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.