--- title: "Australia defeat South Africa by 214 runs in first Test in Durban" description: "Most outlets reported Australia's 214-run victory in the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead in Durban, noting Josh Hazlewood's six-wicket performance. The Business Recorder led with Hazlewood's contribution, while the Daily Times framed the win in the context of Australia taking a 1-0 lead in the series. Both used similar phrasing to describe the match outcome and Hazlewood's role." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14060-australia-beat-south-africa-by-214-runs-to-lead-test-series site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Australia defeat South Africa by 214 runs in first Test in Durban sports · updated 14 Oct 2026, 9:01 AM PKT · 13–14 Oct 2026 · 5 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported Australia's 214-run victory in the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead in Durban, noting Josh Hazlewood's six-wicket performance. The Business Recorder led with Hazlewood's contribution, while the Daily Times framed the win in the context of Australia taking a 1-0 lead in the series. Both used similar phrasing to describe the match outcome and Hazlewood's role. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Hazlewood cleans up South Africa as Australia win Durban test](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1566955/hazlewood-cleans-up-south-africa-as-australia-win-durban-test/) · 14 Oct 2026, 9:01 AM PKT > Josh Hazlewood’s career-best 6-49 helped Australia win the first cricket test by 214 runs at Kingsmead and finish off South Africa on the final day Tuesday. Hazlewood took four of the six wickets Australia was hunting for on day five. A target of 421 was always improbable for South Africa and the world champion Proteas […] - **24 News HD** — [Hazlewood takes six as Australia beat South Africa in 1st Test](https://www.24newshd.tv/13-Oct-2026/hazlewood-takes-six-australia-beat-south-africa-1st-test) · 13 Oct 2026, 9:18 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > Josh Hazlewood took six wickets as Australia completed a 214-run win over South Africa on the fifth day of the first Test at Kingsmead on Tuesday. - **Dawn** — [Hazlewood takes six as Australia beat South Africa in first Test](https://www.dawn.com/news/2036909/hazlewood-takes-six-as-australia-beat-south-africa-in-first-test) · 13 Oct 2026, 8:06 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > Josh Hazlewood took six wickets as Australia completed a 214-run win over South Africa on the fifth day of the first Test at Kingsmead on Tuesday. Fast bowler Hazlewood twice broke promising stands and finished with six for 49. Player-of-the-match Matt Renshaw scored 190 during the first innings as he ended a near-decade wait for a second Test century. The hosts, set 421 runs to win, were bowle... - **Business Recorder** — [Hazlewood takes six wickets as Australia win first test](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444008/hazlewood-takes-six-wickets-as-australia-win-first-test) · 13 Oct 2026, 5:16 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > DURBAN: Australia paceman Josh Hazlewood bowled his side to a 214-run victory on the last day of the first Test at Kingsmead on Tuesday with South Africa’s resistance ending before tea as the home side were dismissed for 206. Hazlewood took 6-49 as Australia bagged the six wickets they needed on the last day to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. He struck twice in one over with the newft ball... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Australia sets South Africa 421 to win first Test in Durban](https://harzaviya.com/stories/13501-record-breaking-renshaw-puts-australia-on-top-in-durban) · 14 Oct 2026 · 8 outlets · 4 developments · 74% related 5 articles from 4 outlets, 13–14 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. 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