it's fair to say that there were several outstanding performances which contributed to the end result. The contributions of centurions Elgar and Duminy created a wonderful platform, QDK and Philander building on that base, Maharaj and Philander piling on the pressure by bowling a tight line, the dynamic and athletic Rabada showing a maturity way beyond his 21 years and lastly Faf, who as captain was brilliant.
But the one act that sealed Australia's fate, the one act that changed the game was Bavuma's runout of David Warner. Warner at the crease looked comfortable, piling on the runs and looked like he was going to score big. I don't believe Australia would have won but with Warner there for a lengthy period of time a drawn result was a possibility.
There's been many great runouts, Jonty's at the 1993 CWC was the greatest until little Bavuma showed us brilliance which will now be written into cricketing history as the greatest ever.
Captain12,893 posts
07 Nov 2016, 11:45
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07 Nov 2016, 11:45#1


