Wednesday , November 13 2024

South Africa beat Australia by six wickets in the first one-day international in Perth today. They were bowled out for just 152 in 38.1 overs with Nathan Coulter-Nile (34) and Alex Carey (33) the only ones to offer any resistance.

Set 153 to win, Proteas’ openers Quinton de Kock (47) and Reeza Hendricks (44) helped secure victory with 124 balls to spare. The hosts came into the clash having lost 16 of their past 18 ODIs.

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