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Patna : South Africa beat Australia by 21 runs in the one off T20I at Carrara Oval, Queensland, Australia, on November 17, 2018, riding on impressive bowling by its fast bowlers Lungisani Ngidi, Chris Morris, and Andile Phehlukwayo, and spinner Tabraiz Shamsi. Australia won the toss but opted to bowl. The match was reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
Batting first, South Africa scored 108/6 in 10 overs with captain Faf du Plessis scoring 27 and openers Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks scoring 22 and 19 runs respectively. Heinrich Klaasen scored 12 in 6 balls while David Miller made 11 in 10 balls. South Africal made 70 runs in the mandatory 6 over power play. Quinton de Kock made 22 in 16 balls with 2 sixes while Reeza Hendricks scored 19 in 8 balls with 3 fours and a six. Faf du Plessis scored 27 in 15 balls with 4 fours.
For Australia, Nathan Coulter-Nile took 2/19 in 2 overs and Andrew Tye 2/18 in 2 overs. Billy Stanlake took 1/23 in 2 overs while Glen Maxwell took 1/14 in 2 overs.
Chasing a target of 109, Australia could score only 87/7 in 10 overs with Maxwell scoring 38 in 23 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes while Chris Lynn made 14 in 10 balls with 3 fours. Captain Aaron Finch made 7 in 6 balls. D Arcy Short was out for a duck while Marcus Stoinis scored 5. Australia scored 52 runs in power play.
For South Africa, Lungisani Ngidi took 2/16, Chris Morris 2/12, and Andile Phehlukwayo 2/21, all bowling two overs each. Spinner Shamsi took 1/12 in 2 overs. Shamsi was declared Player of the Match.