Aus vs SA, 1st ODI: Transport powers at 5 Keshav Maharaj Keshav counters in South Africa to crush Australia | Cricket news

The South African Spinner Keshav Maharaj delivered a better career performance of 5-33, conducting his team to a decisive 98-point victory on Australia during the first international international in Cairns on Tuesday. South Africa posted 296-8, the highest total ODI in the Cazaly’s Stadium, before rejecting Australia for 198 with more than nine overs.The pursuit of Australia began with promising with Travis Head marking 27 points, including five limits in one against Nandre Burger, helping the team reach 60-0 in seven overs.The momentum has changed spectacularly when South Africa presented their spinners during the play of shotgate. Australia collapsed from 60-0 to 89-6, Maharaj claiming five counters.The beginner Prenelan Subrayen began the collapse by rejecting his head, followed by the remarkable fate of Maharaj who suppressed Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis and Aaron Hardie.Mitchell Marsh retaliated with 88 points out of 96 balls, in partnership with Ben Dwarshuis for a 71 -point stand. However, Lungi Ngidi and Burger cleaned the tail after the impressive spells of the spinners.Earlier, South African stick performance was anchored by three half-century. Aiden Markram scored 82, Captain Temba Bavuma contributed 65 and Matthew Breetzke added 57.Travis Head has become the most successful launcher in Australia, taking 4-57, including three counters in the overs of death.Ryan Rickelton and Markram provided a good start with an opening partnership of 92 points before Rickelton was captured by Bowling of the head for 33.

Markram’s sleeves ended with the 24th row when he lowered a delivery of Dwarshuis to the goalkeeper. Bavuma, playing his first international since the final victory of the World World Test Championship in South Africa, had struggled to initially but found support for Breetzke, who marked freely against the Australian spinners.The average order has seen rapid layoffs while the head suppressed both Tristan Stubbs and the beginner Dewald Brevis. Brevis achieved a six on its first ODI delivery before falling to the next ball. Wiaan Mulder provided a late pulse with a quick 31 out of 26 balls.South Africa faced a setback before the match while the rhythm launcher Kagiso Rabada was excluded from the ODI series due to the inflammation of the ankle. Kewena Maphaka, the main window in the recent T20 series, replaced him in the team but did not play in this match.The victory gave South Africa an advance of 1-0 in the three-game series against Australia, which had recently won the T20 2-1 series.It was the first ODI between these teams since the victory of Australia in the semi-final of the World Cup in 2023, because their planned meeting of the Champions Trophy in March was abandoned due to the rain.