Australian fielders dropped 5 catches throughout the ICC ODI World Cup league match towards South Africa at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday.
Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Marcus Stoinis all dropped a catch every as South Africa raced to 311/7 within the first innings.
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The primary occasion got here within the thirteenth over of the innings, leg-spinner Adam Zampa’s first over, the place Temba Bavuma was introduced ahead with a crazy supply that spun away from the batter and acquired the skin fringe of the bat however wicketkeeper Inglis, introduced in for Alex Carey at this time, couldn’t maintain on to it. Bavuma was on 19 at the moment.
Somewhat greater than two overs later, Bavuma was dropped once more, this time at boundary by substitute fielder Sean Abbott. The South African opener had pulled one in direction of sq. leg off Stoinis. Abbott jumped and grabbed, near the boundary ropes, however went off stability, and tried throwing the ball in direction of Mitchell Starc for a relay catch however ended up throwing it too distant from him.
Bavuma scored 35 off 55 balls after being dropped on 19 and 32.
Cummins then dropped Aiden Markram within the thirtieth over. The pacer bowled a full toss and Markram chipped it straight in direction of the bowler, however Cummins couldn’t maintain on to it. Markram had then simply got here into bat and was on one. He ended up scoring 56 off 44 balls with the assistance of seven fours and a six.
Within the forty eighth over by Cummins, Australia dropped two catches. David Miller, taking part in on 10, acquired a high edge making an attempt to go for a wild swing. The ball went in direction of backward sq., Starc needed to run in, he grabbed the ball diving in entrance, and spilled it as quickly as he touched the bottom. Miller added seven extra runs from his bat submit that.
Two balls later, Marco Jansen hit one up within the air in direction of covers the place Stoinis was positioned. Nonetheless, the all-rounder, who changed Cameron Inexperienced at this time, dropped it regardless of coming in keeping with the ball. Jansen, on 25 then, added yet one more run to his tally after that.