Pacers put Australia on top

Wed, 11 June 2025
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SA 43-4 (22 ovs) vs Aus 212 Scorecard

Skipper Temba Bavuma finally gets off the mark - off the 31st delivery he faced - with a brace through backward square leg as the crowd applaud. 

Nathan Lyon comes into the attack and bowls a 1-run over. 

Hazlewood strikes in the next over, clean bowling Tristan Stubbs with a full length delivery that sneaked through the gap between bat and pad and hit the middle stump.  He goes after scoring 2 off 13 balls. 

David Bedingham comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a boundary through fine leg off a thick edge. 

Cummins to bowl the final over of the day. Bedingham hits two consecutive fours off the final two deliveries. Its stumps on Day 1. 

Australia's wicket-takers were Starc (2-10), Cummins (1-14), and Hazlewood (1-10). 

Rickelton with 16 (23 balls, 3x4) top-scored for the Proteas while no other batter could reach the double digit. 

South Africa are trailing by 169 runs and it needs a herculean effort on Day 2 if they are to reach anywhere near that total.