Australia vs South Africa
t20 World Cup Super Eights Match - Sunday, September 30th 2012

R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Result: Australia won by 8 wickets

Toss: Australia won the toss and decided to bowl

Points: Australia 2, South Africa 0

Umpires: HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), IJ Gould (England)

Third umpire: RA Kettleborough (England)

Referee: JJ Crowe (New Zealand)

Man of the Match: SR Watson (Australia)

South Africa innings Runs Balls 4s 6s S-Rate
RE Levi b Doherty 0 3 - - 0.00
HM Amla c Wade b Watson 17 15 1 1 113.33
JH Kallis c Wade b Doherty 6 7 1 - 85.71
JP Duminy st Wade b Doherty 30 25 4 - 120.00
*+AB de Villiers c Bailey b Watson 21 24 - - 87.50
F Behardien not out 31 27 2 1 114.81
RJ Peterson not out 32 19 6 - 168.42
WD Parnell did not bat
J Botha did not bat
DW Steyn did not bat
M Morkel did not bat
Extras (1 b, 8 w) 9
Total (5 wickets, innings closed, 20 overs) 146

Fall of wickets : 1-0 (Levi, 0.3 ov), 2-8 (Kallis, 2.1 ov), 3-33 (Amla, 5.5 ov), 4-64 (Duminy, 10.1 ov), 5-86 (de Villiers, 14.1 ov)

Australia bowling Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Wides No-Balls
Doherty 4 0 20 3 1 -
Starc 4 0 30 0 1 -
Cummins 4 0 33 0 2 -
Watson 4 0 29 2 1 -
Hogg 3 0 26 0 1 -
Maxwell 1 0 7 0 - -

Australia innings Runs Balls 4s 6s S-Rate
DA Warner b Morkel 5 9 - - 55.56
SR Watson c Parnell b Peterson 70 47 8 2 148.94
MEK Hussey not out 45 37 2 2 121.62
CL White not out 21 13 3 1 161.54
*GJ Bailey did not bat
GJ Maxwell did not bat
+MS Wade did not bat
GB Hogg did not bat
PJ Cummins did not bat
MA Starc did not bat
XJ Doherty did not bat
Extras (1 b, 5 w) 6
Total (2 wickets, 17.4 overs) 147

Fall of wickets : 1-10 (Warner, 3.1 ov), 2-109 (Watson, 13.5 ov)

South Africa bowling Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Wides No-Balls
Steyn 3 0 15 0 1 -
Morkel 3 0 23 1 1 -
Kallis 1 0 8 0 1 -
Botha 3.4 0 31 0 2 -
Peterson 4 0 41 1 - -
Parnell 2 0 24 0 - -
Duminy 1 0 4 0 - -

South Africa
  • 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 2
  • 100 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 6
  • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (F Behardien 22, RJ Peterson 24, Ex 4)
  • Innings Break: 146/5 in 20.0 overs (F Behardien 31, RJ Peterson 32)
Australia
  • 50 runs in 7.2 overs (44 balls), Extras 4
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (SR Watson 39, MEK Hussey 8, Ex 3)
  • SR Watson: 50 off 35 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 5
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