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10/22 09:17 CDT South Africa storms back to crush Australia by an innings and
level the test series 1-1
South Africa storms back to crush Australia by an innings and level the test
series 1-1
GQEBERHA, South Africa (AP) --- South Africa set up a series decider with a big
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.
Despite the morning session being a washout and without one frontline bowler,
South Africa bowled out Australia for 295 in its second innings an hour after
tea.
South Africa tied the series 1-1 and the two leaders in the World Test
Championship will play for the series win in Cape Town from Tuesday.
WTC holders the Proteas rallied to seemingly save a draw when they wrapped up
their rain-affected first innings late on day three Tuesday after captain Temba
Bavuma's 179 and Marco Jansen's rapid 85.
But then Australia was shot out for 99 by Jansen's 5-33, was forced to follow
on, and remarkably lost 13 wickets in total on Wednesday. South Africa's pace
attack lost Anrich Nortje to a suspected groin injury in his fourth over and he
didn't bowl for the rest of Australia's second innings.
Australia, resuming on 156-4, hoped on Thursday for a reduced 81 overs of
rearguard action with Steve Smith and Alex Carey in reserve but unravelled once
chief holdout Travis Head was dismissed.
Wiaan Mulder rebounded from a wicketless and expensive second innings on
Wednesday by taking three of the six wickets South Africa needed on the fifth
and final day.
Mulder bowled century-maker Head, fellow overnight fighter Scott Boland as well
as Australia captain Pat Cummins.
Head, on 87 overnight, posted his 13th test century with his 12th boundary. But
his natural positive intent undid him on 121 when he chopped on against Mulder.
Head faced 190 balls.
Smith came in at No. 7, three places lower than usual after he got a kink in
his neck in the first innings. Mulder tested Smith's neck with a first-ball
bouncer.
Smith endured the last five overs of the old ball but was out for 3 in the
third over of the new ball when he mis-hit pacer Kagiso Rabada. The ball caught
the wind and Matthew Breetzke bobbled the ball at midwicket but took it at the
second attempt.
Boland passed his previous highest test score of 21 when he reached tea on 40
with Alex Carey.
But Boland was the seventh Australian out soon after tea when he tried to
defend a come-backer from Mulder and was beaten between the gates. Boland's
resistance lasted for 166 balls to score 40.
Cummins quickly left after hitting a boundary then Rabada returned and took out
Mitchell Starc with an inside edge.
Jansen finished the match when he got Josh Hazlewood to send a thick edge to
slip.
Rabada took 4-77, Mulder 3-64, and Jansen finished with six wickets in the
match.
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