Lungi Ngidi, Janneman Malan help Proteas seal ODI series against Australia
Chasing 272, opener Malan remained unbeaten at 129 as the Proteas eased home with nine balls to spare at the Mangaung Oval on Wednesday night.
Chasing 272, opener Malan remained unbeaten at 129 as the Proteas eased home with nine balls to spare at the Mangaung Oval on Wednesday night.
For the Proteas, Henrich Klaasen comes in for Reeza Hendricks, whereas Australia remain unchanged.
Chasing a competitive target of 159 runs, opener David Warner with his unbeaten 67 off 56 balls failed to take Australia home as they could score only 146/6 in their stipulated 20 overs.
In the 8th over of South Africa’s innings, Agar took the wickets of Faf du Plessis, Andile Phehlukwayo and Dale Steyn in consecutive deliveries to join the list with former Australian pacer Brett Lee.
Chasing 197 at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday night, the Proteas were bowled out for 89 runs - their lowest total in T20I cricket.
Waugh's statement comes days after Cricket South Africa’s interim chief executive Jacques Faul requested his countrymen to “respect” Smith and Warner as the Australians return to South Africa for the first time since the poor incident in 2018.
Both Warner and Smith, then Australia's captain and vice-captain, were banned by Cricket Australia for one year for involvement in ball-tampering during the Cape Town Test in March 2018.
