South Africa Beat Australia in 1st T 20 Match in Series played in 2016

Australia was scheduled to play a 3 Match T 20 International Series in South Africa in 2016. This series was important as both teams were preparing for the T 20 World Cup to be played later here in India in 2016. The 1st T 20 International Match was to be played on Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa on 4th Mar, 2016.

Australia won the toss and opts to bat first; this is how Australia team and 11 was looking like in this 1st T 20 International Match International match: Aaron Finch, John Hastings, David Warner, Steven Smith (c), Mitchell Marsh, Usman Khawaja, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Nevill (wk), Nathan Coulter Nile, Adam Zampa, Andrew Tye

And South African team and 11 was looking like this in this 1st T 20 International Match International match: Jean Paul Duminy, AB de Villiers, Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Imran Tahir, Faf du Plessis (c), Chris Morris, Quinton de Kock (wk), David Wiese, Kyle Abbott, Kagiso Rabada

Australia started poorly and kept losing wickets at regular intervals and only able to make 157 runs 20 over’s at the loss of 9 wickets and top scored by Aaron F who made 40 runs in 18 balls with 2 4’s and 4 six at the strike rate of 222 runs in 100 balls.

And M Marsh who made 35 runs in 25 balls with 1 4’s and 2 six at the strike rate of 140 runs in 100 balls.

South Africa was needed to score 158 runs in 20 over’s to won this 1st T 20 International Match and to take lead in the series 1-0.

South Africa batted very well and was able to chase the target of 158 runs in only 19.2 over’s at the loss of only 7 wickets and top scored by D Miller who made 53 runs in 35 balls with 3 4’s and 3 six at the strike rate of 151 runs in 100 balls and Skipper F D plessis who made 40 runs in 26 balls with 4 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 154 runs in 100 balls.

South Africa won the match by 3 wickets and leads the series as well 1-0.

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