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Australia win toss, elect to bowl against South Africa in ODI opener

Australia won the toss and chose to bowl first against South Africa in the opening One-Day International at Kingsmead Ground in Durban. South Africa reached 40-2 after 10 overs.

  • Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first ODI against South Africa.
  • South Africa were 40-2 after 10 overs, with Temba Bavuma on 9 and Matthew Breetzke on 9.
  • Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Ellis took a wicket each for Australia.

Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first against South Africa in the first One-Day International at Kingsmead Ground in Durban. The match, which began at 10am local time, is the first of a three-ODI series.

South Africa's opening batsmen, Quinton de Kock and Tony de Zorzi, started their innings. Josh Hazlewood claimed the first wicket for Australia, dismissing Tony de Zorzi for 0. Nathan Ellis then took the wicket of Quinton de Kock, who scored 14 runs.

After 10 overs, South Africa had reached 40 runs for the loss of two wickets. Temba Bavuma was batting on 9 runs, alongside Matthew Breetzke, also on 9 runs.

Australia's team includes ODI debutant Jack Edwards, while Josh Inglis is taking the gloves. South Africa is without Aiden Markram due to personal reasons, and Dewald Brevis and Tristan Stubbs have been omitted.

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