AUSTRALIA vs SOUTH AFRICA, 1st T20I
AUSTRALIA vs SOUTH AFRICA, 1st T20I: match overview
AUSTRALIA and SOUTH AFRICA met in the 1st T20I of South Africa in Australia T20I Series, 2009 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on Sunday, January 11, 2009. Result: Australia won by 52 runs.
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, South Africa in Australia T20I Series, 2009
- Teams
- AUSTRALIA vs SOUTH AFRICA
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- Sunday, January 11, 2009
- Start time
- 02:05 PM local (08:35 GMT)
- Status
- Australia won by 52 runs