In Durban, South Africa beat Australia by 67 runs in the first one-day international on Thursday. After Australia chose to bowl, South Africa recovered from 29 for 2 to post 297 for 8, thanks to Matthew Breetzke's 112 and Marco Jansen's 75. Australia's chase began well with Mitchell Marsh's 60, but Keshav Maharaj's 4 for 20 and Bjorn Fortuin's 2 for 34 triggered a collapse, and Australia were all out for 230. South Africa lead the three-match series 1-0.
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