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AUSTRALIA 243 (71.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- David Warner63 (100)
- Cameron Bancroft38 (91)
- Lungi Ngidi3/51 (13.3)
- Kagiso Rabada5/96 (21)
SOUTH AFRICA 382 (118.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- AB de Villiers*126 (146)
- Dean Elgar57 (197)
- Mitchell Marsh2/26 (9)
- Pat Cummins3/79 (24)
AUSTRALIA 239 (79 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Usman Khawaja75 (136)
- Mitchell Marsh45 (125)
- Lungi Ngidi2/24 (13)
- Kagiso Rabada6/54 (22)
SOUTH AFRICA 102/4 (22.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Hashim Amla27 (42)
- AB de Villiers28 (26)
- Nathan Lyon2/44 (9)
- Pat Cummins1/13 (4.5)
Scorer: Raghav MV | Commentator: Nikhil Kalro
1.53pm Another terrific game of Test match cricket. South Africa win by six wickets to level the series in Port Elizabeth, setting up their series very very well. There has been a lot of off-field noise, so loud that is threatened to spoil the activities on the field. But the cricket has let no one down. Australia were just maybe 100 runs short, just like SA were in Durban.
Two standout performances from South Africa this Test: AB de Villiers with the bat, one of his best Test innings ever to lead South Africa to a match-winning lead, and Kagiso Rabada, who took 11 wickets in the Test to lead the bowling effort. Australia just did not have enough to deal with the pyrotechnics of those two.
A good bowling performance from Australia in the fourth innings, taking four wickets, but again, just not enough runs to force the batsmen into mistakes.
Meanwhile, live updates of the World Cup Qualifier right here.
Time for the presentation.
Kagiso Rabada is the Man of the Match: "I'm glad, put in the preparation and things happened for me this Test. Always nice bowling with the hard, new rock. Always enjoyable. Something that needs to be on point against good batters (lengths). I don't think so (a batting promotion), I'll stick to nightwatchman. The one to Warner was special. Australia are not going to roll over easily."
Faf du Plessis: "Serious character, we absorbed pressure well. Amla and Elgar in the first innings, if you have AB, he can transfer pressure back. Great turnaround from the previous Test, where it was the opposite. The first hour was pretty well, we then went to the beach for a little bit. Absolute champion of a bowler, Rabada. AB looked like he batted on a different pitch. Two bowlers get excessive reverse swing, Starc and KG. If we can keep Australia quiet, that's half the battle. It's disappointing for the series (Rabada's impending hearing), you want your best players to play the series. We'll challenge that to keep him in the series."
Steven Smith: "They outplayed us in every aspect of the game. AB was a big difference between the sides, we weren't too far away. 75 runs in the first innings, 50 in the second, and it could have gone either way. Rabada bowled exceptionally well. Yesterday morning was a tough one, we hoped we could get them quickly, keep their lead to 50. 140 was a lot. We came out really well, got AB out conventionally out for the first time this series, gives us confidence."
Michelle: "So glad Australia won the toss in this game! I have a feeling it would have gone their way had SA won the toss and possibly chose to bat first."
4 more required, the brass band is in full flow.
END OF OVER:22 | 8 Runs | SA: 97/4
- Theunis de Bruyn11 (12b)
- Faf du Plessis1 (7b)
- Nathan Lyon9-0-44-2
- Pat Cummins4-0-8-1
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