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Johannesburg: Australia stage thrilling comeback to beat South Africa by 5 wickets in 2nd T20I at Johannesburg on Sunday. 3-match series level 1-1.
After a shoddy start, David Warner and Glenn Maxwell joined hands for a mammoth partnership of over 161 runs to win their team the game from an unlikely position.
Australia had a disastrous start to the chase with Kagiso Rabada removing Aaron Finch in the very first over with a nice yorker. Shane Watson struggled for form and was simply unable to score at a rate even close to optimal.
Steven Smith looked itchy at the crease but managed to get a few boundaries when he connected.
However, his luck ran dry in the sixth over, when he fell to Dale Steyn. He got a wide delivery outside off and went for the slash without the best timing.
Steyn got another wicket in the same over, in the same region, Watson was put out of his misery with a miscued slash to third man, and this time JP Duminy completed a good catch. It looked like the game was as good as over for Australia, but Warner and Maxwell had other plans.
The batsmen looked comfortable against all types of bowlers and smashed boundaries to all parts of the ground.
It was not just mindless hitting either, there was a lot of measured risks coupled with some clean hitting off bad balls. When not getting the boundaries, they kept the singles and doubles coming.
As the innings progressed, their confidence surged and the volume of boundaries correspondingly increased.
Maxwell brought up his fifty of 26 balls with a massive six, and Warner brought up the same milestone off 25 balls with a four. The batsmen were ruthless against Imran Tahir, who was seemingly intimidated by the approach.
Earlier, captain Faf du Plessis anchored an aggressive South African total of 204 for seven after they were sent in to bat.
Left-arm seamer James Faulkner was outstanding for Australia, taking three for 28 in four overs while most of his team-mates took some heavy punishment.
Australian captain Steve Smith said at the toss that the Wanderers, a renowned limited overs batting paradise, was a ground where a batting team never knew how many runs were enough.
South Africa's approach from the start suggested they believed they needed at least 200.
A succession of batsmen played big shots, scored quickly and got out, while Du Plessis played more circumspectly before slamming two sixes and two fours off the first four balls of the last over, bowled by John Hastings, before he was caught in the deep.
Du Plessis hit five sixes and five fours in a 41-ball innings.
Quinton de Kock made 44 off 28 balls, while David Miller thrashed 33 off 18 deliveries.
South Africa made two changes from the side that won the first match of the three-game series by three wickets in Durban on Friday.
Fast bowler Dale Steyn returned in place of Kyle Abbott for his first appearance since injuring a shoulder in the first Test against England in December. All-rounder Farhaan Behardien replaced Rilee Rossouw.
Australia made four changes, meaning all 15 players in their squad played in the first two matches.
Shane Watson, Faulkner, Ashton Agar and Josh Hazlewood replaced Usman Khawaja, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa and Andrew Tye.
Brief scores
South Africa - 204 for 7 (du Plessis 79, de Kock 44, Miller 33, Faulkner 3-28)
Australia - 205 ofr 5 (Warner 77, Maxwell 75)
Result - Australia won by 5 wickets
MOM - David Warner (Australia)
