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Australia vs South Africa, 3rd T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: South Africa tour of Australia, 2025 Venue: Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns Date & Time: Aug 16, 07:15 PM LOCAL

Nathan Ellis 3-31(4 ov)

19.6
4
Nathan Ellis to Rabada, FOUR, boundary to end the innings! 132kph, full toss outside off, Rabada smashes it through extra cover and the ball reaches the fence in a jiffy
19.5
Nathan Ellis to van der Dussen, 1 run, back of a length, slapped down to long-off and this time he takes the single
19.4
Nathan Ellis to van der Dussen, no run, 132.7kph, van der Dussen shuffles to flick over midwicket and gets an inside edge onto his pad. The ball rolls towards point and the batters don't take the single
19.4
Nathan Ellis to van der Dussen, wide, 132.1kph, round the wicket, Ellis tries to bowl outside the batter's arc and ends up bowling this just outside the tramline
19.3
Nathan Ellis to Rabada, byes, 1 run, 113.9kph, pace off, goes away off the deck, Rabada swings across the line and misses. The batters steal a single via byes as van der Dussen runs and puts in a dive
19.2
W
Nathan Ellis to Muthusamy, out Caught by Hazlewood!! Slower ball bouncer, Muthusamy pulls and top-edges. Hazlewood is under the high ball at short fine leg and it curls away a bit but he catches it safely with outstretched hands. Muthusamy c Hazlewood b Nathan Ellis 9(8) [4s-1]
19.1
4
Nathan Ellis to Muthusamy, FOUR, streaky boundary. Very full and outside off, Muthusamy clears his front leg to go over the covers, gets a thick outside edge and the ball runs away to third man for four
17.6
Nathan Ellis to Muthusamy, no run, 132.3kph, full and outside off from over the wicket, Muthusamy makes room to slash and misses
17.5
Nathan Ellis to van der Dussen, 1 run, 137.6kph, middle-stump line, flicked to deep midwicket
17.4
Nathan Ellis to Muthusamy, 1 run, 113.9kph, slower ball on a short of length, Muthusamy miscues the heave to deep backward square leg
17.3
Nathan Ellis to van der Dussen, 1 run, 139.6kph, short of length, punched to deep point`
17.2
Nathan Ellis to van der Dussen, 2 runs, 138kph, full again, van der Dussen shuffles and bunts it to the right of long-on for a couple more
17.1
4
Nathan Ellis to van der Dussen, FOUR, misfield and four! Low full toss outside off, van der Dussen drives to mid-off. Marsh moves to his left and makes a mess of it. Lets the ball go through his palms and the ball runs away to the fence
11.6
Nathan Ellis to van der Dussen, 1 run, pitched up, driven through cover
11.5
Nathan Ellis to van der Dussen, 2 runs, full on middle-leg, flicked through midwicket and Maxwell runs to his right form long-on to mop it up
11.4
W
Nathan Ellis to Brevis, out Caught by Maxwell!! Excellent catch from Maxwell and Australia remove the dangerman. Slower ball bouncer outside off, Brevis hops to pull it over cow corner. Maxwell sprints to his right from long-on, keeps his eyes on the ball and times his dive to his right perfectly to pouch it with both hands. Makes a tough catch look easy does Maxi. Australia badly needed that breakthrough as Brevis was threatening to take the game from away them once again. Brevis c Maxwell b Nathan Ellis 53(26) [4s-1 6s-6]
11.3
Nathan Ellis to Stubbs, 1 run, 114kph, off-speed full delivery, Stubbs miscues the loft, long-on takes it on the bounce
11.2
Nathan Ellis to Stubbs, no run, pitched up, driven straight to extra cover
11.1
Nathan Ellis to Brevis, 1 run, 134.3kph, round the wicket, on a length and outside off, punched to deep backward point
4.6
Nathan Ellis to Brevis, 1 run, 133.8kph, it isn't short. On a good length and Brevis drives to mid-on for a quick single
4.5
Nathan Ellis to Rickelton, 1 run, 116.2kph, slower ball, Rickelton knocks it to mid-on for a quick single
4.4
4
Nathan Ellis to Rickelton, FOUR, 140.3kph, pacy away-angling length ball, Rickelton stays leg-side to cover-drive and gets a fat outside edge that goes square of the short third man fielder
4.3
Nathan Ellis to Brevis, 1 run, the centurion from the last game gets off the mark straightaway. Full on leg at 137.8kph and Brevis flicks it to deep backward square leg
4.2
W
Nathan Ellis to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, out Caught by Hardie!! Ellis strikes second ball and has a big smile on his face. Banged in short at 127kph, shoulder-high, Pretorius pulls and tries to keep it down. He isn't in full control of the shot due to the length and picks out Haride at midwicket. Lhuan-dre Pretorius c Hardie b Nathan Ellis 24(15) [4s-5]
4.1
Nathan Ellis to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, 115.1kph, off-speed full delivery marginally outside off, Pretorius gets down on one leg to slog it over midwicket. Gets an inside edge onto his pad
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