As it Happened - Australia vs South Africa, 1st T20

Rilee Rossouw is the Man of the Match for his brilliant 78 from 50 balls. That is it from us today, do join us for the second T20I to be played on Friday, 7th November at Melbourne. Until then, it's good bye from the commentary team.

South Africa lost Hendricks in the first over of the chase. However, from there, Quinton de Kock and Rilee Rossouw added 129 runs for the second wicket and took their side close to victory. Rilee Rossouw scored 78 on his debut and made his mark on the game. Australia's fielding was poor and they dropped quite a few catches. In the end the deserving team won the game.

A well deserved victory for South Africa. They win their first international match of the tour and will hope to carry this form through out the summer. This is South Africa's first win in T20Is against Australia in Australia. They did well to curtail Australia to a total of 144 in the first innings. Kyle Abbott was the pick of the bowlers for them, picking up 3 wickets and giving away just 21 runs in his four overs. Shane Watson and James Faulkner scored 47 and 41 respectively to carry Australia to a respectable total.

Full on middle and leg, Duminy lofts it over the mid on fielder for a single. SOUTH AFRICA WIN BY 7 WICKETS.

NOT OUT! Full ball, Duminy drives it straight back. The bowler gets a hand to it and the ball hits the stumps at the non-striker's end. Appeal for a run out, the umpire goes up. Replay shows Miller was back in.

Third umpire has been called for a run out appeal.

Short again, Miller pulls it to deep square leg for a single. The scores are level.

Short of a length ball, Miller comes down and goes for the pull but is struck on the thigh pads.

Back of a length ball, Miller pushes it to the cover region.

FOUR! Short outside off, Miller cuts it through the point region for a boundary.

Back of a length around off, defended on the off side for one.

Driven down the ground for a single.

Pitched up around middle, defended back to the bowler.

Full delivery on middle and off, driven straight back to the bowler.

Short on off, blocked off the back foot.

Nicely driven on the up through cover for a single.

Length around the pads, worked away through square leg for a single.

WIDE! Sprays this one down the leg side, Miller tries to flick it but misses.

Short on off, Miller gets behind it and defends it with ease.

Short outside off, Duminy mistimes a cut shot but gets a single.

Fullish in length, pushed down the ground.

Well directed bouncer, Duminy ducks under it.

Length on off, punched through covers for a couple.

On the pads, Duminy works it through the square leg region for a single.

Full and floated, Duminy lunges forward and blocks the ball.

Nudged away to the square leg region for a single.

Tosses up delivery, Miller plays it back to the bowler.

David Miller is the new man in.

OUT! Straight to the man! Full and floated around off, de Kock drives it uppishly straight to White at short covers. de Kock misses out on a half century. South Africa needs 16 from 28 balls.

DROPPED! de Kock looks to reverse sweep the ball but plays it early. The ball hits the back of his bat and loops. The keeper dives forward to catch but drops it.

JP Duminy is the new man in.

OUT! Finally a wicket falls! Short ball on middle, Rossouw looks to pull it but gets an top edge. The ball goes high in the air towards mid on where Cutting takes the catch. A well played innings comes to an end.

Full down the leg, de Kock goes wide and works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short ball, Rossouw pulls it but does not connect it well. The ball goes to deep square leg for a single.

Full outside off, de Kock drives it through the cover region for a single.

Wide! Bouncer outside off, de Kock watches it go to the keeper.

Short around off, Rossouw pulls it to fine leg for a single.

DROPPED! Short of a length ball, de Kock looks to pull it but gets an edge. White at short mid-wicket runs to his left to catch it but drops it at the last moment. They take a single.

Yorker length, de Kock digs it out straight back for a single.

FOUR! Magnificent shot! de Kock charges down the track and drives the flighted ball inside out over the cover region for another boundary.

FOUR! Tossed up ball, de Kock charges down the track and lofts the ball straight back over the bowler's head for a boundary. Brilliant timing!

Short ball outside off and turning in, Rossouw pushes it to mid on for a single.

FOUR! Wrong 'un, and Rossouw reverse sweeps it through the packed offside fielder for a boundary.

Full outside off, Rossouw looks to cut but gets an bottom edge.

Boyce comes back into the attack.

BOUNCER! de Kock puts his bat in the way.

Slower ball outside off, de Kock drives it to short cover.

Length ball outside off, Rossouw punches it to long off for a single.

Short ball and Rossouw pulls it through the mid-wicket region for a couple of runs. Cutting from long on runs in and stops the boundary.

Full on middle and off, Rossouw drives it to the short cover fielder.

Slower ball on the pads, Rossouw flicks it to mid-wicket.

39 needed from 48 balls. Pat Cummins to bowl.

Rossouw pushes the length ball to the long off for a single.

WIDE! Overhead bouncer! Cutting bangs in a short one, Rossouw was charging down but lets it go over his head.

Short of a length ball, de Kock pulls it to the dee psquare leg for a single.

Back of a length ball, de Kock comes across and pulls the ball fine down the leg side for a couple.

FOUR! One bounce and into the fence! Full on middle and off, de Kock slogs it over the mid-wicket region. The ball just bounces before the fence.

Length ball, Rossow works it to deep square leg for a single.

de Kock flicks the ball of his pads to fine leg for a single.

Ben Cutting into the attack.

Edged and safe! Banged in short by Richardson, Rossouw pulls it but gets an top edge. The ball lands between mid-wicket and deep square leg and they take a couple.

Short ball again, de Kock goes for the pull but doesn't get the middle of his bat. The ball goes to mid-wicket for a single.

Short of a length ball, Rossouw pulls it from outside off to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Smashed away! Short of a length ball outside off, Roussouw cuts it through the cover region for a boundary.

On the pads, Rossouw works it to the square leg region and comes back for the second runs.

FOUR! Nicely timed! Fuller outside off, Rossouw drives it through the extra cover region for a boundary.

WIDE! Down the leg side, Rossouw lets it go.

Kane Richardson comes into the attack.

Goes hard at this length ball outside off, misses it completely.

Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Maiden T20I fifty for Roussouw.

SIX! Terrific shot! Short ball on offer, Rossouw rocks back and smacks it flat and hard over the mid-wicket fence for a six.

Stays back and dabs it late to short third man, looks for a single but de Kock sends him back.

Back of a length on middle, tucked away on the on side for a single.

Shortish outside off, cut straight to point.

de Kock plays an uppish drive down to long off for a single to end the over.

Stays back and punches it through point.

FOUR! Great shot! Floated nicely outside off, Rossouw leans forward and lofts it handsomely over covers for a boundary.

Flatter and close to off, de Kock carves it away off the back foot for another single.

Flatter outside off, carved down to deep point for a single.

Full on off, driven hard to cover.

Swing and a miss! Good length ball, de Kock goes wide to cut it but misses it.

Pushed to long off for a single.

Back of a length ball, de Kock pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short ball, de Kock pulls it wide of the mid-wicket fielder for a couple of runs. Nice fielding there in the deep by Cummins.

Good length ball, Rossouw pushes it to long on for a single.

A low full toss, de Kock flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

James Faulkner comes into the attack.

Fuller this time, de Kock drives it to long off for a single.

Short outside off, de Kock cuts it wide of the deep cover fielder for a couple.

Rossouw sweeps the ball through the square leg region for a single.

Full and flighted, de Kock goes big over the on side but couldn't cross the fence. Watson cuts it at deep mid-wicket. They take a single.

Wrong 'un! Rossouw drives it through the cover region for a single.

Full and floated, de Kock flicks it to the mid-wicket for a single.

End of Powerplay. Boyce comes into the attack.

SIX! THAT'S A HUGE ONE! Full on middle and Rossouw charges down the track and lofts it over the bowler's head for a maximum.

Back of a length ball, Rossouw punches it to short covers.

A tad full outside off, Rossouw drives it to mid off.

Length ball, de Kock runs it down to third man for a single.

SIX! SHOT! Full and in the slot, de Kock slogs it over the deep mid-wicket fielder for a biggie.

Good length ball, de Kock pushes it to the cover region.

Shane Watson comes into the attack.

Play and a miss! Fuller outside off, Rossouw looks to run it down but misses it.

Back of a length ball on middle, Rossouw pushes it back to the bowler.

Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The fielder goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps.

FOUR! Back to back boundaries for Rossouw! Good length ball, Rossouw stays in the crease and pulls it between mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary.

FOUR! Short of a length ball outside off, Rossouw punches it through the cover point region for a boundary.

SIX! SHOT! Fuller on the pads, Rossouw flicks it over the mid-wicket region and the ball goes over the fence for a maximum.

Rossouw looks to flick it off the front foot but gets struck on the pads. They take a leg bye.

The short of length delivery has been cut away through square on the off side. The batsmen have run through for a single.

FOUR! Pitched up from Richardson, de Kock plays it straight back past the bowler for a boundary. Good timing there!

Fuller on middle and leg, Rossouw gets an inside edge through the square elg region for a single.

Short of a length ball, de Kock looks to pull but gets hit on the thigh pads. They take a leg bye.

Length ball on the pads, Rossouw works it to fine leg for a single.

Length ball around off, Rossouw pushes it to covers for a single.

FOUR! A touch full on middle and leg, Rossouw smashes it over the wide mid on region for a boundary.

DROPPED! Full around off, Rossouw goes for the uppish drive but gets an outside edge. The ball goes high in the air towards the cover region. Reardon from cover goes behind to take it but drops it. They take a couple.

Short of a length ball just outside off, Rossouw looks to cut it but gets beaten by the pace.

Full and angled in, Rossouw plays it to the mid-wicket fielder.

Back of a length ball, Rossouw punches it to cover fielder.

Yorker length ball, de Kock moves across to paddle it fine down the leg side but misses. The ball goes just past the off stump.

Full and just outside off, de Kock drives it to the mid off fielder.

Good length ball on middle and off, Rossouw gets an inside edge to the square leg region for a single.

Full and just outside off, Rossouw chips it through the cover region for a couple of runs.

On the pads, de Kock nudges it to fine leg for a single.

Full on the middle, Rossouw plays it straight back and over the bowler's head for three runs.

Pat Cummins to bowl from the other end.

Short of a length ball around off, de Kock cuts it straight to the point fielder. Just 1 run off the over and a wicket.

Short ball on middle, de Kock pulls it straight to square leg.

Short of a length ball, Rossouw pulls it to square leg for a single.

Rilee Rossouw comes in at number three.

OUT! GOOD CATCH BEHIND THE STUMPS! Full and moving away, Hendricks looks to push but gets an thick outside edge. Dunk jumps to his right and takes the catch. Hendricks goes for duck on debut.

Short ball angled acoss, Hendricks gets his body out of the line.

Length ball outside off, Hendricks lets it go to the keeper.

We are back for the chase. Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks to open for the Proteas. Doug Bollinger to bowl the first over for Australia.