Australia vs South Africa, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

That's it for this game. The last game of this series happens on the 24th of this month. Do join us then. Till then be well and take care. Bye bye.

Aiden Markram: It's a great feeling of course. Never an easy feat coming to Australia and wrapping up the series with a game to go. The boys are pretty chuffed in the changeroom. Incredibly happy for Lungs, for the way he pulled it off. There was pace and bounce and the two quicks bowled really with the new-ball. Quite a bit for us still to do, dropped catches is one of those things, that happens. Taking 13 or 14 makes life tough for us, but got it done. (on the last game) That will be the focus for sure. There's heaps of room for improvement in all facets. Another opportunity on Sunday to do things better and hopefully the result goes our way.

Mitch Marsh: Disappointing. As a collective we pegged them back beautifully with the ball. As a batting unit, we couldn't do the job. They bowled exceptionally well. It swung early and they outplayed us. It's always nice to see young guys like Bartlett come in and do his job. Disappointing loss but credit to South Africa.

Lungi Ngidi | Player of the Match: It's been a long tour. Real test of character. Happy to put in a performance like that tonight. Definitely had to step up (in absence of Rabada). Obviously we know he's the spearhead of our attack. When he went down, I knew I had big shoes to fill. Like I said it's been a test of character. Guys in the powerplay have put us under pressure every single over. Nice to find some assistance tonight and make that count. We gave them a chance and that's what international cricketers do, if you give them a chance they make it count. That's what they were doing. Was a little bit nervous. But I felt there was assistance in the wicket. Cross-seam seemed to be two different paces off the surface. Just trying to nail that down and run in as hard as I can and break the game open.

Stats by Roshan Gede

Multiple ODI 5-fors vs Australia
3 - Curtly Ambrose
3 - Shane Bond
2 - Trent Boult
2 - Lungi Ngidi

Ngidi vs Australia in ODIs
Matches: 11
Wickets: 26
Avg: 16.96
SR: 20.2
ER: 5.03

Australia’s innings totals in last four home ODIs
163 all-out vs PAK, Adelaide, 2024
140 all-out vs PAK, Perth, 2024
198 all-out vs SA, Cairns, 2025
193 all-out vs SA Mackay, 2025

Australia have just one win in their last eight completed ODIs - their successful 352-run chase against England in Lahore at the Champions Trophy earlier this year.

South Africa have now won eight of the last 10 bilateral ODI series against Australia, including each of the last five. They have won 17 of the last 21 completed head-to-head ODIs.

SA batted first in each of their last seven ODIs against Australia, and won six of them, the exception being the CWC 2023 semi-final at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

21:22 Local Time, 11:22 GMT, 16:52 IST: Another batting failure from Australia and South Africa have won the series with a game to spare. Ngidi is all smiles. He was the star with a fifer. Except Inglis the rest of the Australian lineup did not fire and no-one supported the wicketkeeper-batter. Head and Marnus went early to Burger and Ngidi and after that it was just Inglis who batted superbly. His wicket was the final nail in the coffin. Green made 35 and was involved in a stand with Inglis but Muthusamy broke that stand and South Africa despite dropping catches in the field ran out comfortable winners. Now they have won their last 5 bilateral ODI series against Australia on the trot. That's some stat. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation...

Ngidi to Zampa, out Caught by (sub)Corbin Bosch!! Ngidi on his knees with folded hands, celebrates as he claims a fifer. South Africa seal the series 2-0. A short of length delivery outside off, Zampa aims a pull but can only find mid-on. Easy catch for the sub. Zampa c (sub)Corbin Bosch b Ngidi 3(4)

Ngidi to Zampa, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Ngidi to Hazlewood, 3 runs, full on the stumps, Hazlewood makes room and drives it wide of mid-on, Markram gives chase and dives to pull it back, saves a run

Ngidi to Hazlewood, no run, length and following Hazlewood who makes room outside the leg-stump, defends it down

Ngidi round the wicket.

Ngidi to Zampa, 1 run, good length outside off, Zampa leans back to slash, the thick top-edge doesn't carry to third man

Josh Hazlewood, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Muthusamy to Nathan Ellis, out Stumped!! Out next ball. Nathan Ellis gives the charge and tries to hoick to leg, misses the length delivery drifting in, Rickelton does the rest. South Africa just one wicket away now. Nathan Ellis st Rickelton b Muthusamy 3(7)

Muthusamy to Nathan Ellis, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!

Muthusamy to Nathan Ellis, no run, Rickelton is interested in an LBW appeal. Did it clip the back pad? Quicker and it skids on, just outside off, Nathan Ellis leans back to cut, misses, so so close to off-stump, Rickelton thought it clipped the back pad first. Markram doesn't think so and doesn't review

Muthusamy to Nathan Ellis, no run, very full and following Nathan Ellis outside the leg-stump, as he advances, digs it out on to his feet, rolls to the off-side