दक्षिण अफ्रीका vs ऑस्ट्रेलिया, पहला टेस्ट, किंगस्मीड, डर्बन, 09 October 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

That's a beauty from Mulder. Good energy behind the line, pitching it up around off stump. The ball shapes back in a bit before holding its line as Head shoulders arms at it.

Nice and full again, just outside off. Head stays compact and just pushes it away through the gap at covers for a single.

Probing line and length by Mulder, keeping it in that corridor just outside the off stump. Nic Maddinson gets onto the front foot and confidently pushes it to mid off.

No run, the batter has just watchfully blocked this out.

Jansen looks to get it full and shape it back into the pads, but he ends up spilling it a fair bit down leg.

Short of a length and outside off, Maddinson lets it through to the keeper, and the ball shapes away after leaving the batter, carrying through around chest height to Kyle Verreynne.

Bashed into the deck a bit, and bowled at over 139 clicks. The line is tight around off stump, and Maddinson makes a watchful block down to gully.

Challenging line for the batter. Full of a good length, pitching on off and angling back in sharply. Maddinson gets halfway forward to block but is beaten on the inside edge and takes a blow straight to the gut.

Length ball, angled well down the leg side, and that's let through by Maddinson.

A maiden for Marco Jansen here. Good-length delivery, an outswinger to the left-hander, but the starting line is a bit too wide to make the batter play at it.

Mulder too spills it down leg, just as Jansen did on his first delivery. A full ball, pitching on leg and then moving down the leg side. Travis Head misses to flick it away.

FOUR! First runs off the bat, and Head is off the mark. Good seam presentation, but the line is too straight. Pitched up on middle and leg, shaping back in. Head tucks it down to fine leg and the ball rolls away into the fence.

Much better from Mulder. The length is pulled back and this is angled across the left-hander. Travis Head leaves it alone.

Pretty full and on off, Head gets forward and punches the drive to the left of mid off, where Temba Bavuma cuts it off.

Good length on middle, Head stays back and hops up to defend.

A gentle inswinger at 126.3 kph, shaping into the pads. Head tucks it away straight to mid-wicket.

FOUR LEG BYES! Runs straight away for Australia. Jansen pitches the ball relatively full, gets it to drift in but angles it down leg. Nic Maddinson looks to flick, but the ball brushes the pads and goes past the diving keeper into the fine leg fence.

Excellent line from Marco. A touch fuller than a good length, attacking off and middle. Maddinson leans on and blocks it off.

Good-length delivery, in the channel outside off. Nic Maddinson opts to leave it alone.

Nice and full, just outside the line of off stump. Maddinson gets well forward and blocks it down to covers.

A bit of movement and decent carry through to the keeper as well. Short of a good length and at 139 clicks, angled in from around off, and Jansen gets it to leave the left-hander. Maddinson watches it all the way as the ball moves well past the outside edge.

Good length, pitching it around the fourth-stump line and getting it to zip away off the deck. Maddinson makes a relatively comfortable leave. Just the four extras in the over.