RESULT

SA-L vs AUS-L Commentary, 27 July, 2025

SA-C

241/6 (20 ov)

AUS-C

146/10 (16.4 ov)

South Africa Champions won by 95 runs

Over 20 3 Runs

SA-C 241/6

GC Viljoen 1(3) A Phangiso 1(1)

PM Siddle 3-38 (4)

1 20.6

Peter Siddle to Hardus Viljoen, 1 run,

1 20.5

Peter Siddle to Aaron Phangiso, 1 run,

Out

W Parnell 1(2)

b PM Siddle

50.00

20.4 · W Parnell b PM Siddle 1 (2) — Peter Siddle to Wayne Parnell, no run, b PM Siddle,

1 20.3

Peter Siddle to Hardus Viljoen, 1 leg bye,

0 20.2

Peter Siddle to Hardus Viljoen, no run,

Out

JJT Smuts 85(53)

c DJM Short b PM Siddle

160.38

20.1 · JJT Smuts c DJM Short b PM Siddle 85 (53) — Peter Siddle to JJ Smuts, no run, c DJM Short b PM Siddle,

Over 19 5 Runs

SA-C 238/4

JJT Smuts 85(52) W Parnell 1(1)

B Lee 1-38 (4)

1 19.6

Brett Lee to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

1 19.5

Brett Lee to Wayne Parnell, 1 run,

Out

H Davids 1(3)

b B Lee

33.33

19.4 · H Davids b B Lee 1 (3) — Brett Lee to Henry Davids, no run, b B Lee,

1 19.3

Brett Lee to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

0 19.2

Brett Lee to JJ Smuts, no run,

2 19.1

Brett Lee to JJ Smuts, 2 runs,

Over 18 9 Runs

SA-C 233/3

H Davids 1(2) JJT Smuts 81(48)

DT Christian 1-41 (3)

0 18.6

Daniel Christian to Henry Davids, no run,

1 18.5

Daniel Christian to JJ Smuts, 1 leg bye,

6 18.4

Daniel Christian to JJ Smuts, Six,

1 18.3

Daniel Christian to Henry Davids, 1 run,

Out

Morne van Wyk 3(4)

b DT Christian

75.00

18.2 · Morne van Wyk b DT Christian 3 (4) — Daniel Christian to Morne van Wyk, no run, b DT Christian,

1 18.1

Daniel Christian to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

Over 17 9 Runs

SA-C 224/2

Morne van Wyk 3(3) JJT Smuts 74(45)

B Lee 0-33 (3)

2 17.6

Brett Lee to Morne van Wyk, 2 runs,

0 17.5

Brett Lee to Morne van Wyk, no run,

1 17.4

Brett Lee to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

1 17.3

Brett Lee to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

1 17.2

Brett Lee to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

4 17.1

Brett Lee to JJ Smuts, Four,

Over 16 12 Runs

SA-C 215/2

J Duminy 16(9) JJT Smuts 68(42)

SNJ O'Keefe 1-55 (4)

Out

J Duminy 16(9)

st BR Dunk b SNJ O'Keefe

177.78

16.6 · J Duminy st BR Dunk b SNJ O'Keefe 16 (9) — Steve O'Keefe to Jean Paul Duminy, no run, st BR Dunk b SNJ O'Keefe,

1 16.5

Steve O'Keefe to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

1 16.4

Steve O'Keefe to Jean Paul Duminy, 1 run,

0 16.3

Steve O'Keefe to Jean Paul Duminy, no run,

4 16.2

Steve O'Keefe to Jean Paul Duminy, Four,

6 16.1

Steve O'Keefe to Jean Paul Duminy, Six,

Over 15 12 Runs

SA-C 203/1

JJT Smuts 67(41) J Duminy 5(4)

J Hastings 0-26 (2)

SA-C

Scored 200 in 15.6 overs

200

4 15.6

John Hastings to JJ Smuts, Four,

SA-C

Scored 200 in 15.6 overs

200

wd 15.6

John Hastings to JJ Smuts, 1 wide,

4 15.5

John Hastings to JJ Smuts, Four,

0 15.4

John Hastings to JJ Smuts, no run,

wd 15.4

John Hastings to JJ Smuts, 1 wide,

1 15.3

John Hastings to Jean Paul Duminy, 1 run,

1 15.2

John Hastings to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

0 15.1

John Hastings to JJ Smuts, no run,

Over 14 9 Runs

SA-C 191/1

J Duminy 4(3) JJT Smuts 58(36)

PM Siddle 1-36 (3)

0 14.6

Peter Siddle to Jean Paul Duminy, no run,

4 14.5

Peter Siddle to Jean Paul Duminy, Four,

0 14.4

Peter Siddle to Jean Paul Duminy, no run,

Out

ABD Villiers 123(46)

c DJM Short b PM Siddle

267.39

14.3 · ABD Villiers c DJM Short b PM Siddle 123 (46) — Peter Siddle to AB de Villiers, no run, c DJM Short b PM Siddle,

4 14.2

Peter Siddle to AB de Villiers, Four,

1 14.1

Peter Siddle to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

Over 13 22 Runs

SA-C 182/0

ABD Villiers 119(44) JJT Smuts 57(35)

DJM Short 0-40 (3)

0 13.6

D'Arcy Short to AB de Villiers, no run,

4 13.5

D'Arcy Short to AB de Villiers, Four,

6 13.4

D'Arcy Short to AB de Villiers, Six,

4 13.3

D'Arcy Short to AB de Villiers, Four,

4 13.2

D'Arcy Short to AB de Villiers, Four,

ABD Villiers

Scored 100 in 39 balls

100

4 13.1

D'Arcy Short to AB de Villiers, Four,

Over 12 16 Runs

SA-C 160/0

JJT Smuts 57(35) ABD Villiers 97(38)

SNJ O'Keefe 0-43 (3)

4 12.6

Steve O'Keefe to JJ Smuts, Four,

JJT Smuts

Scored 50 in 34 balls

4 12.5

Steve O'Keefe to JJ Smuts, Four,

1 12.4

Steve O'Keefe to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

SA-C

Scored 150 in 12.3 overs

150

6 12.3

Steve O'Keefe to AB de Villiers, Six,

1 12.2

Steve O'Keefe to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

0 12.1

Steve O'Keefe to JJ Smuts, no run,

Over 11 11 Runs

SA-C 144/0

JJT Smuts 48(31) ABD Villiers 90(36)

DJM Short 0-18 (2)

1 11.6

D'Arcy Short to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

1 11.5

D'Arcy Short to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

6 11.4

D'Arcy Short to AB de Villiers, Six,

1 11.3

D'Arcy Short to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

1 11.2

D'Arcy Short to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

1 11.1

D'Arcy Short to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

Over 10 19 Runs

SA-C 133/0

ABD Villiers 82(33) JJT Smuts 45(28)

DT Christian 0-33 (2)

4 10.6

Daniel Christian to AB de Villiers, Four,

4 10.5

Daniel Christian to AB de Villiers, Four,

0 10.4

Daniel Christian to AB de Villiers, no run,

6 10.3

Daniel Christian to AB de Villiers, Six,

4 10.2

Daniel Christian to AB de Villiers, Four,

1 10.1

Daniel Christian to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

Over 9 10 Runs

SA-C 114/0

JJT Smuts 44(27) ABD Villiers 64(28)

SNJ O'Keefe 0-27 (2)

1 9.6

Steve O'Keefe to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

2 9.5

Steve O'Keefe to JJ Smuts, 2 runs,

1 9.4

Steve O'Keefe to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

1 9.3

Steve O'Keefe to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

1 9.2

Steve O'Keefe to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

4 9.1

Steve O'Keefe to AB de Villiers, Four,

Over 8 18 Runs

SA-C 104/0

ABD Villiers 58(25) JJT Smuts 40(24)

PM Siddle 0-27 (2)

1 8.6

Peter Siddle to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

0 8.5

Peter Siddle to AB de Villiers, no run,

SA-C

Scored 100 in 8.4 overs

100

6 8.4

Peter Siddle to AB de Villiers, Six,

ABD Villiers

Scored 50 in 22 balls

6 8.3

Peter Siddle to AB de Villiers, Six,

4 8.2

Peter Siddle to AB de Villiers, Four,

1 8.1

Peter Siddle to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

Over 7 8 Runs

SA-C 86/0

JJT Smuts 39(23) ABD Villiers 41(20)

DJM Short 0-7 (1)

1 7.6

D'Arcy Short to JJ Smuts, 1 leg bye,

1 7.5

D'Arcy Short to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

1 7.4

D'Arcy Short to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

4 7.3

D'Arcy Short to JJ Smuts, Four,

0 7.2

D'Arcy Short to JJ Smuts, no run,

1 7.1

D'Arcy Short to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

Over 6 14 Runs

SA-C 78/0

JJT Smuts 34(19) ABD Villiers 39(18)

DT Christian 0-14 (1)

4 6.6

Daniel Christian to JJ Smuts, Four,

0 6.5

Daniel Christian to JJ Smuts, no run,

0 6.4

Daniel Christian to JJ Smuts, no run,

6 6.3

Daniel Christian to JJ Smuts, Six,

4 6.2

Daniel Christian to JJ Smuts, Four,

0 6.1

Daniel Christian to JJ Smuts, no run,

Over 5 14 Runs

SA-C 64/0

ABD Villiers 39(18) JJT Smuts 20(13)

J Hastings 0-14 (1)

4 5.6

John Hastings to AB de Villiers, Four,

4 5.5

John Hastings to AB de Villiers, Four,

nb 5.5

John Hastings to AB de Villiers, 1 no ball,

1 5.4

John Hastings to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

wd 5.4

John Hastings to JJ Smuts, 1 wide,

wd 5.4

John Hastings to JJ Smuts, 1 wide,

1 5.3

John Hastings to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

0 5.2

John Hastings to AB de Villiers, no run,

1 5.1

John Hastings to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

Over 4 17 Runs

SA-C 50/0

ABD Villiers 30(13) JJT Smuts 18(11)

SNJ O'Keefe 0-17 (1)

SA-C

Scored 50 in 4.6 overs

4 4.6

Steve O'Keefe to AB de Villiers, Four,

6 4.5

Steve O'Keefe to AB de Villiers, Six,

0 4.4

Steve O'Keefe to AB de Villiers, no run,

0 4.3

Steve O'Keefe to AB de Villiers, no run,

4 4.2

Steve O'Keefe to AB de Villiers, Four,

wd 4.2

Steve O'Keefe to AB de Villiers, 1 wide,

2 4.1

Steve O'Keefe to AB de Villiers, 2 runs,

Over 3 13 Runs

SA-C 33/0

ABD Villiers 14(7) JJT Smuts 18(11)

B Lee 0-24 (2)

1 3.6

Brett Lee to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

4 3.5

Brett Lee to AB de Villiers, Four,

1 3.4

Brett Lee to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

1 3.3

Brett Lee to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

0 3.2

Brett Lee to AB de Villiers, no run,

6 3.1

Brett Lee to AB de Villiers, Six,

Over 2 9 Runs

SA-C 20/0

JJT Smuts 17(10) ABD Villiers 2(2)

PM Siddle 0-9 (1)

6 2.6

Peter Siddle to JJ Smuts, Six,

0 2.5

Peter Siddle to JJ Smuts, no run,

2 2.4

Peter Siddle to JJ Smuts, 2 runs,

0 2.3

Peter Siddle to JJ Smuts, no run,

0 2.2

Peter Siddle to JJ Smuts, no run,

1 2.1

Peter Siddle to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

Over 1 11 Runs

SA-C 11/0

JJT Smuts 9(5) ABD Villiers 1(1)

B Lee 0-11 (1)

0 1.6

Brett Lee to JJ Smuts, no run,

1 1.5

Brett Lee to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

1 1.4

Brett Lee to JJ Smuts, 1 run,

4 1.3

Brett Lee to JJ Smuts, Four,

0 1.2

Brett Lee to JJ Smuts, no run,

4 1.1

Brett Lee to JJ Smuts, Four,

wd 1.1

Brett Lee to JJ Smuts, 1 wide,

Out

SNJ O'Keefe 0(2)

c SJ Erwee b A Phangiso

0.00

17.4 · SNJ O'Keefe c SJ Erwee b A Phangiso 0 (2) — Aaron Phangiso to Steve O'Keefe, no run, c SJ Erwee b A Phangiso,

0 17.3

Aaron Phangiso to Steve O'Keefe, no run,

Out

PM Siddle 19(17)

c GC Viljoen b A Phangiso

111.76

17.2 · PM Siddle c GC Viljoen b A Phangiso 19 (17) — Aaron Phangiso to Peter Siddle, no run, c GC Viljoen b A Phangiso,

0 17.1

Aaron Phangiso to Peter Siddle, no run,

Over 16 8 Runs

AUS-C 146/8

B Cutting 59(29) PM Siddle 19(15)

GC Viljoen 1-32 (3)

0 16.6

Hardus Viljoen to Ben Cutting, no run,

1 16.5

Hardus Viljoen to Peter Siddle, 1 run,

1 16.4

Hardus Viljoen to Ben Cutting, 1 run,

0 16.3

Hardus Viljoen to Ben Cutting, no run,

0 16.2

Hardus Viljoen to Ben Cutting, no run,

6 16.1

Hardus Viljoen to Ben Cutting, Six,

Over 15 13 Runs

AUS-C 138/8

B Cutting 52(24) PM Siddle 18(14)

JJT Smuts 0-24 (2)

1 15.6

JJ Smuts to Ben Cutting, 1 run,

wd 15.6

JJ Smuts to Ben Cutting, 1 wide,

B Cutting

Scored 50 in 23 balls

4 15.5

JJ Smuts to Ben Cutting, Four,

1 15.4

JJ Smuts to Peter Siddle, 1 run,

1 15.3

JJ Smuts to Ben Cutting, 1 run,

4 15.2

JJ Smuts to Ben Cutting, Four,

1 15.1

JJ Smuts to Peter Siddle, 1 run,

Over 14 19 Runs

AUS-C 125/8

B Cutting 42(20) PM Siddle 16(12)

JA Rudolph 0-19 (1)

4 14.6

Jacques Rudolph to Ben Cutting, Four,

1 14.5

Jacques Rudolph to Peter Siddle, 1 run,

0 14.4

Jacques Rudolph to Peter Siddle, no run,

1 14.3

Jacques Rudolph to Ben Cutting, 1 run,

6 14.2

Jacques Rudolph to Ben Cutting, Six,

wd 14.2

Jacques Rudolph to Ben Cutting, 1 wide,

6 14.1

Jacques Rudolph to Ben Cutting, Six,

Over 13 11 Runs

AUS-C 106/8

PM Siddle 15(10) B Cutting 25(16)

JJT Smuts 0-11 (1)

0 13.6

JJ Smuts to Peter Siddle, no run,

0 13.5

JJ Smuts to Peter Siddle, no run,

4 13.4

JJ Smuts to Peter Siddle, Four,

1 13.3

JJ Smuts to Ben Cutting, 1 run,

AUS-C

Scored 100 in 13.2 overs

100

6 13.2

JJ Smuts to Ben Cutting, Six,

0 13.1

JJ Smuts to Ben Cutting, no run,

Over 12 13 Runs

AUS-C 95/8

B Cutting 18(13) PM Siddle 11(7)

MI Tahir 3-27 (4)

1 12.6

Imran Tahir to Ben Cutting, 1 run,

4 12.5

Imran Tahir to Ben Cutting, Four,

4 12.4

Imran Tahir to Ben Cutting, Four,

1 12.3

Imran Tahir to Peter Siddle, 1 run,

2 12.2

Imran Tahir to Peter Siddle, 2 runs,

1 12.1

Imran Tahir to Ben Cutting, 1 run,

Over 11 9 Runs

AUS-C 82/8

B Cutting 8(9) PM Siddle 8(5)

A Phangiso 2-13 (3)

1 11.6

Aaron Phangiso to Ben Cutting, 1 run,

1 11.5

Aaron Phangiso to Peter Siddle, 1 run,

4 11.4

Aaron Phangiso to Peter Siddle, Four,

2 11.3

Aaron Phangiso to Peter Siddle, 2 runs,

1 11.2

Aaron Phangiso to Ben Cutting, 1 run,

0 11.1

Aaron Phangiso to Ben Cutting, no run,

Over 10 6 Runs

AUS-C 73/8

PM Siddle 1(2) B Cutting 6(6)

MI Tahir 3-14 (3)

0 10.6

Imran Tahir to Peter Siddle, no run,

1 10.5

Imran Tahir to Ben Cutting, 1 run,

4 10.4

Imran Tahir to Ben Cutting, Four,

1 10.3

Imran Tahir to Peter Siddle, 1 run,

Out

J Hastings 1(5)

b MI Tahir

20.00

10.2 · J Hastings b MI Tahir 1 (5) — Imran Tahir to John Hastings, no run, b MI Tahir,

0 10.1

Imran Tahir to John Hastings, no run,

Over 9 3 Runs

AUS-C 67/7

J Hastings 1(3) B Cutting 1(4)

A Phangiso 2-4 (2)

1 9.6

Aaron Phangiso to John Hastings, 1 run,

0 9.5

Aaron Phangiso to John Hastings, no run,

0 9.4

Aaron Phangiso to John Hastings, no run,

Out

CJ Ferguson 15(9)

c JA Rudolph b A Phangiso

166.67

9.3 · CJ Ferguson c JA Rudolph b A Phangiso 15 (9) — Aaron Phangiso to Callum Ferguson, no run, c JA Rudolph b A Phangiso,

1 9.2

Aaron Phangiso to Ben Cutting, 1 run,

1 9.1

Aaron Phangiso to Callum Ferguson, 1 run,

Over 8 2 Runs

AUS-C 64/6

B Cutting 0(3) CJ Ferguson 14(7)

MI Tahir 2-8 (2)

0 8.6

Imran Tahir to Ben Cutting, no run,

0 8.5

Imran Tahir to Ben Cutting, no run,

0 8.4

Imran Tahir to Ben Cutting, no run,

Out

RJ Quiney 2(7)

b MI Tahir

28.57

8.3 · RJ Quiney b MI Tahir 2 (7) — Imran Tahir to Rob Quiney, no run, b MI Tahir,

1 8.2

Imran Tahir to Callum Ferguson, 1 run,

1 8.1

Imran Tahir to Rob Quiney, 1 run,

Over 7 1 Runs

AUS-C 62/5

RJ Quiney 1(5) CJ Ferguson 13(6)

A Phangiso 1-1 (1)

1 7.6

Aaron Phangiso to Rob Quiney, 1 run,

0 7.5

Aaron Phangiso to Rob Quiney, no run,

0 7.4

Aaron Phangiso to Rob Quiney, no run,

0 7.3

Aaron Phangiso to Rob Quiney, no run,

0 7.2

Aaron Phangiso to Rob Quiney, no run,

Out

BR Dunk 15(10)

c MI Tahir b A Phangiso

150.00

7.1 · BR Dunk c MI Tahir b A Phangiso 15 (10) — Aaron Phangiso to Ben Dunk, no run, c MI Tahir b A Phangiso,

Over 6 11 Runs

AUS-C 61/4

BR Dunk 15(9) CJ Ferguson 13(6)

D Olivier 0-11 (1)

1 6.6

Duanne Olivier to Ben Dunk, 1 run,

1 6.5

Duanne Olivier to Callum Ferguson, 1 run,

4 6.4

Duanne Olivier to Callum Ferguson, Four,

1 6.3

Duanne Olivier to Ben Dunk, 1 run,

4 6.2

Duanne Olivier to Ben Dunk, Four,

0 6.1

Duanne Olivier to Ben Dunk, no run,

Over 5 10 Runs

AUS-C 50/4

CJ Ferguson 8(4) BR Dunk 9(5)

GC Viljoen 1-24 (2)

0 5.6

Hardus Viljoen to Callum Ferguson, no run,

AUS-C

Scored 50 in 5.5 overs

1 5.5

Hardus Viljoen to Ben Dunk, 1 run,

0 5.4

Hardus Viljoen to Ben Dunk, no run,

wd 5.4

Hardus Viljoen to Ben Dunk, 1 wide,

0 5.3

Hardus Viljoen to Ben Dunk, no run,

4 5.2

Hardus Viljoen to Ben Dunk, Four,

4 5.1

Hardus Viljoen to Ben Dunk, Four,

Over 4 14 Runs

AUS-C 40/4

CJ Ferguson 8(3) BR Dunk 0(0)

W Parnell 2-14 (1)

4 4.6

Wayne Parnell to Callum Ferguson, Four,

0 4.5

Wayne Parnell to Callum Ferguson, no run,

4 4.4

Wayne Parnell to Callum Ferguson, Four,

Out

DT Christian 0(1)

c J Duminy b W Parnell

0.00

4.3 · DT Christian c J Duminy b W Parnell 0 (1) — Wayne Parnell to Daniel Christian, no run, c J Duminy b W Parnell,

Out

DJM Short 13(6)

c D Olivier b W Parnell

216.67

4.2 · DJM Short c D Olivier b W Parnell 13 (6) — Wayne Parnell to D'Arcy Short, no run, c D Olivier b W Parnell,

6 4.1

Wayne Parnell to D'Arcy Short, Six,

Over 3 14 Runs

AUS-C 26/2

S Marsh 18(13) DJM Short 7(4)

GC Viljoen 1-14 (1)

Out

S Marsh 18(13)

c SJ Erwee b GC Viljoen

138.46

3.6 · S Marsh c SJ Erwee b GC Viljoen 18 (13) — Hardus Viljoen to Shaun Marsh, no run, c SJ Erwee b GC Viljoen,

0 3.5

Hardus Viljoen to Shaun Marsh, no run,

4 3.4

Hardus Viljoen to Shaun Marsh, Four,

4 3.3

Hardus Viljoen to Shaun Marsh, Four,

1 3.2

Hardus Viljoen to D'Arcy Short, 1 run,

wd 3.2

Hardus Viljoen to D'Arcy Short, 1 wide,

4 3.1

Hardus Viljoen to D'Arcy Short, Four,

Over 2 6 Runs

AUS-C 12/1

DJM Short 2(2) S Marsh 10(9)

J Duminy 0-6 (1)

1 2.6

Jean Paul Duminy to D'Arcy Short, 1 run,

1 2.5

Jean Paul Duminy to Shaun Marsh, 1 run,

0 2.4

Jean Paul Duminy to Shaun Marsh, no run,

0 2.3

Jean Paul Duminy to Shaun Marsh, no run,

4 2.2

Jean Paul Duminy to Shaun Marsh, Four,

0 2.1

Jean Paul Duminy to Shaun Marsh, no run,

Over 1 6 Runs

AUS-C 6/1

S Marsh 5(4) DJM Short 1(1)

MI Tahir 1-6 (1)

1 1.6

Imran Tahir to Shaun Marsh, 1 run,

0 1.5

Imran Tahir to Shaun Marsh, no run,

4 1.4

Imran Tahir to Shaun Marsh, Four,

0 1.3

Imran Tahir to Shaun Marsh, no run,

1 1.2

Imran Tahir to D'Arcy Short, 1 run,

Out

CA Lynn 0(1)

c GC Viljoen b MI Tahir

0.00

1.1 · CA Lynn c GC Viljoen b MI Tahir 0 (1) — Imran Tahir to Chris Lynn, no run, c GC Viljoen b MI Tahir,