Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI – Live Cricket Scorecard
The opening two ODIs between Aussies and Africa should have assuaged their fears. Both contests came down to the final over with either side still capable of victory. In first ODI, South Africa got home in their chase but in second, Ben Hilfenhaus delivered a steady last over that won the match for Australia. It means the series is now locked at 1-1 and Friday’s match at the SCG will put one team within a win of taking the trophy.
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Australia will take in a more experienced attack than in their Hobart victory, where Hilfenhaus and the debutant Ryan Harris performed solidly. Both men have been left out of the side for the SCG, where Mitchell Johnson will return after a break and Shaun Tait should also play having been rested at Bellerive Oval.
South Africa entered the series planning to rotate their fast bowlers and Dale Steyn is the only one of the Test attack not to have had a rest.
Mitchell Johnson returns to the squad having rested for the two Twenty20s and the first two ODIs. Australia’s best bowler over the past few months, Johnson adds venom to an attack already featuring the dangerous Tait and the world’s No. 1 one-day seamer Nathan Bracken.
Hashim Amla has promised much on this tour without really delivering. Three half-centuries in the Test series showed his class but he had a habit of getting out when well set.
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