Pakistan, Oct. 14 -- 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 were cleaned up less than an hour after lunch and within five overs of Australia taking the second new ball.

South Africa was all out for 206 after 284 in the first innings.

Middle-order batter Matt Renshaw was easily the standout player with 190 runs in Australia's first innings of 390 and 82 in the second total of 314-6 declared. Renshaw's part-time spin also netted the first two wickets of his tes...