AUS vs SA 2nd ODI HIGHLIGHTS: Ngidi, Breetzke shine as Proteas seal ODI series vs Australia
AUS vs SA 2nd ODI highlights: South Africa's Matthew Breetzke (88) was the top scorer in the match
Lungi Ngidi
South Africa continued their dominance over Australia in the ODI format as they beat the Aussie side by 84 runs in the second ODI, thanks to a brilliant bowling spell from Lungi Ngidi, to seal the three-match series with an unassailable lead of 2-0 with a match to spare. With this loss, Australia’s winless run in ODIs extended to four matches, something they will try to break when they take the field for the final ODI on Sunday.
Earlier, South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first, but their decision backfired when Xavier Bartlett removed stand-in skipper Aiden Markram for a duck in the second over to put South Africa under pressure early, before also dismissing Ryan Rickelton (8) to send the visitors’ opening pair home inside the six-over mark.
Tony de Zorzi (38), along with Matthew Breetzke, then rebuilt South Africa with a 67-run stand for the third wicket before falling victim to Adam Zampa on the final ball of the 16th over. Meanwhile, Breetzke (88) put on another 89-run stand, this time with Tristan Stubbs for the fourth wicket, to keep South Africa afloat before losing his wicket to Nathan Ellis, who in his very next over removed Dewald Brevis (1) to send half the Proteas side packing.
Wiaan Mulder (26) stitched a good 48-run stand with Stubbs for the sixth wicket before Marnus Labuschagne removed him in the 41st over. Labuschagne also got Senuran Muthusamy (4) dismissed in his next over, providing crucial breakthroughs for his team.
Adam Zampa then finally ended Tristan Stubbs’ (74) resistance before removing Nandre Burger (8) to push South Africa on the verge of being all out. Keshav Maharaj (22 not out) was crucial late as the Proteas finished their innings at 277 all out after 49.1 overs.
In reply, Australia’s start was nothing less than a nightmare as they lost Travis Head (6) to Nandre Burger in the third over, before losing Marnus Labuschagne (1) to Lungi Ngidi the very next over. The hosts tried to make a comeback, but Wiaan Mulder got Aussie skipper and in-form batter Mitchell Marsh (18) caught out in the 10th over as Australia lost three wickets inside the 10-over mark.
Cameron Green (35) then played a brilliant counter-attack before losing his wicket to Senuran Muthusamy. Nandre Burger then cut Alex Carey’s innings short on just 13 as Australia lost half their team on 133.
Aaron Hardie (10) then lost his wicket to Lungi Ngidi as Australia’s struggle in the match continued. Ngidi then removed Josh Inglis (87) and Xavier Bartlett (8) in a span of four balls as Australia found themselves in a heap of trouble.
Muthusamy then got Nathan Ellis (3) stumped out to push Australia on the verge of a series loss. Finally, Ngidi got the wicket of Adam Zampa (3) to complete his five-wicket haul and bundle out the hosts for just 193, handing his team a memorable victory.
Scorecard:
South Africa:
| South Africa Inning | ||||||
| 277-10 (49.1 ov) CRR:5.63 | ||||||
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Ryan Rickelton (WK) | c J Inglis b XC Bartlett | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Aiden Markram (C) | c T Head b XC Bartlett | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony de Zorzi | c & b A Zampa | 38 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 97.44 |
| Matthew Breetzke | c A Carey b N Ellis | 88 | 78 | 8 | 2 | 112.82 |
| Tristan Stubbs | c C Green b A Zampa | 74 | 87 | 3 | 1 | 85.06 |
| Dewald Brevis | c C Green b N Ellis | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Wiaan Mulder | c C Green b M Labuschagne | 26 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 123.81 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | c AM Hardie b M Labuschagne | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Keshav Maharaj | Not out | 22 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 91.67 |
| Nandre Burger | c C Green b A Zampa | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Lungisani Ngidi | b J Hazlewood | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Extras | 7 (b 0, Ib 0, w 6, nb 1, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 277 (10 wkts, 49.1 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | ECO |
| Josh Hazlewood | 9.1 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 6.22 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 9 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Aaron Hardie | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 8.75 |
| Nathan Ellis | 10 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 4.6 |
| Adam Zampa | 10 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Travis Head | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3.8 |
Australia:
| Australia Inning | ||||||
| 193-10 (37.4 ov) CRR:5.12 | ||||||
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Travis Head | c A Markram b N Burger | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Mitchell Marsh (C) | c (sub C Bosch) b PWA Mulder | 18 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 72 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c RD Rickelton b L Ngidi | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Cameron Green | c & b S Muthusamy | 35 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 64.81 |
| Josh Inglis (WK) | c RD Rickelton b L Ngidi | 87 | 74 | 10 | 2 | 117.57 |
| Alex Carey | c D Brevis b N Burger | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| Aaron Hardie | c & b L Ngidi | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Xavier Bartlett | c (sub C Bosch) b L Ngidi | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 80 |
| Nathan Ellis | st RD Rickelton b S Muthusamy | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Adam Zampa | c (sub C Bosch) b L Ngidi | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Josh Hazlewood | Not out | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| Extras | 6 (b 0, Ib 4, w 2, nb 0, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 193 (10 wkts, 37.4 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | ECO |
| Nandre Burger | 6 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3.83 |
| Lungisani Ngidi | 8.4 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 4.85 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 8 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 3.75 |
| Aiden Markram | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
4:54 PM
Australia vs South Africa 2nd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia scorecard
| Australia Inning | ||||||
| 193-10 (37.4 ov) CRR:5.12 | ||||||
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Travis Head | c A Markram b N Burger | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Mitchell Marsh (C) | c (sub C Bosch) b PWA Mulder | 18 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 72 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c RD Rickelton b L Ngidi | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Cameron Green | c & b S Muthusamy | 35 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 64.81 |
| Josh Inglis (WK) | c RD Rickelton b L Ngidi | 87 | 74 | 10 | 2 | 117.57 |
| Alex Carey | c D Brevis b N Burger | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| Aaron Hardie | c & b L Ngidi | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Xavier Bartlett | c (sub C Bosch) b L Ngidi | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 80 |
| Nathan Ellis | st RD Rickelton b S Muthusamy | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Adam Zampa | c (sub C Bosch) b L Ngidi | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Josh Hazlewood | Not out | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| Extras | 6 (b 0, Ib 4, w 2, nb 0, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 193 (10 wkts, 37.4 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | ECO |
| Nandre Burger | 6 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3.83 |
| Lungisani Ngidi | 8.4 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 4.85 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 8 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 3.75 |
| Aiden Markram | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
4:50 PM
Australia vs South Africa 2nd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: South Africa beat Australia
Over Summary: 1 0 3 W; Australia 193/10 after 37.4 overs; Josh Hazlewood 3 (2).
Lungi Ngidi continues the attack. He gives away 3 runs from the over and takes the wicket Adam Zampa to finish off Australian inninings and seal the match and series for South Africa.
4:47 PM
Australia vs South Africa 2nd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia need 89 runs to win in 78 balls
Over Summary: 0 2 0 0 0 W; Australia 189/9 after 37 overs; Adam Zampa 2 (2),
Senuran Muthusamy continues the attack. He gives away 2 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Nathan Eliis (3).
4:44 PM
Australia vs South Africa 2nd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia need 91 runs to win in 84 balls
Over Summary: 0 1 1 0 6 0; Australia 187/8 after 36 overs; Adam Zampa 2 (2), Nathan Ellis 1 (1)
Lungi Ngidi continues the attack. He gives away 3 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Josh Inglis (87) and Xavier Bartlett (8).
4:39 PM
Australia vs South Africa 2nd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia need 94 runs to win in 90 balls
Over Summary: 0 1 1 0 6 0; Australia 184/6 after 35 overs; Josh Inglis 87 (73), Xavier Bartlett 8 (8)
Senuran Muthusamy comes back into the attack. He gives away 8 runs from the over.
4:38 PM
Australia vs South Africa 2nd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia need 102 runs to win in 96 balls
Over Summary: 1 0 W 0 0 1; Australia 176/6 after 34 overs; Josh Inglis 86 (72), Xavier Bartlett 1 (3)
Lungi Ngidi continues the attack. He gives away 2 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Aaron Hardie (10).
4:24 PM
Australia vs South Africa 2nd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia need 104 runs to win in 17 overs
Over Summary: 1 0 1 0 1 1; Australia 174/5 after 33 overs; Josh Inglis 85 (71), Aaron Hardie 10 (14)
Keshav Maharaj continues the attack. He gives away 4 runs from the over.
4:23 PM
Australia vs South Africa 2nd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia need 108 runs to win in 18 overs
Over Summary: 1 1 1 4 0 0; Australia 170/5 after 32 overs; Josh Inglis 83 (68), Aaron Hardie 9 (12)
Lungi Ngidi continues the attack. He gives away 7 runs from the over.
4:18 PM
Australia vs South Africa 2nd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia need 115 runs to win in 19 overs
Over Summary: 0 0 4 1 0 4; Australia 163/5 after 30 overs; Josh Inglis 78 (64), Aaron Hardie 6 (9)
Keshav Maharaj continues the attack. He gives away 9 runs from the over.
4:15 PM
Australia vs South Africa 2nd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia need 124 runs to win in 20 overs
Over Summary: 4 0 0 1 0 1; Australia 154/5 after 30 overs; Josh Inglis 74 (62), Aaron Hardie 1 (5)
Lungi Nagidi comes back into the attack. He gives away 6 runs from the over.
4:14 PM
Australia vs South Africa 2nd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia need 130 runs to win in 21 overs
Over Summary: 0 4 2 0 4 1; Australia 148/5 after 29 overs; Josh Inglis 69 (58), Aaron Hardie 0 (3)
Keshav Maharaj comes back into the attack. He gives away 11 runs from the over.
4:13 PM
Australia vs South Africa 2nd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia need 141 runs to win in 22 overs
Over Summary: 0 1 W 0 0 L4; Australia 137/5 after 28 overs; Josh Inglis 58 (52), Aaron Hardie 0 (3)
Burger continues the attack. He gives away 5 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Alex carey (13).
4:02 PM
Australia vs South Africa 2nd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia need 146 runs to win in 23 overs
Over Summary: 0 0 1 1 1 1; Australia 132/4 after 27 overs; Josh Inglis 57 (50), Alex Carey 13 (19)
Burger comes back in the attack. He gives away 4 runs from the over.
3:59 PM
Australia vs South Africa 2nd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia need 150 runs to win in 24 overs
Over Summary: 4 1 Wd 0 0 0 1; Australia 128/4 after 26 overs; Josh Inglis 55 (48), Alex Carey 11 (15)
Burger comes back in the attack. He gives away 7 runs from the over.
3:58 PM
Australia vs South Africa 2nd ODI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia need 157 runs to win in 25 overs
Over Summary: 2 0 1 0 1 0; Australia 121/4 after 25 overs; Josh Inglis 50 (46), Alex Carey 10 (11)
Senuran Muthusamy continues the attack. He gives away 4 runs from the over.
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First Published: Aug 22 2025 | 9:06 AM IST
