'When you get given a sniff against a team like Australia you've got to take it.'
- Chief sports journalistTemba Bavuma made an unbeaten century against Australia, but it was not enough to carry his team to victory. Picture: Charle Lombard/Gallo Imagesadmitted the Proteas could only blame themselves for their defeat to Australia in the first match of their ODI series.on Thursday night was the fourth straight victory for Australia on their tour of SA after they triumphed in all three T20 games in Durban last week.
Chasing 223 runs to win, Australia were struggling at 113/7, needing 110 runs with just three wickets left. But Marnus Labuschagne and Ashton Agar combined in a match-winning stand for the eighth wicket to carry their side across the line.The Proteas fought long and hard but it was not to be as Austraila came back.
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