Australia win the first Test in Durban
Australia won the first Test in Durban, with Hazlewood taking the final wicket, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reported on Tuesday. Captain Bavuma said South Africa lacked fight, CNA and The Straits Times reported. The Times of India reported that the defeat drops South Africa out of the top two of the 2025-27 World Test Championship table. Australian papers called it a demolition. The items we read did not give the margin.
The result hurts South Africa's hopes in the World Test Championship, where every Test counts towards a place in the final.
If you follow the Proteas, the next Test is where they must respond. The reports we read did not give its date.
Bavuma's own words, that the side lacked fight, will be the test of the next match.
DailyDrop South Africa edition No. 10 · Morning · WED., OCT. 14, 2026