Lunch South Africa 3 for 2 (Erwee 1*, Bavuma 0* & 152 (Verreynne 64, Lyon 3-14) trail Australia 218 (Head 92, Rabada 4-76) trail by 63 runs
Only four sessions of cricket have been played in this Test but South Africa are already in the process of setting Australia a fourth-innings target. In a fast-forward morning, seven wickets fell as Australia were bowled out for 218 to take a lead of 66, and South Africa lost two of the top three in five explosive overs by the Australian opening bowlers in reply.
Dean Elgar was the first to be dismissed on the fourth ball of the innings when he was beaten by a Pat Cummins length delivery and struck on the front pad. He reviewed, perhaps hoping the bounce would take the ball over the stumps but was out on umpire’s call with bhttps://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=1;id=2;type=teamall-tracking showing the delivery would go on to clip middle-stump. That dismissal came off a good ball but the best was yet to come.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo