IOL Sport's Zaahier Adams, who is on the ground in the UAE covering all South Africa's matches, takes five learnings from the opener.
Middle overs : 83/7. Only a further 54 runs added for the loss of four more wickets.Anyway the numbers are broken up South Africa produced a poor effort with the bat and ultimately paid the price for it. Even captain Temba Bavuma admitted a par score was closer to 160 than 120 which they managed. Australia's bowling unit is solid with world-class fast bowlers and good spinners, but there is nothing mysterious about their attack.
A much better performance from South Africa's talisman, and he would certainly have enjoyed winning the personal battle with David Warner, but Kagiso Rabada is still not performing at his peak for South Africa at major events. This is now his fourth ICC tournament and he is yet to put in a Player of the Match performance for the Proteas. It is at events such as these that players' legacies are formed.