SA vs AUS 1st Test Results

12:01 PM IST Player of the Match - Matt Renshaw has been given the accolade for a match-winning performance of 272 (190 and 82) runs and 2 wickets in the fourth innings as well. Renshaw says that he is feeling a bit tired as it has been a long Test. He adds that he tried to build partnerships and tried to stay in the middle as long as possible. When asked about conditions, he says that they were good and he tried to adapt to the conditions. He reckons that he got a bit lucky in the second innings, as he got a few edges and ends by saying that he felt good about getting wickets with the ball and he feels that he was a bit lucky overall as well.

12:01 PM IST The captain of South Africa - Temba Bavuma says that this isn't the way they wanted to start, but lauds the Australians for the way they dominated, and even after a bobble in the first innings, they managed to get ahead in the game. Bavuma also mentions that the biggest difference between the two teams was that Renshaw went on and scored a big ton, whereas the Protea batters got starts and didn't convert. On the bowling front, Bavuma says that they will try to learn from the opposition as well and correct their mistakes. On the defeat, Bavuma says that they have done well as a unit and also won their last Test in Durban against Sri Lanka, and just need a few tweaks.

11:59 AM IST Just a glimpse of what's to come - Well, there's been plenty of talk about the 2018 series between these two teams, and just as we did then, the caravan now moves from Durban to Gqeberha for the 2nd Test between South Africa and Australia. The Aussies have asserted their dominance, but the Proteas are known to fight back, and we might have a really cagey 2nd Test. Australia hold firm to the pole position in terms of the World Test Championship table, and South Africa are now 3rd, desperate for a win in order to get back into the top two, but it won't be all that easy. The 2nd Test is scheduled to begin on Sunday, October 18, at 8 am GMT, but you can join us a lot sooner, as usual for the build-up. Cheers!

11:49 AM IST The Australian skipper - Pat Cummins says that it was a great performance, and what Matt Renshaw did in the first innings was great. He reckons that he has a brilliant side and they did a great job. He says that they have played a lot of Tests and he felt really good that the result went their way. He adds that getting a lead in the series always feels good and ends by saying that Josh Hazlewood is a brilliant bowler and that he did a great job as well, and feels that he can be brought in to bowl at any stage in the innings.

11:42 AM IST The Presentation ceremony...