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2018 Test Series: Australia vs South Africa
Bancroft was looking good until he decided to go down the wicket again. He missed a big opportunity to score a 100.
A Matt Renshaw comeback is looking more and more likely.
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Bancroft was going well shame he got out
TEA - DAY 3
Australia - 351 from 110.4 overs (RR 3.17)
Cameron Bancroft - 5 (20)
David Warner - 51 (79)
Usman Khawaja - 14 (19)
Steve Smith - 56 (114)
Shaun Marsh - 40 (96)
Mitch Marsh - 96 (173)
Tim Paine - 25 (72)
Pat Cummins - 3 (38)
Mitchell Starc - 35 (25)
Nathan Lyon - 12 (24)
Josh Hazlewood - 2* (4)
Morne Morkel - 0/75 (22 overs)
Vernon Philander - 3/59 (27 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 5/123 (33.4 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 2/74 (25 overs)
Aiden Markram - 0/2 (1 over)
Theunis de Bruyn - 0/6 (2 overs)
South Africa - 162 from 51.4 overs (RR 3.13)
Dean Elgar - 7 (20)
Aiden Markram - 32 (59)
Hashim Amla - 0 (3)
AB de Villiers - 71* (127)
Faf du Plessis - 15 (22)
Theunis de Bruyn - 15 (22)
Quinton de Kock - 20 (33)
Vernon Philander - 8 (19)
Keshav Maharaj - 0 (5)
Kagiso Rabada - 3 (5)
Morne Morkel - 0 (2)
Mitchell Starc - 5/34 (10.4overs)
Josh Hazlewood - 1/31 (13 overs)
Nathan Lyon - 3/50 (16 overs)
Pat Cummins - 1/47 (12 overs)
Australia - 6/175 from 54.5 overs (RR 3.19)
Cameron Bancroft - 53 (83)
David Warner - 28 (35)
Usman Khawaja - 6 (12)
Steve Smith - 38 (81)
Shaun Marsh - 25* (77)
Mitch Marsh - 6 (12)
Tim Paine - 14 (29)
Morne Morkel - 0/32 (7 overs)
Vernon Philander - 0/27 (12 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 3/78 (22.5 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 2/23 (11 overs)
Dean Elgar - 1/10 (3 overs)
Australia lead by 364 runs with 4 wickets in hand
STUMPS - DAY 3
Australia - 351 from 110.4 overs (RR 3.17)
Cameron Bancroft - 5 (20)
David Warner - 51 (79)
Usman Khawaja - 14 (19)
Steve Smith - 56 (114)
Shaun Marsh - 40 (96)
Mitch Marsh - 96 (173)
Tim Paine - 25 (72)
Pat Cummins - 3 (38)
Mitchell Starc - 35 (25)
Nathan Lyon - 12 (24)
Josh Hazlewood - 2* (4)
Morne Morkel - 0/75 (22 overs)
Vernon Philander - 3/59 (27 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 5/123 (33.4 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 2/74 (25 overs)
Aiden Markram - 0/2 (1 over)
Theunis de Bruyn - 0/6 (2 overs)
South Africa - 162 from 51.4 overs (RR 3.13)
Dean Elgar - 7 (20)
Aiden Markram - 32 (59)
Hashim Amla - 0 (3)
AB de Villiers - 71* (127)
Faf du Plessis - 15 (22)
Theunis de Bruyn - 15 (22)
Quinton de Kock - 20 (33)
Vernon Philander - 8 (19)
Keshav Maharaj - 0 (5)
Kagiso Rabada - 3 (5)
Morne Morkel - 0 (2)
Mitchell Starc - 5/34 (10.4overs)
Josh Hazlewood - 1/31 (13 overs)
Nathan Lyon - 3/50 (16 overs)
Pat Cummins - 1/47 (12 overs)
Australia - 9/213 from 71.4 overs (RR 2.97)
Cameron Bancroft - 53 (83)
David Warner - 28 (35)
Usman Khawaja - 6 (12)
Steve Smith - 38 (81)
Shaun Marsh - 33 (99)
Mitch Marsh - 6 (12)
Tim Paine - 14 (29)
Pat Cummins - 17* (49)
Mitchell Starc - 7 (16)
Nathan Lyon - 2 (11)
Josh Hazlewood - 4* (3)
Morne Morkel - 3/42 (13.4 overs)
Vernon Philander - 0/35 (14 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 3/93 (28 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 2/28 (13 overs)
Dean Elgar - 1/10 (3 overs)
**Bad Light Stopped Play**
Australia lead by 402 runs with 1 wicket in hand
And the wicket is getting harder to bat on with variable bounce and some turn. Main danger is rain.
Just looking at the highest successful run chases at this ground, It would be monumental if SA pulled it off
Only twice have teams chased more than 300 to win at this ground let alone 400
In 2002 South Africa reached 5/340 to beat Australia, Before that you have to go all the way back to 1950 when Australia reached 5/336 to beat South Africa
Here are the highest successful run chases in history at All Grounds including the 2 I just spoke about at Durban
As it stands if SA chased 403 to win it would be the 5th biggest chase in Test History
Let's get a few more runs and make them chase the record even though I think we have enough.
INNINGS BREAK - DAY 4
Australia - 351 from 110.4 overs (RR 3.17)
Cameron Bancroft - 5 (20)
David Warner - 51 (79)
Usman Khawaja - 14 (19)
Steve Smith - 56 (114)
Shaun Marsh - 40 (96)
Mitch Marsh - 96 (173)
Tim Paine - 25 (72)
Pat Cummins - 3 (38)
Mitchell Starc - 35 (25)
Nathan Lyon - 12 (24)
Josh Hazlewood - 2* (4)
Morne Morkel - 0/75 (22 overs)
Vernon Philander - 3/59 (27 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 5/123 (33.4 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 2/74 (25 overs)
Aiden Markram - 0/2 (1 over)
Theunis de Bruyn - 0/6 (2 overs)
South Africa - 162 from 51.4 overs (RR 3.13)
Dean Elgar - 7 (20)
Aiden Markram - 32 (59)
Hashim Amla - 0 (3)
AB de Villiers - 71* (127)
Faf du Plessis - 15 (22)
Theunis de Bruyn - 15 (22)
Quinton de Kock - 20 (33)
Vernon Philander - 8 (19)
Keshav Maharaj - 0 (5)
Kagiso Rabada - 3 (5)
Morne Morkel - 0 (2)
Mitchell Starc - 5/34 (10.4overs)
Josh Hazlewood - 1/31 (13 overs)
Nathan Lyon - 3/50 (16 overs)
Pat Cummins - 1/47 (12 overs)
Australia - 227 from 74.4 overs (RR 3.04)
Cameron Bancroft - 53 (83)
David Warner - 28 (35)
Usman Khawaja - 6 (12)
Steve Smith - 38 (81)
Shaun Marsh - 33 (99)
Mitch Marsh - 6 (12)
Tim Paine - 14 (29)
Pat Cummins - 26 (57)
Mitchell Starc - 7 (16)
Nathan Lyon - 2 (11)
Josh Hazlewood - 9* (13)
Morne Morkel - 3/47 (15 overs)
Vernon Philander - 0/35 (14 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 4/102 (29.4 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 2/28 (13 overs)
Dean Elgar - 1/10 (3 overs)
South Africa require 417 runs to win with 10 wickets in hand
Well it would be the second highest run chase in history if SA get there
Personally I reckon they will be lucky to get 200
mitch starc has first wicket
De Villies ran out for a duck looking ominous for South Africa
Cummins has got the next one 4-53
LUNCH - DAY 4
Australia - 351 from 110.4 overs (RR 3.17)
Cameron Bancroft - 5 (20)
David Warner - 51 (79)
Usman Khawaja - 14 (19)
Steve Smith - 56 (114)
Shaun Marsh - 40 (96)
Mitch Marsh - 96 (173)
Tim Paine - 25 (72)
Pat Cummins - 3 (38)
Mitchell Starc - 35 (25)
Nathan Lyon - 12 (24)
Josh Hazlewood - 2* (4)
Morne Morkel - 0/75 (22 overs)
Vernon Philander - 3/59 (27 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 5/123 (33.4 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 2/74 (25 overs)
Aiden Markram - 0/2 (1 over)
Theunis de Bruyn - 0/6 (2 overs)
South Africa - 162 from 51.4 overs (RR 3.13)
Dean Elgar - 7 (20)
Aiden Markram - 32 (59)
Hashim Amla - 0 (3)
AB de Villiers - 71* (127)
Faf du Plessis - 15 (22)
Theunis de Bruyn - 15 (22)
Quinton de Kock - 20 (33)
Vernon Philander - 8 (19)
Keshav Maharaj - 0 (5)
Kagiso Rabada - 3 (5)
Morne Morkel - 0 (2)
Mitchell Starc - 5/34 (10.4 overs)
Josh Hazlewood - 1/31 (13 overs)
Nathan Lyon - 3/50 (16 overs)
Pat Cummins - 1/47 (12 overs)
Australia - 227 from 74.4 overs (RR 3.04)
Cameron Bancroft - 53 (83)
David Warner - 28 (35)
Usman Khawaja - 6 (12)
Steve Smith - 38 (81)
Shaun Marsh - 33 (99)
Mitch Marsh - 6 (12)
Tim Paine - 14 (29)
Pat Cummins - 26 (57)
Mitchell Starc - 7 (16)
Nathan Lyon - 2 (11)
Josh Hazlewood - 9* (13)
Morne Morkel - 3/47 (15 overs)
Vernon Philander - 0/35 (14 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 4/102 (29.4 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 2/28 (13 overs)
Dean Elgar - 1/10 (3 overs)
South Africa - 4/63 from 22 overs (RR 2.86)
Dean Elgar - 9 (20)
Aiden Markram - 38* (66)
Hashim Amla - 8 (19)
AB de Villiers - 0 (1)
Faf du Plessis - 4 (8)
Theunis de Bruyn - 2* (18)
Mitchell Starc - 1/18 (4 overs)
Josh Hazlewood - 1/16 (6 overs)
Nathan Lyon - 0/19 (9 overs)
Pat Cummins - 1/8 (3 overs)
South Africa require 354 runs to win with 6 wickets in hand
Man of the match - Warner runs out de Villers, only player capable of causing an upset.
TEA - DAY 4
Australia - 351 from 110.4 overs (RR 3.17)
Cameron Bancroft - 5 (20)
David Warner - 51 (79)
Usman Khawaja - 14 (19)
Steve Smith - 56 (114)
Shaun Marsh - 40 (96)
Mitch Marsh - 96 (173)
Tim Paine - 25 (72)
Pat Cummins - 3 (38)
Mitchell Starc - 35 (25)
Nathan Lyon - 12 (24)
Josh Hazlewood - 2* (4)
Morne Morkel - 0/75 (22 overs)
Vernon Philander - 3/59 (27 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 5/123 (33.4 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 2/74 (25 overs)
Aiden Markram - 0/2 (1 over)
Theunis de Bruyn - 0/6 (2 overs)
South Africa - 162 from 51.4 overs (RR 3.13)
Dean Elgar - 7 (20)
Aiden Markram - 32 (59)
Hashim Amla - 0 (3)
AB de Villiers - 71* (127)
Faf du Plessis - 15 (22)
Theunis de Bruyn - 15 (22)
Quinton de Kock - 20 (33)
Vernon Philander - 8 (19)
Keshav Maharaj - 0 (5)
Kagiso Rabada - 3 (5)
Morne Morkel - 0 (2)
Mitchell Starc - 5/34 (10.4 overs)
Josh Hazlewood - 1/31 (13 overs)
Nathan Lyon - 3/50 (16 overs)
Pat Cummins - 1/47 (12 overs)
Australia - 227 from 74.4 overs (RR 3.04)
Cameron Bancroft - 53 (83)
David Warner - 28 (35)
Usman Khawaja - 6 (12)
Steve Smith - 38 (81)
Shaun Marsh - 33 (99)
Mitch Marsh - 6 (12)
Tim Paine - 14 (29)
Pat Cummins - 26 (57)
Mitchell Starc - 7 (16)
Nathan Lyon - 2 (11)
Josh Hazlewood - 9* (13)
Morne Morkel - 3/47 (15 overs)
Vernon Philander - 0/35 (14 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 4/102 (29.4 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 2/28 (13 overs)
Dean Elgar - 1/10 (3 overs)
South Africa - 5/167 from 53 overs (RR 3.15)
Dean Elgar - 9 (20)
Aiden Markram - 85* (147)
Hashim Amla - 8 (19)
AB de Villiers - 0 (1)
Faf du Plessis - 4 (8)
Theunis de Bruyn - 36 (84)
Quinton de Kock - 21* (40)
Mitchell Starc - 1/45 (9 overs)
Josh Hazlewood - 2/37 (10 overs)
Nathan Lyon - 0/56 (20 overs)
Pat Cummins - 1/19 (10 overs)
Mitch Marsh - 0/5 (3 overs)
Steve Smith - 0/2 (1 over)
South Africa require 250 runs to win with 5 wickets in hand
STUMPS - DAY 4
Australia - 351 from 110.4 overs (RR 3.17)
Cameron Bancroft - 5 (20)
David Warner - 51 (79)
Usman Khawaja - 14 (19)
Steve Smith - 56 (114)
Shaun Marsh - 40 (96)
Mitch Marsh - 96 (173)
Tim Paine - 25 (72)
Pat Cummins - 3 (38)
Mitchell Starc - 35 (25)
Nathan Lyon - 12 (24)
Josh Hazlewood - 2* (4)
Morne Morkel - 0/75 (22 overs)
Vernon Philander - 3/59 (27 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 5/123 (33.4 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 2/74 (25 overs)
Aiden Markram - 0/2 (1 over)
Theunis de Bruyn - 0/6 (2 overs)
South Africa - 162 from 51.4 overs (RR 3.13)
Dean Elgar - 7 (20)
Aiden Markram - 32 (59)
Hashim Amla - 0 (3)
AB de Villiers - 71* (127)
Faf du Plessis - 15 (22)
Theunis de Bruyn - 15 (22)
Quinton de Kock - 20 (33)
Vernon Philander - 8 (19)
Keshav Maharaj - 0 (5)
Kagiso Rabada - 3 (5)
Morne Morkel - 0 (2)
Mitchell Starc - 5/34 (10.4 overs)
Josh Hazlewood - 1/31 (13 overs)
Nathan Lyon - 3/50 (16 overs)
Pat Cummins - 1/47 (12 overs)
Australia - 227 from 74.4 overs (RR 3.04)
Cameron Bancroft - 53 (83)
David Warner - 28 (35)
Usman Khawaja - 6 (12)
Steve Smith - 38 (81)
Shaun Marsh - 33 (99)
Mitch Marsh - 6 (12)
Tim Paine - 14 (29)
Pat Cummins - 26 (57)
Mitchell Starc - 7 (16)
Nathan Lyon - 2 (11)
Josh Hazlewood - 9* (13)
Morne Morkel - 3/47 (15 overs)
Vernon Philander - 0/35 (14 overs)
Keshav Maharaj - 4/102 (29.4 overs)
Kagiso Rabada - 2/28 (13 overs)
Dean Elgar - 1/10 (3 overs)
South Africa - 9/293 from 89 overs (RR 3.29)
Dean Elgar - 9 (20)
Aiden Markram - 143 (218)
Hashim Amla - 8 (19)
AB de Villiers - 0 (1)
Faf du Plessis - 4 (8)
Theunis de Bruyn - 36 (84)
Quinton de Kock - 81* (138)
Vernon Philander - 6 (16)
Keshav Maharaj - 0 (3)
Kagiso Rabada - 0 (1)
Morne Morkel - 0* (27)
Mitchell Starc - 4/74 (16 overs)
Josh Hazlewood - 2/57 (14 overs)
Nathan Lyon - 0/86 (32 overs)
Pat Cummins - 1/47 (15 overs)
Mitch Marsh - 1/21 (7 overs)
Steve Smith - 0/3 (5 overs)
**Bad Light Stopped Play**
South Africa require 124 runs to win with 1 wicket in hand
After bad light stopped play Saturday one wonders why the authorities did not make an early start yesterday and it would have been all over now.
Monday predictions are thunderstorms!
SA got more than I thought they might, hope weather holds of for very deserved win. Scoreboard indicating that run out by Warner even more vital.
Despite our dominance this game I don't think there is much between sides, toss and pitch type very important.