Starc accounts for both wickets

Wed, 11 June 2025

21:35

SA 19-2 (10 ovs) vs Aus 212 | Scorecard

Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton to open for the Proteas. Markram is on strike.

Mitchell Starc will open the attack for Australia. After five dot balls, he strikes!

Markram is out, clean bowled! Length delivery shaping away from outside off, and Markram tentatively pushes but the ball takes an inside edge and crashes into his stumps. He departs without scoring.

Wiaan Mulder comes to the crease.

Hazlewood to operate from the other end.

Mulder and Rickelton add 19 runs before Starc strikes again, removing the latter with an outswinger. Usman Khawaja takes a simple catch at slip as South Africa lose both their openers.

Pitched up delivery outside off which swings away as Rickelton chases it and offers a healthy edge to Khawaja at first slip.

He goes after making 16 (3x4).

Skipper Temba Bavuma comes to the crease. Cummins bowls a maiden over.

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