Australia vs South Africa 5th ODI at Sydney, 23 Nov, 2014

Toss: South Africa, who chose to bat
South Africa 280/6 (50)
Australia 275/8 (47.1)
Australia won by 2 wickets
Man of the Match: Quinton de Kock
  • Mitchell Starc 1 * (5)
  • James Faulkner 6 * (5)

Over 0.3M Morkel bowls pitched up delivery to AJ Finch, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Two runs

Over 0.4M Morkel bowls half volley to AJ Finch, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 0.5M Morkel bowls good length delivery to AJ Finch, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 0.6M Morkel bowls short of length delivery to AJ Finch, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Single

Over 1.1Kyle Abbott bowls short of length delivery to AJ Finch, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 1.2Kyle Abbott bowls half volley to AJ Finch, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 1.3Kyle Abbott bowls good length delivery to AJ Finch, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 1.4Kyle Abbott bowls wideball to AJ Finch, leaves that down the legside to the keeper.Wide ball

Over 1.4Kyle Abbott bowls on the shorter side to AJ Finch, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards mid on.Single

Over 2.1 M Morkel bowls a back of length delivery to AJ Finch, 1 run, goes on to the back foot and punches it to cover.

Over 2.2 M Morkel bowls it short of length to AJ Finch, 1 run, gets back in the crease and cuts it down to third-man.

Over 3.1 Kyle Abbott bowls it short of length to AJ Finch, 1 run, gets back in the crease and  looks to cut, the ball flies off a thickish outside edge and runs away to third man.

Over 4.1 WD Parnell bowls a good length delivery to AJ Finch, no runs, comes on to the front foot and punches it back to the bowler.

Over 4.2 WD Parnell bowls it short of length to AJ Finch, 1 run, gets across the line and flicks it towards mid-wicket.

Over 4.6 WD Parnell bowls a pitched up delivery to AJ Finch, no runs, gets forward and drives it straight to the man at mid-on.

Over 6.1 WD Parnell bowls it short of length to AJ Finch, Boundary! Moves across and pulls it down to long-leg fence for four.

Over 6.2 WD Parnell bowls a pitched up delivery to AJ Finch, no runs, comes forward and drives it straight to the man at mid-on.

Over 6.3 WD Parnell bowls a good length delivery to AJ Finch, no runs, gets forward and defends it back to bowler.

Over 6.4 WD Parnell bowls a pitched up delivery to AJ Finch, 2 runs, gets forward and flicks it away through mid-wicket and picks up couple of runs.

Over 6.5 WD Parnell bowls it short and wide outside off to AJ Finch, Boundary! Goes on the back foot and crashes it past backward point, who was jumping when the ball went under his legs, the ball races away to the fence.

Over 6.6 WD Parnell bowls it short of length to AJ Finch, no runs, gets behind the line and blocks.

Over 8.3 R McLaren bowls a pitched up delivery to AJ Finch, no runs, gets forward and  looks to block it from the crease, the ball rolls away towards backward point after taking the outside half of the bat.

Over 8.4 R McLaren bowls a pitched up delivery to AJ Finch, 3 runs, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it to deep-cover.

Over 8.6 R McLaren bowls it short of length to AJ Finch, no runs, goes back in the crease and cuts it straight to the man at point.

Over 9.4M Morkel bowls short of length delivery to AJ Finch, moves back and across to defend that towards covers.No runs

Over 9.5M Morkel bowls good length delivery to AJ Finch, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 9.6M Morkel bowls short of length delivery to AJ Finch, pulls it away through mid wicketBoundary!

Over 10.3R McLaren bowls good length delivery to AJ Finch, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 10.4R McLaren bowls half volley to AJ Finch, leans forward and drives it gloriously past covers for a boundary.Boundary!

Over 10.5R McLaren bowls good length delivery to AJ Finch, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

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