SA vs AUS 1st ODI Live Score - Durban (24 September 2026)

No run, this is down the off side and let through.

Bangs it short and on top of off, and extracts bounce off the track with a little away shape. Quinton de Kock is half-forward and tries to drive it through covers but the ball leaves him to beat his outside edge.

Fuller and angled onto the pads, Quinton de Kock clips it to mid on as the ball keeps sliding in.

On a fuller length, around the leg stump, de Kock flicks it to mid-wicket.

 FOUR! Excellent adjustment from QDK and that's the first boundary. Short of a length, around the off stump. Quinton de Kock arches back, and carves it late over and wide of the slip cordon for a boundary.

Very full and straight, on off, Quinton de Kock looks to crack the cover drive but loses the shape and gets an inside edge as the ball rolls back to the bowler.

OUT! CAUGHT! There's the first wicket through Hazlewood. He bashes the length very hard and gets the ball to nip away from the leg stump. Tony de Zorzi tries to create room by clearing his front leg and attempts to hammer it down the ground but still gets cramped up for space and gets a fat outside edge. The ball flies behind to first slip where Matt Renshaw takes a fine catch over his head. Not a good shot selection from De Zorzi, though. South Africa are 6/1.

 Tight single! Good length, rising up, around off, Bavuma taps it off the back foot to the cover region and sets off for a quick single. The South African captain is off the mark.

Tap and run. A smidge shorter in length, on off, Quinton de Kock hangs back and stabs it down to the covers for a quick single.

Well-directed short ball, on top of off, nipping in a touch. Temba Bavuma watches the ball very closely before dropping his wrists to make the leave.

 Beaten! In-between length, in the corridor of uncertainty, Temba Bavuma looks to defend it to the off side but the ball straightens up the pitch and beats the outside edge.

 Height on the ball saves Bavuma! Gets the ball to jag back into the batter from the fourth-stump line, on a length. Temba gets stuck in the crease and looks to defend it off the back foot, but the ball sneaks past the inside edge to hit the flap of the back pad. A massive shout for LBW, but the umpire is unmoved. A long chat between the keeper, Inglis, captain Marsh and Hazlewood follows before Marsh signals for a review. There's a clear gap between bat and ball but the Ball Tracking shows that the ball is projected to miss the middle stump on height. Australia burn an early review. They have only one review left now. And it is a leg bye as the batters crossed over as the ball rolled to short third.

Past the outside edge! Angled across the right-hander, on a fuller length, Bavuma is lured into the cover drive but gets beaten on the outisde edge.

And again! Shapes it away from the batter, full and wide outside off, Temba Bavuma again goes for an expansive cover drive, only to get beaten on the outside edge.

Slams it short and outside off, Bavuma sways away to leave it.

 FOUR! Counterattack from Bavuma! A bit short of a length, around the off stump. Bavuma transfers the weight on his back foot, stays leg side and nicely lofts it over covers for a boundary.

Short of a length on top of middle and leg. Bavuma gets across and tucks it to mid-wicket.

Too much leg side on a length, Bavuma misses to flick it away and the ball clips his front pad before rolling to the left of the keeper. Josh Inglis dives to his left but fumbles to collect it cleanly. The ball deflects away and is mopped up by the first slip fielder. They get a leg bye.

Nips in from a length, on middle, Bavuma presents full face of the bat to block but the ball rolls off the inside edge to square leg.

Nagging length, outside the off stump. Bavuma gets on top of the bounce and taps it to backward point with soft hands.

A sizzling bumper from Josh, on the bodyline. Temba Bavuma is rushed on the back foot and looks to pull but gets it off the inside half of the bat. A single taken as the ball trickles in front of square leg.

 Top seed! Good length ball, nipping in off the seam, Quinton de Kock is drawn forward to play the cover drive, but is cut in half and the ball beats the inside edge.

 SIX! Just goes the distance! A yard behind fuller length, on off, Quinton de Kock goes across in the crease, picks it up and swings it over the deep backward square leg fence for the first six of the match. Zampa sprints across from deep fine leg for a second, threatening to pull off something special, but the ball has too much distance on it and sails clean over his head.

Swings back into the batter, on a fullish length, Quinton de Kock tries to defend, but gets an inside edge on the front pad.

WIDE! Short but down the leg stump line. Bavuma misses to pull. Wide called.

Slants across off, on a length, Temba Bavuma flirts with it, looking to defend, but withdraws the bat inside the line to let it pass.

Swing and a miss! On a good length, pushed across the right-hander with some bounce. Temba Bavuma stays put and tries to loft it over mid off, but fails to get any connection.

 FIVE WIDES! Free runs for South Africa. A big hooping inswinger from Starc, but the radar is wrong. Full and far down the leg stump. Temba Bavuma misses his flick and the ball beats Josh Inglis' dive to his left to race away to deep fine leg fence.

Short and on top of off, Bavuma hops back and dabs it to the cover region.

Full at 143.8 kph, on off. Bavuma carefully blocks it to the off side.

Very full and outside the off stump, Temba Bavuma throws his hands for the cover drive, but the ball squirts off the inside half and rolls to the right of mid off. Bavuma calls QDK for a quick single as Ellis swoops to his right and makes a diving stop. One run taken. Looks like Ellis jarred his right knee badly into the surface while making the stop but eventually gets back on his feet. Thankfully, nothing serious or threatening.

Slightly full and on the leg stump, Quinton flicks it into the mid-wicket and mid on gap for a single.

 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Wowza! A first-ball wicket for Ellis and the Aussies are up and about. Starts off with a perfect seam-up delivery, full and on middle. It lands and nips considerably away from the surface. Quinton de Kock is sucked on the front foot to play at it but loosely hangs his bat away from the body and gets a thick outside edge. Josh Inglis dives to his left, in front of the first slip fielder, and takes a spectacular catch. South Africa are 29/2 in 7.1 overs.

 Peach of a delivery! Back of a length, outside off, nipping away. Breetzke pokes at it and gets beaten on the outside edge by a kitten-whisker. One away from the left-hander, and one away from the right-hander from Ellis so far.

Fuller than a length, outside off, Matthew prods forward and eases it to the point region.

Full on the leg stump, Breetzke plays with a straight bat and knocks it down to mid on.