Australia won by 107 runs against South Africa in 1st T20 match of the series

In the first match of the T20 series between South Africa vs Australia, Australia defeated South Africa by a big margin of 107 runs. Let us know in more detail.

 

The first match of T20 series between South Africa and Australia started yesterday and the first match was held at The Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg, in which Australia defeated South Africa by a big margin of 107 runs. South Africa won the toss and invited Australia to bat first. Australia batting first scored 196 runs, losing 6 wickets in 20 overs, with Steven Smith scoring 45 off 32 balls, Aaron Finch 42 off 27 balls, Alex Carey 27 off 22 balls, Ashton Agar 20 off 9 balls, Mitchell Marsh scored 19 runs in 14 balls, Matthew Wade scored 18 runs in 11 balls and Mitchell Starc scored 7 runs in 3 balls. Ashton Agar also got hat-trick wickets, for this he was awarded Man of the Match. In this way, Australia, batting first, scored 196 runs after losing the prescribed 20 overs 6 wickets and set a target of 197 runs for South Africa.

 

Chasing 197 runs in the second innings, South Africa were all out after scoring just 89 runs in 14.3 overs, and the match was lost by a mammoth score of 107, South Africa's wicket was very bad, falling wickets one after the other. There were no batsmen except Faf du Plessis for 24 runs in 22 balls, Kagiso Rabada 22 runs in 19 balls, Pite van Biljon 16 runs in 15 balls. In this way, South Africa was all out after chasing 197 runs in the second innings, scoring only 89 runs in 14.3 overs, and lost the match with a big score of 107 runs.