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‘MI ke liye toh aisa nhi khela’ – Fans react as Marco Jansen’s all-round show guides South Africa to 3-2 win against Australia in 5th ODI

Published on September 18, 2023

Marco Jansen’s all-round show has guided South Africa to a 3-2 win against Australia in the fifth ODI on September 17 at Wanderers Stadium, South Africa. Notably, the first two ODIs were won by Australia, but the Proteas marked their great comeback in the last three ODIs, which allowed them to seal the series against Australia. Earlier, it was Australia’s stand-in skipper, Mitchell Marsh, who won the toss and invited the home team to bat first.

Notably, after being sent to bat first, the hosts piled up 315 runs owing to a magnificent performance by Aiden Markram, who scored 93 runs from 87 balls to post a massive total against the visitors. Later, while chasing, Mitchell Marsh’s side could only rack up 193 runs before getting all out owing to a stellar performance by Marco Jansen, who grabbed up five wickets to decimate Australia’s batting line-up. Meanwhile, the great cricketer Keshav Maharaj also picked up four wickets and South Africa won the fifth and last ODI by 122 runs.

It’s different conditions and we have to adapt to the conditions: Marco Jansen

Meanwhile, star cricketer Marco Jansen, who received the Player of the Match award, expressed his happiness after winning the series. The young all-rounder was ecstatic to contribute with his bat after picking up a 5-wicket haul in the must-win game for his side. In addition, the 23-year-old also talked about the confidence he will get after this match. The left-arm fast bowler reveals the conditions and how he adapted today to win the game for his side.

“There’s a not a lot of days where you cash in both with bat and ball but to do that today was fulfilling. These types of performances give you confidence as a players. (On what he enjoyed the most today) The batting, I don’t get much opportunities to bat much. It is different conditions and we have to adapt to the conditions and express ourselves as we did today,” Marco Jansen said during the post match presentation.

Check out how fans have reacted to his magnificent spells: