SOUTH AFRICA vs AUSTRALIA, 1st T20I
SOUTH AFRICA vs AUSTRALIA, 1st T20I: match overview
SOUTH AFRICA and AUSTRALIA met in the 1st T20I of Australia in South Africa 2011 at Newlands, Cape Town on Thursday, October 13, 2011. Result: Australia won by 5 wkts.
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
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Match facts
- Match
- 1st T20I, Australia in South Africa 2011
- Teams
- SOUTH AFRICA vs AUSTRALIA
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Newlands, Cape Town
- Date
- Thursday, October 13, 2011
- Start time
- 09:30 PM local (16:00 GMT)
- Status
- Australia won by 5 wkts