South Africa vs Australia Highlights, 1st Match, 24 September, 2026
COMPLETED / 1st Match / Kingsmead
297/8 (50 ov)
230/10 (41.2 ov)
South Africa won by 67 runs
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Player of the match
Matthew Breetzke,
South Africa
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump. Mitchell Marsh hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gerald Coetzee to Travis Head, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Travis Head goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, Six, Marco Jansen goes full and outside off, and Mitchell Marsh leans into it and sends it away for six. Australia's chase is moving comfortably.
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, Six, Six !! What a delivery! outswinger lands right on the off stump, Mitchell Marsh hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers drive sending it flying to the deep cover region for a remarkable Maximum!
Gerald Coetzee to Mitchell Marsh, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the leg stump, Mitchell Marsh goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular flick shot to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Mitchell Marsh hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Mitchell Marsh hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Mitchell Marsh goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gerald Coetzee to Mitchell Marsh, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Mitchell Marsh goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gerald Coetzee to Mitchell Marsh, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Mitchell Marsh goes forward and caresses drive to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
Corbin Bosch to Travis Head, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump. Travis Head hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Corbin Bosch to Travis Head, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the leg stump, Travis Head hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Corbin Bosch to Travis Head, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Travis Head goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Corbin Bosch to Travis Head, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Travis Head goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Corbin Bosch to Mitchell Marsh, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Mitchell Marsh hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Corbin Bosch to Mitchell Marsh, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Mitchell Marsh hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Mitchell Marsh c MP Breetzke b K Maharaj 60 (36) Keshav Maharaj to Mitchell Marsh, no run, c MP Breetzke b K Maharaj, Caught out !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Mitchell Marsh goes forward to hit drive to short cover but it resulted in a catch taken by Matthew Breetzke. Mitchell Marsh is dismissed.
Corbin Bosch to Cooper Connolly, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Cooper Connolly goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Marco Jansen to Cooper Connolly, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Cooper Connolly hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Marco Jansen to Cooper Connolly, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Cooper Connolly goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Bjorn Fortuin to Cooper Connolly, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump. Cooper Connolly goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Travis Head c D Miller b M Jansen 36 (37) Marco Jansen to Travis Head, no run, c D Miller b M Jansen, Caught out!! fast ball back of length on the off stump, Travis Head goes forward to take the gamble with flick shot towards third man, edged!! and expertly caught by David Miller. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Josh Inglis c M Jansen b BC Fortuin 3 (8) Bjorn Fortuin to Josh Inglis, no run, c M Jansen b BC Fortuin, Caught out !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Josh Inglis goes forward to hit reverse sweep to slip, edged!! and resulted in a superb catch taken by Marco Jansen, and Josh Inglis is dismissed.
Gerald Coetzee to Cooper Connolly, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Cooper Connolly goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gerald Coetzee to Matt Renshaw, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Matt Renshaw goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Cooper Connolly c D Miller b BC Fortuin 38 (42) Bjorn Fortuin to Cooper Connolly, no run, c D Miller b BC Fortuin, Caught out!! arm ball good length on the stumps, Cooper Connolly goes forward to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by David Miller. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Bjorn Fortuin to Matt Renshaw, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Matt Renshaw goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Corbin Bosch to Matt Renshaw, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Matt Renshaw hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Corbin Bosch to Matt Renshaw, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Matt Renshaw hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Cameron Green c MP Breetzke b K Maharaj 5 (10) Keshav Maharaj to Cameron Green, no run, c MP Breetzke b K Maharaj, Caught out!! arm ball back of length on the stumps, Cameron Green hangs in the crease to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Matthew Breetzke. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Jack Edwards c M Jansen b K Maharaj 5 (15) Keshav Maharaj to Jack Edwards, no run, c M Jansen b K Maharaj, Caught out!! arm ball good length on the stumps, Jack Edwards goes forward to take the gamble with defensive shot towards slip, edged!! and expertly caught by Marco Jansen. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Starc, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Mitchell Starc hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Starc, Four, Four !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Mitchell Starc goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Marco Jansen to Matt Renshaw, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Matt Renshaw goes forward, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gerald Coetzee to Matt Renshaw, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Matt Renshaw goes forward, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Matt Renshaw c M Jansen b G Coetzee 44 (49) Gerald Coetzee to Matt Renshaw, no run, c M Jansen b G Coetzee, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the off stump, Matt Renshaw hangs in the crease to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Marco Jansen. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Mitchell Starc c M Jansen b C Bosch 16 (27) Corbin Bosch to Mitchell Starc, no run, c M Jansen b C Bosch, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Mitchell Starc hangs in the crease to hit pull to long on but it resulted in a catch taken by Marco Jansen. Mitchell Starc is dismissed.
Corbin Bosch to Adam Zampa, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Adam Zampa goes forward, hits inside out shot in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Nathan Ellis b C Bosch 4 (10) Corbin Bosch to Nathan Ellis, no run, b C Bosch, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A bold move from Nathan Ellis as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Adam Zampa c MP Breetzke b K Maharaj 7 (15) Keshav Maharaj to Adam Zampa, no run, c MP Breetzke b K Maharaj, Caught out!! arm ball good length on the off stump, Adam Zampa goes forward to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Matthew Breetzke. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump. Mitchell Marsh hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gerald Coetzee to Travis Head, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Travis Head goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, Six, Marco Jansen goes full and outside off, and Mitchell Marsh leans into it and sends it away for six. Australia's chase is moving comfortably.
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, Six, Six !! What a delivery! outswinger lands right on the off stump, Mitchell Marsh hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers drive sending it flying to the deep cover region for a remarkable Maximum!
Gerald Coetzee to Mitchell Marsh, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the leg stump, Mitchell Marsh goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular flick shot to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Mitchell Marsh hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Mitchell Marsh hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Mitchell Marsh goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gerald Coetzee to Mitchell Marsh, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Mitchell Marsh goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gerald Coetzee to Mitchell Marsh, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Mitchell Marsh goes forward and caresses drive to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
Corbin Bosch to Travis Head, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump. Travis Head hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Corbin Bosch to Travis Head, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the leg stump, Travis Head hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Corbin Bosch to Travis Head, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Travis Head goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Corbin Bosch to Travis Head, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Travis Head goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Corbin Bosch to Mitchell Marsh, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Mitchell Marsh hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Corbin Bosch to Mitchell Marsh, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Mitchell Marsh hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Mitchell Marsh c MP Breetzke b K Maharaj 60 (36) Keshav Maharaj to Mitchell Marsh, no run, c MP Breetzke b K Maharaj, Caught out !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Mitchell Marsh goes forward to hit drive to short cover but it resulted in a catch taken by Matthew Breetzke. Mitchell Marsh is dismissed.
Corbin Bosch to Cooper Connolly, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Cooper Connolly goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Marco Jansen to Cooper Connolly, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Cooper Connolly hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Marco Jansen to Cooper Connolly, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Cooper Connolly goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Bjorn Fortuin to Cooper Connolly, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump. Cooper Connolly goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Travis Head c D Miller b M Jansen 36 (37) Marco Jansen to Travis Head, no run, c D Miller b M Jansen, Caught out!! fast ball back of length on the off stump, Travis Head goes forward to take the gamble with flick shot towards third man, edged!! and expertly caught by David Miller. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Josh Inglis c M Jansen b BC Fortuin 3 (8) Bjorn Fortuin to Josh Inglis, no run, c M Jansen b BC Fortuin, Caught out !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Josh Inglis goes forward to hit reverse sweep to slip, edged!! and resulted in a superb catch taken by Marco Jansen, and Josh Inglis is dismissed.
Gerald Coetzee to Cooper Connolly, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Cooper Connolly goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gerald Coetzee to Matt Renshaw, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Matt Renshaw goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Cooper Connolly c D Miller b BC Fortuin 38 (42) Bjorn Fortuin to Cooper Connolly, no run, c D Miller b BC Fortuin, Caught out!! arm ball good length on the stumps, Cooper Connolly goes forward to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by David Miller. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Bjorn Fortuin to Matt Renshaw, Four, Four !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Matt Renshaw goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Corbin Bosch to Matt Renshaw, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Matt Renshaw hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Corbin Bosch to Matt Renshaw, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Matt Renshaw hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Cameron Green c MP Breetzke b K Maharaj 5 (10) Keshav Maharaj to Cameron Green, no run, c MP Breetzke b K Maharaj, Caught out!! arm ball back of length on the stumps, Cameron Green hangs in the crease to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Matthew Breetzke. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Jack Edwards c M Jansen b K Maharaj 5 (15) Keshav Maharaj to Jack Edwards, no run, c M Jansen b K Maharaj, Caught out!! arm ball good length on the stumps, Jack Edwards goes forward to take the gamble with defensive shot towards slip, edged!! and expertly caught by Marco Jansen. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Starc, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Mitchell Starc hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Starc, Four, Four !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Mitchell Starc goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Marco Jansen to Matt Renshaw, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Matt Renshaw goes forward, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gerald Coetzee to Matt Renshaw, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Matt Renshaw goes forward, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Matt Renshaw c M Jansen b G Coetzee 44 (49) Gerald Coetzee to Matt Renshaw, no run, c M Jansen b G Coetzee, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the off stump, Matt Renshaw hangs in the crease to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Marco Jansen. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Mitchell Starc c M Jansen b C Bosch 16 (27) Corbin Bosch to Mitchell Starc, no run, c M Jansen b C Bosch, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Mitchell Starc hangs in the crease to hit pull to long on but it resulted in a catch taken by Marco Jansen. Mitchell Starc is dismissed.
Corbin Bosch to Adam Zampa, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Adam Zampa goes forward, hits inside out shot in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Nathan Ellis b C Bosch 4 (10) Corbin Bosch to Nathan Ellis, no run, b C Bosch, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A bold move from Nathan Ellis as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Adam Zampa c MP Breetzke b K Maharaj 7 (15) Keshav Maharaj to Adam Zampa, no run, c MP Breetzke b K Maharaj, Caught out!! arm ball good length on the off stump, Adam Zampa goes forward to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Matthew Breetzke. Leading to a soft dismissal.