End of over 5 (8 runs) Australia 28/1 (177 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 5.60, RRR: 11.80)

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End of over 5 (8 runs) Australia 28/1 (177 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 5.60, RRR: 11.80)

SR Watson5 (12b 1x4 0x6)
SPD Smith19 (14b 2x4 1x6)
K Rabada3-0-14-1
DW Steyn1-0-4-0
4.6
Rabada to Watson, no run, a bouncer, angled over leg stump, travels over the gloves and he escapes a wide call
4.5
Rabada to Watson, no run, much fuller, on middle and leg, takes a thick outside edge into the covers as he aims into midwicket
 

Satya: "Not sure how many people dare enough to say this, i'd pick Abbott ahead of Steyn"

 
4.4
Rabada to Watson, no run, swing and a miss as he moves outside leg stump then swings to the on side, the ball scoots past his inside edge and pads
4.3
Rabada to Smith, 1 run, back of a length, crunched towards square leg with another cross-batted swat...square leg can't stop it cleanly, Steyn tidies up in the deep
4.2
Rabada to Smith, SIX, gets this one cleanly, it was a fuller ball and Smith was able to get underneath it with a (relatively) straight bat and lofts it over mid-on
4.1
Rabada to Smith, no run, pushed into the off side
4.1
Rabada to Smith, 1 wide, appeal for a catch down the leg side, but it's called a wide...Smith moving around his crease, goes to help this off his hip. There was a noise and the ball wasn't near the pad. The replay suggests it was glove



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