Left-Arm Spinner Keshav Maharaj Produced A Career-Best Five for 33 to dismantle Australia and Bowl South Africa to An Emphatic 98-Run Victory in the Opening One-DAY-DAY INTERNANAL (Odi) In Cairynation Tuesday.
Home Captain Mitchell Marsh Made A Defiant 88 But Australia, Chasing 297 for Victory, Could Never Recover from the Maharaj-Influent Blows and WERE BUNDLED OUT For 198 Inside 41 Evors.
Put into bat, South Africa Posted 296-8 after Aiden Markram, Matthew Breetzke and Skipper Tamba Bavuma Produced Half-Tenturies.
Travis Head Was Pick of the Australia Bowlers Claiming 4-57 but Maharaja Proved Nearly unplayable when the hosts returned to bat.
“I made my debut in 2016 in Australia. So it’s a wonderful options to get my first five-for here,” Maharaj said after collection the player of the match aud.
“I just tried to utilize the condition. The wicket was a little bit sticky with the new ball. I just tried to utilize that and got the reward.”
South Africa Got Off to a Start after Markram (82) Added 92 Runs for the Opening Stand with Ryan Rickelton, Who Made 33.
Rickelton Got An Lbw Decision Against Him Reversed but was dismissed by Head, while Markram Fell Near The Halfway Stage of Their Innings.
Bavuma (65) and Breetzke (57) Combined in A 92-R Stand, Thought South Africa Fell Short of the 300-Mark.
When Australia began their Chase, Head Hit Nandre Burger for Five Fours in an over as the hosts reacted the 50-mark in five overs.
South Africa Struck Back With Spin And Once Prenelan Subrayen DisMissed Head, Maharaj Turned the Game on its Head Claiming five wickets in 26 deliverys.
Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Carey Were Trapped Lbw, Cameron Green and Aaron Hade Hade Hade their off-STUMPS Knocked Back While Josh Inglis His Defense Breached as Australia Slumped to 89-6.
With wickets tumbling at the other end, marsh, who have 10 fours, Had to Temper His Natural AGGRESSION.
Ben Dwarashuis Contributed 33 down the order but it was of little significance.
The teams move to mackay for the second ODI of the three-match series on Friday.
Australia Prevailed 2-1 in the Preceding T20 Series Between the sides.
