Here is how their bowlers performed against South Africans in tri series held in Zimbabwe(Sept 2014).
A good powerplay performance by the Australians in the tri-series. The South Africans with their new opening line up were unable to score many runs in this phase.
| Powerplay(0-10) | Overs | Runs | Wkts | R/o | SS/balls | % L 4 | 10% | Boundary rate |
| Johnson | 10 | 33 | 1 | 3.30 | 23.33 | 70.00 | 0.00 | 6.67 |
| Marsh | 4 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | 41.67 | 50.00 | 25.00 | 8.33 |
| Maxwell | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4.00 | 33.33 | 66.67 | 0.00 | 5.56 |
| Richardson | 7 | 35 | 1 | 5.00 | 30.95 | 42.86 | 0.00 | 11.90 |
| Starc | 6 | 31 | 1 | 5.17 | 38.89 | 50.00 | 16.67 | 8.33 |
| Total | 30 | 131 | 5 | 4.37 | 31.67 | 56.67 | 6.67 | 8.33 |
They used various bowlers in these two phases (11-20)-(21-30)
| (11-20) | Overs | Runs | Wkts | R/o | SS/balls | % L 4 | 10% | Boundary rate |
| Faulkner | 4 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | 54.17 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 12.50 |
| Johnson | 4 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 8.33 |
| Lyon | 9 | 40 | 1 | 4.44 | 53.70 | 77.78 | 11.11 | 5.56 |
| Marsh | 5 | 41 | 0 | 8.20 | 60.00 | 20.00 | 40.00 | 20.00 |
| Richardson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | 41.67 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Starc | 5 | 27 | 0 | 5.40 | 46.67 | 40.00 | 0.00 | 6.67 |
| Total | 30 | 165 | 1 | 5.50 | 52.78 | 50.00 | 10.00 | 9.44 |
| (21-30) | Overs | Runs | Wkts | R/o | SS/balls | % L 4 | 10% | Boundary rate |
| Faulkner | 5 | 20 | 1 | 4.00 | 53.33 | 60.00 | 0.00 | 3.33 |
| Johnson | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3.00 | 37.50 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Lyon | 5 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 | 36.67 | 60.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Marsh | 5 | 20 | 1 | 4.00 | 53.33 | 60.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Maxwell | 5 | 34 | 0 | 6.80 | 76.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.33 |
| Smith | 3 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 | 66.67 | 33.33 | 33.33 | 11.11 |
| Starc | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 | 72.22 | 33.33 | 33.33 | 16.67 |
| Total | 30 | 152 | 4 | 5.07 | 55.56 | 43.33 | 6.67 | 5.56 |
The phase between (30-40) is where Aussies leaked lot of runs and gave away too many boundaries!!.The left arm pace bowlers(Johnson, Faulkner, Starc) conceded the most.
| (31-35) | Overs | Runs | Wkts | R/o | SS/balls | % L 4 | 10% | Boundary rate |
| Faulkner | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | 66.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.33 |
| Johnson | 4 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 | 66.67 | 0.00 | 75.00 | 25.00 |
| Lyon | 4 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | 45.83 | 75.00 | 25.00 | 4.17 |
| Richardson | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | 66.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.33 |
| Starc | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 66.67 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 16.67 |
| Total | 15 | 101 | 0 | 6.73 | 60.00 | 26.67 | 33.33 | 12.22 |
The Aussies bowled poorly in second power play, which is the case with most teams in ODI cricket, but if they can concede less boundaries than their last phase will look excellent… as it would clamp down from 6.50 to less runs/over.
| Powerplay(II) | Overs | Runs | Wkts | R/o | SS/balls | % L 4 | 10% | Boundary rate |
| Faulkner | 4 | 43 | 0 | 10.75 | 75.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 20.83 |
| Johnson | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Lyon | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | 66.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.67 |
| Richardson | 3 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 | 55.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.22 |
| Starc | 4 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 62.50 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 20.83 |
| Total | 15 | 124 | 2 | 8.27 | 63.33 | 20.00 | 26.67 | 17.78 |
In the last phase they were able to arrest the run-rate to less than 7/over.
| (41-50) | Overs | Runs | Wkts | R/o | SS/balls | % L 4 | 10% | Boundary rate |
| Faulkner | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Johnson | 5 | 34 | 3 | 6.80 | 51.72 | 40.00 | 20.00 | 6.90 |
| Maxwell | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 33.33 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Richardson | 4 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 | 70.83 | 25.00 | 50.00 | 8.33 |
| Total | 12 | 79 | 5 | 6.58 | 60.87 | 33.33 | 25.00 | 7.25 |
All data is updated at end of tri-series in Zimbabwe. Here is a link to meaning of all indicators/formula –
A Guide to Indicator & Formula. Its meaning and explanation.
