Australia vs South Africa Highlights, World Cup 2023: De Kock's 109, Rabada's 3-wicket haul drive SA to commanding win

Australia vs South Africa: The action resumes! Marsh and Warner to open Australia's chase. Meanwhile, Ngidi will bowl the first over for South Africa.

Target for AUS: 312

Australia vs South Africa: Sends two dot ball to end the innings. He bagged two wickets, dismissing Jansen and then Miller, so that South Africa couldn't add more runs to the scoreboard.

SA: 311/7 (50), Target for AUS: 312

Australia vs South Africa: He strikes again!

A yorker by Starc, on middle. Miller is beaten and is hit on the base of middle stump! Two more balls to go!

Miller b Starc 17 (13)

Australia vs South Africa: Starc was getting clobbered today but manages to get his wicket in the final over of the innings. A short delivery and on middle, Jansen rushes to it and it goes easily to Warner at mid-on for a catch!

Jansen c Warner b Starc 26 (22)

Australia vs South Africa: A slow delivery by Cummins, and on middle. Miller tries to pull but skies it high to deep backward square leg. Starc runs in and does a good job to get under the ball, but it goes past his fingertips! DROPPED!

Then another short, slow delivery by Cummins, on middle. Jansen pulls it with ease, gets a top edge over Inglis for a four!

Cummins follows it up with a full delivery, outside off. Jansen tries to drive, but toe-ends it to Stoinis at extra-cover, who drops a sitter! Jansen punishes the mistake, following it up with a six over deep midwicket! 14 off this over! One more to go!

SA: 310/5 (49)

Australia vs South Africa: In the fourth delivery, Starc sends a short deliveyr, on middle. Jansen gets it right and clatters it over deep midwicket with a pull shot for a six! Then in the next delivery, he smacks a wide yorker over short third man for a four! 12 runs off this over in total! Two more to go!

SA: 296/5 (48)

Australia vs South Africa: A length delivery by Cummins, outside off. Miller hammers it past extra cover for a four and long-off didn't have any chance to get to it at all!

SA: 279/5 (46)

A short delivery by Hazlewood, on off. Jansen gets a top edge over Inglis for a four! They needed it!

SA: 271/5 (44.5)

Klaasen is also dismissed now!

A short delivery by Hazlewood, without any pace. Klaasen tries to hook it, but top-edges it to Inglis for a catch!

Klaasen c Inglis b Hazlewood 29 (27)

CUMMINS STRIKES!

A slow bouncer by Cummins, on leg stump. Markram had enough room but guides it to the fielder at backward point, and it is an easy catch!

Markram c Hazlewood b Cummins 56 (44)

A full toss by Starc, on middle and Klaasen glances it to deep backward square leg for a double. Klaasen and Markram stitch together a 50-run stand.

SHOT! A short delivery by Starc, on middle. Markram goes early, but gets enough power in it. He clobbers it over deep midwicket for a six! SHOT!

In the second delivery, Hazlewood sends it short, wide of off. Klaasen cuts it square past point for a strong four! Then in the fourth delivery, he hammers another short delivery over midwicket for a four! Then in the last delivery, he directs Hazlewood over square for another four to end the four!

RSA: 219/3 (38)

A length delivery by Hazlewood, outside off. Markram taps it square on the off side for a single an also takes his side to 200.

RSA: 200/3 (35.5)

A short delivery by MAxwell, and De Kock tries to go for the reverse pull, and ends up getting cramped. He gets an inside edge onto the stumps! BIG BREAKTHROUGH FOR AUSTRALIA!

De Kock b Maxwell 109 (106)

In the first delivery, Cummins sent a short length delivery, outside off. Markram drove it past cover for a four. Then in the fifth delivery, Markram smacked him wide of mid-off for another four. 11 runs in total from this over.

RSA: 196/2 (34)

Quinton de Kock has scored his third century against Australia in ODI cricket. The Proteas opener and Herschelle Gibbs have scored three centuries each against the Aussies in ODIs. Ex-South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has the most number of ODI tons (5) against Australia.

De Kock has also surpassed Gibbs with his 19th ODI ton as an opener. With 19 centuries as an opener, QDK is only behind Hashim Amla, who scored the most tons (27) for the Proteas in ODI cricket.

Only AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock have scored two centuries as wicketkeeper-batters for South Africa in ODI World Cup. De Kock slammed his first ton as a wicketkeeper against Sri Lanka in the ongoing World Cup.

Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis, Herschelle Gibbs and Quinton de Kock have all scored two centuries each for South Africa at the World Cup. Legendary batter AB de Villiers has scored the most centuries for Proteas. The former Proteas star has notched up four centuries in the ICC event.

Quinton de Kock hammers a maximum to complete his century against Australia. A wonderful shot over square leg and QDK gets to his century in grand fashion. Successive centuries for the Proteas opener in the India World Cup. RSA 171/2 after 30 overs.

Cummins, what have you done? A routine catch from his own bowling but Cummins has made a mess of it. A big drop in the contest as Markram survives. Meanwhile, QDK is just six runs away from his century.

Spinner Adam Zampa went wicketless in four of his last 10 ODIs for Australia in the World Cup year. The spinner only bagged five wickets in five ODI World Cup matches in his career before Australia met South Africa. A moral-boosting scalp for Zampa as he gets Van der Dussen. His sixth wicket at the World Cup and Australia have bounced back!

When QDK was 10 runs away from the triple-digit figures, Van der Dussen tried to cash in on his start after the duo added 50 runs for the second wicket. However, Zampa has dismissed the Proteas power-hitter in the 29th over. He departs for 26 off 30 balls. A big wicket for Australia! RSA 158/2 after 28.3 overs.

De Kock has played a stroke-filled knock of 90 off 86 balls so far inside the first 27 overs. Mitchell Starc and Adam Zampa are working in tandem for Cummins' men at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. Pace ace Starc to continue!

Skipper Cummins is banking on veteran pacer Mitchell Starc, who is back into the attack. In his three overs, the speedster leaked 13 runs. De Kock welcomes the pacer with a boundary. He takes a single on the penultimate ball to give the strike back to Rassie van der Dussen. Seven runs from the over. The partnership swells to 35 off 38 balls.

Another masterclass from Quinton de Kock might just be on the cards. The Proteas opener is closing in on another century. De Kock gets into the 80s. SA 131-1 after 24 overs.