Darwin, Aug. 11 -- Following the 17-run win over South Africa in the first T20I, Australian batter Tim David said that the team goes out "all guns blazing" while batting, and there are not many instructions from the coaching staff as they trust the players irrespective of the situation.

David's crunchy sixes and Josh Hazlewood's (3/27) timely strikes with the ball were the major highlights for Aussies as they put the brakes on a valiant South Africa while defending 179 runs, despite a brilliant 71 (in 55 balls, with seven fours and a six) by Ryan Rickelton and his 82-run stand for the fourth wicket with Tristan Stubbs (37 in 27 balls, with five fours).

Speaking after the game, David, who had launched eight towering sixes along with four...