The Australian team is on a white-ball tour of South Africa. Both teams will be playing three T20Is and five ODIs. The T20I series is underway, and Australia has already won the series 2-0 after winning the first two games.
Australia has rested its senior players for the T20I series and given Mitchell Marsh the responsibility to lead the team. And the all-rounder has done a great job in both games and also scored the most runs. Marsh smashed an unbeaten 92 in the first game to lead his team to victory.
He followed it up with another cracking 79 not out on Friday in the second game to help his team win the series. With his performance in the second match, he went on to set a new record. He surpassed Yuvraj Singh to register the highest score in Kingsmead Durban with his performances in the series so far.
Notably, earlier, Yuvraj held the record for the highest individual score in T20 internationals in Durban. He smashed a 20-ball fifty and made 70 against Australia in the 2007 T20 World Cup. The record lasted for 15 years, and Marsh has gone past it now.
Speaking of the game, after winning the first game by 111 runs, Australia bowled first in the second match. They restricted South Africa to a total of 164/8, with Sean Abbott and Nathan Ellis taking three wickets each.
Chasing the score, Australia got off to a brilliant start. Matthew Short scored a 30-ball 66, including seven fours and four sixes. Then Mitchell Marsh took the chase in his hands and smashed a match-winning half-century.
He made 79 not out from 39 balls, with 8 fours and six sixes, to help his team win by 8 wickets. Australia made 168/2 in 14.5 overs to win the game. Both teams will now face off in the third and final match on Sunday, September 3, in Durban.
