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Australia vs South Africa, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: South Africa tour of Australia, 2025 Venue: Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns Date & Time: Aug 19, 02:30 PM LOCAL

Nandre Burger 2-54(8 ov)

36.6
Nandre Burger to Zampa, no run, short of length and tight on off, Zampa goes on the back foot and pushes to cover
36.5
Nandre Burger to Zampa, no run, fullish outside off, Zampa gets forward to drive, off the toe-end to cover
36.4
Nandre Burger to Zampa, no run, rising short delivery at Zampa, he too rises, taps it to backward point, played it down
36.3
Nandre Burger to Zampa, no run, good length just outside off, Zampa gets forward to defend to cover
36.2
W
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Rickelton!! End of Mitchell Marsh and most probably that of Australia as well. Good short delivery outside off, Marsh looks to pull, but he gets a top-edge through to Rickelton. Rose higher than he expected and that caused issues. With that dismissal, South Africa should now seal this. Mitchell Marsh c Rickelton b Nandre Burger 88(96) [4s-10]
36.1
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, good length just outside off, Mitchell Marsh goes on the back foot and punches to cover
34.6
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, short at Mitchell Marsh, he pulls and misses, flies over the top-edge
34.5
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, short outside off, Mitchell Marsh aims a big mow across the line, misses, doesn't carry to Rickelton
34.5
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, wide, slower and shorter on the stumps, tennis-ball bounce, left alone and wide taken
34.4
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, short on the stumps, Mitchell Marsh pulls wide of Subrayen at deep backward square-leg, he runs and palms it back, saves two
34.3
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, short at the body, Mitchell Marsh pulls to deep backward square-leg and again he doesn't take the run
34.2
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, short outside off, Mitchell Marsh comes on the front foot and pulls, mistimes it, but lands in the gap at deep mid-wicket
34.1
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, slower and shorter outside off, Mitchell Marsh pulls in the air but lands well short of deep square-leg, he doesn't take the run
32.6
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, this is missing leg-stump. On a good length and nips back in to leg-stump, delivered from wide of the crease and Mitchell Marsh flicks and misses, easily missing leg-stump with the angle
32.5
Nandre Burger to Nathan Ellis, 1 run, full and nips back in to off, Nathan Ellis gets forward to drive and it's a thick inside-edge to deep backward square-leg
32.4
Nandre Burger to Nathan Ellis, no run, short of length and nips back in to middle, Nathan Ellis goes on the back foot and nudges to mid-wicket
32.3
Nandre Burger to Nathan Ellis, no run, short of length and cramps Nathan Ellis on the stumps, neat back foot block
32.2
Nandre Burger to Nathan Ellis, no run, fine inswinging yorker on the stumps, dug out, well kept out
32.1
W
Nandre Burger to Dwarshuis, out Caught by Brevis!! The partnership is broken finally. A length delivery just outside off, stays a bit low, Dwarshuis mistimes the pull and finds mid-wicket for an easy catch. Good contribution from Dwarshuis but he has to go now. The move to bring back Nandre Burger has worked. Dwarshuis c Brevis b Nandre Burger 33(52) [4s-3]
30.6
Nandre Burger to Dwarshuis, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Dwarshuis cuts to deep backward point
30.5
Nandre Burger to Dwarshuis, no run, short outside off, Dwarshuis toe-ends the pull and mid-wicket is there, again it's Brevis
30.4
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, short of length outside off, Mitchell Marsh goes on the back foot and cuts late, to deep backward point
30.3
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, Brevis at cover with a dive to his left and saves four. Fine effort that. On a short of length outside off, Mitchell Marsh punches hard off the back foot and Brevis did so well
30.2
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, full outside off, sort of stopped on Mitchell Marsh who gets forward to push to cover
30.1
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, short of length and angled back in to Mitchell Marsh at his body, he pulls and misses, picks the ball up and flicks it to Rickelton
28.6
Nandre Burger to Dwarshuis, 1 run, short outside off, Dwarshuis goes on the back foot and pulls to deep backward square-leg
28.5
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, Nandre Burger round the wicket. Slower-ball on a length outside off, Mitchell Marsh is early into the pull, but manages to get it down to deep backward square-leg
28.4
Nandre Burger to Dwarshuis, 1 run, fullish outside off, Dwarshuis gets forward to drive to sweeper cover
28.3
Nandre Burger to Dwarshuis, no run, good length and tight on middle, no room, solid back foot block back to Nandre Burger
28.2
4
Nandre Burger to Dwarshuis, FOUR, consecutive fours. Short and wide outside off, bad ball and Dwarshuis cuts in the air, well wide of backward point, beats the diving third man to his left, Subrayen with a lethargic effort
28.1
4
Nandre Burger to Dwarshuis, FOUR, fine shot. On a back of a length outside off, Dwarshuis leans back and just steers late, beats the diving backward point to his right, great timing and it raced away
4.6
4
Nandre Burger to Head, FOUR, three boundaries in a row, Burger drags the length back, but there's width on offer and Head chops it square past point, brings up Australia's 50 in just 5 overs
4.5
4
Nandre Burger to Head, FOUR, crisp, a wide half-volley from Burger - Head leans into the drive, doesn't go too hard, finds the gap wide of extra-cover and watches the ball race away
4.4
4
Nandre Burger to Head, FOUR, edged and four, slip would've gobbled this up, but there's no one for Head - short of a good length and angling back into the left-hander, catches him high on the bat and the ball flies through the vacant 1st slip region
4.3
Nandre Burger to Head, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Head looks to cut and gets a toe-edge, bounced to the left of Rickelton who does well to get a glove and prevents runs
4.2
4
Nandre Burger to Head, FOUR, whipped, a leg-stump half-volley and Head nonchalantly flicks it wide of mid-wicket - they're off ro a fast start once again
4.2
Nandre Burger to Head, wide, Burger attempts the slower ball, but it's down leg and has been called as a wide
4.1
4
Nandre Burger to Head, FOUR, the boundaries keep coming - fuller length delivery outside off and Head has dragged it wide of mid-on, wasn't timed well, but the fielder in the ring is beaten and the ball rolls away to the ropes
2.6
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, a top-edge on the pull, but the ball lands wide of long leg and they're back for the second - pounded short by Burger and it got big on Marsh's pull
2.5
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Marsh presses across on the defensive push
2.4
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, short and into the body, Marsh swivels across into the pull and misses - struck him high on the thigh-pad and bounced behind the stumps
2.3
4
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, streaky, but four, fuller length delivery outside off - Marsh went with hard hands on the drive, gets a thick inside edge and the ball rolls wide of mid-on - Bavuma with the chase, but the ball just kept going away from him
2.2
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, no run, appeal for LBW, but Burger is bowling from over the wicket and the ball might've pitched outside leg, nipped back into the right-hander and pinned him high on the pad
2.1
4
Nandre Burger to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, slapped, on a length and angling across the right-hander - Marsh gets a stride across, plays with a slightly open face and hammers the drive over cover-point
0.6
Nandre Burger to Head, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Head gets right behind the line in defence
0.5
Nandre Burger to Head, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, Head went hard on the cut and mistimed it to the off-side
0.4
4
Nandre Burger to Head, FOUR, beautifully played, he pierces the infield this time around, fraction fuller and wider of off - Head leans into the drive and places it to the left of Brevis at cover-point, runs away to the ropes
0.3
Nandre Burger to Head, no run, short of a length and well wide of off, punched off the back-foot, but he can't beat Brevis at cover-point
0.2
Nandre Burger to Head, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Head gets right behind the line in defence
0.1
Nandre Burger to Head, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Head leans into the drive and finds mid-off
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