Australia vs South Africa, 1st T20I at Darwin, AUS vs SA, Aug 10 2025 - Match Result

RESULT
1st T20I (N), Darwin, August 10, 2025, South Africa tour of Australia
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(20 ov, T:179) 161/9

Australia won by 17 runs

Player Of The Match
83 (52)
tim-david
Cricinfo's MVP
123.03 ptsImpact List
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Scores: Thilak Ram | Comms: Alex Malcolm
Scorecard summary
Australia • 178/10(20 overs)
83 (52)
4/20 (4)
35 (13)
2/29 (4)
South Africa • 161/9(20 overs)
71 (55)
3/26 (4)
37 (27)
3/27 (4)
Cricinfo's Most Valuable Players of the Match
PlayerTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
AUS123.0383(52)104.31123.03---
SA94.023(3)31.924/204.5792.09
SA89.9410(6)13.215.652/293.5574.29
AUS71.580(1)- 1.23- 0.823/273.6772.39
SA66.0771(55)73.4966.07---
end of over 203 runs • 2 wickets
SA: 161/9CRR: 8.05 
Kwena Maphaka3 (3b)
Ben Dwarshuis 4-0-26-3
Nathan Ellis 4-0-44-0

Australia take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Keep an eye out for Firdose Moonda's report. Thanks for your company tonight. We'll see you for game two on Tuesday.

Presentation

Mitchell Marsh: "There are times where the conditions might dictate that we bat a little differently but we just back our guys to play their way and Tim David batted beautifully tonight. It was a serious effort from all of our bowlers."

Aiden Markram: "We were pretty far from our best tonight. A few learnings over the next 24 hours and try and improve. Maphaka bowled very well."

Tim David is player of the match: "We went pretty hard today but there's not going to be that many occasions when that many of our batters miss out I don't think."

10.35pm Australia win by 17 runs and win their ninth straight T20I which is a record for them. Hazlewood and Dwarshuis pick up three wickets each. Rickelton's 71 wasn't enough. Australia out hit South Africa. Specifically Tim David, who clubbed eight sixes in his match-winning 83. Australia caught better too, with Maxwell's catch in the last over truly exceptional.

Sajib: "Hasn't there been a rule change recently for boundary catches?" Quite a few people querying the Maxwell catch. Here is the recent ICC rule change on boundary catches. Maxwell did not bunny hop outside the boundary. He threw the ball back before landing outside the boundary and then caught it back in ground again.

19.6
W
Dwarshuis to Rabada, OUT

bowled him! Leg cutter, sliding into the top of off, he tries to launch over the leg side and it crashes into the top of off

Kagiso Rabada b Dwarshuis 10 (6b 0x4 1x6 22m) SR: 166.66
19.5
1
Dwarshuis to Maphaka, 1 run

bouncer, over leg, he pulls off the top edge and it lands safe

19.4
2
Dwarshuis to Maphaka, 2 runs

dropped by Zampa running in at backward square! Full on leg, he whips it in the air behind square, Zampa runs in and spills it

19.3
Dwarshuis to Maphaka, no run

full outside off, 130kph, he drives with power straight to mid-off

19.2
W
Dwarshuis to Rickelton, OUT

Maxwell takes an extraordinary catch at long-on! He makes it look so easy. Rickelton launches over long-on, Maxwell jumps from inside the rope to catch it and then releases it over his shoulder, lands, turns, jumps back in and catches it again without touching the rope. He made that look like a cake walk. Very few people in the world can do that

Ryan Rickelton c Maxwell b Dwarshuis 71 (55b 7x4 1x6 101m) SR: 129.09
19.1
Dwarshuis to Rickelton, no run

112kph, clever slower ball, completely deceives him as he tries to pull and it just balloons off the splice onto the pitch

end of over 1916 runs
SA: 158/7CRR: 8.31 • RRR: 21.00 • Need 21 from 6b
Kagiso Rabada10 (5b 1x6)
Ryan Rickelton71 (53b 7x4 1x6)
Nathan Ellis 4-0-44-0
Josh Hazlewood 4-0-27-3

Ellis gives up 44 from 4 and leaves Dwarshuis with 21 to defend.

18.6
2
Ellis to Rabada, 2 runs

wide low full toss, he slices a drive to deep cover for a couple

18.5
1
Ellis to Rickelton, 1 run

wide yorker inside the guide line, he squirts this out to wide deep third

18.5
1w
Ellis to Rickelton, 1 wide

attempted wide yorker and he misses his mark. Far too wide

18.4
4
Ellis to Rickelton, FOUR runs

sliced behind point! Full and wide, he reaches out and slices it with power behind point to find the rope

18.3
2
Ellis to Rickelton, 2 runs

wide yorker, 130kph, he opens the face and squirts it fine of deep third

18.2
2
Ellis to Rickelton, 2 runs

slower ball wide of off, he square drives to deep cover

18.1
4
Ellis to Rickelton, FOUR runs

thick edge wide of Inglis! Angled wide of off, he swings hard and the thick edge flies away to the rope

end of over 189 runs
SA: 142/7CRR: 7.88 • RRR: 18.50 • Need 37 from 12b
Ryan Rickelton58 (48b 5x4 1x6)
Kagiso Rabada8 (4b 1x6)
Josh Hazlewood 4-0-27-3
Nathan Ellis 3-0-28-0
17.6
1
Hazlewood to Rickelton, 1 run

good length on middle, he drives in the air but with no timing well short of long-on

17.5
1
Hazlewood to Rabada, 1 run

low full toss on middle, 135kph, he mistimes a drive to cover

17.4
1
Hazlewood to Rickelton, 1 run

134kph, full on leg, he whips with the bottom hand to wide long-on

17.3
Hazlewood to Rickelton, no run

wider of off, full, he drives and gets a thick edge wide of deep third and they don't run

17.2
6
Hazlewood to Rickelton, SIX runs

clubbed over midwicket! 135kph, length in the slot, he sets his base and flushes this high over deep midwicket

17.1
Hazlewood to Rickelton, no run

yorker at the toes but it hits him outside the line of leg stump

end of over 1710 runs
SA: 133/7CRR: 7.82 • RRR: 15.33 • Need 46 from 18b
Ryan Rickelton50 (43b 5x4)
Kagiso Rabada7 (3b 1x6)
Nathan Ellis 3-0-28-0
Adam Zampa 4-0-33-2
16.6
1
Ellis to Rickelton, 1 run

full and wide, he square drives and gets a thick edge that runs to deep third. 50 off 43 for Rickelton and he does not celebrate

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
TH David
83 runs (52)
4 fours8 sixes
Productive shot
pull
25 runs
1 four3 sixes
Control
77%
RD Rickelton
71 runs (55)
7 fours1 six
Productive shot
pull
19 runs
2 fours1 six
Control
78%
Best performances - bowlers
KT Maphaka
O
4
M
0
R
20
W
4
ECO
5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
2W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
BJ Dwarshuis
O
4
M
0
R
26
W
3
ECO
6.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
1W
Match details
Marrara Stadium, Darwin
TossSouth Africa, elected to field first
Series
Season2025
Player Of The Match
Series resultAustralia led the 3-match series 1-0
Match numberT20I no. 3403
Hours of play (local time)18.45 start, First Session 18.45-20.15, Interval 20.15-20.35, Second Session 20.35-22.05
Match days10 August 2025 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Language
English
Win Probability
AUS 100%
AUSSA
100%50%100%AUS InningsSA Innings

Over 20 • SA 161/9

Ryan Rickelton c Maxwell b Dwarshuis 71 (55b 7x4 1x6 101m) SR: 129.09
W
Kagiso Rabada b Dwarshuis 10 (6b 0x4 1x6 22m) SR: 166.66
W
Australia won by 17 runs
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