Australia vs South Africa LIVE: Cricket World Cup result and reaction as Proteas win by 134 runs
Relive all the action from Australia vs South Africa in Lucknow
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Your support makes all the difference.Quinton de Kock smashed a second successive century at the Cricket World Cup to help South Africa beat a scrappy Australia team by 134 runs on Thursday.
The 30-year-old de Kock, who will be retiring after the World Cup, followed up his hundred against Sri Lanka with another masterful 109 off 106 balls on an untested wicket in South Africa's total of 311-7. Australia, which won the toss and elected to bowl on a relaid pitch, was sloppy on the field, dropping five catches before getting bowled out for 177 — its second below-200 total in the tournament. And the loss, following defeat in the opener to hosts India, leaves Pat Cummins’ side with a mountain to climb to make the semi-finals.
Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada picked up 3-33, including the controversial wicket of Marcus Stoinis, and Keshav Maharaj clamped the batters by chipping in 2-30 in a 10-over spell. Only Glenn Maxwell (2-34) showed some spark with his offspin bowling in an otherwise poor day on the field for Australia, which had been seend as one of favorites to reach the semifinals.
South Africa climbed on top of the points table with two wins from two games while Australia is without a point after losing both its opening games. Relive all the action from today’s game below:
Australia vs South Africa
41.3
Mitchell Starc to Heinrich Klaasen. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Australia vs South Africa
41.2
Mitchell Starc to Heinrich Klaasen. Off cutter back of a length, to leg on the front foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
Australia vs South Africa
40.6
Adam Zampa to Heinrich Klaasen. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
Australia vs South Africa
40.5
FOUR! Adam Zampa to Heinrich Klaasen. Leg spinner half volley, to leg on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
Australia vs South Africa
40.4
Adam Zampa to Aiden Markram. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge to cover for 1 run, fielded by Cummins.
Australia vs South Africa
40.2
Adam Zampa to Heinrich Klaasen. Leg spinner back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
Australia vs South Africa
40.1
Adam Zampa to Aiden Markram. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
Australia vs South Africa
39.6
Mitchell Starc to Heinrich Klaasen. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, mis-fielded by Labuschagne.
South Africa 232-3 (40)
Just 10 overs left in the South Africa innings and they will want to accelerate as quickly as possible. Although they cannot reach their total of 428 against Sri Lanka in the first match, with seven wickets in hand they will be hoping to add another century to the total here.
Both van der Dussen and Markram made a century in the first match, and Markram is unbeaten on 36 here in Lucknow.
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