Aus vs sa | Historical rout! Australia Hand South Africa their heavier defeat Odi ever | Cricket news
Australia has produced a shift in puffy striker and a merciless bowling performance to crush South Africa by 276 points at Mackay on Sunday – inflicting their heaviest defeat in the history of the ODI.The series had already been decided after South Africa won the first two games, but Australia, playing only for pride, replied with a declaration performance. Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!
Travis Head operators (142 out of 103) and Captain Mitchell Marsh (100 against 106) dismantled an inexperienced South African attack, before the young Odi Ton de Cameron Green (118 * out of 55) could feed the hosts at 431/2, their highest ODI Total ODI on home and the second best in the general classification.In response, South Africa folded slowly for 155 in just 24.5 overs, unable to cope with the pace combination at the front and turned later. The Spinner of the left arm Cooper Connolly, playing his first match in the series, crossed the lower order with career figures of 5-22, while the sailor Sean Abbott (2-27) struck the early blows by removing Aiden Markram and the Tomba Bavuma skipper inside the power game.The result overshadowed the worst defeat of the South Africa ODI – a hammering of 245 points by England at the oval in 2008 – and highlighted the Gulf between the sides of Mackay. None of Proteas’ strikers managed to cross fifty, with the only resistance of Dewald Brevis by Dewald Brevis before Connolly closes the sleeves.Earlier, the domination of Australia was created by record start. Head and Marsh shared 250 for the first window, the highest opening stand of Australia against South Africa, improving the 170 placed by Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden in 2002. The Head assault, with 17 four and five, set the tone, while Marsh offered constant support before undressing shortly after reaching his century.Green then stole the show in the last Overs, breaking eight six and race for his first Odi Hunged only 47 bullets – the third faster by an Australian, behind Glenn Maxwell and James Faulkner. He and Alex Carey (50 * off 37) added a 164 whirlwind for the third counter while Australia looted 126 points from the last 10 Overs.“It was a fairly crazy day, a complete guy performance,” said Marsh. “But the merit of South Africa, they played excessively in the first two games.”The Skipper of Proteas Bavuma admitted that his team was upgraded. “We were under the pump from the first ball … They put us under pressure and we did not have the answers.”
