South Africa vs Australia: Josh Hazlewood claims career-best Test figures of 6-49 as Australia take 1-0 series lead

Australia clinched a convincing 214-run win over South Africa in the first Test of their three-match series to take a 1-0 lead.

Australia went into the final day in Durban requiring six more wickets to clinch victory, and South Africa a hugely unlikely 319 more runs to win, and though the visitors encountered some resistance from Aiden Markram (75) in particular, they eventually wrapped things up shortly after lunch.

Josh Hazlewood (6-49) took four of the wickets to fall to finish with career-best figures, including the opening breakthrough of Wiaan Mulder (29) - caught down the legside - to end his and Markram's 69-run stand that offered South Africa some brief hope of clinging on for a draw.

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Kyle Verreynne would depart just three balls later, out to Player of the Match and part-time spinner Matt Renshaw (2-30), but the collapse was delayed until the other side of lunch as Markram found further support in Marco Jansen (35).

The pair put on 45 for the seventh wicket until Hazlewood's return, with the second new ball in hand, signalled the end of South Africa's resistance as he removed Jansen and Simon Harmer, for a duck, in the same over.

Jansen was bowled through the gate by a devastating nip-backer, a ball that was only bettered by the vicious bouncer that did for Harmer third ball - gloved to Alex Carey.

Markram's 237-ball stay at the crease would then be ended by Mitchell Starc (1-33) - out on review, inside-edging behind - South Africa lost their final four wickets for five runs in litte more than two overs, Hazlewood fittingly wrapping things up with the final wicket of Anrich Nortje.

Renshaw claimed Player of the Match honours due to his magnificent 190 that rescued Australia from 124-6 on day one as they were eventually bowled out for 390 and secured a 106-run first innings lead. He'd add 82 in the second innings.

South Africa will hope to have pace attack spearhead Kagiso Rabada back for the second Test in Gqeberha, which starts on Sunday live on Sky Sports, after he missed out the series opener due to his ongoing recovery from a hamstring injury suffered in June.

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