Australia strikes twice as South Africa clings on in tense last-day chase in Kingsmead test
Australia defeated South Africa by 214 runs in the first cricket test at Kingsmead, led by Josh Hazlewood's career-best bowling performance. Matt Renshaw was a standout performer for Australia, contributing significantly with the bat.
Why it matters
This result is a major development in international cricket, impacting team rankings and momentum for the remainder of the series.
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Josh Hazlewood's career-best 6-49 finished off world champion South Africa and helped Australia win the first cricket test by 214 runs at Kingsmead on the final day Tuesday.
Hazlewood took four of the six wickets Australia was hunting for on day five.
A target of 421 was always improbable for the Proteas and, from 102-4 overnight, they were cleaned up for 206 less than an hour after lunch and within five overs of Australia taking the second new ball.
Australia earned a fourth successive win at Kingsmead and gave South Africa, playing its first test in 11 months, a first loss in five home tests.
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