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 T20I Series, 2009 at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on Friday, March 27, 2009. Result: South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining).
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 T20I Series, 2009
- Teams
- SOUTH AFRICA vs AUSTRALIA
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
- Date
- Friday, March 27, 2009
- Start time
- 09:30 PM local (16:00 GMT)
- Status
- South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)