Today at Centurion marks the start of the SA vs. AU ODI series. Prior to this series against Ireland, each side has played a game. The first team to bat against Ireland scored 354 runs from 50 overs although trailing by five wickets and won by 206 runs. Ireland finished with 148 runs in 30.5 overs.
Australia vs South Africa 1st ODI Highlights Today 9-30-2016
In that game, WD Parnell and AM Phangiso each got two wickets, and JP Duminy claimed four. When Australia played Ireland, Ireland batted first and scored 198 runs off 43.5 overs. Australia subsequently finished the target with one wicket remaining in 30.1 overs. That indicates South African bowlers performed better than Australian ones, yet both teams’ batting performances resulted in nearly equal runs scored by both teams.
South Africa team
1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Rilee Rossouw, 3 Faf du Plessis (capt), 4 JP Duminy, 5 David Miller, 6 Farhaan Behardien, 7 Wayne Parnell, 8 Andile Phehlukwayo, 9 Dale Steyn, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Imran Tahir.
Australia team
1 David Warner, 2 Aaron Finch, 3 Steven Smith (capt), 4 George Bailey, 5 Travis Head, 6 Mitchell Marsh, 7 Mathew Wade (wk), 8 John Hastings, 9 Adam Zampa, 10 Daniel Worrall, 11 Scott Boland.
ODI no. 3785 | 2016/17 season
Played at SuperSport Park, Centurion
30 September 2016 – day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires – BP Jele and JS Wilson
TV umpire – NJ Llong
Match referee – BC Broad
Reserve umpire – S George
Scorecard
Australia 294/9 (50 overs)
South Africa 295/4 (36.2 overs)
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 82 balls remaining)
