Tim David has led Australia to a 17-run win over South Africa in the first T20, marking international cricket's return to Darwin after 17 years.

Australia defeated South Africa in the first T20I on Sunday (August 10) by 17 runs. Tim David won the player of the match for his brilliant 83-run knock off 52 balls with four fours and eight sixes to his name.

With Australia down to 29/2, skipper Mitchell Marsh and Tim David launched a scathing counter-attack. This kept the required rate under check. Although Marsh departed, David's 23-ball half-century kept Australia alive.