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SIn the first O♏DI of the Australia tour of South Africa 20🧔23 at the Mangaung Oval, cricket fans were treated to a thrilling encounter between South Africa and Australia. The toss saw Au🍌stralia 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 als🃏o chipped in with important wickets, restricting Sout🦹h 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 to𒁃 stop Australia from achieving the ta🧜rget.
Also WATCH: Rassie van der Duss🎃en run out after mix up with Temba Bavum🎀a against 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 b🏅y Labuschagne and Agar.
— Waѕiyullah Budye (@WasiyullahB)
From 113/7 to 225/7, winning by 3 wickets.
Marnus Labu🌳scﷺhagne & Ashton Agar, take a bow, enjoy the beers 🍻
— Christo_Jnr (@Christo_Jnr)
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Proteas need to play more cricket!ꩵ The rust is showing badly! This is embarrassing..
— Ayanda (@AceMalusi)
Came in as a concussion repl🅘acement, won them the game. Talk about making statements. Take a bow, Labuschagne
— Adeel Irfan (@adeelusbaatus)
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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 Labuschagne and Ashto🎐n Agar take Australia home:
— betvisa69.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Marnus Labuschagne and Concussion, Well Done!
— Pranav Nair (@leg_gully)
South Africa are the biggest choಞker in Cricket . They just somehow find 💝a way to lose
And Australi🧸a is jꦜust showing why batting depth is important in cricket nowadays
— 𝐕𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐤 (@Rofied_Vivek)
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 i൩n 41.2 overs to cross the lin✨e.
Terrific win for Australia
— Abhijeet ♞ (@TheYorkerBall)
Temba Bavuma becomes the f⛦irst player in this decade to car♓ry the bat throughout an ODI inning.
2nd South African after Gib🌼bs to do it and overall the 13th player in ODI cricket.
— Abdullah Jan (@abdj_17)
