Thanks to Amla and Faf du Plessis, South Africa managed to post 299 for 6 from their stipulated 50 overs. The two batsmen added 145 runs for the second wicket, setting the tone for a big total after being put in to bat first.
The live cricket streaming of the match will be available in India on Hotstar, whole the live telecast of the match will be available on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD.
Even though the general consensus was that it was perhaps 25-30 runs short, 305 was still an excellent score, especially when one considers that a score in excess of 300 had never been chased down in the ICC Champions Trophy previously.
The teams have clashed 5 times in the tournament: Australia have won 4 times, while 1 ended without a result.
The last time Australia and New Zealand played an ODI at a neutral venue, was at this very ground, Edgbaston, in Champions Trophy 2013. The match was washed out.
I think 305 was a little bit short, but they batted really well and took the game away from us." - Mashrafe Mortaza
133* is now the highest ODI score for Joe Root. His previous highest was 125, against South Africa at Centurion in 2015-16.
The last time England squared up against Bangladesh in an ICC event. Bangladesh won by 15 runs.