Australia beat South Africa by six wickets in two day farce

Australia completed a six-wicket triumph inside 2 days within the initial check against South Africa on Sunday because the Proteas broken on a inexperienced Gabba wicket that contend into the house bowlers' hands.

Skittled for 152 on day one, South Africa were routed for ninety nine shortly when tea on day 2, exploit Australia needing simply thirty four runs to require a 1-0 lead within the three-match series.

Proteas paceman Kagiso Rabada claimed four fast wickets to depart Australia twenty four for four in a very eccentric end however Marnus Labuschagne (five not out) and a hitless Cameron inexperienced survived because the hosts stumbled over the road.

By far the very best score in Australia's second innings of thirty five for four was the nineteen within the extras column, as Rabada and fellow paceman Anrich Nortje pushed too laborious and sent balls flying over the wicketkeeper to the fence.

Anrich's final ball went over Green's head for 5 byes to observe the winning runs.

Australia captain Pat Cummins took 5-42 in South Africa's second innings and 7 wickets for the match, whereas fellow paceman Mitchell Starc celebrated his three hundredth check wicket with a trademark inswinging yorker that bowled Rassie van der Dussen for a duck before lunch.

But queries are going to be asked of a pitch that saw nineteen wickets fall on day 2, when fifteen tumbled on day one.

South Africa captain Dean Elgar, United Nations agency managed solely 5 runs for the check, created his feelings clear.

"It was difficult for the batters, no doubt, that is OK if it is a smart contest between bat and ball," aforesaid the opener.

"But clearly on the flip facet i do not see it as a good contest."

Australia's cricket pundits were critical of the wicket, that quickened on day 2 and have become pock-marked with divots because the match wore on.

"There's simply been an excessive amount of variation in favour of the bowlers," former Australia captain Allan Border aforesaid on Fox Sports' coverage, rating the pitch a "three out of 10".

Australia spinner Nathan urban center was a lot of charitable.

"The wicket, everyone's most likely spoken communication it's most likely an excessive amount of however it simply shows the standard of bowlers that area unit running around out here," he said.

It was solely the second check win in Australia in 2 days, the opposite nearly a century past once the hosts beat the the Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground throughout the 1930/31 series.

Australia's batsmen handled the conditions marginally higher, with Travis Head named Player of the Match for rating a swashbuckling ninety two before the hosts were bowled out before lunch for 218 in their initial innings.

Head rated it one among the foremost difficult innings he had contend.

"The (Australia) bowlers did a fantastic job to stay the chase low," aforesaid Head, United Nations agency was caught behind for a duck within the second innings.

Australia had South Africa at 3 for 2 by lunch, then sixty six for seven by tea on day 2, with solely Temba Bavuma (29) and rosid dicot genus Zondo ready to conjure resistance.

The combine combined for a 42-run partnership before urban center cornered Bavuma lbw.

Zondo battled on to end thirty six not out when running out of partners.

Australia's third seamer Scott Boland hastened the Proteas' defeat by dismissing wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne and expert Marco theologist for ducks in 3 balls.

South Africa can marvel what may need been had they set Australia another fifty runs to chase.

As it was, they gave Australia's troubled opener David Warner another blow to his confidence before the Boxing Day check in Melbourne, with Rabada having him caught within the slips for 3 when dismissing him for a duck on day one.