Australia vs South Africa 2014: Shane Watson misses century by 18 runs

Shane Watson misses century by 18 runs

Nov 23, 2014

Australia all-rounder, Shane Watson missed out on century after getting dismissed on 82 against South Africa in the fifth ODI at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Watson was dismissed by Morne Morkel when he went for pull off a short ball but couldn’t time it well enough only to be collected by Robin Peterson at deep mid-wicket.

Earlier he along with Aaron Finch had helped Australia put up 100-run partnership for the second wicket. He was going strong after scoring his 31st half-century along with Steven Smith and put up a 81-run stand before getting dismissed by Morkel. Australia need 44 more runs with seven wickets remaining in their bag.