South Africa vs Australia 1st Test Day 1 Highlights: Bad light forces early stumps; Cummins, Renshaw revive AUS innings

Stumps on Day 1 in Durban! Australia finish at 192/6 after a challenging day against South Africa, with Pat Cummins and Matt Renshaw holding firm to give the visitors some hope after a top-order collapse.

Can the pair lead Australia's recovery on Day 2?

The umpires are still in the middle, while some of the Proteas players have decided to stay in the dugout, and a few have returned to the dressing room. There is still some hope for the play to resume.

The play has been stopped due to the bad light. The umpires double-checked as the players were already walking off the field.

A couple of boundaries for Pat Cummins in the same over! He is using Anrich Nortje's pace to get some valuable runs. The two batters have spent enough time in the middle, and now getting runs is what they are aiming for.

A 50-run stand between Pat Cummins and Matt Renshaw! This is getting frustrating for the Proteas bowlers here. However, the pair needs to stay till the end of the day's play to cause some worry for the hosts. AUS 177/6

The two batters have faced 100 balls now, and they are in no mood to give up easily. Matt Renshaw is already set in the middle, and now he has to find ways to score runs with Pat Cummins playing second fiddle to him. AUS 165/6

We are back after the tea break! Pat Cummins and Matt Renshaw have the job to resume the rescue mission from here.

Another session belonged to South Africa as Marco Jansen started off with the wicket of Steve Smith right after lunch break, while Anrich Nortje doubled the damage by striking twice in the same over to remove Alex Carey and Beau Webster. Pat Cummins and Matt Renshaw are in the middle, and they have faced 66 balls in this stand, but the rescue mission is far from over. AUS 149/6 at Tea

The two batters are now looking to frustrate the Proteas bowlers and build a partnership. Pat Cummins is more than capable with the bat, but the responsibility is greater on him as captain, while Matt Renshaw also needs to make this opportunity count as he looks to cement his place in the side.

Anrich Nortje gets another one as Beau Webster had a dramatic 2-ball stay in the middle, a boundary on the first ball and got dismissed on the second. An excellent review from Temba Bavuma and Nortje gets his second in the same over to run riot.

Anrich Nortje ends Alex Carey's resistance with Aiden Markram taking a sharp catch at the second slip. It's a big wicket for South Africa as Carey had the resume to rescue the Aussies from here, but now the onus shifted to Renshaw. AUS 120/5

As expected, the Day 1 surface doesn't have much for the spinners, and it is only giving Renshaw and Carey the breathing space from the wrath of the pace bowlers. However, at this point, the Proteas also need to break this partnership to strengthen their hold before the two batters start feeling settled. AUS 120/4

Drinks break! The two batters have now spent 69 balls at the crease, but it has been a testing period with the Proteas bowlers keeping up the pressure and offering very little to score freely. Alex Carey has succumbed to pressure in the past, and with the Day 1 conditions favouring the bowlers, this is proving to be an even tougher challenge for the Australian pair.

100 up for Australia! Alex Carey and Mat Renshaw are in the middle, surviving for now. The runs are not coming easily as the Proteas bowlers are exploiting the bounce on the track, which isn't allowing the batters to drive freely.

Steven Smith has moved to third on Australia's all-time Test run-scoring list, overtaking Steve Waugh's tally of 10,927 runs. Only Ricky Ponting (13,378) and Allan Border (11,174) are ahead of him.

The pressure is evident in the Australian batters' body language. Alex Carey has bailed them out on several occasions, but the Proteas bowlers are in fine rhythm, making the most of the assistance on offer with disciplined bowling.

South Africa is all over Australia as their best batter, Steve Smith, is on his way. He was expecting the ball to come in, but it didn't as Smith edged it to the slip and Wiaan Mulder made no mistake, grabbing it. Australia are in some deep trouble with two wickets falling in quick succession. Marnus Labuschagne got out on the cusp of lunch, and now Smith after it. AUS 84/4 in 26.3 overs

We are back for the second session, and it's Matt Renshaw who joins Steve Smith in the middle as Australia are in dire need of a solid stand to stabilise things.

If we compare this Australian batting line-up to the ones that have travelled to South Africa in the past, this might be the weakest of the lot, with the over-reliance on Steve Smith growing with every series.

On the cusp of the lunch break, Marnus Labuschagne is trapped in front by Wiaan Mulder and South Africa get the third wicket! Much-needed scalp and the Proteas get the third breakthrough. The right-hander walks back after scoring 37 runs off 58 balls.

Australia 84/3 at Lunch Break

Hi, this was Vishesh Roy, who took you through the large part of the opening session and now my colleague Aditya will be here to take you through the remainder of the opening day of the Durban Test.

As we speak, Smith and Labuschagne continue to score at a brisk pace and the run rate has gone past 3.5

Australia 76/2 in 22.1 overs

Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne are now slowly and steadily coming into their own and stitching a solid partnership for Australia. The duo are mixing caution with aggression. Smith and Labuschagne are putting their experience to use to keep the Proteas attack at bay.

South Africa 63/2 in 19.4 overs.

Australia's two most experienced batters, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith, are in the middle, and the duo would hope to see out the tough phase and help the visitors to post a respectable total in the first innings.

Australia 30/2 in 12.2 overs.

Nic Maddinson's painful stay in the middle ends, and he walks back for a 33-ball duck! Marco Jansen bowls a good length delivery, and Maddinson goes for the cut, only to manage an under-edge onto the stumps. This is now turning into a solid opening four for the Proteas.

Australia 24/2 in 11th over

The first wicket for the Proteas is here. Wiaan Mulder bowled an in-swinger on the leg-stump and Head falls into the trap. He gets a faint tickle and has to walk back after scoring 9 off 19 balls. The umpire didn't raise his finger but Verreynne managed to convince Bavuma to go for the review and South Africa are rewarded. What a breakthrough!