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SIn the first ODI of the Australia tour of South Africa 202🃏3 at the Mangaung Oval, cricket fans were treated to a thrilling encounter between South Africa and Australia. The toss saw Australia electing to bowl first, setting 💜the stage for a gripping showdown.
South Africa Innings: 222/10 (49 Overs)
South Africa’s innings witnessed a mixed bag of performances. Notable contributions came from skipper Temba Bavuma, who crafted a resilient 114 runs off 142 balls, and Marco Jansen, who added 32 crucial runs. However, the rest of the batting lineup struggled to make an impact, with wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock managing only 11 runs.
Among the Australian bowlers, Josh Hazlewood was exceptional, claiming 3 wickets for 41 runs in his 10 overs. Marcus Stoinis and Sean Abbott also chipped in with i🐈mportant wickets, restricting South Africa to a total of 222.
Australia Innings: 225/7 (40.2 Overs)
Australia’s chase got off to a shaky start with early wickets, including that of David Warner. However, Marnus Labuschagne, who came in as a concussion substitute for injured Cameron Green, emerged as the hero of the day, scoring a brilliant 80 runs off 93 balls, steering his team to victory. All-rounder Ashton Agar played a crucial supporting role with 48 runs, and Travis Head contributed with a brisk 33.
The South African bowlers gave a spirited effort, with Kagiso Rabada and Gerald Coetzee taking two wickets each.🍌 However, it🦹 was not enough to stop Australia from achieving the target.
Also WATCH: Rassie v꧋an der Dussen run out after mix up with Temba Bavuma agai♚nst Australia
Result:
In a thrilling contest that went down to the wire, Australia managed to secure a hard-fought victory by 3 wickets. Marnus Labuschagne’s stellar performance earned him the well-deserved ‘Player of the Match’ award.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
What a turn around. What a win! Clutch innings by Labusch🐈agne an꧟d Agar.
— Waѕiyullah Budye (@WasiyullahB)
From 113/7 to 225/7, winning by 3 wickets.
Marnus ෴Labusch𒉰agne & Ashton Agar, take a bow, enjoy the beers 🍻
— Christo Herholdt (@Christo_Jnr)
Got ya! Well played Marnus & agar 😘🫡👏.
— Taha bugti (@bugtitaha_58)
Proteas need to play more cricket! The rust is💯 showing badly! This is embarrassinꦰg..
— Ayanda (@AceMalusi)
Came in as𓃲 a concussion replacement, won them the game. Talk about making statements. Take a bow, Labuschagne
— Adeel Irfan (@adeelusbaatus)
Temba Bavu🥃ma averaging 56+ in ODI Cricket &꧟; today he played a magnificent knock , Toughest hundred.
— Nawaz 🇵🇰 (@Nawaz_888)
Ashton Agar in his last two ODI games :
17(21), 41/2(10 overs) vs India
48(69),40/1(9 overs) vs SA todayAll-Rounder 🌟
— JustMyThoughts (@shaibal_27)
Marnus Labus✤chagne and Ashton Agar take Australia hom🌄e:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Marnus Labuschagne and Concussion, Well Done!
— Pranav Nair (@leg_gully)
South Africa are thꦍe biggest choker in Cricket . T🌃hey just somehow find a way to lose
And Australia is just sho🉐wing why batting depth is important in cricket n🍌owadays
— 𝐕𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐤 (@Its_Vivekk)
What a win.. ODI's give strong teams a chance to comeback from behind
Australia were 113/7 Labuschagne and Agar took their, hit a four after 15 Overs and then competed the chase in 🉐41.2 overs to cross the line.
Terrific win for Australia
— Abhijeet ♞ (@TheYorkerBall)
Temba Bavuma becomes tﷺhe first player in this decad꧃e to carry the bat throughout an ODI inning.
2nd South African after Gibbs to do i♏t and overall the 13th player in ODI cricket.
— Abdullah Jan (@TheStaticsLad)
