Australia have pulled off a Test victory inside two days for the first time in 20 years after defeating South Africa by six wickets in their series opener on a bowler’s paradise at the Gabba. 7Cricket AUSvsSA 7NEWS
Australia have pulled off a Test victory inside two days for the first time in 20 years after defeating South Africa by six wickets in their series opener
Australia made a modest 218 in their first innings, led by a superb 92 from Travis Head, but it proved to be enough facing the inexperienced Proteas batting line-up. The last time Australia won a Test in less than two days was in 2002 when Steve Waugh’s team dismissed Pakistan for 59 and 53 in Sharjah.The only previous two-day Test played in Australia was in 1931 when the hosts beat the West Indies by an innings in Melbourne.
Star quick Mitchell Starc became just the seventh Australian to take 300 Test wickets when he bowled Proteas’ No.3 Rassie van der Dussen with a classic in-swinger.
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