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AUSCH vs SACH, 9th T20, WCL T20 2026 summary
SACH
210-2(15.4)
South Africa Champions won by 8 wickets 🏆
AUSCH
(20.0)209-5
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P'ship : 71(36)
22:38
37-ball ton! ABD powers South Africa to victory | Match 9 Highlights…
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For now, this is Saptak Sanyal, signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Akshay Bhide, Nikhil Kalla, and the scorer/analyst of this match Zeeshan Naiyer.
Coming next, we have the second game of the Friday double-header lined up. Bangladesh Champions and West Indies Champions will lock horns at this ground. The first ball will be bowled at 9 PM IST and 7:30 PM Local Time, which is less than 30 minutes from now on. Switch the tabs and join us for the live coverage.
That marks our coverage from this game. South Africa Champions are flying high with confidence in this competition. AB de Villiers has been in the form of his life and now, it is safe to discuss why is this man retired from competitive cricket? The way he smacked the Australian bowlers all over the park was a treat to watch. Overall, the Protean side is looking very solid and are the clear favourites for the trophy. Australia Champions did well with the bat, but a breathtaking brilliance from a genius obliterated their bowlers.
AB de Villiers (South Africa Champions Captain and Player of the Match): "(On the chase) Very enjoyable. Great team performance. I thought specially with the ball in hand. The last ten overs were crucial. Bowlers kept fighting ball after ball after the strategy break. I think we held them to a par score, that we discussed in the change room. We batted exceptionally well in the powerplay.
(On his innings) Got a bit of momentum in the powerplay and that helped. Only two fielders were outside the ring and that helps is numerous occasions. It is tough for the bowlers on a good wicket. The hard ball skids on. So we got ahead and we identified a couple of moments against their spinners to stay attacking and a couple of lucky shots here and there. But in general, it was a good performance with Richard Levi and JP. A good day out, two back-to-back wins. Hope we can build on that.
(210 is an intimidating target. How did you overcame the pressure?) We just decided to break it down. Started with the powerplay and tried to identify the areas we can put the pressure on the opposition. Richard played very well. He opened up the door for me by taking some risks. After that I thought it is my time. It is ebb and flow of cricket, it takes a bit of experience to read the situation, which we did well today."
(On his innings) Got a bit of momentum in the powerplay and that helped. Only two fielders were outside the ring and that helps is numerous occasions. It is tough for the bowlers on a good wicket. The hard ball skids on. So we got ahead and we identified a couple of moments against their spinners to stay attacking and a couple of lucky shots here and there. But in general, it was a good performance with Richard Levi and JP. A good day out, two back-to-back wins. Hope we can build on that.
(210 is an intimidating target. How did you overcame the pressure?) We just decided to break it down. Started with the powerplay and tried to identify the areas we can put the pressure on the opposition. Richard played very well. He opened up the door for me by taking some risks. After that I thought it is my time. It is ebb and flow of cricket, it takes a bit of experience to read the situation, which we did well today."
David Warner (Australia Champions Captain): "[Where did things go wrong for them today?] Well, when you have a quality player like AB to come and Richard Levi as well, it's hard to contain. I said toe the boys to take early wickets and anything can happen. But it's a great tournament. It's good to sit back and enjoy. It's great for the fans. But you want to win.
[On his knock] It was fantastic. Just enjoying my time here. I get an opportunity to spend time with these guys.
[Areas to improve before the next match?] Look, I think posting 220 is a very good total. If we can keep emulating that, we will have a good chance. We have to work on our bowling but we will look to improve."
[On his knock] It was fantastic. Just enjoying my time here. I get an opportunity to spend time with these guys.
[Areas to improve before the next match?] Look, I think posting 220 is a very good total. If we can keep emulating that, we will have a good chance. We have to work on our bowling but we will look to improve."
Player of the Match: AB de Villiers
Most Boundaries of the Match: AB de Villiers
Catch of the Match: Hardus Viljoen
Striker of the Match: AB de Villiers
Bowler of the Match: Hardus Viljoen
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