6:43 PM IST, 3:13 PM Local Time: Australia seal a 6-wicket win against South Africa to kick start their Super Six campaign at Windhoek!
Winning the toss, Australia elected to bowl first. Brilliant teamwork from the bowling attack meant South Africa were bundled for 118 in 32.1 overs. Charles Lachmund picked up 3/29, William Bryom 2/16 and Aryan Sharma 2/27 with Paul James's 34 off 60 balls the highest individual score in the first innings.
Defending 119, the South African bowlers didn't keep things too easy for the Aussies. Opener Will Malajczuk was dismissed for 4 in the 3rd over. Nitesh Samuel added 38 runs for the 2nd wicket with Steven Hogan before the former was dismissed for 16 by Buyanda Majola.
Hogan dug in and faced 73 deliveries top scoring with 43. His knock was studded with 5 fours. Skipper Oliver Peake played a bad stroke and was caught behind for 10 off Jacob Basson who in the same spell sent Hogan back in the shed making the chase tougher for the Aussies.
Alex Lee Young and Jayden Draper scored 21 each and remained unbeaten in their run-a-ball 28 run stand for the 5th wicket. Basson (3/41) and Majola (1/23) were fantastic with the ball but the Proteas bowling attack didn't ever have enough runs on the board to clinch the contest and lost their 3rd match of the tournament.