10/08Result
1st T20I (N), South Africa tour of Australia at Darwin, Aug 10 2025
Australia won by 17 runs
Player of the Match
Tim David
Tim DavidAustralia
10/08Result
1st T20I (N), South Africa tour of Australia at Darwin, Aug 10 2025
Australia won by 17 runs
Player of the Match
Tim David
Tim DavidAustralia

END OF OVER:
20 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | SA: 161/9 (18 runs required, RR: 8.05)

  • Kwena Maphaka3 (3b)
  • Ben Dwarshuis4-0-26-3
  • Nathan Ellis4-0-44-0

Australia take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Keep an eye out for Firdose Moonda's report. Thanks for your company tonight. We'll see you for game two on Tuesday.

Presentation

Mitchell Marsh: "There are times where the conditions might dictate that we bat a little differently but we just back our guys to play their way and Tim David batted beautifully tonight. It was a serious effort from all of our bowlers."

Aiden Markram: "We were pretty far from our best tonight. A few learnings over the next 24 hours and try and improve. Maphaka bowled very well."

Tim David is player of the match: "We went pretty hard today but there's not going to be that many occasions when that many of our batters miss out I don't think."

10.35pm Australia win by 17 runs and win their ninth straight T20I which is a record for them. Hazlewood and Dwarshuis pick up three wickets each. Rickelton's 71 wasn't enough. Australia out hit South Africa. Specifically Tim David, who clubbed eight sixes in his match-winning 83. Australia caught better too, with Maxwell's catch in the last over truly exceptional.

Sajib: "Hasn't there been a rule change recently for boundary catches?" Quite a few people querying the Maxwell catch. Here is the recent ICC rule change on boundary catches. Maxwell did not bunny hop outside the boundary. He threw the ball back before landing outside the boundary and then caught it back in ground again.

19.6
W
Dwarshuis to Rabada, OUT, bowled him! Leg cutter, sliding into the top of off, he tries to launch over the leg side and it crashes into the top of off

K Rabada b Dwarshuis 10 (22m 6b 0x4 1x6) SR: 166.66

19.5
1
Dwarshuis to Maphaka, 1 run, bouncer, over leg, he pulls off the top edge and it lands safe
19.4
2
Dwarshuis to Maphaka, 2 runs, dropped by Zampa running in at backward square! Full on leg, he whips it in the air behind square, Zampa runs in and spills it
19.3
0
Dwarshuis to Maphaka, no run, full outside off, 130kph, he drives with power straight to mid-off
19.2
W
Dwarshuis to Rickelton, OUT, Maxwell takes an extraordinary catch at long-on! He makes it look so easy. Rickelton launches over long-on, Maxwell jumps from inside the rope to catch it and then releases it over his shoulder, lands, turns, jumps back in and catches it again without touching the rope. He made that look like a cake walk. Very few people in the world can do that

RD Rickelton c Maxwell b Dwarshuis 71 (101m 55b 7x4 1x6) SR: 129.09

19.1
0
Dwarshuis to Rickelton, no run, 112kph, clever slower ball, completely deceives him as he tries to pull and it just balloons off the splice onto the pitch

END OF OVER:
19 | 16 Runs | SA: 158/7 (21 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.31, RRR: 21.00)

  • Kagiso Rabada10 (5b)
  • Ryan Rickelton71 (53b)
  • Nathan Ellis4-0-44-0
  • Josh Hazlewood4-0-27-3

Ellis gives up 44 from 4 and leaves Dwarshuis with 21 to defend.

18.6
2
Ellis to Rabada, 2 runs, wide low full toss, he slices a drive to deep cover for a couple
18.5
1
Ellis to Rickelton, 1 run, wide yorker inside the guide line, he squirts this out to wide deep third
18.5
1w
Ellis to Rickelton, 1 wide, attempted wide yorker and he misses his mark. Far too wide
18.4
4
Ellis to Rickelton, FOUR, sliced behind point! Full and wide, he reaches out and slices it with power behind point to find the rope
18.3
2
Ellis to Rickelton, 2 runs, wide yorker, 130kph, he opens the face and squirts it fine of deep third
18.2
2
Ellis to Rickelton, 2 runs, slower ball wide of off, he square drives to deep cover
18.1
4
Ellis to Rickelton, FOUR, thick edge wide of Inglis! Angled wide of off, he swings hard and the thick edge flies away to the rope

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs | SA: 142/7 (37 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.88, RRR: 18.50)

  • Ryan Rickelton58 (48b)
  • Kagiso Rabada8 (4b)
  • Josh Hazlewood4-0-27-3
  • Nathan Ellis3-0-28-0
17.6
1
Hazlewood to Rickelton, 1 run, good length on middle, he drives in the air but with no timing well short of long-on
17.5
1
Hazlewood to Rabada, 1 run, low full toss on middle, 135kph, he mistimes a drive to cover
17.4
1
Hazlewood to Rickelton, 1 run, 134kph, full on leg, he whips with the bottom hand to wide long-on
17.3
0
Hazlewood to Rickelton, no run, wider of off, full, he drives and gets a thick edge wide of deep third and they don't run
17.2
6
Hazlewood to Rickelton, SIX, clubbed over midwicket! 135kph, length in the slot, he sets his base and flushes this high over deep midwicket
17.1
0
Hazlewood to Rickelton, no run, yorker at the toes but it hits him outside the line of leg stump

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | SA: 133/7 (46 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.82, RRR: 15.33)

  • Ryan Rickelton50 (43b)
  • Kagiso Rabada7 (3b)
  • Nathan Ellis3-0-28-0
  • Adam Zampa4-0-33-2
16.6
1
Ellis to Rickelton, 1 run, full and wide, he square drives and gets a thick edge that runs to deep third. 50 off 43 for Rickelton and he does not celebrate
16.6
1w
Ellis to Rickelton, 1 wide, attempted wide yorker is too wide of off
16.5
1
Ellis to Rabada, 1 run, good length slower ball outside off, he drags a pull off the toe of the bat through forward square
16.4
0
Ellis to Rabada, no run, 134kph, wide yorker, well executed, beats the bat
16.3
6
Ellis to Rabada, SIX, There's a six! 124kph, short ball that sat up at shoulder height and he smashes a pull flat over deep midwicket

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South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st12AK MarkramRD Rickelton
2nd28RD RickeltonLG Pretorius
3rd8RD RickeltonD Brevis
4th72T StubbsRD Rickelton
5th0GF LindeRD Rickelton
6th3C BoschRD Rickelton
7th0S MuthusamyRD Rickelton
8th35K RabadaRD Rickelton
9th3K RabadaKT Maphaka