South Africa set up a series decider with a stunning comeback win over Australia by an innings and 31 runs on the final day of the second Test at St George’s Park on Thursday. Despite the morning session being washed out and being without one of their frontline bowlers, South Africa dismissed Australia for 295 in their second innings an hour after tea. After losing in Durban by 214 runs, South Africa levelled the series 1-1, and the leaders of the World Test Championship will now play for the series win in Cape Town from Tuesday.
South Africa set up a series decider with a stunning comeback win over Australia by an innings and 31 runs on the last day Thursday of the second cricket test at St. George’s Park.
Meanwhile, South Africa’s pace attack lost Anrich Nortje to a suspected groin injury in his fourth over, and he did not bowl again in Australia’s second innings. “A long way from our best. “They played well. With the ball, we were as ruthless as we could be. “Our team goes about playing good old Test cricket, wearing down the opposition and then taking them down when the opportunity presents itself. “Boland and Trav played their roles.
Because that has an effect, “When we were batting, it was all about how we could extend the innings and keep batting for another hour, then another session, keeping the Australia bowlers on their feet. The World Test Championship holders lost the toss and were reduced to 110-6 before rallying to seemingly save a draw when they declared their rain-affected first innings at 425-9 late on day three. Captain Temba Bavuma’s career-best 179 and Marco Jansen’s rapid 85 led the recovery. But Australia were then bowled out for 99, with Jansen claiming 5-33, and were forced to follow on. Remarkably, they lost 13 wickets in total on Wednesday. Boland surpassed his previous highest Test score of 21 when he reached tea on 40 alongside Carey. But 99 was a fair way to come back from.”
A reverse of last week,” Australia skipper Pat Cummins said. “We tried to stay in the moment despite the rain delays across the five days,” player of the match Bavuma said. “There was some good fight today,” Cummins said.
