Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I 2025 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I 2025 - South Africa tour of Australia 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between South Africa and Australia at Marrara Oval, Darwin in 10th August 2025.

Tim David was left needing to repair the damage © Getty Images

Tim David's power-hitting 52-ball 83 and Cameron Green's 13-ball 35 before Three-wicket hauls from Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa helped to Australia comfortable 17-run victory over South Africa, despite a Kwena Maphaka's four-for - Ryan Rickelton's fighting half-century and take a 1-0 lead in the first T20I.

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Australia's 17-run win was their smallest victory by terms of runs against South Africa in T20 internationals, previous narrowest win by 52-runs at Melbourne in 2009. Marrara Oval, Darwin became the 56th Australian venue to host a T20 international match and the 236th venue in the world to host a T20I match. Kwena Maphaka's 4 for 20 was his best bowling performance for South Africa in T20 international and the best-bowling-figures by an South African bowler against Australia in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 3 for 21 jointly held by Kyle Abbott at Adelaide in 2014, David Wiese at Sydney in 2014 and Imran Tahir at Durban in 2016. Australia's 178 was their tenth highest score against South Africa in T20 international and It is their third highest total against South Africa in Australia in T20Is. Tim David's 83 was his third highest score for Australia in T20 international and the sixth highest-score by an Australian batsman against South Africa in T20Is. 8 : Tim David hit his second most sixes hit in an innings for Australia in T20 international and the most-sixes hit by an Australian batsman against South Africa in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 6-sixes jointly hit David Warner at Melbourne in 2009, David Hussey at Johannesburg in 2009, Mitchell Marsh at Durban in 2023 and Travis Head at Durban in 2023. South Africa's 161 was their seventh highest score against Australia in T20Is.

Australia 75 for 6 to scored 178 for all-out in exact 20 overs with top scorer by Tim David hammered a 83 off 52-balls, Cameron Green blasted a 35 off 13-balls including 4-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 269.23 

Ben Dwarshuis scored 17 off 19-balls included 2-fours, Mitchell Marsh hit 13 off 7-balls contained one-six & a four and Nathan Ellis scored 12 off 11-balls including 1-six & a four.

South Africa best bowler by Kwena Maphaka claimed a career-best 4-wickets for 20-runs in 4-overs.

Kagiso Rabada captured 2-wickets, Senuran Muthusamy, George Linde and Lungi Ngidi each took one-wickets.

South Africa scored 161-9 in 20 overs with top scorer by Ryan Rickelton cracked a 71 off 55-balls including 7-fours & a six.

Tristan Stubbs struck 37 off 27-balls including 5-fours, Lhuan-dre Pretorius hit 14 off 9-balls included 2-fours and Aiden Markram blasted a 12 off 6-balls contained 3-fours with strike rate of 200.

Australia best bowler by Ben Dwarshuis picked up 3-wickets for 26-runs in 4-overs, Josh Hazlewood captured three-wickets for 27-runs in 4-overs, Adam Zampa took 2-wickets and one for Glenn Maxwell.

Tim David named Player of the match for his power-hitting batting performance to smashed a whirlwind 83 off facing 52-balls including 8-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 159.61.

                   

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