Australia down South Africa inside two days
Updated On: 19 December, 2022 08:30 AM IST | Brisbane | AFP
However, Marnus Labuschagne and Cameron Green aided by 15 extras guided Australia home to give them a 1-0 lead in the three-match series on a day when 19 wickets fell
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Australia captain Pat Cummins spearheaded a pace barrage that tore through South Africa before his side chased down a target of 34 runs Sunday to claim a six-wicket win inside two days on a hostile Gabba pitch.
After finishing their first innings 66 runs in front midway through the first session Sunday, Australia dismissed the visitors for just 99 despite a fighting 36 not out from Khaya Zondo. But the Australians then lost four cheap wickets in the chase as paceman Kagiso Rabada ran amok, with Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Steve Smith and Travis Head all falling to catches behind the wicket.
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