Overview

• Australia won the toss and fielded, but South Africa posted 296-8 led by Aiden Markram's 82, Temba Bavuma's 65 and Matthew Breetzke's 57 in Cairns.
• The hosts collapsed from 60-0 to 89-6 on a turning surface as Keshav Maharaj claimed a career-best five wickets in an unbroken 10-over spell.
• Mitchell Marsh top-scored with 88 in Australia's 198 all out, after Travis Head earlier took 4-57 with part-time off-spin.
• Dewald Brevis and Prenelan Subrayen debuted for South Africa, with Subrayen removing Head and Lungi Ngidi returning 2-28.
• The series shifts to Mackay for matches on August 22 and 24, and reports on Indian TV and streaming access remain inconsistent across outlets.