Australia vs South Africa 5th ODI at Sydney, 23 Nov, 2014

Toss: South Africa, who chose to bat
South Africa 280/6 (50)
Australia 275/8 (47.1)
Australia won by 2 wickets
Man of the Match: Quinton de Kock
  • Mitchell Starc 1 * (5)
  • James Faulkner 6 * (5)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1M Morkel to DA Warner No runs ...

Over 0.2M Morkel bowls flatter trajectory delivery to DA Warner, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.Single

Over 0.3M Morkel bowls pitched up delivery to AJ Finch, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Two runs

Over 0.4M Morkel bowls half volley to AJ Finch, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 0.5M Morkel bowls good length delivery to AJ Finch, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 0.6M Morkel bowls short of length delivery to AJ Finch, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Single

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1Kyle Abbott bowls short of length delivery to AJ Finch, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 1.2Kyle Abbott bowls half volley to AJ Finch, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 1.3Kyle Abbott bowls good length delivery to AJ Finch, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 1.4Kyle Abbott bowls wideball to AJ Finch, leaves that down the legside to the keeper.Wide ball

Over 1.4Kyle Abbott bowls on the shorter side to AJ Finch, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards mid on.Single

Over 1.5Kyle Abbott bowls short and wide to DA Warner, lofts it in the air over mid off.Boundary!

Over 1.6Kyle Abbott bowls good length delivery to DA Warner, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 M Morkel bowls a back of length delivery to AJ Finch, 1 run, goes on to the back foot and punches it to cover.

Over 2.2 M Morkel bowls it short of length to AJ Finch, 1 run, gets back in the crease and cuts it down to third-man.

Over 2.3 M Morkel bowls a good length delivery to DA Warner, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it back to bowler.

Over 2.4 M Morkel bowls a good length delivery to DA Warner, Boundary! Gets forward and heaves it over mid-wicket and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 2.5 M Morkel bowls a good length delivery to DA Warner, no runs, gets cover the line and left alone through to the keeper.

Over 2.6 M Morkel bowls it short of length to DA Warner, Six!! Stays rooted to the crease and flicks it handsomely over the deep backward square leg fence.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Kyle Abbott bowls it short of length to AJ Finch, 1 run, gets back in the crease and  looks to cut, the ball flies off a thickish outside edge and runs away to third man.

Over 3.2 Kyle Abbott bowls a good length delivery to DA Warner, no runs, goes on the back foot and bunts it to cover.

Over 3.3 Kyle Abbott bowls a back of length delivery to DA Warner, no runs, comes on to the front foot and dabs it to point.

Over 3.4 Kyle Abbott bowls a pitched up delivery to DA Warner, no runs, comes on the front foot and drives it towards extra cover.

Over 3.5 Kyle Abbott bowls a good length delivery to DA Warner, no runs, comes on to the front foot and blocks it back to bowler.

Over 3.6 Kyle Abbott bowls a good length delivery to DA Warner, no runs, gets back in the crease and punches it to cover.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 WD Parnell bowls a good length delivery to AJ Finch, no runs, comes on to the front foot and punches it back to the bowler.

Over 4.2 WD Parnell bowls it short of length to AJ Finch, 1 run, gets across the line and flicks it towards mid-wicket.

Over 4.3 WD Parnell bowls it short of length to DA Warner, 2 runs, gets across the line and flicks it away to deep mid-wicket.

Over 4.4 WD Parnell bowls it short of length to DA Warner, Boundary! Moves across in the crease and pulls it over fine-leg and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 4.5 WD Parnell to DA Warner, out Caught by R Peterson!! It was a short of a length delivery around middle, Warner looks to loft it over mid-on, the extra bounce on the delivery hurried him into the shot, he could only get it off his toe-end and the ball got skied for quite some time, Peterson runs back and sideways from mid-on and dives to take a brilliant catch.Warner c R Peterson b Parnell 21(16) 

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