Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first against South Africa in Cairns. South Africa started their innings poorly, losing captain Aiden Markram to Josh Hazlewood's perfect delivery that was caught at slip. Ryan Rickelton narrowly avoided a run-out scare but later contributed to the score with a few boundaries. Pretorius added the first boundary for South Africa with a shot over mid-on. South Africa made one change to their lineup by including Senuran Muthusamy, while Australia made three changes, bringing back Josh Inglis and others into the XI.
Josh Hazlewood starts strong for Australia, dismissing the South Africa captain Aiden Markram with a sharp delivery outside off stump, caught by Green at slip.
South Africa struggles early, losing Markram for 1. Rickelton's questionable single nearly results in a run-out, but both batters later hit boundaries to stabilize.
Australia's bowling strategy seems to hinge on Glenn Maxwell's success in earlier matches, indicating an analysis of the pitch conditions in Cairns.
South Africa makes one change for this match, bringing in Senuran Muthusamy for Nqaba Peter, while Australia makes three changes, including the return of Josh Inglis.
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