Australia Vs South Africa Live Cricket Score - Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I - Full Scorecard

Josh Hazlewood to Aiden Markram, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Josh Hazlewood provides an early breakthrough with a ripper of a delivery! Hoff slams the deck hard and keeps it outside the off stump. It lands and kicks up a bit while also nipping away a shy bit. Aiden Markram leans back and tries to cut it square on the off side, but that extra bounce does him in. Only manages to get a thick outside edge and the ball flies towards Cameron Green at first slip. The tall, lanky Green takes it comfortably and Aiden Markram stares at the crease in surprise, before walking back. He departs for 1 (3) and South Africa are 2/1!

Adam Zampa to Ryan Rickelton, OUT! STRAIGHT UP, AND TAKEN! Adam Zampa, who has quite a decent record in white ball cricket at this venue, strikes in his first over! Pushes it through, full and outside the off stump line. It is the googly and is not picked up off the hands of the bowler by Ryan Rickelton. He goes for the premeditated sweep shot, but the ball spins away and takes the top edge. It balloons up in the night sky, but just to the right of the keeper. Josh Inglis takes a few steps to his right, settles under it and gobbles up a regulation catch. South Africa lose their third wicket on 49. Ryan Rickelton departs for a run-a-ball 13.

Nathan Ellis to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, OUT! CAUGHT! Sometimes, your strength can be your weakness. Smart captaincy from Mitchell Marsh. It is well documented that Lhuan-dre Pretorius likes to play square on the leg side. So logically, captains might prefer to have a deep mid-wicket and give him the single. Instead, Marsh leaves deep mid-wicket open and keeps only one man inside the ring at square on the leg side. Ellis bowls it short and asks Pretorius to go for his favourite shot. The youngster obliges and pulls but neither does he go over the top, nor does he keep the ball down. Finds the only man at mid-wicket, where Aaron Hardie makes no mistake. The 30-run stand is broken and a disappointed Pretorius trudges off, after looking so good for 24 (15). South Africa are 32/2 after 4.2 overs.

Nathan Ellis to Dewald Brevis, OUT! CAUGHT! A stunner from Maxwell. It was he who had dropped Brevis when on 9. It is Maxwell who catches one to dismiss Brevis on 53. A terrific catch to end a terrific knock. Ellis goes for the bumper and Dewald Brevis tries to take him on. Goes for the pull but this one hits the bat on the higher side. As a result, while there is elevation, the distance is not the complete one, due to lack of clean contact. It goes to the right of wide long on but Glenn Maxwell charges across to his right and dives full stretch to take a blinder. The 61-run stand is broken And Ellis has his second. Brevis departs for a breathtaking 53 (26) and South Africa are 110/4 after 11.4 overs!

Adam Zampa to Tristan Stubbs, OUT! BOWLED! Zampa has his man. The pressure was building on Stubbs, who was itching to do something. Since Brevis' departure, he had faced just 9 balls prior to this delivery, out of the team's 23 and scored just 7 runs. Tries to pre-meditate, getting across and aiming the paddle but misses a straight ball from Zampa. The ball crashes into the stumps. Stubbs departs for a scratchy 25 (23) and from 110/3, South Africa are now 137/5. 26 balls left.

Josh Hazlewood to Corbin Bosch, OUT! CAUGHT! Second wicket for Hazlewood. On a length, around off, angling in, Bosch tries to play a short-arm jab towards the leg side. Don't think he intended to find the boundary as there was barely any power or intent in that shot. But the timing was sweet and because there was no definite plan for either a boundary or a single, there was no clear intention to keep the ball down. He ends up hitting it much better than he would have wanted. The jab ends up straight into the hands of Nathan Ellis running in from deep mid-wicket. Bosch departs for 1 (4) and from 110/3, South Africa are now 138/6! 22 balls left.

Nathan Ellis to Senuran Muthusamy, OUT! CAUGHT! Another wicket falls to the short ball. Fourth, as per our calculations - Markram, Pretorius, Brevis and now Muthusamy. This is around off, Muthusamy goes for the pull but is done in by the bounce. Gets a top edge which flies in the air and Josh Hazlewood is stationed at short fine leg. But he makes a real meal of this and just about catches it to his right, with the ball going away from him. Those big buckets trap the ball. Muthusamy departs for 9 (8) and from 110/3, South Africa are now 165/7. 4 balls left.

Kwena Maphaka to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Kwena Maphaka gets a crucial wicket for his side and his dream run with the ball continues this series. Marsh, just for a moment thought that he cleared the ropes, but it wasn't meant to be this time. Full and on the leg stump, speared in, Mitchell Marsh whips it aerially, towards deep square leg. Lhuan-dre Pretorius stationed just a couple of yards, takes a fine reverse cup catch. Mitchell Marsh couldn't quite believe it as he departs for 54 (37) and Australia are 83/3.

Aiden Markram to Travis Head, OUT! TAKEN! What an over this is turning out to be from Aiden Markram as he removes Travis Head for another score below 20! Fired down the leg stump line, too full, Travis Head premeditates and goes for the sweep shot but fails to get his bat properly under the ball. Gets a top edge and the ball flies into the backward square leg region where Lungi Ngidi takes a nice overhead reverse cup catch. Australia are 66/1.

Corbin Bosch to Josh Inglis, OUT! BOWLED! Two wickets in quick intervals for South Africa as Bosch strikes now! The stumps are attacked, on a good length. The ball lands, skids and arrives quicker than Josh Inglis would have anticipated. He is hurried to hop on the back foot and brings the bat in front to block it away, but there's enough nip back off the pitch to beat the inside edge. The ball then deflects off the back thigh pad, and smashes into the stumps. From 66/0, Australia are now 71/2!

Kwena Maphaka to Cameron Green, OUT! GONE! Maphaka has two to his name now! Into the pitch, from around the stumps. Short and on the middle stump line, holds up a bit on the track. Cameron Green stands tall and slaps the pull shot, aerially and to the right of deep mid-wicket. It goes flat, and Dewald Brevis moves to his right to take the catch around his eyeline. Australia slip further down to 88/4 as Cameron Green departs for 9 (8).

Kagiso Rabada to Tim David, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Rabada comes and Rabada strikes! Is that the game? Very full, almost a yorker, tailing onto middle and leg, Tim David tries his level best to close the face of his bat but is beaten by pace. Gets a leading edge which pops up to the left of the bowler and Rabada snaffles it! That's not a big fish. That's a shark snared by KG. David walks back for 17 (9) and the 32-run stand is broken. Australia are 120/5 and need another 53 from 41 balls!

Kagiso Rabada to Aaron Hardie, OUT! CAUGHT! Poor batting. A length ball, on middle, Hardie looks to chip this one down the ground but probably does not realize that there is a long on in place. Simple catch for Corbin Bosch and Rabada has his second in the span of 5 balls! Probably Hardie wanted to target mid-wicket. Departs for 1 (2) and from 120/4, Australia are now 122/6! Equation - 51 runs, 37 balls.

Corbin Bosch to Ben Dwarshuis, OUT! BOWLED! This is exactly why, this game is not done yet. Another slower ball, into the pitch, targetting the stumps, Ben Dwarshuis goes for the glory shot, to his favourite area at mid-wicket but misses the ball. It hits the stumps. The 41-run stand is broken and Dwarshuis departs for 1 (6). Australia are 163/7 and still need another 10 runs from 9 balls!

Corbin Bosch to Nathan Ellis, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Two in two! What a bowler this guy is. Shifted the momentum in the 17th over and is swinging it his side's way in the 19th. Full, just around off, Ellis is forced to play it. The ball pitches, moves away slightly, takes the outside edge and the keeper, Ryan Rickelton, does the rest!