Australia vs South Africa highlights, World Cup 2023: SA beats AUS by 134 runs

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AUS vs SA: Australia 177 all out, suffers biggest World Cup defeat by 134 runs in Lucknow

AUS vs SA, World Cup 2023: Australia suffered its biggest ICC ODI World Cup defeat with a 135-run loss after being bowled out for 177 against South Africa in Lucknow on Wednesday.

Shamsi for eighth over. OUT! Cummins is caught at long off. Tries to go over the fielder but not enough height. All over. Hazlewood attempts a slog sweep and is caught at midwicket.

Rabada for his eighth. Jaffa! Nips away from Zampa, who is squared up. Five off the over.

Shamsi continues. Just a single off that over.

Rabada is back. Cummins hits it over mid-off for four. Now he runs a double hitting a back of the length ball towards covers. Another six-run over.

Shamsi continues. Zampa hits him for four behind square. Short ball asking to be hit. Six from the over.

Length from Jansen and Cummins heaves it across the line for FOUR through mid-wicket. Jansen continues to offer length and Cummins pummels the ball for back-to-back FOURs.

Maharaj’s last over. OUT! Labuschagne is gone. Tries to drive over covers but ends up giving an easy catch to the fielder.

Zampa is here.

Jansen for his sixth. OUT! Starc edges the ball to the keeper and the partnership is finally broken. Back of the length, Starc tries to cut it towards deep third but gets an edge.

Pat Cummins is the new man in. Four runs and a wicket in that over.

Maharaj continues. Labuschagne sweeps, gets a top edge but lands safe and the batter run a double. Four runs off it.

Jansen is back as well. Short ball and Starc pulls it for four towards square leg. Timed it well even though took his eyes off the ball. Two singles and a four in that over.

Maharaj for his eighth over. Fielding has been super from South Africa today. Three singles off the over.

Shamsi for his fifth over. Labuschagne attempts a sweep but its too full so ends up cutting it. Dot ball. Now he reverse sweeps it and finds the fence. Half-tracker and Labuschagne smacks it past covers for another four. 10 runs from the over.

Ngidi continues. Dealing in singles here. No extra attempt from any of the batter. Four off the over.

Shamsi continues. Three singles on the first five balls. A dot to end it.

Ngidi for his seventh over. Starc and Labuschagne have stopped the collapse but what exactly is the plan here for Australia from now? Short ball and strucks Starc on the helmet. He takes the helmet off, seems like it is damaged. There’s a pause with physios checking Starc. Five runs from the over.

Shamsi to Starc, he cuts it past fine leg for a four to start the over. Nine runs from that over.

Ngidi is back. His first spell figures read - 5 overs, 9 runs, 2 maidens and 1 wicket. Just a double in that over.

Shamsi continues. Labuschagne sneaks in a double. Another three-run over.

Maharaja into his seventh over. Tight lines, Australian batters in no mood to hit. Three runs from the over.

Tabraiz Shamsi into the attack now. Three singles off the over.

Maharaj continues. Four runs from the over.

Rabada round the wicket to Starc, who pushes the ball towards midwicket for four. Sweety timed that. No-ball, Labuschagne goes for a slog on free-hit but skies it straight to Rabada. Seven off the over.

Maharaja continues. Just two runs off that over.

Rabada continues. On the hips, Stoinis tries to tuck it, there’s a sound and the keeper catches it. South Africa celebrate but umpire isn’t interested. DRS taken. OUT! Some part of the glove touched the ball. The question is if the glove was in contact with the handle. The umpire thinks so; Stoinis doesn’t. He tries to convey that but the decision has been taken.

Mitchell Starc at the crease now. One run and a wicket in that over.

Maharaj gets Maxwell! Pitched on leg, turns a bit, Maxwell looks to push it towards leg gets a leading edge straight to the bowler. Australia has lost half its side now.

Marcus Stoinis is in and he starts off with a four towards point for four on the first ball. Super over again. Five and a wicket in that over.

Rabada continues. Back of the length, Labuschagne gets an inside edge and it goes for four! Spectacular bowling this. Has completely pushes Australia on backfoot. The ball is nipping in the air and off the pitch. Not easy conditions here to face Rabada. Four off the over.

Maharaj continues after drinks break. Maxwell is looking to make some space here. Won’t be surprising if he hits a get-out-of-jail shot anytime soon. Just a single in that over.

Rabada continues. Nips away from Maxwell who is beaten by pace. Inside edge, almost chops onto the stumps. Goes for a wild swing in desperation but isn’t able to connect it.

Maharaj continues. Super stuff from the left-armer. Just a single off it.

Rabada to Inglis. What a beauty! Inglis is clean bowled! He went for the defense, got beaten by the pace and the ball crashes into the stumps. Australia four down now.

Glenn Maxwell the new man in. He’s welcomed with an away swinger by Rabada. Almost plays it. A single and a wicket in that over.

Keshav Maharaj into the attack with his left-arm spin. New batter Josh Inglis gets off the mark with a four. Cuts behind point. Six off the over.

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Kagiso Rabada into the attack now. On the pads and Smith tucks it away fine for four. Now a touch full by Rabada and Smith drives beautifully past the cover fielder for four. An appeal for LBW by South Africans against Smith. Umpire says no but Bavuma takes the review. Three reds and Smith has to go. OUT! Smith is stunned. Eight runs and a wicket in that over.

Marnus Labuschagne, at number four, get off the mark with a double off Ngidi. Half-tracker, Smith pulls it towards fine leg but brilliant fielding in the deep cuts the boundary. Six runs off the over.

Jansen to Smith. On the pads, looking for away swing, Smith flicks it past midwicket fielder for four! Short ball and Smith ends the over with a pull towards square leg for four.

Ngidi continues. Short ball, but slow. Warner doesn’t read it, tries to duck but the ball hits him. OUT! Warner gone. Back of the length, a touch slower, Warner smacks it straight to extra cover. Both the openers are now back in the hut.

Jansen continues. FOUR! Jansen swings it into Warner its on the pads and the batter picks it towards square leg to find the fence. It’s also a no ball. Just a single on the free hit. Warner goes for a slog but gets a thick outside edge towards deep third. FIVE WIDES! Bowls down the leg to Marsh, the ball swings late and the keeper can’t reach it. OUT! Marsh skies one straight to mid-off and is caught. The ball straightened a bit, Marsh wasn’t expecting that, tried to play across and gets a leading edge.

Steve Smith walks in at three. 11 runs and a wicket in that over.

Ngidi continues. Marsh isn’t able to time the ball here. However, the movement has gone down now a bit. Just a single in that over.

Jansen to Marsh. Swings into the right hander. Now, width on offer, fuller and Warner drives it past covers for four! This is super stuff from South Africa here. Both Warner and Marsh aren’t looking comfortable against the moving ball. Eight runs off the over.

Ngidi continues. Tests Warner with a short ball! Ngidi is moving the ball sharply into Warner. A maiden! Super stuff by Ngidi.

Marco Jansen to share the spoils. Both bowlers are getting the ball to move in the air. Appeal for LBW! Ball jagged back into the right hander and hit Marsh on pads. Pitching outside leg but.

Lungi Ngidi to start the proceedings for South Africa. Mitchell Marsh and David Warner open the innings. He’s getting the ball to swing into the left hander! Three runs off the first over.

Starc to Jansen, OUT! Jansen fails to clear the ring this time. Warner pouches the ball at mid-on and there’s some respite. Jansen to Miller, OUT! Cleans him up. The inswinging yorker crashes into the leg-stump. A dot to finish. Two wickets and just a run from the over. Australia needs 312 to win.

David Miller b Starc 17 (13b 1x4 1x6); Marco Jansen c Warner b Starc 26 (22b 3x4 1x6)

Slower ball on length. Miller taps to cover and Maxwell fumbles to concede two runs. DROPPED! Miller offers a skier behind square and Starc runs in and spills the ball after putting in the hard yards from the fence. Another top-edge and Jansen gets it just over Inglis for FOUR. Length ball and Jansen sends it straight up! Stoinis spills a sitter at cover and Jansen gets off with a single. This is shocking from the Aussies. Full toss and boom! Miller smokes it over mid-wicket for a massive SIX!

Low full-toss from Starc and Jansen slaps it towards the mid-on fielder, no run. A couple of dots. Starc slides one in and Jansen lobs it over cover for two runs. Short from Starc and Jansen slams it over wide long-on for SIX! Full and wide and Jansen gets a thick outside-edge flying over the circle to third for FOUR. Starc lines one in and Jansen attempts a ramp and misses out on it completely.

A couple of wides to follow. Jansen finds the single to put Miller back on strike. Miller follows up with another run. Australia has pulled things back efficiently here. Slower-ball on length and Hazlewood misses Jansen’s off-stump by a couple of inches.

Another slower-bouncer from Cummins and Jansen’s top-edge falls in no man’s land behind square. Width from Cummo and Miller drives the ball to deep cover for a single. In-dipping toe-crusher from Cummins and it hits flush on Jansen’s boot. Short ball and he drags it deep mid-wicket for one run. Miller creams the ball through extra cover for FOUR

Hazlewood to Klaasen, OUT! Edged and taken! Slower-bouncer outside off and Klaasen gets a tame top-edge to the wicketkeeper. Jansen is in at 7. Hazlewood darts in three dots. Short ball and Jansen gets a top-edge for FOUR.

Heinrich Klaasen c †Inglis b Hazlewood 29 (27b 3x4)

Cummins to Markram, OUT! Slower-bouncer angling in. Markram makes room to cut but sends it straight to backward point. David Miller is in at 6. He’s off the blocks with a single. Nice, tight lines from Cummins. Four and a wicket from the over.

Aiden Markram c Hazlewood b Cummins 56 (44b 7x4 1x6)

250 up for South Africa. Zampa tosses one into the slot and Klaasen pumps the ball down the ground just out of long-on’s reach for FOUR. Loosener outside the off-stump and Markram creams it through extra cover for another FOUR. FIFTY up for Markram in 41 balls! Three in a row. Markram picks the ball on the up and lofts it over extra cover for another FOUR. A tight single to follow.

Starc sends in a slower-bouncer and Klaasen misses out on a regulation pull. Starc strays to the pads and Klaasen flicks it behind square for two runs.

Zampa to start the last PowerPlay. Drag-down and Klassen mistimes the pull down the ground for a single. Flashy stuff from Markram as he reverse-sweeps a quicker delivery past point for FOUR. A single to follow.In the slot and Klaasen drills it down the ground for FOUR this time.

Starc returns. A couple of singles and Starc pumps it short. Markram quickly pounces on it and wallops it over mid-wicket for SIX. Wide yorker and Markram fails to put bat on ball.

Maxwell continues. A couple of singles to start the over. Klaasen flicks the ball to wide long-on for another single. Maxwell bowls out with figures of 10-1-34-2.

Length from Hazlewood and Markram drags it through mid-wicket for a single. Width from Hazlewood and Klaasen slams the ball on the up past point for FOUR. Klaasen makes his intentions clear as he latches onto another short ball as he pulls the ball through mid-wicket for another FOUR. A single to follow. Loose from Hazlewood and Markram gets stuck into it with a controlled pull behind square for FOUR more!

Maxwell lines one in and Markram gets a leg-bye down leg. Klaasen flicks one behind square for two runs. Klaasen chips the ball past mid-on for a single. Five from the over.

Hazlewood is back. Markram takes a single and thats’ 200-up for South Africa! Still 14 overs left.

Maxwell into his eighth over now. OUT! de Kock is gone. He tries the reverse sweep but gets an inside edge and the ball deflects off his body and crashes onto the stumps. End of a great knock that. A single and a wicket in that over.

Cummins to Markram, he drives it past covers for four to start the over. Another one! This time in the gap between mid-off and covers. Super shot that. 11 runs off it.

Maxwell is back. He’s bowling defensive lines. Not giving much room. Four runs off it.

Cummins to de Kock. He goes for slash, gets beaten but Australia thinks he might’ve edged it. Nothing from umpire though. Cummins takes a review. Nothing there and the review is wasted. Four runs from that over.

Zampa for his eighth over. Three singles on the first four balls. Six runs from the over.

Cummins is back. de Kock drives and gets a double on the first ball. DROPPED! Cummins drops a return catch. Full toss and Markram hits straight but Cummins can’t grab it. SIX! de Kock gets his 19th ODI hundred in style. Short ball and he pulls it towards square leg.

Zampa for his seventh. OUT! Zampa removes van der Dussen. He tries to go over long on but finds the fielder.

Aiden Markram at the crease now. Five runs and a wicket in that over.

Starc to van der Dussen and he drives the length ball past the cover fielder for four. He has come back well here, Starc. All dots after the first ball four. Single on the last ball.

Zampa for his sixth over. van der Dussen comes down the track and chips Zampa over midwicket fielder for four! Seven runs off it.

Starc is back. Full and de Kock punches it straight past the bowler to get another boundary! Three singles and a boundary in that over.

Zampa is back. A decent over by the leg spinner. Five runs off it.

Maxwell bowls yet another tight over. Five singles off it.

Hazlewood to de Kock, back of the length and he goes for a hard pull but doesn’t time it well. Just a single. de Kock scoops Hazlewood over deep fine leg for a SIX!! And finishes the over with another maximum, this time pulls in the same region for same result.

Maxwell continues. A maiden. Australia has cut down run-scoring in the last few overs.

Hazlewood is back. Just a single in the first four balls. Another two dot balls. Tight over.

Maxwell is back into the attack. OUT! Bavuma departs. He goes for a slog sweep but doesn’t get too much power and is easily caught in the deep. A solid breakthrough for Australia.

Rassie van der Dussen at the crease now. Three runs and a wicket in that over.

Zampa into his fourth over. Five singles in that over.

Stoinis continues. de Kock takes a single and 100 runs on the board for South Africa. Three singles in that over.

de Kock sweeps Zampa on the first ball for four! And another! This time past the short third as de Kock reverse sweeps perfectly. Nine runs off the over. Good comeback by Zampa in the last three balls.

Marcus Stoinis now. Bavuma welcomes him with a hit over midwicket fielder for four! Takes a double on the next ball. On the pads, Bavuma picks it towards square leg, it goes high, there’s a fielder under it, he pushes the ball inside the playing area trying to save the six. The push goes too far from the other fielder there. However, just a single. de Kock takes a single and he reaches his fifty in 51 balls.

Zampa continues. He’s getting some turn. Today could be his day. Still hasn’t found his length though. Touch fuller. Again too full and de Kock hits it over mid-off to end the over with a boundary.

Mitchell Marsh now. Bowls short on the first ball, Bavuma goes for a pull but doesn’t time it well. Double. Four runs in the first three balls. Six runs from the over.

Adam Zampa is into the attack. Maxwell found some turn in the last over and immediately Zampa has been introduced from that end. Just two singles in that over.

Cummins to de Kock. Short ball and de Kock hooks it over deep third for a SIX! de Kock once again goes for a hard drive but gets beaten this time. Seven runs off the over.

Maxwell continues, now with spread fields. He’s getting turn. That’s the sign of interesting things coming in this game. Six runs in that over.

Cummins for his second over. Bavuma goes for a wild slog, gets a top edge, it goes towards the deep third who couldn’t manage to grab it but saves the boundary. Just a single. Cummins bowls short, de Kock attempts an upper cut but gets beaten. de Kock ends the powerplay with slash towards square leg for four!

Maxwell continues. Just a single from the over.

Pat Cummins into the attack. Full and Bavuma hits its past midwicket fielder for four! South African batters are picking up the pace. Three singles and a four from that over.

Glenn Maxwell has been introduced. Six runs off the over.

de Kock opens his face and drives past square to start the over with a four. Now, Hazlewood bowls short and it goes past keeper for four byes! de Kock finds the gap between second slip and gully for four. 13 runs off the over.

Starc continues. Bavuma drives, straight to extra covers, who misfields. Single. On the pads, touch fuller and de Kock picks it up towards square leg for a SIX! Starc looking for swing, where there’s nothing. Eight runs from the over.

Hazlewood continues. Short ball, de Kock goes for a pull, gets an edge but it goes over the keeper’s head towards the ropes. First boundary for South Africa. de Kock gets one on the pads, goes for a wild slog but gets beaten and is hit on the pads.

Starc to de Kock. That’s a peach! Swung late when de Kock commited to that shot on the up and almost edges the ball. Bavuma gets an under edge that almost reaches the keeper but falls just before him. Just a single in that over.

Josh Hazlewood from the other end. Another two singles from the over. Not much movement there so far.

Mitchell Starc to start the proceedings. Quinton de Kock on strike. An outswinger to start with. First runs on the board with a push towards deep third. Temba Bavuma lets his first ball go towards the keeper. He’s off the mark on his second ball with a single. Four singles from the first over.

Australia XI: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

South Africa XI: Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi

TOSS: Australia won the toss, opts to bowl

Pat Cummins: We are going to have a bowl. Not too sure what’s to make of this wicket. It seems like it’s got a bit of moisture. Two changes. Stoinis is back in place of Green and Josh Inglis comes in for Alex Carey.

Temba Bavuma: I wasn’t too sure, whatever we do first, we’ll have to do well. Shamsi comes in for Coetzee. Bit of both (conditions and for the opposition). Shamsi has had decent success against them, we’d like to unleash them. There could be some spin and bounce. We always speak about assessing, trying to adapt, today will be no different.

TOSS coming up...

Wicket-Keepers: Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen

Batters: David Warner (vc), Steve Smith, Rassie van der Dussen

All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Aiden Markram (c), Marco Jansen

Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Keshav Maharaj

Team composition: SA 6-5 AUS | Credits left: 7

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What time will AUS vs SA World Cup match begin?

The Australia vs South Africa ICC ODI World Cup 2023 match will begin at 2:00 PM IST.

Where will AUS vs SA World Cup match take place?

The ICC ODI World Cup 2023 match between Australia and South Africa will take place at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Which TV channel will broadcast AUS vs SA World Cup match Live?

The ICC ODI World Cup 2023 match between Australia and South Africa will be telecast LIVE on the Star Sports networkfrom 2:00 PM IST onwards.

Where to watch Live streaming of AUS vs SA World Cup match?

The ICC World Cup 2023 match between Australia and South Africa will be streamed LIVE on the Disney+Hotstar app and website.