South Africa vs Australia Scorecard, T20I 2020
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 26 February 2020
Australia batting
1st innings, run rate 9.65
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  David Warnerc David Miller b Anrich Nortje |
57 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 154.1 |
 Aaron Finch (c)lbw b Tabraiz Shamsi |
55 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 148.6 |
 Matthew Wadec Quinton de Kock b Lungi Ngidi |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 111.1 |
 Mitchell Marshc Tabraiz Shamsi b Dwaine Pretorius |
19 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 118.8 |
 Steven Smithnot out |
30* | 15 | 0 | 2 | 200.0 |
 Alex Carey (wk)b Kagiso Rabada |
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 |
 Ashton Agarnot out |
1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 14 (lb 5, w 8, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 193/5 (20 ov) | ||||
1-120 David Warner 11.3 ov, 2-123 Aaron Finch 12.4 ov, 3-146 Matthew Wade 15.2 ov, 4-155 Mitchell Marsh 16.4 ov, 5-173 Alex Carey 18.4 ov
Did not batSouth Africa bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Kagiso Rabada1 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 |
 Anrich Nortje |
4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.50 |
 Lungi Ngidi3 wd |
4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
 Dwaine Pretorius4 wd |
4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 |
 Tabraiz Shamsi |
4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
South Africa batting
2nd innings, run rate 6.19
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quinton de Kock (c) (wk)b Mitchell Starc |
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.7 |
 Rassie van der Dussenc Adam Zampa b Ashton Agar |
24 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 126.3 |
 Faf du Plessisc Adam Zampa b Mitchell Starc |
5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.4 |
 Heinrich Klaasenb Adam Zampa |
22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 122.2 |
 David Millerc Aaron Finch b Pat Cummins |
15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 |
 Pite van Biljonb Adam Zampa |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Dwaine Pretoriuslbw b Mitchell Marsh |
11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 122.2 |
| Kagiso Rabadalbw b Mitchell Starc |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 |
| Anrich Nortjelbw b Ashton Agar |
2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Lungi Ngidib Ashton Agar |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tabraiz Shamsinot out |
2* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | 4 (w 4) | ||||
| Total | 96 (all out, 15.3 ov) | ||||
1-6 Quinton de Kock 0.4 ov, 2-23 Faf du Plessis 2.5 ov, 3-57 Heinrich Klaasen 7.3 ov, 4-59 Rassie van der Dussen 8.3 ov, 5-65 Pite van Biljon 9.6 ov, 6-87 David Miller 12.5 ov, 7-87 Dwaine Pretorius 13.1 ov, 8-90 Anrich Nortje 14.2 ov, 9-90 Lungi Ngidi 14.3 ov, 10-96 Kagiso Rabada 15.3 ov
Australia bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mitchell Starc2 wd |
2.3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 9.20 |
 Pat Cummins2 wd |
3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 |
 Kane Richardson |
2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Ashton Agar |
4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4.00 |
 Adam Zampa |
3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3.33 |
| Mitchell Marsh |
1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- S Africa, bowl
- Ground
- Newlands, Cape Town
- Start
- Wed 26 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 Wednesday 26 February 2020, at Newlands, Cape Town, 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 Newlands?
A good first-innings score at Newlands is around 164, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 43% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.