Australia vs South Africa 1st ODI Melbourne : Video Highlights

by hiteshb | January 16, 2009 at 05:39 am

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What a match. South Africa seemed to be cruising with Duminy and McKenzie at the crease but Duminy's wicket triggered a collapse and the visitors looked they were choking once more. But Albie Morkel had other plans. The batting powerplay was taken after the 44th over and those five overs yielded 49 runs. A superb victory and with it SA have maintained their unbeaten record at the MCG, beating Australia on all 6 occassions.

South Africa were cruising when Duminy and McKenzie were batting. Then their middle order collapsed and Australia were on top with four overs remaining. However, Albie Morkel played a fiery cameo and made superb use of the final Powerplay. He finished with 40 off 18 balls and gave South Africa a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.