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South Africa vs Australia: Bad light stops play on day one of first Test as hosts reduce Pat Cummins' side to 187-6 in Durban

South Africa vs Australia: Bad light stops play on day one of first Test as hosts reduce Pat Cummins' side to 187-6 in Durban
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Australia struggled against South Africa's pace bowlers on the first day of the opening Test match in Durban, finishing at 187-6. Bad light forced an early end to play, with Pat Cummins and Matt Renshaw attempting to stabilize the Australian innings.

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Australia captain Pat Cummins and Matt Renshaw led the fightback against South Africa on day one of the first Test in Durban, as the visitors were reduced to 187-6 as bad light stopped play 24.4 overs early. <p>South Africa's pace bowlers enjoyed a bright start to the three-Test series, with Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen and Anrich Nortje all taking two wickets each.</p><p>With Australia sinking to 124-6, Renshaw (46no) and Cummins (33no) battled back to put on an unbeaten seventh-wicket stand of 63 and salvage some momentum heading into day two.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/cricket/south-africa-v-australia/scorecard/ec77e170-ea6b-5c28-ba0f-f900e2267331">Scorecard: Australia 187-6 vs South Africa after day one</a></strong></li><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/13595454/south-africa-vs-australia-test-series-sandpapergate-adds-to-intrigue-in-rematch-of-infamous-2018-ball-fixing-scandal"><strong>'Sandpapergate' adds to intrigue of South Africa vs Australia</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink"><strong>Get the latest Sky Sports deals</strong></a><strong> or <a href="http://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink">stream with no contract</a></strong></li></ul><widget id="3"></widget><p>Australia, who won the toss and elected to bat first, found themselves two down inside the first 10 overs, with Travis Head (9) first edging behind to Kyle Verreynne off…

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