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[AverageCricketer]

Thought I would start this topic as there is one going on! Meanwhile, Aus have piled on 300, with Tahir getting better figures than Steyn.

[Number4]

Johnson smashing 20 off the last over.. Nice 100 by Finch too

[iand123]

Is this on TV in the UK?

[sfa82]

Excellent run chase by South Africa yesterday. AB really showed his class and affirmed that he is one of the best in the world. Well supported by Faf who got his maiden ODI century.

[Gerry SA]

Really happy for Faf, as he is a high class player and it was just odd that his ODI hadn't taken off. Faf must love playing Australia!

Go to see AB get some runs as he had been a tad dry in recent times.

Nice to see Phillip Hughes get a game and some runs after his stunning run of form for the A team.

[TangoWhiskey]

Really happy for Faf, as he is a high class player and it was just odd that his ODI hadn't taken off. Faf must love playing Australia!

High class? The blokes a clubbie. One ton in 50+ games? Awful record.

[Gerry SA]

High class? The blokes a clubbie. One ton in 50+ games? Awful record.

Little chap from India, Sachin Tendulkar, averaged mid 20s in his first 70 odd games. And he didn't score an ODI hundred until his 79th game.

Guess he's not much better than Faf...

[TangoWhiskey]

Little chap from India, Sachin Tendulkar, averaged mid 20s in his first 70 odd games. And he didn't score an ODI hundred until his 79th game.

Guess he's not much better than Faf...

I'll eat my words when clubbie Faf scores his 50th ODI ton then.

[mini998]

Little chap from India, Sachin Tendulkar, averaged mid 20s in his first 70 odd games. And he didn't score an ODI hundred until his 79th game.

Guess he's not much better than Faf...

Totally untrue

His average never dropped below 30 after his 27th ODI match



http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=2;spanmax1=10+jan+1997;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting;view=cumulative

Plus averaging 30 in ODI cricket 20 years ago is more valuable than  averaging 30 current day, 200 was a par score 20 years ago compared to 275/300 current day so averaging 30 back in the day is lot more tougher than these days.

[AverageCricketer]

As usual, it is Clarke and Haddin saving the day for Australia. Would be really embarrassing if they lose, but the conditions definitely suit Zimbabwe.

[thegowerwaft]

Smoked with a six from Prosper Utseya and Michael Clarke on his way home to regain fitness.  Tough times for Australia.

[Gerry SA]

A well deserved victory for Zimbabwe. Their spin bowling was fantastic. Nyumbu, Utseya, Williams and Waller bowled with great pressure and spun the ball.

Australia got their team selection wrong, the Harare pitches are pretty worn, yet the only selected Lyon and Maxwell as spinning options. Finch bowled two overs of pies aged Pup bowled one over but wasn't fit to bowl. In hindsight Steven Smith should've played instead of Ben Cutting.

But that's Australia fault. Zimbabwe throughly deserved to win. And this wasn't a fluke result. Zimbabwe should've beaten South Africa in the previous game but Chigumbura made a few errors. This time he got the job done.

Turns out South Africa and Australia are not better against spin than England...

[abdulwq]

well done zimbabwe

[skip1973]

We just can't adapt to slow turners, well done Zimbabwe to hold their nerve.

[Gerry SA]

Australia qualified for the final today with a 62 run victory over South Africa.

Phillip Hughes scored 85, he really loves playing the Proteas - whether it be Tests or ODIs. But with Australia endanger of wasting the solid platform Hughes laid down, Mitchell Marsh played a sensational innings. 86* off 51 balls with 7 sixes, including 3 in a row of Steyn!

South Africa crumbled and only Faf du Plessis showed any fight scoring 126 out off 220. Faf's second ODI hundred. Faf loves playing these Aussies!