Tag Archives: South Africa in Australia

Lunch South Africa 244 for 7 (Maharaj 49*, Harmer 45*, Cummins 3-53, Hazlewood 2-45) trail Australia 475 for 4 dec by 231 runs Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj combined for an outstanding partnership as South Africa mustered belated fight on day five to thwart Australia’s push for an improbable third …

Lunch Australia 475 for 4 (Khawaja 195*, Smith 104, Nortje 2-55) vs South Africa Rain continues to thwart Australia’s push for a series sweep over South Africa after the first session on day four was washed out at a gloomy SCG. The third Test has frustratingly ground to a halt …

Lunch Australia 475 for 4 (Khawaja 195*, Smith 104, Nortje 2-55) vs South Africa Rain might have thwarted Usman Khawaja’s bid for a maiden Test double-century after the first session of day three was washed out at the SCG. Khawaja remains stuck on his highest Test score of 195, while …

Lunch Australia 266 for 2 (Khawaja 108*, Smith 59*, Nortje 2-39) vs South Africa Usman Khawaja scored his 13th Test century to continue his penchant for the SCG as Australia moved into a commanding position on the second day of the third Test against a struggling South Africa. On a …

Toss Australia chose to bat vs South Africa Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood and Matthew Renshaw have been named in a new-look Australia line-up as captain Pat Cummins elected to bat against South Africa in the third Test at the SCG. On a dry pitch, Australia selected a four-pronged attack and …

Big Picture Another Sydney Test where the series is decided, but the advantage of the World Test Championship is that plenty remains at stake. For Australia they can, barring points deductions, secure a place in June’s final with victory at the SCG while South Africa need to win to keep …

South Africa 189 and 120 for 4 (Bavuma 37*, Verreynne 27*) trail Australia 575 for 8 dec by 266 runs Australia were six wickets away from completing an innings victory in the Boxing Day Test, and sealing the series against South Africa. With a substantial first innings lead, Australia’s four-man …

Lunch Australia 479 for 7 (Carey 62*, Green 14*) lead South Africa 189 by 290 runs Australia took a 290-run lead at the MCG after scoring 93 runs in 21 overs in a shortened morning session led by a free-flowing Alex Carey. Play started 15 minutes later than scheduled after …

Lunch Australia 136 for 2 (Warner 86*, Smith 21*) trail South Africa 189 by 53 runs It’s David Warner‘s world and South Africa are only living in it. In his 100th Test, he shook off a lean patch to reach 8,000 Test runs and was 14 runs away from a …

Australia chose to bowl vs South Africa South Africa’s batting line-up was asked to front up for the second successive Test after Pat Cummins put them in to bat on a pitch much less green than the Gabba’s a week ago. Whether Cummins’ decision was motivated by losing four wickets …