South Africa vs Australia Scorecard, T20I 2020
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 21 February 2020
Australia batting
1st innings, run rate 9.80
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  David Warnerc Tabraiz Shamsi b Dale Steyn |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 |
 Aaron Finch (c)c Faf du Plessis b Tabraiz Shamsi |
42 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 155.6 |
 Steven Smithst Quinton de Kock b Tabraiz Shamsi |
45 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 140.6 |
 Matthew Wadec David Miller b Dale Steyn |
18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 163.6 |
 Mitchell Marshc Dale Steyn b Lungi Ngidi |
19 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 135.7 |
 Alex Carey (wk)c Faf du Plessis b Andile Phehlukwayo |
27 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 122.7 |
 Ashton Agarnot out |
20* | 9 | 2 | 1 | 222.2 |
 Mitchell Starcnot out |
7* | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.3 |
| Extras | 14 (lb 2, w 12) | ||||
| Total | 196/6 (20 ov) | ||||
1-4 David Warner 0.2 ov, 2-84 Aaron Finch 8.2 ov, 3-114 Matthew Wade 11.5 ov, 4-146 Steven Smith 12 ov, 5-167 Alex Carey 17.4 ov, 6-171 Mitchell Marsh 18.3 ov
Did not batSouth Africa bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Dale Steyn2 wd |
4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
 Lungi Ngidi1 wd |
3 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 12.33 |
 Kagiso Rabada2 wd |
3 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 15.00 |
 Andile Phehlukwayo2 wd |
4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
 Tabraiz Shamsi5 wd |
4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
 JJ Smuts |
2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 |
South Africa batting
2nd innings, run rate 6.14
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quinton de Kock (c) (wk)b Mitchell Starc |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
 Rassie van der Dussenc Mitchell Starc b Pat Cummins |
6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 |
 Faf du Plessisc Kane Richardson b Ashton Agar |
24 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 109.1 |
| JJ Smutsc Adam Zampa b Pat Cummins |
7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.0 |
 David Millerc Alex Carey b Adam Zampa |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
 Pite van Biljonb Ashton Agar |
16 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 106.7 |
| Andile Phehlukwayolbw b Ashton Agar |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dale Steync Aaron Finch b Ashton Agar |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Kagiso Rabadab Adam Zampa |
22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 115.8 |
| Lungi Ngidic David Warner b Ashton Agar |
1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Tabraiz Shamsinot out |
2* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | 7 (w 7) | ||||
| Total | 89 (all out, 14.3 ov) | ||||
1-2 Quinton de Kock 0.3 ov, 2-17 Rassie van der Dussen 3.2 ov, 3-38 JJ Smuts 5.5 ov, 4-40 David Miller 6.2 ov, 5-44 Faf du Plessis 7.4 ov, 6-44 Andile Phehlukwayo 7.5 ov, 7-44 Dale Steyn 7.6 ov, 8-77 Pite van Biljon 11.6 ov, 9-85 Lungi Ngidi 13.1 ov, 10-89 Kagiso Rabada 14.3 ov
Australia bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc7 wd |
3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 |
 Kane Richardson |
3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
 Pat Cummins |
2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
 Adam Zampa |
2.3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3.60 |
| Ashton Agar |
4 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 6.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- S Africa, bowl
- Start
- Fri 21 Feb, 16:00 UK
- Competition
- T20I 2020
South Africa vs Australia Questions
When is South Africa vs Australia?
South Africa vs Australia starts at 16:00 UK time (21:30 in India) on Friday 21 February 2020, at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, part of T20I 2020; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the South Africa vs Australia head to head?
Australia lead the South Africa vs Australia head to head at 9-3 from 12 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 16 August 2025 at Cazaly's Stadium, was won by Australia.
What is South Africa's recent form?
South Africa have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W W W L; most recently they beat Zimbabwe on 06 Sep, 205/5 to 157.
What is Australia's recent form?
Australia have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W W W L; most recently they beat Bangladesh on 21 Jun, 112/3 to 109/8.
What is a good score at The Wanderers Stadium?
A good first-innings score at The Wanderers Stadium is around 174, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 57% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.