Anrich Nortje dismissed South Africa teammate Quinton de Kock with a full-length delivery that moved into the southpaw as he went for the slog.
The all-rounder, after retiring on day two of the Boxing Day Test following the injury, returned the next day to complete his half-century
As bad light and rain conspired to prematurely end the first day, Australia were 147 for two with Usman Khawaja, who averages 98 in Sydney Tests, unbeaten on 54 and Steven Smith yet to score
In a freak accident, South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje was knocked down by a spidercam while fielding during the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
David Miller, who will be leading the Paarl Royalsin the inaugural edition of the upcoming SA20 league, pointed out tearaway pacer Anrich Nortje as a massive challenge who will bring in attack and is keen to take him down in the tournament.
CSA National Selection Committee on Monday named the 16-man squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against Australia, which gets underway at the Gabba in Brisbane from 17 December
Despite facing this carnage, the Proteas had a terrific moment on the field when they scalped three wickets consecutively to register a 'team hat-trick'.
India vs South Africa, T20 World Cup 2022, Highlights: David Miller hit an unbeaten 59 off 46 balls and Aiden Markram scored 52 as South Africa defeated India by 5 wickets in Perth on Sunday.
South African Anrich Nortje called his team's pace attack "one of the best" on Saturday, but urged fellow quicks to keep their calm on a bouncy Perth pitch at the Twenty20 World Cup.
South Africa scripted a memorable win over Bangladesh in their Super 12 Group 2 clash of the T20 World Cup 2022 on Thursday