With the test series in the bag, the second stage of South Africa’s tour gets under way when they take on Australia in a Twenty20 match at the MCG today.
It is also the first genuine test of the rebuilding phase coach Mickey Arthur embarked upon with the limited-overs side.
The group is: Johan Botha (capt), Neil McKenzie, Hashim Amla, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, JP Duminy, AB de Villiers, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Mark Boucher, Albie Morkel, Morné Morkel, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Wayne Parnell.
The tour programme is: 11 Jan: First Twenty20 match (Melbourne); 13 Jan: Second Twenty20 match (Brisbane); 16 Jan: First one-day game (Melbourne); 18 Jan: Second one-day game (Hobart); 23 Jan: Third one-day game (Sydney); 26 Jan: Fourth one-day game (Adelaide); 30 Jan: Fifth one-day game (Perth).
Results:
Melbourne - A superb half-century from JP Duminy was not enough to prevent South Africa from being bowled out for 130 to complete a 52-run victory for Australia in the first Twenty20 international at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
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