CRICKET – AUSTRALIA paceman Josh Hazlewood bowled his side to a 214-run victory on the last day of the first Test at Kingsmead yesterday with South Africa’s resistance ending before tea as the home side were dismissed for 206.
Hazlewood took 6-49 as Australia bagged the six wickets they needed on the last day to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
He struck twice in one over with the new ball after already having taken two wickets on Monday and then breaking through South Africa’s stoic early fightback yesterday.
The 35-year-old Hazlewood also removed the last batsman to ensure the victory in the first clash between the teams since South Africa upset Australia in last year’s World Test Championship final at Lord’s in London.
South Africa held out for the first 110 minutes of yesterday’s play before a legside delivery from Hazlewood was edged by Wiaan Mulder and snagged by a diving catch from wicketkeeper Alex Carey.
Mulder and Aiden Markram resumed at 102-4 overnight and the pair extended the fifth-wicket partnership to a patient 69 runs off 205 balls.
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