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| Australia snuck over the line but made hard work of chasing 119 to beat South Africa in the opening Super 12 game of the T20 World Cup, BBC Sports reported. (Photo from News18) |
[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] Australia snuck over the line but made hard work of chasing 119 to beat South Africa in the opening Super 12 game of the T20 World Cup, BBC Sports reported.
Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade shared an unbroken 40 as Australia won by five wickets with two balls to spare. Steve Smith made 35 from 34 balls, after Australia had slipped to 38-3.
South Africa made 118-9 with Aiden Markram top-scoring with 40 and Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa and Mitchell Starc taking two wickets apiece. England start their campaign against defending champions West Indies in the day's second game at 15:00 BST.
