Australia vs South Africa, 1st T20I, South Africa tour of Australia, 2025 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Corbin Bosch to Nathan Ellis, out Nathan Ellis Run Out!! 1 run completed. Oh great direct-hit from Corbin Bosch himself. Ellis dug this yorker out to the on-side. Bosch ran to the right, picked it up at short mid-wicket and fired a throw off balance as Ellis wanted to steal the second run. It was a direct-hit at the base of the stumps. Brilliant work and that has ensured that South Africa have bowled out Australia for the first time in a T20I. Nathan Ellis run out (Corbin Bosch) 12(11) [4s-1 6s-1]

Corbin Bosch to Nathan Ellis, SIX, finally nails it! Look at the pose after playing the shot! Corbin Bosch missed the yorker, front leg out of the way and baanggg, the straightest of shots with the highest of elbows! This is surely the shot of the innings, This is why he wanted the strike

Corbin Bosch to Nathan Ellis, FOUR, low full toss, Ellis drills the drive and he beats mid-off to the right. Smiles and looks at the bottom of the bat

Kwena Maphaka to Zampa, out Caught by Brevis!! Oh that's a stylish flick, shame he hit it to hand. Brevis makes up for the dropped catch earlier too. Short of a length delivery on the leg stump, Zampa flicks, timed to too well. Brevis ran in and to the right from deep square leg to complete an easy catch. Four wickets for Kwena Maphaka. Can he get a fifer with one ball to go? Zampa c Brevis b Kwena Maphaka 1(2)

Kwena Maphaka to Tim David, out Caught by Stubbs!! Will they catch it this time? Yes, Stubbs, who put David down earlier, takes a good catch but not before David cost them 27 extra runs. Slot ball from Kwena Maphaka, David swung really hard, another mishit as the bat turned in his hands. Stubbs ran forward and to the right from long-on, judged it perfectly into the hands despite falling to the ground. David gets a great ovation as he walks off and he raises the bat to the crowd. Tim David c Stubbs b Kwena Maphaka 83(52) [4s-4 6s-8]

Kwena Maphaka to Tim David, no run, in the airrr, dropped again! This time Brevis the fielder. He charged in too much. Tried to get his hands to the right but he carrying too much speed and couldn't control the catch

Rabada to Tim David, FOUR, Rabada changes his ploy and goes short into the wicket, David stood tall to pull this over deep square leg. Fielder in the deep unable to cut that off

Ngidi to Tim David, SIX, gee! The power he generates. Ngidi has to nail the yorker spot on, otherwise this lad will get under the ball and smash it all over the park. This time he took the front leg out of the way and nailed it into the sightscreen

Ngidi to Tim David, 2 runs, yorker, David digs it out to mid-wicket, senses the chance of a two, puts pressure on Rabada, the fielder and they sneak through

Muthusamy to Tim David, SIX, it's back-to-back sixes now and the camera pans to Stubbs. Full delivery down leg, David nails it over wide long-on now. Stubbs has ruined Muthusamy's figures which were gold against such a powerful attack on the entire bowling line-up

Muthusamy to Tim David, SIX, oh this guy is a monster! He has smashed another one onto the roof. You cannot drop Tim David. Shortish delivery, David slogs it high and over deep backward square leg

Muthusamy to Tim David, no run, this is so high. Mishit way into the night sky. Stubbs seemed to hold the ground, suddenly realised he had to go back. Took a few steps back and tried to reverse cup but dropped the catch. This was a full delivery, David went so hard, lost shape on the shot but escapes

Kwena Maphaka to Dwarshuis, out Caught by Markram!! In the air and straight to mid-off. Length delivery on the stumps, Dwarshuis backs away and goes for a muscular smack over the infield, but hits it flat and picks out Markram, who moves a step to the left to take a fine catch. Dwarshuis throws his head back in disappointment and walks off. He was doing a fine holding job at one end with David going for the runs at the other end. Dwarshuis c Markram b Kwena Maphaka 17(19) [4s-2]

Rabada to Dwarshuis, FOUR, this time he places it to the right of backward point and third man can't cut it off. Short of a length delivery angling away, Dwarshuis cuts but toe-ends it along the ground. Ball still had enough legs

Rabada to Tim David, 2 runs, the partnership between Tim David and Dwarshuis is now, slapped hard off the back foot as Rabada takes pace off. Two, two is the call straightaway and deep point had work to do to the right

Corbin Bosch to Tim David, FOUR, it's another low full toss, David thumps the drive past the dive at cover and it's his 7th T20I fifty. David has ensured Australia are getting to a respectable score for sure. He found a method to bat longer in the madness

Corbin Bosch to Tim David, SIX, pacy short delivery but kind of rushed onto the batter. 140.7kph at the chest with no room, David plays a hurried pull, didn't middle it but still clears the deep square leg fence

Muthusamy to Tim David, SIX, oh that's muscled. Such an oh I know you are going to hide it wide of off to me shot from Tim David. Bent his right knee, reached out to smack this over cover and he's parked this on the roof

Linde to Dwarshuis, FOUR, swung away on the on-side. Looks like the fielder picked it up late and Linde isn't pleased. Someone mutters on the lines of "Lhuan-dre move." Flighted delivery from Linde, Dwarshuis sends it to the right of deep square leg, could have been cut down to two

Kwena Maphaka to Tim David, FOUR, slower ball outside off, but there's width on offer, David delays his bat swing and slaps it in front of square, right between extra cover and mid-off. David remains Australia's hope

Kwena Maphaka to Tim David, SIX, smashed! Even Maphaka applauds. Fraction short and David picks the bones out of that, he holds a strong base and nails it flat over deep mid-wicket. That was sheer power..

Muthusamy to Maxwell, out Caught by Linde!! Excellent catch! The two left-arm spinners combine to send Maxwell on his way. Australia continue to play their shots and are not keen on spending time out in the middle. Muthusamy floats one outside off and Maxwell can't hold himself, goes for the loft and slices it over point, Linde runs across from sweeper cover and dives to take the catch. He held on with both hands and didn't allow the ball to pop out when he hit the ground. Maxwell c Linde b Muthusamy 1(5)

Kwena Maphaka to Mitchell Owen, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Not sure if this is aggressive or mindless batting. They have got off to a start but lost 4 wickets as well, there's no need to play the big shot for a few overs but Owen thinks otherwise. He charges down and gives himself room, Maphaka keeps it simple - good ball angled across, Owen gets a tiny outside edge and the ball hits the top of off-stump. Australia are 5 down and we are just in the 7th over.. Mitchell Owen b Kwena Maphaka 2(4)

Ngidi to Green, out Caught by Rickelton!! This is a massive wicket. Green was looking in superb touch but is deceived by some smart bowling by Ngidi. 114ks slower ball and Green was through the lofted shot early, miscues it straight up and Rickelton calls for it, moves a few yards in front and hangs on. South Africa are delighted as they have picked up their fourth wicket inside the powerplay. Green c Rickelton b Ngidi 35(13) [4s-4 6s-3]

Ngidi to Green, FOUR, even mishits are going to the fence. On a length and outside off, Green saw the width and went hard on the drive, tried to hit it on the bounce and got it off the bottom, the ball beat Ngidi and raced past mid-off

Ngidi to Green, SIX, they are dealing in sixes. Green has his third. Angled into leg and that's a freebie for any batter, Green crouches a bit to get under the length and heaves it well into the deep square leg stands. Marsh got out playing a similar kind of shot

Corbin Bosch to Tim David, SIX, massive over, 18 runs. This is a full pitcher around off, right in the arc for David and he does not miss out, clears his front leg and smacks it flat over wide long-off

Corbin Bosch to Green, SIX, Green is peppering that long-on fence. His second six in that region. Bosch goes full and at the stumps, Green missed out the previous ball but not this time, pumps it down the ground and clears the rope

Corbin Bosch to Tim David, FOUR, Bosch greeted with a thumping shot. Full and outside off, David had the width and he absolutely hammers the drive over extra cover, struck flat and almost travels the distance

Rabada to Green, FOUR, Green is dealing in boundaries. All his runs have come in fours and sixes. Full and angling into the pads, Green leans forward and clips it through mid-wicket, split the two fielders inside the ring with perfection

Rabada to Tim David, SIX, Australia are not going to back down. They are 3 down, just lost their skipper a couple of balls ago and David shimmies down the pitch to play the big shot, lofts it straight down the ground and just manages to get it beyond the rope

Rabada to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Kwena Maphaka!! What a catch! Maphaka with his second and this was pretty amazing. Good length ball on leg, Marsh was right to go for the pick-up shot but he gets more height than distance on this heave, the ball went high and almost kissed the sky before coming down, Maphaka runs to his left from deep square and hangs on with both hands. He kept his eyes on the ball all along and that made the catch look easy. Mitchell Marsh c Kwena Maphaka b Rabada 13(7) [4s-1 6s-1]

Linde to Green, SIX, fabulous shot! Green is off the blocks in a jiffy. This is a repeat of the previous shot but with better connection. Once again Linde drifts into middle and leg, Green uses his long reach to plant his front foot forward and lofts it down the ground, clearing long-on fence with ease

Linde to Green, FOUR, shouts of "catch it, catch it" but the ball comfortably evades Bosch near mid-on. Fuller and drifts in, Green drop-kicks it towards mid-on and it was not well-timed, Bosch is well in from the 30-yard circle and he leaps to his right, but the ball sails over him and runs away to the fence

Linde to Green, FOUR, does not miss out this time. Similar to the previous delivery - tad short and outside off, Green gets on top of the bounce and cuts it in front of square. He splits the packed off-side field and the ball races away..

Linde to Josh Inglis, out Caught by Muthusamy!! Inglis is gone for a golden duck. What a turnaround for Linde! Dropped a catch few balls ago and now strikes with his second ball. Short and outside off, Inglis had no intention of keeping the cut down, he intentionally tries to hit it over the backward point region but does not get the elevation, Muthusamy also was quite close in and he held on to a sharp catch. First wicket for Linde in 5 T20I games. Josh Inglis c Muthusamy b Linde 0(1)

Rabada to Head, out Caught by Kwena Maphaka!! The drop does not cost anything. Rabada has his early wicket. The dangerous Head is back cheaply. Very full delivery outside off, close to yorker length and Head bends down to squeeze it out, he opens the bat face and slices it to short third, Maphaka kneels down and gobbles it up on the second attempt, the ball hit him on the wrist and he used his body to latch on. South Africa were confident and replays proved they were right to celebrate. Head c Kwena Maphaka b Rabada 2(7)

Rabada to Head, no run, dropped! Linde has put it down at point. How costly is that going to be? Short and outside off, Head goes hard and smashes the cut straight to point, Linde bends down and spills a straightforward chance. Yes, it was struck powerfully but you expect to take those at this level

Ngidi to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, smashed! Back of a length delivery, but there's width on offer, Marsh does not need an invitation to play the shot, he flays it hard and over the off-side ring, one bounce and over the ropes

Ngidi to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, well, well! Marsh needs no sighters. He miscues the loft and still manages to clear the rope. The boundary has been brought in. Full and swinging away outside off, Marsh reaches and toe-ends the loft, but the power of the man takes it all the way over long-off