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South Africa complete famous win over Australia

South Africa complete famous win over Australia

Summary

South Africa won the second Test cricket match against Australia by an innings and 31 runs in Gqeberha. This victory set up a final deciding match in the series, which will be played in Cape Town next.

Key Facts

  • South Africa scored 425 runs and declared their innings at 9 wickets down.
  • Key South African performances included Temba Bavuma’s 179 runs and Marco Jansen’s 5 wickets for 33 runs on day four.
  • Australia scored 99 runs in their first innings and 295 in the second innings.
  • Travis Head scored 121 runs for Australia.
  • South African bowler Kagiso Rabada took 4 wickets for 77 runs.
  • Wiaan Mulder also played an important role by taking 3 wickets, including Australia’s captain Pat Cummins.
  • Rain delayed the second day’s play, helping Australia briefly hope for a draw.
  • The deciding third Test match will start in Cape Town on Tuesday.
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