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The first T20I encounter beꦕtween South Afr﷽ica and Australia, 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 comp⭕etitive 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 4ꦰ3 balls. However, remaining South🍌 Africa line-up struggled against the 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 tw🎶o 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 Australia played that g꧋ame on a different level.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
Tough🅠 night out for the Proteas. But they’ll be back. I know 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 (@FawadAhmed52)
𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙎𝙃 on a mission 💪
𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵. 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘵�🐻�𝘴𝘵 𝘛20𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧-𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 for our 🦬💛
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
Whཧ💧at a great start for Mitchell Marsh 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..!!!
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh)
Australia beat South Africa by 111 runs💧 in th🏅e first T20I.
– 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 serie🃏s opener:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Rollercoaster! Tanve༒er 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.
Mi🤡tch Marsh (92no), Tim David (6🦩4) and Tanveer Sangha (4-31) the stars of the show as we take a 1-0 series lead
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus)
