Australia win by two wickets with one ball to spare
A great game to close this series, which has been entertaining even if some of the play has been ragged at times. This was the close contest that the series needed. Bosch and Rabada were terrific, Markram bowled well. Earlier it was Ellis, Hazlewood, Zampa and Maxwell who kept a lid on South Africa’s batting after Brevis again threatened to blow it off. But in the end, it was Maxwell’s experience that saw Australia home with the bat. The creativity and flourish is still there, but also a player who knows this format back to front.
It’s been fun, thanks for keeping us company. We’ll be back for the one-day series in a few days.
20th over: Australia 173-8 (Maxwell 62, Zampa 0) Glenn Maxwell saves the game and the series. 62 from 36 balls tonight, eight fours, only hit a couple of sixes unlike some of his knocks. That was smart, strategic batting tonight.
