Reserves step up to put Aussies down
To add insult to Australia’s injury‚ Proteas dismiss their opponents fast enough to allow for seven overs before lunch
SA’s depth was tested in the fourth one-day international against Australia at St George’s Park on Sunday‚ and the reserves came through with distinction to deliver a fourth consecutive victory for the home side.Kyle Abbott‚ Tabraiz Shamsi and Aaron Phangiso‚ all playing their first match in a series SA clinched at Kingsmead on Wednesday‚ took nine wickets between them as SA dismissed the visitors for 167 in 36.4 overs.SA‚ led by Faf du Plessis’ steady 69‚ replied with 168/4 to win with 14.3 overs to spare.Australia’s total‚ anaemic though it was‚ represented a recovery from the 49/5 they had crashed to after 15 overs.Steve Smith’s team were spared further embarrassment by a pair of half-centuries from Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Wade‚ and their partnership of 62 for the sixth wicket.As Du Plessis said: "If we put Australia under pressure it’s important that we hammered down on them and don’t let them get away."Smith replied: "We wanted to play the complete game with both bat and bal...
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