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title: "South Africa beats Australia by 67 runs in first ODI"
description: "Most outlets led with Matthew Breetzke’s century and Keshav Maharaj’s four-wicket contribution in South Africa’s 67-run victory over Australia in the first one-day international. All excerpts noted the score and venue, with 24 News HD and Dawn providing similar phrasing, while Business Recorder added a brief mention of Australia’s loss of cheap wickets."
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# South Africa beats Australia by 67 runs in first ODI

sports · updated 25 Sep 2026, 11:02 AM PKT · 24–25 Sep 2026 · 5 articles from 5 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with Matthew Breetzke’s century and Keshav Maharaj’s four-wicket contribution in South Africa’s 67-run victory over Australia in the first one-day international. All excerpts noted the score and venue, with 24 News HD and Dawn providing similar phrasing, while Business Recorder added a brief mention of Australia’s loss of cheap wickets.

## Same story from 5 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Minute Mirror** — [South Africa shock Australia by 67 runs in ODI opener](https://minutemirror.com.pk/south-africa-shock-australia-by-67-runs-in-odi-opener-635134/) · 25 Sep 2026, 11:02 AM PKT
  > Matthew Breetzke’s century and Marco Jansen’s 75 set up South Africa’s 67-run win as Australia collapsed from a strong start in Durban......
- **The Nation** — [Breetzke, Maharaj steer South Africa to 67-run win over Australia](https://www.nation.com.pk/25-Sep-2026/breetzke-maharaj-steer-south-africa-67-run-win-australia) · 25 Sep 2026, 3:22 AM PKT · 75% identical wording to the newest filing
  > DURBAN - Matthew Breetzke’s magnificent 112 and Keshav Maharaj’s superb four-wicket haul powered South Africa to a convincing 67-run victory over Australia in the opening ODI of the three-match series at Kingsmead on Thursday.
- **24 News HD** — [Breetzke and Maharaj sink Australia in first one-day international](https://www.24newshd.tv/24-Sep-2026/breetzke-maharaj-sink-australia-first-one-day-international) · 24 Sep 2026, 11:30 PM PKT · 75% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Matthew Breetzke hit a century and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took four wickets as South Africa beat Australia by 67 runs in the first one-day international at Kingsmead on Thursday.
- **Dawn** — [Matthew Breetzke and Keshav Maharaj sink Australia in first ODI](https://www.dawn.com/news/2032380/matthew-breetzke-and-keshav-maharaj-sink-australia-in-first-odi) · 24 Sep 2026, 11:14 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Matthew Breetzke hit a century and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took four wickets as South Africa beat Australia by 67 runs in the first One-day International at Kingsmead on Thursday. Breetzke’s 112 and a hard-hit 75 by Marco Jansen took South Africa to 297 for eight after they were sent in. But Australia became favourites when Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head thrashed 90 for the first wicket...
- **Business Recorder** — [Breetzke ton leads South Africa to 67-run win over Australia](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441070/breetzke-ton-leads-south-africa-to-67-run-win-over-australia) · 24 Sep 2026, 10:20 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Matthew Breetzke scored a superb 112 to guide South Africa to a 67-run victory over Australia in the first one-day international in Durban on Thursday, but the tourists will rue the loss of cheap wickets as they faltered in their chase. South Africa posted 297 for eight in their 50 overs and Australia were well on course after a fast start, until poor shot selection caused their charge to colla...

## Part of a bigger story

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