South Africa closed the third day of the deciding Test against Australia at Newlands on 140/4, a lead of 40 runs, after Nathan Lyon dismissed captain Temba Bavuma shortly before stumps on Thursday.
Matthew Breetzke was unbeaten on 19 and Ryan Rickelton on eight, according to the ICC’s day-three report. The match remains unfinished, with the series level at 1–1.
Australia had earlier been bowled out for 429, securing a first-innings advantage of 100. Josh Inglis completed a century and Alex Carey made 80.
Simon Harmer took 4/104 and Marco Jansen 3/60 as the Proteas dismissed the visitors after they resumed on 330/4.
South Africa then lost Aiden Markram to Mitchell Starc and David Bedingham to Josh Hazlewood. Marques Ackerman and Bavuma added 64 for the third wicket before Starc removed Ackerman, who had reached his second half-century of the match.
Lyon’s dismissal of Bavuma in the penultimate over left South Africa four wickets down. Breetzke and Rickelton ended the day with six wickets remaining.
Read our report from the opening day at Newlands.
File image: Newlands Cricket Ground in July 2018. Biplab_Anand / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; cropped for display.
