Australia vs South Africa (Australia cricket team vs South Africa cricket team) Live Cricket Score: Hello and a very warm welcome to News18 CricketNext’s live coverage of this first T20I between two heavyweights of world cricket. Both teams are starting to build towards the 2026 T20 World Cup in the subcontinent, and although the conditions at the Marrara Ground in Darwin are incomparable, there are other things to work on.
Fresh from winning the World Test Championship, South Africa now begin the chase of a white-ball title. They have the personnel to achieve anything they want, especially buoyed by the rise of the SA20 back home, and there is no better test than playing the most successful white-ball team of all time.
The Australians will take that praise with both hands but also a bit of salt, considering they haven’t been as dominant in T20s as in other formats. With Mitchell Marsh at the top and a fresh T20-focused bowling lineup to boot, will that change? We can’t say now, but there sure will be signs.
That’s what makes it a cracker!
