Australia Beaten Again As South Africa Clinch Odi Series With 84-run Win

Australia person slumped to a seventh conclusion from their past 8 ODIs, suffering a 84-run nonaccomplishment against South Africa successful Mackay that allowed nan Proteas to return an unassailable 2-0 bid lead.

After being crushed by 98 runs successful Cairns connected Tuesday night, Australia again struggled batting nether lights arsenic nan caller 50-over retirements of Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell were laid bare.

Chasing South Africa’s 278, Australia’s only dream was Josh Inglis arsenic their white-ball keeper made batting look easy successful comparison to nan remainder of nan line-up.

But erstwhile successful show of his 2nd ODI century, Inglis (87 from 74 balls) went for a chaotic changeable and was caught down disconnected paceman Lungi Ngidi.

Once nan 30-year-old was dismissed, Australia’s chances vanished arsenic they mislaid 4-9 to extremity their innings successful nan 38th over.

Ngidi starred successful nan absence of injured spearhead Kagiso Rabada, claiming 5-42 for nan 2nd five-wicket haul of his ODI career.

Australia person won conscionable 1 ODI since past November – a triumph complete England successful this year’s Champions Trophy – and suffering aggregate defeats to Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and now South Africa.

Marnus Labuschagne mightiness person grabbed valuable lower-order wickets, but his spot astatine No 3 has to beryllium successful jeopardy.

Already dropped from nan Test side, Labuschagne (2-19) gained immoderate much-needed assurance pinch nan ball, but it did not construe pinch nan bat arsenic he was retired for 1 aft making nan aforesaid people successful crippled one.

The Proteas, who chose to bat first, appeared to beryllium cruising to a full supra 300, but were tied down precocious successful their innings and bowled retired pinch 5 balls to spare.

Labuschagne was joined by recalled speedy Xavier Bartlett and chap seamer Nathan Ellis successful taking 2 wickets each.

Adam Zampa ensured half of nan wickets were taken by spinners erstwhile he took nan last scalp, aft antecedently dismissing Tristan Stubbs and Tony de Zorzi.

Matthew Breetzke (88) and Stubbs (74) threatened to return nan innings distant from Australia successful their 89-run stand, earlier nan erstwhile skied an Ellis transportation to Alex Carey without nan gloves successful nan deep.

Ellis besides claimed nan important wicket of young weapon Dewald Brevis, who lit up nan caller T20 series.

South Africa’s skipper, Temba Bavuma, was rested and replaced by Tony de Zorzi arsenic South Africa negociate his workload aft severely hurting his hamstring successful nan World Test Championship last successful June.

South Africa will beryllium retired to make it a 3-0 clean-sweep successful Sunday’s bid finale backmost successful Mackay.