South Africa vs Australia

Bavuma and Verreynne put together an unbroken half-century to limit damage in frenetic morning session on a green Gabba deck.

Bavuma could have been found short of his ground when he defended to gully and appeared to want the run with Verreynne halfway down the pitch. But Starc had Elgar in his next over when the South African captain tried to nudge a 140kph rib-tickler through to Carey. He had Erwee caught low down by Cameron Green in the gully and in the same over, had Khaya Zondo given out lbw to a delivery that rose on him and hit him on the back pad. With Rassie van der Dussen new to the crease and back from an injury, South Africa seemed stuck. Starc thought he had Elgar in his second over when the South African captain jammed his bat into the turf as the ball slid under it and Alex Carey caught it. Mitchell Starc and Cummins were guilty of bowling a little too short and struggled to find their lines early on, but still caused problems for the openers.

Australia's Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Scott Boland took early wickets to leave South Africa reeling on the first day of the first Test between the ...

Lyon ended Verreynne's 96-ball defiance in the next over when Smith took a sharp catch at slip and also had Anrich Nortje (0) caught in the 46th. Lyon returned 3-14 from eight overs, troubling the lower order, with Starc collecting 3-41 from 14, narrowly missing out on his 300th Test wicket when Travis Head put down a sharp, juggling catch at short leg. He was the first Australian captain to do that in 22 years since Stephen Waugh led Australia to an innings victory against West Indies in 2000.

CRR: 3.07. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Travis Head*, 6(18), 1, 0, 33.33. Steven Smith, 10(22), 0, 0, 45.45. Bowling, O, M, R, W. Anrich Nortje*, 3, 1, 15, 1.

It's a low full toss, asking to be punished, and Smith drives it crisply. This is back of a length just outside off, Smith tries forcing through the off-side, and it cuts in off the seam to find the inside edge 26.3 Ngidi to Smith, no run, chopped back off a thick inside edge, and only just misses leg stump!

Australia lost five wickets for 145 after dismissing South Africa for 152 on Day 1. Travis Head steadied Australia's innings with a run-a-ball 78.

He was the first Australian captain to do that in 22 years since Stephen Waugh led Australia to an innings victory against West Indies in 2000. Lyon returned 3-14 from eight overs, troubling the lower order, with Starc collecting 3-41 from 14, narrowly missing out on his 300th test wicket when Head put down a sharp, juggling catch at short leg. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison. It had an instant impact, with Starc removing South Africa skipper Elgar in the fifth over and then Cummins and Boland taking three wickets in 11 balls to have South Africa reeling at 27-4. South Africa allrounder Marco Jansen struck with his first ball of the match, in the 9th over, when Marnus Labuschagne (11) edged to Dean Elgar in the slips and then Anrich Nortje struck with his second ball of the match, in the 10th over, with a ball that lifted sharply and which Usman Khawaja (11) edged to third slip. After a 117-run, fourth-wicket partnership, 2 wickets late in the day sees the hosts end the day on 145/5 and trailing by 7 runs It’s the first test series between the two countries since the so-called Sandpapergate scandal in South Africa in 2018 that rocked Australian cricket, and the ball-tampering saga was the main talking point ahead of the first test. Left-arm paceman Mitchell Starc and off-spinner Nathan Lyon took three wickets each for Australia to set the tone for the bowlers and then South Africa paceman Kagiso Rabada struck on the first ball of the home team’s innings to remove David Warner for a golden duck. Head then joined Smith at the crease and the fourth-wicket pair combined for the biggest partnership of the day, surpassing the 98-run fifth-wicket stand between Kyle Verreynne (64) and Temba Bavuma (38) that salvaged and then prolonged South Africa’s first innings. The Australians lost two wickets in the two overs before stumps, with Smith bowled by Nortje seven minutes before stumps and Rabada having night-watchman Scott Boland caught behind on the last delivery of Day 1. Conditions were perfect for bowling early and the green, grassy pitch at the Gabba was well exploited by both attacks, with 13 wickets falling in the first 60 overs as Australia bowled out South Africa for 152 and then slipped to 27-3 in reply. Brisbane: Travis Head defied the conditions to produce a run-a-ball 78 that got Australia within seven runs of South Africa’s first innings Saturday on a series-opening day when 15 wickets fell.

Travis Head struck a belligerent half-century to give Australia the upper hand on day one of the series-opening Test against South Africa after the home ...

"Entertaining day of cricket. Travis Head struck a belligerent half-century to give Australia the upper hand on day one of the series-opening Test against South Africa after the home side's bowlers dominated on a green Gabba wicket on Saturday. Images from Day 1 of the first Test between Australia and South Africa at The Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday.

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Nortje’s first ball of his 10th over is on the button but the second strays down leg side and Travis Head slides it off his hip to the fine leg boundary. With a typically cavalier Travis Head in tow, he put on 113 in 23 overs and wrestled back the ascendency. Green is off the mark, nudging Rabada down the ground for a single off the first while Head misses the chance to blaze two half-volleys through the gaps, finding the field each time. The third is on an off side line but Head skips inside it and clips it close to the rope for more runs. Conversely, Starc loves to live by the Lance Cairns credo of ‘give it a heave’ but is watchful against the speed and guile of Nortje… He moved late and pushed hard to a fast angled ball in the corridor of uncertainty and got a healthy edge which flew into the slips where it was juggled, ballooning high, before being pouched by Sarel Erwee. He flinched at the first two and swung hard and hopeful at the third to give Nortje an easy catch and Rabada his first scalp of the day. The hackles are up and he’s running in hard, albeit to a stubbornly defensive field. Captain Elgar banished him to the deep to cool his heels awhile and now he’s back. Kagiso Rabada is the leader of this Proteas attack but he was loose and expensive in his first spell. He comes around the wicket and bends like a safety pin to get the ball skything past Starc’s stubble. It’s the first caught and bowled in his 50 Test wickets and it’s one the Proteas needed.

Pat Cummins led by example dismissing his counterpart in his first over and Mitchell Starc made Rassie van der Dussen his 300th Test wicket. South Africa have ...

Australia vs South Africa, 1st Test, Day 2 Live Updates: South Africa are three down against Australia in their second innings of the ongoing first Test match at The Gabba in Brisbane. You can also download the NDTV Cricket app for On Saturday, Australia bundled out South Africa for 152 after skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bowl first.

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Kagiso Rabada to Usman Khawaja, Kagiso Rabada starts his spell with a maiden. Kagiso Rabada to Usman Khawaja, Fifth dot now! Warner opens the face and guides it to point. Usman Khawaja looks to block but is early into his shot and the ball hits the handle of his bat. David Warner hangs back and pulls it down to deep square leg. Kagiso Rabada to Usman Khawaja, OUT!

Australia completed a six-wicket victory within two days in the first Test against South Africa on Sunday as the Proteas crumbled on a green Gabba wicket ...

It was only the second Test win in Australia in two days, the other nearly a century ago when the hosts beat the West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the 1930/31 series. Australia captain Pat Cummins took 5/42 in South Africa's second innings and seven wickets for the match, while paceman Mitchell Starc celebrated his 300th Test wicket with a trademark inswinging yorker that bowled Rassie van der Dussen for a duck before lunch. Images from Day 2 of the first Test between Australia and South Africa at The Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday.

Australia beat South Africa by six wickets: ब्रिस्बेन के मैदान पर साउथ अफ्रीका और ऑस्ट्रेलिया के बीच पहले ...