AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA, THIRD TEST, DAY TWO
SCORE: Australia 4-475.
SUMMARY: A career-best outing from Usman Khawaja (195no) has Australia nicely accountable for the third Test in opposition to South Africa. Khawaja and Steve Smith (104) mixed to inflict the majority of the harm with a 209-run partnership, earlier than Travis Head (70) piled on the ache with a usually speedy knock. Matt Renshaw performed by way of COVID-19 and was unbeaten on 5 runs when rain pressured an early finish to play.
MAN OF THE MOMENT: Khawaja continued his love affair with the SCG, posting a 3rd century from as many innings on the floor since his Test recall this time final 12 months. He has now registered the equal-second most centuries on the SCG of any participant, and likewise outdid his earlier Test excessive rating of 174.
KEY MOMENT: Australia seemed as in the event that they had been rushing in direction of a declaration when Khawaja and Head introduced up their 100-run partnership in lower than 20 overs. But when Rassie van der Dussen caught Head within the deep, the locals went again to the drafting board searching for extra runs.
STAT OF THE DAY: With his thirtieth Test century, Steve Smith equalled Matthew Hayden as having scored the third-most Test centuries for Australia. He is now larger on the charts than Sir Donald Bradman (29), and will overtake second-placed Steve Waugh (32) by the tip of the 12 months.
