80 (93)

Keshav Maharaj

1 /38

39.6 Keshav Maharaj to Ashton Agar, rocks back to pull the short delivery down to deep mid-wicket for a single

39.5 Keshav Maharaj to Ashton Agar, on a good length angling across off. Agar jabs it down to short extra cover

39.4 Keshav Maharaj to Ashton Agar, quicker through the air on middle stump. Smothered back to the bowler

39.3 Keshav Maharaj to Ashton Agar, quicker on a good length, punched back to the bowler

39.2 Keshav Maharaj to Ashton Agar, quicker on a good length slanting across off. Agar pushes this to backward point

39.1 Keshav Maharaj to Ashton Agar, backs away and flat-bats the length delivery to the left of the bowler. Maharaj couldn't stop it as it was hit hard. Marnus charges back to the non-strikers and they get a couple

He did shape up for a big swing with 6 to get, but Agar had to be content with carting the ball down the ground. Just 5 needed now...

overs

218 /7 score