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Hindustan Times
7 days ago
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- Hindustan Times
Australia vs South Africa 2nd T20I Live Updates: Mitchell Marsh's side looks to gain unassailable lead
Australia vs South Africa 2nd T20I LIVE: Mitchell Marsh's Australia are on a nine-match winning streak in T20Is, and the hosts will look to extend this lead and gain an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series against South Africa when the two teams take the field on Tuesday in the second T20I in Darwin. Australia, who are quickly emerging as a force to reckon with in T20Is, registered a comfortable 17-run win in the series opener in Darwin against the Proteas. Tim David led the charge with the bat as he played a knock of 83 runs off 52 balls. His effort was exceptional in Australia, reaching the score of 178 despite being 75/6 at one More Josh Hazlewood then returned with three wickets as Australia stopped South Africa well in their tracks, registering an easy 17-run win. Ryan Rickelton, the Proteas wicketkeeper-batter, tried his best as he scored 71 runs off 55 balls. However, in the end, the task proved to be too much for the left-hander. The only bright spot for Proteas apart from Rickelton was young pace sensation Kwena Maphaka, who returned with figures of 4/20 in his quota of four overs. The weather in Darwin is expected to be hot and humid, and there is no chance of rain. Hence, a full 20-overs-per-side contest is on the cards. The Proteas have everything to play for. A loss would mean yet another series loss against Aiden Markram's South Africa. Looking at the way both Australia and South Africa approach their T20I cricket, a high-scoring contest is on the cards. Batters from both teams won't die wondering. It will be an all-or-nothing approach, at least from Australia, just like we saw in the first T20I. Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, Cameron Green and Mitchell Owen all went hard inside the powerplay, and this also led to their downfall. Despite losing four wickets inside the powerplay, Australia continued to go hard, which was the main reason they posted more than 170 runs on the board. On the other hand, South Africa were bogged down by the lack of boundaries in the middle overs as Tristan Stubbs and Rickelton found it tough to get the better of Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa. The T20 World Cup is set to be played in India and Sri Lanka next year. Hence, this series is the perfect opportunity for both teams to test their squad and prepare to the best of their ability against some high-quality opposition.
India Today
11-08-2025
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- India Today
Ryan Rickelton in awe of fiery Kwena Maphaka: Cool to see him stand up to Australia
Ryan Rickelton has been left in awe of teen bowling sensation Kwena Maphaka following his sensational bowling spell in the first T20I against Australia. The left-arm speedster ran through the Australian batting as he registered his best ever figures in dismissed Mitchell Owen in the seventh over and got the prized scalp of Tim David (83 off 52) in the 19th over to stop Australia from crossing the 180-run mark. The 19-year-old also had a verbal exchange with the Australian batter. Following his remarkable performance, Rickelton hailed Maphaka's fiery character and said that it was cool to see a young guy stand up to Australia in their own is quite a fiery character. But he is very relaxed, very quiet in the change room. He had a bit of a go at Tim (David) there, but he is very competitive. He backs his ability, which is great. It is cool to see a young guy stand up to Australia in their backyard. It is very promising for South African cricket,' Rickelton was quoted as saying by "He is quite a relaxed guy in the change room, but when he crosses that line, he has got a bit of white-line fever, which is quite exciting for us," concluded finished with figures of 4/20 in four overs and was well-supported by Kagiso Rabada (2/29) who topped Australia's top order. Courtesy of their performance, Australia got all out for 178 in their allotted 20 overs. In reply, South Africa were restricted to 161/9 in their 20 overs as Ben Dwarshius (3/26) and Josh Hazlewood (3/27) scalped three wickets was the top scorer for the visitors with his innings of 71 (55) as he whacked five fours and a six. Despite his innings, South Africa fell short of their target and lost the match by 17 runs. The Aiden Markram-led side will be eager to make a comeback in the second T20I, scheduled to be played on Tuesday, August 12 at Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin.- EndsMust Watch
The Herald
10-08-2025
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- The Herald
Australia outmuscle Proteas in Darwin T20I opener
They needed to contribute in a big way if the Proteas were going to go close and they set about the task relatively conservatively. But as the innings progressed and their partnership increased, the tourists would have started believing the chase was on. They moved to 120 before Stubbs was caught behind off Hazlewood for 37 off 27 balls. That brought an end to a 72-run partnership between the Warriors batter and Rickelton and also triggered a collapse. George Linde (0) followed Stubbs three balls later, also seen off by Hazlewood, before leg-spinner Zampa removed both Corbin Bosch and Senuran Muthusamy in the next over. Rickelton stood at the other end, watching the procession and eventually moved on to a half-century. Earlier, Markram won the toss and opted to field at a venue that was hosting its debut T20I fixture and its first international in 17 years. The lack of international cricket at the ground made the decision at the toss tough to make. And Australia's innings turned out to have a bit of everything in it. The momentum swung both ways at various stages. Australia opted for the aggressive approach from the outset. And they carried on swinging from the hip despite losing four wickets inside the power play overs. Included among those were the scalps of captain Mitchell Marsh (13), Travis Head (2), Josh Inglis (0) and Cameron Green, who slapped 35 off 13 to ensure the run rate was adequate at 70 in the six overs despite the loss of wickets. Glenn Maxwell (1) and Mitchell Owen followed in the next two overs as the home team slipped to 75 for six in need of resuscitation. The man to breathe life into the innings was the square-shouldered Tim David, who bludgeoned 83 off only 52 balls with eight sixes and four fours. His effort ensured that Australia reached a decent total of a couple less than 180. He was dropped by Stubbs in the deep shortly after he got his half-century. That apart, it was a superb innings that was eventually ended by Maphaka, who ended up taking care of the middle and lower order. The Herald
NDTV
10-08-2025
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- NDTV
Glenn Maxwell Makes It Look Easy, Takes Stunner Near Boundary To Dismiss South Africa Star. Watch
Tim David crunched eight sixes in a blistering 83 from 52 balls to help Australia beat South Africa by 17 runs in their opening T20I in Darwin on Sunday. After being sent in, the hosts were all out for 178 on the final delivery of their 20 overs in the first game of international cricket in Australia's tropical north for 17 years. Cameron Green (35 off 13) was the only other batsman to get going, with left-arm quick Kwena Maphaka bagging 4-20 as South Africa bowled out Australia for the first time in a T20. But David's phenomenal innings proved enough, with the Proteas restricted to 161-9 in reply. That was despite a battling 71 from Ryan Rickelton, who fell to a spectacular Glenn Maxwell catch on the boundary. Rickelton went hammer and tongs during the fag end of the chase, before Maxwell pulled off a blinder near the boundary. Rickelton sliced Dwarshuis' delivery towards long-on, as Maxwell jumped from inside the rope to catch the ball and then released it over his shoulder to come back in and grab the ball once again. GLENN MAXWELL DOES IT AGAIN #AUSvSA — (@cricketcomau) August 10, 2025 Josh Hazlewood took 3-27 and Ben Dwarshuis 3-26. "Great way to start the series," skipper Mitchell Marsh said after Australia's ninth T20 victory in a row. "Certainly we want guys like David to come out and bat the way he did, he was the difference." Backing up from a recent 5-0 series sweep against the West Indies, Australia signalled their intent early with Marsh slamming a six off the first ball. But he lost opening partner Travis Head (two) and Josh Inglis (golden duck) in the space of three deliveries and then skied Kagiso Rabada on 13, with Maphaka taking a tricky catch before Green and David let loose. They put on a quickfire 40 for the fourth wicket before Green was undone by a slower ball from Lungi Ngidi. Australia were in trouble on 75-6 when Mitch Owen was out for two and dangerman Maxwell went for one. But David dug in and, with Dwarshuis (17), added 59 for the seventh wicket. David was dropped by Tristan Stubbs on 56, although Stubbs made amends by holding the catch that finally removed the big Australian after a power-packed knock. South Africa's chase started badly with skipper Aiden Markram out to Hazlewood in the first over, and they had lost three wickets for 48 by the sixth over. Rickelton and Stubbs (37) knuckled down in a threatening 72-run stand but Hazlewood struck again with two wickets in an over to shatter their momentum. South Africa's hopes were all but over when Adam Zampa matched Hazlewood's feat in the next over. "It got close, but we were pretty far from our best tonight," Markram said. The second of the three-game series is in Darwin on Tuesday.
Time of India
10-08-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
AUS vs SA, 1st T20I: Glenn Maxwell's gravity-defying catch seals Australia's win over South Africa
Glenn Maxwell of Australia (Photo by) Glenn Maxwell pulled off a breathtaking boundary-line catch to help Australia seal a 17-run victory over South Africa in the first T20I in Darwin on Sunday. The stunning effort, which combined athleticism, quick thinking and perfect timing, came in the final over and ended Ryan Rickelton 's defiant innings of 71, all but confirming Australia's win. — cricketcomau (@cricketcomau) With South Africa needing 21 from 5 balls, Rickelton launched a Ben Dwarshuis delivery towards long-on. Maxwell, stationed at the rope, leapt into the air beyond the boundary, flicked the ball back over his shoulder into the field while airborne, landed outside the playing area, then quickly jumped back inside to complete the catch. The moment drew loud cheers from the Darwin crowd as Australia celebrated its ninth consecutive T20I win. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Earlier, Tim David's explosive 83 from 52 balls, featuring eight sixes, powered Australia to 178 all out after a shaky start that saw five wickets fall inside seven overs. Cameron Green (35 off 13) added quick runs, while South Africa's teenage pacer Kwena Maphaka shone with figures of 4-20, becoming the youngest bowler from an ICC full member nation to take four wickets in a T20I. Poll What was the most impressive aspect of Glenn Maxwell's boundary catch? Athleticism Quick Thinking Perfect Timing All of the Above Josh Hazlewood 's 3-27 and Dwarshuis' 3-26 ensured Australia stayed ahead despite a 72-run stand between Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs (37). Hazlewood's double blow in the 15th over halted the chase before Maxwell's spectacular boundary magic sealed a memorable night in Darwin. The second match of the series will be played on Tuesday, also in Darwin. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
