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South Africa vs Australia 2025 2nd T20I Full Commentary
Result · Aug 12 2025, Tue - 02:45 PM (IST)
SOUTH AFRICA218/7
AUSTRALIA165
South Africa won by 53 runs
CRR:9.34
Player Of The Match
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OUT! Run Out. Sean Abbott to Kagiso Rabada. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed, by Carey. South Africa have posted a massive 218 runs on the board. This commanding performance was led by an impressive maiden T20I century from Dewald Brevis, who remained unbeaten on 125 runs off just 56 balls, showcasing his full range of power-hitting and finesse. He received solid support from Tristan Stubbs, who contributed a valuable 31 runs during a crucial partnership in the middle overs. Australia's bowlers struggled to contain the run flow on what appears to be a batter-friendly pitch. Glenn Maxwell and Ben Dwarshuis each took two wickets. A daunting chase awaits the Australians. Join us shortly for what promises to be an exciting second innings.
FREE HIT. Sean Abbott to Dewald Brevis. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
No ball Sean Abbott to Dewald Brevis. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed and it was a no ball, fielded by Carey.
Sean Abbott to Dewald Brevis. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump deep in crease pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Maxwell, fielded by Carey.
Wide Sean Abbott to Dewald Brevis. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, wide outside off stump deep in crease driving, missed for 1 run, fielded by Carey.
Sean Abbott to Dewald Brevis. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump moves in front pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Maxwell.
Sean Abbott to Kagiso Rabada. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for 1 run, shy attempt by Carey.
FOUR! Sean Abbott to Kagiso Rabada. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
Josh Hazlewood to Dewald Brevis. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
FOUR! Josh Hazlewood to Dewald Brevis. Short, outside off stump backing away pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
FOUR! Josh Hazlewood to Dewald Brevis. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
Josh Hazlewood to Kagiso Rabada. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, to leg backing away driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Marsh.
OUT! Bowled. Josh Hazlewood to Corbin Bosch. Reverse Swing-In full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Corbin Bosch missed the line completely.
Josh Hazlewood to Dewald Brevis. Reverse Swing-In full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Abbott.
Ben Dwarshuis to Corbin Bosch. Leg cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Ben Dwarshuis to Corbin Bosch. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
OUT! Caught. Ben Dwarshuis to Rassie van der Dussen. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover, caught by Abbott. A good catch by Abbott near the ropes.
Ben Dwarshuis to Dewald Brevis. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Abbott.
Ben Dwarshuis to Dewald Brevis. Reverse Swing-Out full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Marsh.
Ben Dwarshuis to Dewald Brevis. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off for no runs, fielded by Marsh.
FOUR! Adam Zampa to Rassie van der Dussen. Slider length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Adam Zampa to Dewald Brevis. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Marsh.
FOUR! Adam Zampa to Dewald Brevis. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Adam Zampa to Rassie van der Dussen. Slider length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Green.
OUT! Caught (Sub). Adam Zampa to Tristan Stubbs. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point. Stubbs is gone! Adam Zampa breaks the partnership.
FOUR! Adam Zampa to Tristan Stubbs. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed past third man for 4 runs.
Sean Abbott to Tristan Stubbs. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump backing away cutting, mis-timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Owen.
Sean Abbott to Dewald Brevis. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump moves in front pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Green.
Sean Abbott to Tristan Stubbs. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
Sean Abbott to Tristan Stubbs. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Hazlewood.
OUT! Caught. Lungi Ngidi to Sean Abbott. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to short third man, caught by Rabada. South Africa won the game by 53 runs, levelling the series. They delivered a dominant bowling performance, dismissing Australia within just 18 overs. Kwena Maphaka and Corbin Bosch were the standout bowlers, each taking three crucial wickets and applying relentless pressure throughout the innings. Although Australia had a promising start, they failed to form any significant partnerships. Tim David was the top scorer with 50 runs. However, after his dismissal, the wickets fell at regular intervals, and the rest of the batting lineup struggled to resist. Dewald Brevis is the Player of the Match for his brillaint performance with the bat.
Lungi Ngidi to Sean Abbott. Reverse Swing-In full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Markram.
Lungi Ngidi to Sean Abbott. Off cutter full toss, off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to silly mid on for no runs.
Lungi Ngidi to Sean Abbott. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Rickelton.
OUT! Caught. Corbin Bosch to Adam Zampa. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Stubbs. Two wickets in a row.
OUT! Bowled. Corbin Bosch to Ben Dwarshuis. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, missed. Cleaned him up.
Corbin Bosch to Ben Dwarshuis. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Rickelton.
Wide Corbin Bosch to Ben Dwarshuis. Off cutter short, wide down leg side backing away pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Rickelton.
Corbin Bosch to Ben Dwarshuis. Off cutter half volley, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Markram.
Corbin Bosch to Ben Dwarshuis. Reverse Swing-In half volley, down leg side on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Markram.
Corbin Bosch to Sean Abbott. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover for 1 run, fielded by Peter.
SIX! Nqaba Peter to Ben Dwarshuis. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Wide Nqaba Peter to Sean Abbott. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot slog sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Rabada.
Nqaba Peter to Sean Abbott. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
OUT! Caught. Nqaba Peter to Alex Carey. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Brevis. Holes out in the deep.
Nqaba Peter to Ben Dwarshuis. Googly length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Pretorius.
Nqaba Peter to Alex Carey. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Brevis.
Nqaba Peter to Alex Carey. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Markram.
Kwena Maphaka to Alex Carey. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Rabada.
Kwena Maphaka to Ben Dwarshuis. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to cover for 1 run, fielded by Brevis.
OUT! Bowled. Kwena Maphaka to Mitch Owen. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, missed. Maphaka gets his third wicket.
Kwena Maphaka to Alex Carey. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ngidi.
FREE HIT. FOUR! Kwena Maphaka to Alex Carey. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
No ball Kwena Maphaka to Alex Carey. Beamer, down leg side down the track pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket and it was a no ball, fielded by Bosch.
FOUR! Kwena Maphaka to Alex Carey. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
Lungi Ngidi to Alex Carey. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Rabada.
Lungi Ngidi to Alex Carey. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Brevis.
Lungi Ngidi to Alex Carey. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control to deep cover for 2 runs, run save by Maphaka, fielded by Peter.
Lungi Ngidi to Mitch Owen. Off cutter beamer, down leg side on the back foot pulling, hit pad for 1 run, shy attempt by Rickelton.
Lungi Ngidi to Alex Carey. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Brevis.