| First Test, Brisbane Cricket Ground |
| South Africa 152 (Verreynne 64, Lyon 3-14) & 99 (Cummins 5-42) |
| Australia 218 (Head 92, Rabada 4-76) & 35-4 (Rabada 4-13) |
| Australia win by six wickets |
| Scorecard |
Australia claimed victory over South Africa inside two days of the first Test as 19 wickets fell on the second day’s play in Brisbane.
Resuming on 145-5, Australia have been bowled out for 218, earlier than dismissing South Africa for simply 99.
Captain Pat Cummins took 5-42 and Mitchell Starc 2-26 to depart Australia needing 34 runs to win.
The hosts chased down their goal in 7.5 overs, regardless of tempo bowler Kagiso Rabada’s 4-13 on a inexperienced pitch.
It is the first two-day Test in Australia for 91 years.
In whole, the match lasted 144.3 overs making it the eighth shortest accomplished match in Test historical past. It is the second shortest since 1935, behind England’s defeat by India in Ahmedabad last year.
Travis Head hit a counter-attacking 92 from 96 balls in Australia’s first innings with 62 from South Africa wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne the one different half-century towards two high-quality tempo assaults.
Proteas skipper Dean Elgar mentioned the pitch didn’t enable a good contest between bat and ball.
“It was difficult for the batters, little doubt, which is OK if it is a good contest between bat and ball,” mentioned the opener.
“But clearly on the flip facet I do not see it as a good contest.”
However, Australia spinner Nathan Lyon mentioned: “Everyone’s most likely saying it is most likely an excessive amount of but it surely simply reveals the standard of bowlers which can be operating round out right here.”
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