Australia vs South Africa Live স্কোর, 1st ODI of Australia tour of South Africa, 2026

The battle moves to Johannesburg - That brings us to the end of an entertaining contest, with South Africa taking an early lead in the series. They will now look to seal it in the next game, while Australia will be aiming to level things up. The 2nd ODI takes place at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday, 27 September, with the match being played as the 'Pink ODI'. South Africa will wear their pink kit to raise awareness for breast cancer. The action begins at 8 am GMT, but make sure to join us early for all the build-up. Until then, cheers and goodbye!

The victorious skipper of South Africa - Temba Bavuma says it is very satisfying, and he credits both the batters and the bowlers for a good overall effort. Looking back at the first 10 overs of both innings, he says Australia managed to put South Africa under pressure early, but the batting unit still got to a competitive score on that wicket. With the ball, he adds, the team stuck to their task and ended up on the right side of the result. On his expectations coming into the game, Bavuma says his first hope was to win the toss, because he knew it would be tough for the batting unit. Explains that they had to adapt to the conditions, with Australia hitting Test lengths, but the side fought and stayed in the game. He singles out Breetzke for showing tremendous character, something the whole group appreciates, and says Jansen's punches down the order took them to a good total. When Australia came to chase, Bavuma adds, they piled on the pressure too, which is exactly what South Africa expects from a team like them. The challenge, he says, was to keep the body language positive and wait for the opportunities to turn the game their way. On being asked about the two spinners (Maharaj and Fortuin) who bowled so well, Bavuma admits the group probably lacks a bit of experience at this level. But he says they make up for it with a strong desire to do it for the team, and they are hungry to perform. Says having Keshav in the spin department helps the attack, and Fortuin brings a wealth of experience too, so the two balance each other out. All in all, he says, they managed it quite well.

The captain of Australia - Mitchell Marsh says they are disappointed after feeling they were outplayed, admitting they fell well short despite making a strong start to the chase. He notes that they scored around 100 runs in the first 10 overs, but were unable to build on that platform. Marsh says South Africa's approach was largely expected, with the hosts building their innings before accelerating in the final 10-15 overs. He credits Breetzke and Jansen for batting particularly well, adding that the short boundary made them difficult to bowl to. Marsh says they tried to push for extra wickets but could not quite make the breakthrough they needed. Reflecting on the collapse, Marsh says they managed to bring the required rate down and knew partnerships would be crucial from there. He identifies Maharaj and Fortuin as key threats but admits Australia were unable to execute their plans consistently enough. He adds that the defeat provides a valuable learning opportunity ahead of the second game, where they will look to apply those lessons and level the series. Looking ahead to the next game, Marsh says he is unsure how the wicket in Johannesburg is playing these days, having not played there for some time. However, he expects the ball to travel well and jokes that, as someone who no longer bowls, it will be nice to head out there as a batter.

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Spinners turn the game - Most teams might have lost hope after the way South Africa started with the ball, but not the hosts. They kept believing, and Keshav Maharaj provided the first breakthrough before the Proteas steadily took control. The spinners were outstanding through the middle overs, squeezing the scoring and picking up wickets, with Maharaj adding two more to his tally and Bjorn Fortuin claiming two as well. Corbin Bosch also took two, while Gerald Coetzee and Marco Jansen chipped in with one apiece. Jansen's stunning catch to dismiss Matt Renshaw all but sealed the game, before Maharaj fittingly returned to wrap things up, with Matthew Breetzke taking the final catch to cap a memorable day for the hosts.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Matthew Breetzke wins the award for his fantastic hundred, scoring 112 off 106 balls. When Pommie Mbangwa asks whether he has had a moment to reflect on his innings, Breetzke says he honestly has not, not yet. He says he would rank his innings right up there. He points to how tricky things were early on, with wickets falling at the other end against a world-class attack. Says that left him no choice but to dig deep. It drained him mentally, he admits, but he is grateful to have made the hundred and batted through to the end. On the discussions with his teammates about the conditions, Breetzke shares that the message was to stay nice and straight. Highlights that this was a surface that punished anyone playing too square, and a couple of batters found that out through leading edges. On the partnership with Jansen and whether there was a talk about him (Jansen) taking on the attack, Breetzke says it was not a set plan, more a case of the big man being at his best. Details that Jansen got one away early, kept riding the momentum, and that he (Breetzke) was happy to feed him the strike. When he is asked about batting at number four and bringing up a hundred from there, Breetzke says he has been in the role for the last year or so and is settling into it now. The celebration, he adds, was more about how tough the early going was, because he had to fight his way out of it.

Breetzke's ton powers South Africa - Earlier in the game, South Africa posted a competitive 297, led by a magnificent century from Matthew Breetzke. He held the innings together after the early wickets, building key partnerships with Temba Bavuma, Ryan Rickelton and David Miller before sharing a 107-run stand with Marco Jansen, who blasted 75 to match his highest ODI score. Australia had a mixed outing with the ball, with Nathan Ellis leading the way with three wickets, Adam Zampa taking two and Josh Hazlewood one, but they would have wanted a more clinical effort overall.

A stunning collapse from Australia - Australia came flying out of the blocks, with Mitchell Marsh dealing almost exclusively in boundaries and Travis Head joining in as they raced to 50 inside six overs. Marsh then brought up a fantastic 26-ball fifty, but the opening stand was broken at 90 and the momentum began to shift after the 10-over mark. Head and Cooper Connolly steadied things and kept the asking rate under control, but neither could convert their starts. From 129/1, Australia slipped to 156/4 as questionable shot selection brought the middle order undone. The flying start had kept them ahead of the required rate for much of the chase, but Matt Renshaw found little support around him. Once he fell for a fighting 44, the writing was on the wall, and Australia were eventually bowled out for 230 with more than eight overs to spare.

Proteas flip the script - South Africa have pulled off a memorable victory to take a 1-0 lead in the series, and what a fightback this has been. At one stage, Australia looked firmly in control and seemed ready to run away with the game, but the Proteas simply refused to go down. They clawed their way back, turned the momentum on its head and finished with a crushing victory. A complete team performance from South Africa, while the Aussies will be left wondering how they let a game that looked so firmly in their grasp slip away.

OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! Fittingly, Breetzke, the centurion, takes the catch and South Africa win by 67 runs! There are smiles all around the Proteas' camp as they have defended a total on a surface that only got better for batting. And more importantly, with a bowling unit looking thin on experience with several of their premier pacers injured. It is the arm ball from Maharaj, full and around middle, and Zampa is done in by the one that doesn't turn. He gets down on one knee for the slog sweep, but it balloons off the top edge and skews towards deep square leg. Breetzke charges in from the ropes and slides forward to gather it. Australia have been bowled out for 230. Maharaj finishes off with a spectacular four-wicket haul, and that is the end of it.

Darted in from around the stumps. Skids through from a length, on middle and leg, Zampa tucks it to the mid-wicket region.

South Africa just one step away from taking a 1-0 lead in the series. This is a massive nosedive for the Aussies as they slip from 129/1 to 230/9. Josh Hazlewood is the last man in for Australia.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Corbin Bosch gets his second, and South Africa can see the finish line here. He hits the deck hard, just around off, and holds up in the surface a bit. Nathan Ellis opens up his stance and goes for the big heave across the line but only manages to get an inside edge back onto the stumps. The Proteas are one wicket away from the win.

Dug into the surface, on middle, Adam Zampa pulls it towards deep square leg for a run.

FOUR! Up and over! Back of a length and just outside off. Adam Zampa stands tall, extends his arms and slaps it over mid off for a one-bounce four.

Fuller delivery, on off, Adam Zampa drives it towards mid off.

Hard length and on off, angling in, Nathan Ellis backs away and does well to get some bat on it to guide it towards deep third for a single.

Short of a length and outside off, Nathan Ellis slashes at it but misses.

Powerplay 3! Now, five fielders are allowed outside the inner ring till the end of the game. However, South Africa will want to keep more catching fielders to wrap things up here.

Second maiden for Maharaj! 9-2-20-3 so far for him. Full and outside off, Zampa strides across and keeps it out to the off side.

Drops it full and on off, Zampa stretches out and defends.

Slows it up, full on the stumps, carefully defended by Zampa.

Half an appeal for LBW, but not given. Only Maharaj looks interested. Tossed up around middle and leg at 79.7 kph, and it skids on with the arm. Zampa goes for the sweep and misses, and the ball raps him on the front pad, though it is sliding down leg.

Slides in with the arm, ona length, tucked off the back foot to mid-wicket.

Full and tossed on off, drifting in, Zampa blocks it to the off side.

Keshav Maharaj comes back into the attack. South Africa going for the kill now.

Too full and outside off, crunched away by Zampa to deep point for a single. Australia need 74 runs from 66 balls!

Hammers it on a length, on top of off, Zampa plays off the back foot and blocks.

Short of a good length, on off stump, tailing back in. Zampa awkwardly blocks it off the back foot to mid on.

Short on the body, pulled off the back foot to deep square leg for a single.