Pakistan, June 12 -- South Africa firebrand Kagsio Rabada threw a mighty first punch, before Australia's pace juggernaut reclaimed the advantage by stumps on day one of the World Test Championship final.

Rabada, playing his first Test since serving a one-month ban for testing positive to cocaine, justified Proteas captain Temba Bavuma's call to bowl first in the Lord's showpiece on Wednesday by taking 5-51 as Australia were skittled for 212.

But in a battle of supreme fast-bowling units, Australia struck back through left-arm wizard Mitchell Starc, reducing South Africa to 4-43 at stumps. Starc (2-10) should already have three wickets, but wicketkeeper Alex Carey spilled a regulation opportunity behind the stumps from a Wiaan Mulder edg...