CRICKET - South Africa beat Australia by three wickets in 1st T20

South Africa Kyle Abbott (left) and David Miller celebrate beating Australia in their first T20 International cricket match in Durban on Friday.

Kyle Abbott Reuters South Africa (left) and David Miller celebrate beating Australia in their first T20 International cricket match in Durban on Friday.

David Miller hit his first half-century at the end of sending the Proteas home in the last time.

South Africa beat Australia by three wickets in the first Twenty20 on Friday as David Miller hit a maiden half-century at the end of sending the Proteas home the last time.

Miller hit three sixes and three fours in his 53 not out and tail ender Kyle Abbott-picks the winning runs with a four-over the head of bowler with four deliveries to spare.

That led South Africa to 158-7 and 157-9 of the past Australia. Two of six of Miller called for a new ball as he went to the roof of the stands, and other outside the same floor.

Aaron Finch earlier made a blistering 40 of 18 balls for Australia and Mitchell Marsh contributed 35, but it was not enough.

The victory continued optimistic preparations for the World Twenty20 South Africa starting this month in India. South Africa has won five consecutive games following recent T20 Series victories over India and then to England.

Australia lost its fifth game Twenty20 immediately after the celebration and then lost the lead twice against South Africans Kingsmead.

Finch hit in the top of the ticket includes three sixes over midwicket successive overflows by 24 roulette JP Duminy. He gave Australia a fast start, but David Warner (20) and Finch fell in the space of an envelope and Australia shifts quenched with six batsmen for just 45 runs down.

Marsh gave up late, and was a danger to the crowd when he hit a six to square leg and the ball ricocheted off a advertising board and hit a spectator in the face. The fan was fine despite a severely injured eye.

Nathan Coulter-Nile, the best bowler of Australia with 3-29 eliminates AB de Villiers to a first outer edge ball persecution of South Africa. Australia put his hands when Rilee Rossouw and captain Faf du Plessis (40) were off successive balls, with South Africa made it 72-5.

Miller led the escape. He survived the loss of members David Wiese and Chris Morris reach their first T20 50 off 33 balls. Need five were the last front of Andrew Tye, Miller took one first ball and gave Abbott strike bowler hat with blinking nerves to South Africa.

But Abbott crashed a loft unit directly to mid-closing for the winning runs.

Australia gave debuts to T20 wicketkeeper - batsman Peter Nevill and legspinner Adam Zampa, who returned 0-26. South Africa batsman Hashim Amla supported and chose not to play fast bowler Dale Steyn, who is back in the team in time for the World Twenty20 after two months out with a sprained right shoulder.