Lungi Ngඣidi, with 6/58 and Janneman Malan with 129, took South Africa to register their 50th win against mighty Australia in One-Day Internationals (ODI). There have been 102 matches played between the two sides, and after beating Aussies at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Thursday, the Quinton de Kock-led side conquered 50th victory.
Career best 6-58 | career best 129*
That's that
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA)
Chasing 272 in 300 balls, Africa had a❀ dreadful start as once again, Mitchell Starc got rid of De Kock early. But Malan and JJ Smuts stabilized the innings and added 91 runs before Adam Zampa sent Smuts back to the pavilion.
Soon after, Kyle Verreyne got out as well, but then came Heinrich Klaasen, who, along with Malan steadied the ship and built an 81-run partnership before Zampa again broke the run-stand and got Klaasen. 🐽Now Malan and David Miller paired up to make sure they take their side over the line as the duo added 90 runs to defeat Australia by 6 wickets. In the process, Malan scored a fantastic maiden hundred in ODIs.
MALAN MILESTONE | 🇿🇦 227-4
CHEERS all around Mangaung Oval
Helmet off, arms raised aloft
He raises his bat for a maiden ODI ꦦTON 💯 in the colors of South Africa
Nothing short of amazing 👏👏
C♏ongratulations young lad, well played & deserved
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA)
1️⃣ A series clinching victory ✅
2️⃣ 16th ODI win at the Mangaung Oval✅And now for the big one:
3️⃣ 50th win for South Africa in ODI's against Australia.
That's that 🔥
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA)
Earlier, Aaron Finch and D Arcy Short shined to take their team to a competitive total of 271 in 50 overs. However, Ngidi ripped apart the Aussꦯie batting unit by grabbing six wi🍷ckets. Pacer Anrich Nortje claimed two, while Andile Phehlukwayo and Tabraiz Shamsi bagged one wicket each.
For their match-winning contributions, both Ngidi and Malan were facilitated by the ‘Player of the Match’ award.
Most ODI wins for SA against a team:
- 50 vs Australia (102 matches)
- 50 vs Pakistan (79)
- 46 vs India (84)
- 44 vs Sri Lanka (77)
- 44 vs West Indies (62)
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
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Yasss Jannassss 🔥🔥
— JP Duminy (@jpduminy21)
NGIDI 5⃣0⃣UNLOCKED | 🇿🇦🤝🇦🇺
" The Fixer, Lambongidi" ..w♎e call him Lungisani Ngidi
Consistency ☑️
Variation☑️
Poise ☑️= Ngidi's 5⃣0⃣ th ODI wicket for 🇿🇦
What a moment for the youngster 👏
Hit ♥️ to show him some love
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA)
Fastest 🇿🇦 bowlers to reach 50 ODI wickets:
Lungi Ngidi – 26 matches 🎉 👏
Lonwabo Tsotsobe – 27 matches
Imran Tahir – 28 matchesHow many wickets will Ngidi end up with?
— ICC (@ICC)
Australia have not beaten South Africa in South Africa in ODIs since 2011. SA haveꦜ now won 10 of their last 11 encounters against Australia.
— ESPNcricinfo stats (@ESPNcric_stats)