South Africa beat Australia by 6 wickets in the final

Harare Sports Club, 6 Sept 2014. South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl.

South Africa won by 6 wickets

South Africa won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl. Australia made 217 for 9 in 50 overs, Aaron Finch 54 from 87 balls and James Faulkner 39 from 37 balls. Dale Steyn took 4 for 34.

South Africa reached 221 for 4 in 40.5 overs, Faf du Plessis 96 from 99 balls and AB de Villiers 57 not out from 41 balls.

South Africa won by 6 wickets.

Key performers

96Faf du PlessisSouth Africa. 99 balls, 8 fours, 1 six

4/34Dale SteynSouth Africa. 10 overs, 1 maidenPlayer of the match

54Aaron FinchAustralia. 87 balls, 5 fours

Australia innings

217/9(50 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aaron Finchb DW Steyn	b DW Steyn	54	87	5	0	62.07
Phillip Hughesc AB de Villiers b DW Steyn	c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn	15	16	2	0	93.75
Steve Smithc DA Miller b WD Parnell	c DA Miller b WD Parnell	10	15	2	0	66.67
George Baileyb Imran Tahir	b Imran Tahir	12	28	0	0	42.86
Mitchell Marshb WD Parnell	b WD Parnell	27	46	1	1	58.70
Glenn Maxwelllbw b DW Steyn	lbw b DW Steyn	0	1	0	0	0.00
Brad Haddin †lbw b DW Steyn	lbw b DW Steyn	6	19	0	0	31.58
James Faulknerc DA Miller b M Morkel	c DA Miller b M Morkel	39	37	4	0	105.41
Mitchell Johnsonc AM Phangiso b M Morkel	c AM Phangiso b M Morkel	6	6	1	0	100.00
Mitchell Starcnot out	not out	29*	46	0	2	63.04
Nathan Lyonnot out	not out	0*	0	0	0	-
Extras(b 4, lb 5, w 9, nb 1)	(b 4, lb 5, w 9, nb 1)	19
Total50 Ov (RR 4.34)	50 Ov (RR 4.34)	217/9

Fall of wickets: 25-1 (PJ Hughes, 4.1 ov), 49-2 (SPD Smith, 8.5 ov), 82-3 (GJ Bailey, 19 ov), 115-4 (AJ Finch, 28.1 ov), 115-5 (GJ Maxwell, 28.2 ov), 132-6 (MR Marsh, 34.3 ov), 137-7 (BJ Haddin, 36.1 ov), 144-8 (MG Johnson, 38 ov), 215-9 (JP Faulkner, 49.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Dale Steyn	10	1	34	4	3.40	44	4	0	2	0
Morné Morkel	10	0	58	2	5.80	28	6	0	2	1
Wayne Parnell	10	1	40	2	4.00	39	3	0	1	0
Aaron Phangiso	10	0	36	0	3.60	34	1	1	0	0
Imran Tahir	10	0	40	1	4.00	36	1	2	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	AJ Finch 7(9) & PJ Hughes 15(16)	25	25
2nd	SPD Smith 10(15) & AJ Finch 14(13)	24	28
3rd	GJ Bailey 12(28) & AJ Finch 15(33)	33	61
4th	AJ Finch 18(32) & MR Marsh 14(23)	33	55
5th	GJ Maxwell 0(1) & MR Marsh 0(0)	0	1
6th	BJ Haddin 4(14) & MR Marsh 13(23)	17	37
7th	JP Faulkner 3(5) & BJ Haddin 2(5)	5	10
8th	MG Johnson 6(6) & JP Faulkner 1(5)	7	11
9th	MA Starc 27(44) & JP Faulkner 35(27)	71	70
10th	MA Starc 2(2) & NM Lyon 0(0)	2*	2

South Africa innings

221/4(40.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Hashim Amlac GJ Bailey b SPD Smith	c GJ Bailey b SPD Smith	51	75	2	0	68.00
Quinton de Kock †c GJ Bailey b GJ Maxwell	c GJ Bailey b GJ Maxwell	7	7	1	0	100.00
Faf du Plessisc JP Faulkner b MG Johnson	c JP Faulkner b MG Johnson	96	99	8	1	96.97
Wayne Parnellb JP Faulkner	b JP Faulkner	6	24	1	0	25.00
AB de Villiersnot out	not out	57*	41	6	2	139.02
JP Duminynot out	not out	0*	0	0	0	-
Extras(b 1, w 2, nb 1)	(b 1, w 2, nb 1)	4
Total40.5 Ov (RR 5.41)	40.5 Ov (RR 5.41) · Target 218 from 50 ov	221/4

Did not bat: David Miller, Dale Steyn, Morné Morkel, Aaron Phangiso, Imran Tahir

Fall of wickets: 14-1 (Q de Kock, 3.2 ov), 112-2 (HM Amla, 21.4 ov), 126-3 (WD Parnell, 26.4 ov), 217-4 (F du Plessis, 40.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mitchell Johnson	9.5	0	52	1	5.29	30	6	0	0	1
Glenn Maxwell	2	0	12	1	6.00	6	1	0	0	0
Mitchell Marsh	5	0	25	0	5.00	16	2	0	1	0
Mitchell Starc	4	0	27	0	6.75	9	2	0	1	0
James Faulkner	8	0	54	1	6.75	19	3	3	0	0
Nathan Lyon	10	1	41	0	4.10	33	4	0	0	0
Steve Smith	2	0	9	1	4.50	5	0	0	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	HM Amla 7(13) & Q de Kock 7(7)	14	20
2nd	HM Amla 44(62) & F du Plessis 53(48)	98	110
3rd	WD Parnell 6(24) & F du Plessis 7(6)	14	30
4th	AB de Villiers 53(40) & F du Plessis 36(45)	91	84
5th	AB de Villiers 4(1) & JP Duminy 0(0)	4*	1

Commentary

40.54

MG Johnson to AB de Villiers, FOUR

40.4W

MG Johnson to F du Plessis, OUT

F du Plessis c JP Faulkner b MG Johnson 96(99) [4s-8 6s-1] · FoW 217/4 (40.4 ov)

40.30

MG Johnson to F du Plessis, no runFree hit

40.3Nb

MG Johnson to F du Plessis, no ball

40.20

MG Johnson to F du Plessis, no run

40.14

MG Johnson to F du Plessis, FOUR

End of over 4017 runsSA 212/3106640

AB de Villiers 53(40)F du Plessis 92(94)JP Faulkner 8-0-54-1

39.60

JP Faulkner to AB de Villiers, no run

39.54

JP Faulkner to AB de Villiers, FOUR

FIFTY for AB de Villiers (53 off 39)

39.46

JP Faulkner to AB de Villiers, SIX

39.36

JP Faulkner to AB de Villiers, SIX

39.20

JP Faulkner to AB de Villiers, no run

39.11

JP Faulkner to F du Plessis, 1 run

End of over 393 runsSA 195/31b01010

AB de Villiers 37(35)F du Plessis 91(93)MG Johnson 9-0-43-0

38.60

MG Johnson to AB de Villiers, no run

38.51

MG Johnson to F du Plessis, 1 run

38.40

MG Johnson to F du Plessis, no run

38.31

MG Johnson to AB de Villiers, 1 run

38.20

MG Johnson to AB de Villiers, no run

38.11b

MG Johnson to F du Plessis, 1 bye

End of over 385 runsSA 192/3110120

AB de Villiers 36(32)F du Plessis 90(90)JP Faulkner 7-0-37-1

37.60

JP Faulkner to AB de Villiers, no run

37.52

JP Faulkner to AB de Villiers, 2 runs

37.41

JP Faulkner to F du Plessis, 1 run

37.30

JP Faulkner to F du Plessis, no run

37.21

JP Faulkner to AB de Villiers, 1 run

37.11

JP Faulkner to F du Plessis, 1 run

End of over 375 runsSA 187/3110201

F du Plessis 88(87)AB de Villiers 33(29)MG Johnson 8-0-41-0

36.61

MG Johnson to F du Plessis, 1 run