David's brilliance and Maxwell's acrobatics help Australia down South Africa in first T20

[ad_1] Australia has dominated South Africa's largely unknown batting line-up to assert an unlikely victory within the first match of a three-game Twenty20 collection in Darwin.

South Africa misplaced by 17 runs in Sunday's conflict at Marrara Oval, bowled out for 161 after Australia was dismissed for a disappointing 178 from the ultimate ball of an innings rescued by Tim David's 83.

South Africa's innings was constructed round 71 in 55 balls from wicketkeeper and opening batsman Ryan Rickelton.

Josh Hazlewood was the hero for Australia, claiming 3-29, whereas veteran leg-spinner Adam Zampa completed with 2-32 from his 4 overs.

Opening the bowling, off-spinner Glenn Maxwell took 1-29 from 4 overs and claimed a sometimes spectacular leap-over-the-boundary and toss-the-ball-in-the-air catch to eliminate Rickelton within the last over.

Australia has now, unprecedentedly, received 23 of their final 27 T20Is together with a 5-0 clear sweep within the Caribbean final month.

The Proteas had managed solely six wins from their earlier 13 matches and had not received any of their final three bilateral collection.

Wild batting noticed Australia collapse to 6-75, making an attempt to money in on fielding restrictions throughout the first six overs, however a foul miss within the area allowed Tim David to salvage issues, hitting eight sixes in his 52-ball innings whereas batting with the tail.

David was given a pricey life on 56 when he skied spinner Senuran Muthusamy to lengthy on, just for Tristan Stubbs to drop a simple outfield catch. The subsequent two balls went for six.

Australian captain Mitchell Marsh set the tone by smashing the primary ball of the match, from Lungi Ngidi, over lengthy off for six after South African captain Aiden Markram received the toss and selected to bowl.

However Travis Head (2) went within the second over and new quantity three Josh Inglis for a primary ball duck within the third.

Marsh (13) skied Kagiso Rabada to Kwena Maphaka at deep sq. leg, Cameron Inexperienced (35 in 13 balls) skied Ngidi straight up within the air and Mitch Owen (2) performed the worst shot of the evening, charging Maphaka to lose his off stump.