Australian spin bowler Tanveer Sangha took four wickets on debut.
Hendricks, who was the penultimate SA player to fall, made 56 runs off 43 balls – his 14th T20 International half-century – but it was not enough as South Africa collapsed to 115 all out.Earlier, after Australia were sent in to bat, Travis Head was removed from the third ball of their innings but Marsh joined Matthew Short in an explosive second-wicket partnership.
After Short was removed, the Proteas attack managed to bag another couple of quick wickets as they snatched some momentum fromHowever, Tim David then joined his captain at the crease and Australia regained control with another thunderous partnership.Marsh and David combined in a 97-run stand for the fifth wicket, facing just 50 deliveries between them, before David was removed by spinner Tabraiz Shamsi with a little less than five overs remaining in the innings.
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