Hazlewood’s career-best 6 for 49 sinks South Africa in Durban

Hazlewood's Career-Best 6/49 Sinks South Africa in Durban

Josh Hazlewood claimed four of the final six wickets to post his best Test bowling figures (6/49), helping Australia seal a 214-run victory early in the second session on Day 5 in Durban. The win marks South Africa's first Test defeat under captain Temba Bavuma.

Key Moments:

• Day 5 Start: Hazlewood opened the day by dismissing Wiaan Mulder (29 off 109 balls), breaking a 204-ball stand.
• Middle Overs: Steve Smith took a sharp catch at the slips to remove Kyle Verreynne, giving Matt Renshaw his second wicket.
• The Stalling Act: Marco Jansen and Aiden Markram added 103 runs off 103 deliveries to push the score past the morning session.
• The Collapse: Hazlewood struck again with a seaming delivery (1.4 degrees) to dismiss Jansen, followed by Simon Harmer edging to Carey. This gave Hazlewood his 15th five-wicket haul in Tests.
• Finishing Touches: Mitchell Starc induced an inside edge from Markram (75 off 237 balls) to Carey, confirmed via review. Hazlewood completed the innings by dismissing Anrich Nortje at mid-wicket.

Performance Note:
Hazlewood's 6/49 surpasses his previous best of 6/67 against India in Bengaluru (March 2017).

Brief Scores:

• Australia: 390 (Matt Renshaw 190, Pat Cummins 43; Wiaan Mulder 4/68, Marco Jansen 3/68) & 314/6 decl. (Matthew Renshaw 82, Nic Maddinson 48; Anrich Nortje 2/56, Keshav Maharaj 2/56)
• South Africa: 284 & 206 (Aiden Markram 75, David Bedingham 46; Josh Hazlewood 6/49, Matt Renshaw 2/39)
• Result: Australia won by 214 runs