Hazlewood's six-for seals Australia's win in Durban

Josh Hazlewood takes career-best figures as Australia defeats South Africa by 214 runs on day five at Kingsmead.

Oct 13, 2026

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Hazlewood's six-for seals Australia's win in Durban

Josh Hazlewood takes career-best figures as Australia defeats South Africa by 214 runs on day five at Kingsmead.

In brief

Josh Hazlewood takes career-best figures as Australia defeats South Africa by 214 runs on day five at Kingsmead. Australia beat South Africa by 214 runs in the first Test at Kingsmead, with Josh Hazlewood taking career-best figures of six for forty-nine. Originally reported by Abc.

Smith returns after concussion scare

Steve Smith missed the field after being hit in the helmet by Anrich Nortje's bouncer on day four but returned for the final day's play at Kingsmead.

Carey's catch breaks the partnership

Alex Carey took a spectacular catch at the wicketkeeper position, leaping to his left to pluck the ball centimetres off the grass and dismiss Wiaan Mulder after a 154-ball partnership with Aiden Markram.

Cummins's questionable review

Pat Cummins used a review on Beau Webster's off break against Jansen, but the DRS showed the ball missing by a considerable distance.

Hazlewood's sensational 85th over

Josh Hazlewood produced a double strike in his 85th over, castling Jansen with movement off the pitch and having Simon Harmer caught for a three-ball duck with extra bounce.

Markram's late dismissal ends resistance

Mitch Starc had Aiden Markram caught behind on review after Markram held South Africa's innings together with a marathon 237-ball 75, before his dismissal spelled the end for the Proteas.

Hazlewood finishes with career-best six

Josh Hazlewood ended the Test with the dismissal of Anrich Nortje, taking career-best figures of six for forty-nine, eclipsing his previous best of six for sixty-seven from Bengaluru in two thousand seventeen.

South Africa's final four wickets fall for five

The Proteas lost their final four wickets for five runs as Australia's bowling attack ripped through the lower order to secure victory by two hundred fourteen runs at Kingsmead.

What it means

Australia beat South Africa by 214 runs in the first Test at Kingsmead, with Josh Hazlewood taking career-best figures of six for forty-nine.

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