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The first T20I encounter between South Africa and Aus🦩tralia, part of the Australia tour of South Africa 2023, took place at Kingsmead in Durban🐓 on Wednesday. After winning the toss, South❀ Africa chose to bowl first, setting the stage for a competitive battle.
Australia Innings:
Australia posted a formidable total of 226-6 in their allotted 20 overs. The batting highlights included a powerful knock from newly-appointed captain Mitchell Marsh, who scored a remarkable 92 not out off 49 deliveries. Tim David also played a pivotal role with a quickfire 64 runs off 28 balls. Their efforts contributed significantly to Australia’s commanding total.
Bowling figures for South Africa:
Lizaad Williams emerged as the standout bowler for South Africa, securing three crucial wickets while conceding 44 runs. Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee and Tabraiz Shamsi each claimed a wicket🍃, albeit conceding runs 💝in the process.
South Africa Innings:
In pursuit of Australia’s formidable target, South Africa struggled and managed to score 115/10 in 15.3 overs. Reeza Hendricks showcased an impressive performance with the bat, amassing 56 runs off 43 balls. However, remaining South Africa line-up struggled against t🦹he Australian bowlers.
Bowling figures for Australia:
Tanveer Sangha shone with the white leather on his T20I debut, capturing four wickets while conceding 31 runs. Marcus Stoinis and Spencer Johnson also contributed 🦂significantly with three and two wickets, respectively.
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Result:
Australia secured a convincing victory, winning by a margin of 111 runs. South Africa’s defeat at home marked their heaviest in men’s T20I history.
Player of the Match:
Mitchell Marsh’s outstanding batting performance earned him the well-deserved ‘Player of the Match’ award.
Here are the top tweets from the first T20I between South Africa and Australia:
Early days in that SA vs Aus series. But Austra♔🍸lia played that game on a different level.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
Tough night o🥀ut for the Proteas. But they’ll be back. I kno🦩w what these guys are capable of.
Well played Aus
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17)
Liking Sangha's revs on the ball. Not a bad back up in the spin department for Australia.
Great debut, looking forward to more!.— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg)
Tanveer Sangha 😍😍😍
Whatta debut 👊🏽, really looking forward to that amazing journey 🙌🏽
And how good was Bison 🦬 show..— Fawad Ahmed (@bachaji23)
𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙎𝙃 on a mission 💪
𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵. 𝘍�ღ�𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘛20𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧-��𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺꧟ for our 🦬💛
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
What a great start for Mitchell M🌞arsh as T20I Captain of Australia:
•Won the match as Captain.
•He scored 92*(49) in the match.
•Highest scorer of this match.
•Won MOM award.
•AUS beat SA by 111 runs.He leads from the front for Australia – Brilliant, Captain Marsh..!!!
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh)
Australia beat South Africa by 111 runs in the f🌌irst T꧃20I.
– Great start to the captaincy career of Mitchell Marsh including a fantastic knock with bat.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
What a꧃ strong start as captain for Mitchell Marsh! 92* off just 49 balls with the bat and a 111-run win against South Africa in the first T20I match. Kudos 🇦🇺👏
— kamil khan (@13kamilkhan)
Australia thrash South Africa in the series opener: ဣ
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Rollercoaster! Tanveer Sangha landed in South Africa just 24 hours before snaring four wickets on international debut ⭐�🃏�
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL)
An emphatic start to our men's T20 tour of South Africa.
Mitch Marsh (92no), Tim David (64) and Tanveer♒ Sangha (4-31) the stars of the show as we take a 1-0 series lead
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus)
