Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller, who had been struggling to score runs, scored a double-century off 87 balls on Friday afternoon, September 15. Centurion suffered utter destruction. Thus, South Africa scored 416/5, with 173 runs in the last 10 overs.Miller’s 82 and Klaasen’s 174 led SA to 416
Adam Zampa matched Mick Lewis‘ ODI record when Klaasen blasted 174 off 83 balls with 13 fours and 13 sixes. Klaasen’s 82-out-of-45 inning compared Miller’s to a stroll in the park. A high total from South Africa was the best opportunity to tie the series at 2-2.
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South Africa batted first after losing the toss. They started poorly, scoring 15 runs in the opening five overs due to streaky boundaries and plays-and-misses. The batters improved their approach and kept rotating the strike, but the openers put up a 50-run stand until Nathan Ellis dismissed Reeza Hendricks.
Other than Rassie van der Dussen’s hat-trick of four-yarders off Zampa’s bowling, the overs were dull, then Quinton de Kock chipped one to mid-off to increase the pressure. Interim captain Aiden Markram struggled to keep up with the pitch’s velocity and caught Michael Neser’s delivery easily.
Van van Dussen reached fifty as part of a rescue effort, but Klaasen picked up speed and grabbed one and gave it to Alex Carey, pressureing South Africa. The fight began as Miller and Klaasen entered the crease. Following their fast fifty-run partnership in 35 deliveries, South Africa was 251/4, punishing bad balls.
South Africa Scorecard
Later overs gave up 24, 18, 20, 16, 7, 17, 26, 16, and 21 runs. In the final 10 overs, Miller struck 5 maximums and Klaasen hit 13 sixes, destroying Australian bowling. Hazlewood, Ellis, and Stoinis let up 79 runs while their teammates scored 81.
Brief Scores:
South Africa 416/5 in 50 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 174, David Miller 82*, Josh Hazlewood 2-79) vs Australia.
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