Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA

[No Quarter]

Aus strong favourites but the conditions improving has given SA just a glimmer of hope. SAs first innings will cost them in the end I think, they needed to eek out 200.

[NTA]

Starc might be having one of those days. Looks off his rhythm

[NTA]

Shit gets wickets

[sparky]

Markham and Mulder are scoring at 20:20 rate. Let's see how long this lasts.

[No Quarter]

The conditions are decent for batting, the last thing SA can afford to do is go into their shell

[sparky]

Lyons on and applying the brake. No more wickets though.

[NTA]

Bavuma stained a hamstring? Might slow the rate a bit further

[sparky]

SA 94-2. Saffa need 188 runs to win.

Big session ahead. If the South Africa can make 80+ run and lose fewer than two wickets, they will be in the driving seat and firm favourites to win this competition.

Australia have slowed South Africa but need wickets.

[sparky]

A wonderful hour for South Africa since tea. SA 154-2. Steve Smith off the field with a compound finger fracture and off to hospital.

All going wrong for the Aussies.

[sparky]

South Africa need 124 to win with 8 wickets remaining. Unless they choke big time, they are heading to victory.

[sparky]

@MN5 said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:

South Africa don't like playing in cricket finals much

They are this afternoon.

[sparky]

Steve Smith did his finger dropping what should have been a routine slip catch. What's got to hurt!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/videos/c1j56xryz0go

[sparky]

[sparky]

Hundred partnership up. Markram and Bavuma are making this look easy. 173-2. South Africa on top. Australia desperately need a wicket.

[sparky]

Looking like South Africa will win their first ever final in a major Cricket Competition.

[sparky]

Strange field by Australia. Gaps all over the place. South Africa have been able to rotate the strike easily.

What an afternoon for South Africa. 93 more runs needed to win.

[sparky]

A ton up from Aidan Markram. What a magnificent innings!

[sparky]

Stumps at Day 3. SA 213-2 needing 69 to win.

[KiwiMurph]

@KiwiMurph said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:

@MajorRage said in Cricket: WTC Final Oz vs SA:

Aussie tail frustrating the jaaps.

Starting to get near 250 lead which will be difficult to get.

It's been difficult to get for a long time. Proteas don't have the batting class against this all time bowling line-up.

Well it didn't take very long for this comment to look utterly stupid.

[sparky]

Mick Jagger was at the WTC final today.