AUS vs SA 1st T20I Highlights: Tim David, Josh Hazlewood star as Australia register 17-run win

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: We are at the halfway mark and it is South Africa, who are running away with the game for now. Six wickets have been lost by Australia with just 88 runs on the board.

Tim David holds the key for Australia if they are to post a respectable score!

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Tim David is quick to pounce upon the short ball dished out by Kwena. The right-hander makes full use of his powerful shoulders. A good stable base helps him to hit the ball past the boundary fence for a maximum!

A ball later, he pounces on another loose ball, hitting a four on the offside.

Australia 87/6 in 9 overs.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: A wide long-hop, but Maxwell is unable to capitalise. Once again, the right-hander is guilty of showing no game awareness! Maxwell walks back for just 1 run. South Africa are running away with the game.

Australia 75/6 in the eighth over.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Kwena Maphaka has his tail up! And why shouldn't he? Mitchell Owen walks back after scoring just 2 runs. The batter backed away, only to see the ball crashing onto his stumps! Australia are five down.

Australia 73/5 in 6.4 overs.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Lungi Ngidi picks up the fourth wicket for South Africa. Cameron Green was looking in superb touch, but eventually, he was deceived by some smart bowling by Ngidi. The right-hander walks back after scoring 35 runs off 13 balls.

Australia 70/4 in 5.5 overs.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: It's a proper six-hitting fest in Darwin! Cameron Green and Tim David are matching each other shot for shot! Some amazing power-hitting!

Australia 66/3 in 5.1 overs.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Tim David walks away, Corbin Bosch bowls a full one with some speed taken off. However, the right-hander uses his reach and dispatches the ball for a maximum! Australia are going 12 runs per over.

Australia 60/3 in 5 overs.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Cameron Green hits his second maximum of the day! Australians have hardly looked to play down the ground! The hosts have their eyes set on a total of 200 and beyond!

Australia 53/3 in 4.4 overs.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Tim David welcomes Corbin Bosch into the attack in some style! A long-hop and David needs no second invitation to hit a boundary! Australians are going hell for leather, despite losing three wickets! We are in for some fireworks.

Australia 47/3 in 4.2 overs.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Kagiso Rabada drifts down to Cameron Green's pads and the tall right-hander has no problem in hitting his third over of the innings. The game is moving at a rollicking speed!

Australia 42/3 in 4 overs.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Respect? What Respect? Tim David backs away and hits Kagiso Rabada straight down the ground for a massive maximum! Australia are not backing down as they continue to go hell for leather.

Australia 36/3 in 3.3 overs.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Are Australia guilty of trying to go too hard inside the powerplay? Now, Mitchell Marsh walks back and Kagiso Rabada gets his second. Kwena Maphaka completes a easy catch in the deep. The hosts are three down.

Australia 30/3 in 3.1 overs.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Cameron Green is wasting no time in getting his eye in. The man in form hits two back-to-back boundaries to keep the scoreboard rollicking. After two overs, the right-hander hits a six, scoring 14 runs off 3 balls.

Australia 30/2 in 3 overs.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Josh Inglis walks back for a golden duck. Inglis had no intention of keeping the ball down, however he failed to get the elevation and Muthusamy rounds off an easy catch.

Australia 16/2.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Kagiso Rabada strikes back as Travis Head is unable to make the most of the reprieve. Kwena Maphaka takes a reasonably easy catch and the left-hander walks back for just 2 runs. Big wicket for the Proteas!

Australia 15/1 in 2 overs.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Travis Head gets a life. George Linde puts down a reasonable sitter! The left-handed batter gets a reprieve!

Australia 15/0 in 1.5 overs.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Kagiso Rabada will be sharing the new ball with Lungi Ngidi. Markram will desperately want a wicket from his premier speedster.

Rabada starts off with a loose delivery as he bowls a legside long-hop. However, Marsh is unable to capitalise and only gets a single.

Australia 15/0 in 1.1 overs.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Travis Head scampers back for two runs on the final ball of Lungi Ngidi's opening over. Australia are off to a flying start!

Australia 14/0 in 1 over.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: The Australian skipper is making his intentions clear from the very first over! Lungi Ngidi bowls another wide long-hop and Marsh hits it over the covers for a boundary.

Australia 11/0 in 0.2 overs.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Lungi Ngidi delivers a swinging outswinger and Mitchell Marsh tees off on the very first ball of the contest. We are underway with a MAXIMUM!

Lungi Ngidi backs it up with a wide! Everything is happening out here!

Australia 7/0 in 0.1 overs.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Lungi Ngidi will bowl the opening over of the first T20I. The floodlights are in full effect! Mitchell Marsh on strike!

Let's GO! Let's play!

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh walk out to the middle. The entire Proteas lineup is already on the field and the action is about to begin!

Let the contest begin! Plenty of fireworks in store!

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Kagiso Rabada is making a much-awaited return to the T20I side after being rested for the tri-series between Proteas, New Zealand and Zimbabwe.

He will aim to stop Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh from providing Australia a flying start.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: We are just 10 minutes away from the first ball being bowled. An exciting contest is on the cards. The series will provide perfect opportunity for both teams to prepare for the T20 World Cup, set to be played in India and Sri Lanka next year.

Australia vs South Africa 1st T20I LIVE Updates, AUS vs SA: Here's what the two captains had to say at the toss in Darwin:

Markram: Not too much info on this venue, will have a look at it with the ball and then take the game from there. It has been good. We have been here for a week or so, the boys have been out and about, some nice things to do around and training as well. We are trying to fine tune a lot of things as we build up to that World Cup, starting with testing out some new faces

Marsh: We were going to have a bowl first. Mainly we haven't played here as a group, but the pitch looks like a belter. We have had a great lead up as group and hopefully put on a show for the Darwin crowd. This ground is bigger than St. Kitts but we do have a lot of power, some of the young guys are awesome to watch.