BRISBANE, Jan 13: Jean-Paul Duminy virtually single-handedly put South Africa in position to win the second Twenty20 International and then allowed the hosts to wriggle free on a night of high emotion at the Gabba on Tuesday.

Either side of Matthew Hayden being given a rousing farewell by a capacity crowd of 37,457, Duminy showed his amazing talent by belting an unbeaten 69 and then taking one of the best outfield catches ever seen.

But the 24-year-old left-handed batsman, who ensured a competitive total of 157-5, showed he was human after all, misjudging a relatively standard catch to give Cameron White a life, a boundary and ultimately Australia a six-wicket win to wrap up the two-match series.

Scoreboard

SOUTH AFRICA:

H.M. Amla c White b Hilfenhaus 26

H.H. Gibbs c M.E.K. Hussey b Hopes 6

J.P. Duminy not out 69

V.B. van Jaarsveld lbw b D.J. Hussey 0

M.V. Boucher c Tait b Hopes 19

J.A. Morkel c D.J. Hussey b Bracken 19

N.D. McKenzie not out 7

EXTRAS (LB-7, W-4) 11

TOTAL (for five wkts, 20 overs) 157

FALL OF WKTS: 1-35, 2-40, 3-41, 4-90, 5-128.

DID NOT BAT: J. Botha, M. Morkel, W.D. Parnell, D.W. Steyn.

BOWLING: Tait 4-0-37-0 (1w); Bracken 4-0-29-1 (1w); Hilfenhaus 4-0-32-1 (2w); Hopes 4-0-29-2; D.J. Hussey 3-0-18-1; M.E.K. Hussey 1-0-5-0.

AUSTRALIA:

S.E. Marsh c Botha b M. Morkel 15

D.A. Warner b Steyn 7

R.T. Ponting run out 38

M.E.K. Hussey not out 53

D.J. Hussey c Duminy b M. Morkel 2

C.L. White not out 40

EXTRAS (LB-3, W-3) 6

TOTAL (for four wkts, 18.5 overs) 161

FALL OF WKTS: 1-21, 2-29, 3-90, 4-92.

DID NOT BAT: L. Ronchi, J.R. Hopes, B.W. Hilfenhaus, N.W. Bracken, S.W. Tait.

BOWLING: Botha 4-0-19-0; Steyn 3-0-19-1 (3w); Parnell 4-0-44-0; M. Morkel 3.5-0-32-2; J.A. Morkel 3-0-36-0; Duminy 1-0-8-0.

RESULT: Australia won by six wickets.

UMPIRES: P.R. Reiffel and R.J. Tucker (both Australia).

TV UMPIRE: B.N.J. Oxenford (Australia).

MATCH REFEREE: R.S. Madugalle (Sri Lanka).

MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Michael Hussey.

FIRST MATCH: Melbourne, Australia won by 52 runs.—Agencies