South Africa defeats Australia by 67 runs in first ODI
South Africa beat Australia by 67 runs in Durban after Australia collapsed from 90-1 to 230 all out.
Mitch Marsh smashed 60 off 36 balls to start the chase at pace. Marsh and Travis Head put on 90 runs in 9.2 overs.
Left-arm spinners Keshav Maharaj (4-20) and Bjorn Fortuin (2-34) then dismantled Australia's middle order. Australia lost 9 wickets for 101 runs after Marsh.
South Africa had posted 297, built on Matthew Breetzke's century of 112. Marco Jansen's one-handed catch of Renshaw sealed the win.
Australia's first defeat on their African tour.
- 297
- South Africa total
- 230
- Australia total
- 67 runs
- Margin of victory
- 112
- Breetzke's maiden century
Why it mattersAustralia's collapse from a flying start shows they are vulnerable to quality spin bowling, a weakness they must fix before the tour continues.
AustraliaAustralia loses opening ODI in their southern African tour and must regroup for the next match against South Africa to avoid falling further behind in the series.
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