T20 World Cup 2021: Twitter Reacts As Australia Open Their Account In The Super 12 Stage With Win Over South Africa
The Australian cricket team began their campaign with a shaky 5-wicket win over South Africa in the opening match of the SuperCup 12 stage in Abu Dhabi. Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade held their nerve to take the Aussies home in the final over.
Chasing an under-par target of 119, Australia made a meal out of it. Skipper Aaron Finch was dismissed for a duck early on and Mitchell Marsh also fell without doing much. David Warner seemed to have found his mojo with three boundaries but fell soon after.
Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell then began the reconstruction of the innings albeit at a slow pace. They struggled to get the spinners away, as has been the case in UAE for the last few months. Nevertheless, the scoreboard kept ticking but both set batsmen fell in a matter of a few deliveries.
Stoinis and Wade then built an unbeaten 40-run partnership which turned out to be matchwinning. Stoinis finished the game off with a boundary off Dwaine Pretorius to seal the victory and claim two points from the game.
Earlier, a sorry performance with the bat from the South Africans saw them huff and puff their way 118/9. Aiden Markram top-scored for the Proteas with a 36-ball 40 but that was the only highlight in the innings. The rest of them were done in by some good bowling from the Aussies coupled with poor strokeplay.
Here’s how Twitterati reacted to Australia’s win over South Africa:
Congrats to Australia on winning a nail biter that looked one-sided after the first innings. A lot of credit and appreciation to South Africa for their efforts in the field, body language and bowling. They fought hard. A great game of cricket ?? #<!---->T<!---->2<!---->0<!---->W<!---->o<!---->r<!---->l<!---->d<!---->C<!---->u<!---->p #<!---->A<!---->U<!---->S<!---->v<!---->S<!---->A
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Australia unsuccessful in pulling a South Africa against South Africa #<!---->A<!---->U<!---->S<!---->v<!---->S<!---->A #<!---->T<!---->2<!---->0<!---->W<!---->o<!---->r<!---->l<!---->d<!---->C<!---->u<!---->p
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— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->2<!---->3<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1
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Love low scoring games!. #<!---->T<!---->2<!---->0<!---->W<!---->o<!---->r<!---->l<!---->d<!---->C<!---->u<!---->p #<!---->A<!---->U<!---->S<!---->v<!---->S<!---->A
— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->2<!---->3<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1
A nice tight contest to start the Super 12’s ?? #<!---->A<!---->U<!---->S<!---->v<!---->S<!---->A
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->2<!---->3<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1
Stoin and Wadey’s experience very important in that chase ?#<!---->A<!---->u<!---->s<!---->s<!---->i<!---->e<!---->s#<!---->I<!---->C<!---->C<!---->T<!---->2<!---->0<!---->W<!---->o<!---->r<!---->l<!---->d<!---->C<!---->u<!---->p
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Oh My… ??#<!---->A<!---->U<!---->S<!---->v<!---->S<!---->A #<!---->T<!---->2<!---->0<!---->W<!---->o<!---->r<!---->l<!---->d<!---->C<!---->u<!---->p #<!---->A<!---->u<!---->s<!---->t<!---->r<!---->a<!---->l<!---->i<!---->a p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->L<!---->G<!---->X<!---->6<!---->G<!---->F<!---->Q<!---->q<!---->e<!---->i
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#<!---->A<!---->u<!---->s<!---->t<!---->r<!---->a<!---->l<!---->i<!---->a last 22 T20Is:
Won 7
Lost 15But never write them off at a World Cup#<!---->T<!---->2<!---->0<!---->W<!---->o<!---->r<!---->l<!---->d<!---->C<!---->u<!---->p #<!---->A<!---->U<!---->S<!---->v<!---->S<!---->A
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->2<!---->3<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1
AUSTRALIA WIN BY FIVE WICKETS! #<!---->T<!---->2<!---->0<!---->W<!---->o<!---->r<!---->l<!---->d<!---->C<!---->u<!---->p
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Just saw the results. Why is there no du Plessis in the team @<!---->O<!---->f<!---->f<!---->i<!---->c<!---->i<!---->a<!---->l<!---->C<!---->S<!---->A? Or is he not in the WC squad? Or have I missed something? #<!---->T<!---->2<!---->0<!---->W<!---->o<!---->r<!---->l<!---->d<!---->C<!---->u<!---->p #<!---->A<!---->U<!---->S<!---->v<!---->s<!---->S<!---->A
— DEV PATNAIK ?? (@dev_muzic) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->2<!---->3<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1
Get rid of this bullshit quota system. You can't have a captain in quota. Captain in cricket is always the best player in your team
— Anusharan Lama (@AnusharanL) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->2<!---->3<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1
I would love to see Smith/Wade open and play throughout the innings. Either of Finch/Warner has to be dropped if Australia is thinking of winning the world cup
— Saket Patel ?? (@sxkett) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->2<!---->3<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1
The names Finch and Warner should never appear on an @<!---->C<!---->r<!---->i<!---->c<!---->k<!---->e<!---->t<!---->A<!---->u<!---->s T20 teamsheet again.
Why do we persist?
There is legitimate young batting talent in Australia being wasted.#<!---->A<!---->U<!---->S<!---->v<!---->S<!---->A #<!---->I<!---->C<!---->C<!---->T<!---->2<!---->0<!---->W<!---->o<!---->r<!---->l<!---->d<!---->C<!---->u<!---->p<!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1 #<!---->I<!---->C<!---->C<!---->T<!---->2<!---->0<!---->W<!---->o<!---->r<!---->l<!---->d<!---->C<!---->u<!---->p— Kris' World (@KrisAllert) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->2<!---->3<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1
