Will the match get over tonight? Australia do not have the best of records when they are being overpowered and tend to cow down. However, Michael Holding has a bit of positive signs for the visitors. He says that if he were in the side to bat right now, he would think that if the opposition tailenders could play so comfortably, so can I. There is nothing in the pitch, nothing for the seamers and nothing for the spinners. So I can bat well. It is all in the mind, goes the saying. Join us back at 1240 local time to see whether Australia put some of that saying into execution.

While we go ga ga over AB, do not forget the contributions by the Protea lower order - 36 from Philander, seeing off the second new ball, 30 from Maharaj, pummelling the Aussies - adding 142 with de Villiers literally has turned the game around. Pat Cummins was the most impressive again, picking up 3 wickets.

Sunil Gavaskar fondly calls AB as ABCDE - AB Can Do Everything. He went on to make something of all the 26 alphabets in the English language but let us restrict ourselves to just 5. What a knock - exemplary. On a pitch where majority of the batsmen struggled, Mr. 360 degrees just flayed the opposition to all parts and rightly remained unbeaten.

South Africa have done to Australia what Australia did to South Africa in Durban - a lower order resilience. With a lead of 20 and 3 wickets in hand overnight, one might have expected that lead to be restricted to a maximum of 50. But dear me, they have ended with much, much more.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. OUT! Ngidi has been run out. Superb fielding from Steven Smith. AB tries to take the opposition captain on, by pushing this through the covers and charging back for the second. Poor Ngidi - must have felt like having a race with a horse - a human being always comes second. Perhaps, had AB been in place of Lungi, he might have still beaten the throw of Smith. But since mortal Ngidi is no horse AB, he is well short. SOUTH AFRICA GET A LEAD OF 139.

Well, at least Australia will not have to bat before Lunch now. Also, the break could be extended if this last wicket is not taken before the scheduled break.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. A short ball outside off, AB looks to play the upper cut but misses.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. FOUR! What a shot. Half volley outside off, de Villiers drives it through the covers. Not a soul moved.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Excellent running! Full and outside off, de Villiers punches it on the up above the bowler towards long off. David Warner returns a good throw to Mitchell Starc who disturbs the stumps at his end. It is referred upstairs but replays show that Ngidi is well in.

Josh Hazlewood to Lungi Ngidi. Solid as a rock. Not AB, but Ngidi. Defended back to the bowler.

Josh Hazlewood to AB de Villiers. Full and down the leg side, AB misses his flick and Paine does well to get a glove to it. Since it is the 5th ball of the over, AB takes the bye.

Josh Hazlewood to Lungi Ngidi. A short ball, down the leg side, Lungi gets a bit of a glove behind. The ball rolls on its way to Tim Paine and AB calls Ngidi through for a single. Paine is quick to throw but David Warner is unable to collect and disturb the stumps at the bowler's end.

Josh Hazlewood to Lungi Ngidi. OUCH! A sharp bouncer on off, Ngidi ducks with this head down, but does not look at the ball. It hits his shoulder and lobs to second slip. Australia make a customary appeal for a catch but umpire Dharmasena does not agree. Mitchell Starc asks for a review to someone. Perhaps he is not aware that they have been exhausted.

Josh Hazlewood to Lungi Ngidi. Full and outside off, a lovely shot, driven straight to mid off.

Josh Hazlewood to Lungi Ngidi. FOUR! FANTASTIC! Full on middle, Ngidi drives this wide of mid on. Pat Cummins tries to put in an effort to run after it but then gives it up.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. And again. Another full ball way outside leg, de Villiers misses his paddle once more.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Expected. Bowled wide outside leg, AB gets across to paddle, but misses.

The whole of the off side has come up now.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Outside off, played to deep point again, only to miss.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Short and outside off, cut to deep point. Single not taken.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. A yorker now, squeezed to the off side.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Around off, blocked out.

Josh Hazlewood to Lungi Ngidi. A bouncer, at the head, Ngidi ducks.

Josh Hazlewood to Lungi Ngidi. Full and outside off, solidly defended.

Lungi Ngidi is the last man in. Can he help AB take SA to 400? With around 20 minutes to go to Lunch, Australia may not be too keen to get a wicket now. Because if they take this last wicket before 1150 local time, boy, they could be batting for an over or two before the break.

Josh Hazlewood to Keshav Maharaj. OUT! The slog does not work this time. Did not seem like Hazlewood rolled his fingers over the ball but it did come slowly off the pitch. Maharaj was through his pull to the short ball way too early and the cherry hit the top of off stump. Invaluable innings from the number 10, scoring a quickfire 30 and adding a brilliant 58 with the genius.

Josh Hazlewood to Keshav Maharaj. Crash. Boy, is there a party out there? Maharaj certainly seems so. Full and outside off, Keshav blasts this through the covers but finds Cameron Bancroft.

Josh Hazlewood to Keshav Maharaj. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Josh Hazlewood to Keshav Maharaj. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.

Josh Hazlewood is back on.

Mitchell Starc to Keshav Maharaj. Another snorter, corker of a yorker, but Keshav is upto it and pushes it towards point. He wants a single, de Villiers says no but seeing that the Aussies are not attacking the ball, calls his partner through.

Mitchell Starc to Keshav Maharaj. Excellent yorker, but equally well played towards point.

Mitchell Starc to Keshav Maharaj. FOUR! Third boundary on the trot! Again on the shorter side, Maharaj slashes it behind point and gets another boundary!

Mitchell Starc to Keshav Maharaj. FOUR! He is on a roll here. Gets a short ball and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary!

Mitchell Starc to Keshav Maharaj. FOUR! FABULOUS! Half volley outside off, Maharaj leans and drives it through mid off, or rather the vacant mid off region and finds the boundary! 50-run stand is up as well. Australia getting back what they dished in Durban - lower order fightback.

Thumbs up from Dharmasena! Seems like he is enjoying the new sng into execution.

While we go ga ga over AB, do not forget the contributions by the Protea lower order - 36 from Philander, seeing off the second new ball, 30 from Maharaj, pummelling the Aussies - adding 142 with de Villiers literally has turned the game around. Pat Cummins was the most impressive again, picking up 3 wickets.

Sunil Gavaskar fondly calls AB as ABCDE - AB Can Do Everything. He went on to make something of all the 26 alphabets in the English language but let us restrict ourselves to just 5. What a knock - exemplary. On a pitch where majority of the batsmen struggled, Mr. 360 degrees just flayed the opposition to all parts and rightly remained unbeaten.

South Africa have done to Australia what Australia did to South Africa in Durban - a lower order resilience. With a lead of 20 and 3 wickets in hand overnight, one might have expected that lead to be restricted to a maximum of 50. But dear me, they have ended with much, much more.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. OUT! Ngidi has been run out. Superb fielding from Steven Smith. AB tries to take the opposition captain on, by pushing this through the covers and charging back for the second. Poor Ngidi - must have felt like having a race with a horse - a human being always comes second. Perhaps, had AB been in place of Lungi, he might have still beaten the throw of Smith. But since mortal Ngidi is no horse AB, he is well short. SOUTH AFRICA GET A LEAD OF 139.

Well, at least Australia will not have to bat before Lunch now. Also, the break could be extended if this last wicket is not taken before the scheduled break.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. A short ball outside off, AB looks to play the upper cut but misses.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. FOUR! What a shot. Half volley outside off, de Villiers drives it through the covers. Not a soul moved.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Excellent running! Full and outside off, de Villiers punches it on the up above the bowler towards long off. David Warner returns a good throw to Mitchell Starc who disturbs the stumps at his end. It is referred upstairs but replays show that Ngidi is well in.

Josh Hazlewood to Lungi Ngidi. Solid as a rock. Not AB, but Ngidi. Defended back to the bowler.

Josh Hazlewood to AB de Villiers. Full and down the leg side, AB misses his flick and Paine does well to get a glove to it. Since it is the 5th ball of the over, AB takes the bye.

Josh Hazlewood to Lungi Ngidi. A short ball, down the leg side, Lungi gets a bit of a glove behind. The ball rolls on its way to Tim Paine and AB calls Ngidi through for a single. Paine is quick to throw but David Warner is unable to collect and disturb the stumps at the bowler's end.

Josh Hazlewood to Lungi Ngidi. OUCH! A sharp bouncer on off, Ngidi ducks with this head down, but does not look at the ball. It hits his shoulder and lobs to second slip. Australia make a customary appeal for a catch but umpire Dharmasena does not agree. Mitchell Starc asks for a review to someone. Perhaps he is not aware that they have been exhausted.

Josh Hazlewood to Lungi Ngidi. Full and outside off, a lovely shot, driven straight to mid off.

Josh Hazlewood to Lungi Ngidi. FOUR! FANTASTIC! Full on middle, Ngidi drives this wide of mid on. Pat Cummins tries to put in an effort to run after it but then gives it up.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. And again. Another full ball way outside leg, de Villiers misses his paddle once more.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Expected. Bowled wide outside leg, AB gets across to paddle, but misses.

The whole of the off side has come up now.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Outside off, played to deep point again, only to miss.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Short and outside off, cut to deep point. Single not taken.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. A yorker now, squeezed to the off side.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Around off, blocked out.

Josh Hazlewood to Lungi Ngidi. A bouncer, at the head, Ngidi ducks.

Josh Hazlewood to Lungi Ngidi. Full and outside off, solidly defended.

Lungi Ngidi is the last man in. Can he help AB take SA to 400? With around 20 minutes to go to Lunch, Australia may not be too keen to get a wicket now. Because if they take this last wicket before 1150 local time, boy, they could be batting for an over or two before the break.

Josh Hazlewood to Keshav Maharaj. OUT! The slog does not work this time. Did not seem like Hazlewood rolled his fingers over the ball but it did come slowly off the pitch. Maharaj was through his pull to the short ball way too early and the cherry hit the top of off stump. Invaluable innings from the number 10, scoring a quickfire 30 and adding a brilliant 58 with the genius.

Josh Hazlewood to Keshav Maharaj. Crash. Boy, is there a party out there? Maharaj certainly seems so. Full and outside off, Keshav blasts this through the covers but finds Cameron Bancroft.

Josh Hazlewood to Keshav Maharaj. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Josh Hazlewood to Keshav Maharaj. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.

Josh Hazlewood is back on.

Mitchell Starc to Keshav Maharaj. Another snorter, corker of a yorker, but Keshav is upto it and pushes it towards point. He wants a single, de Villiers says no but seeing that the Aussies are not attacking the ball, calls his partner through.

Mitchell Starc to Keshav Maharaj. Excellent yorker, but equally well played towards point.

Mitchell Starc to Keshav Maharaj. FOUR! Third boundary on the trot! Again on the shorter side, Maharaj slashes it behind point and gets another boundary!

Mitchell Starc to Keshav Maharaj. FOUR! He is on a roll here. Gets a short ball and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary!

Mitchell Starc to Keshav Maharaj. FOUR! FABULOUS! Half volley outside off, Maharaj leans and drives it through mid off, or rather the vacant mid off region and finds the boundary! 50-run stand is up as well. Australia getting back what they dished in Durban - lower order fightback.

Thumbs up from Dharmasena! Seems like he is enjoying the new song recorded by the band which is currently being played. Smiles as well. Nice!

Mitchell Starc to Keshav Maharaj. A short ball, at the head, Maharaj looks to hook but misses.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. NOT OUT! A bit of glove has saved AB and lost Australia a review. De Villiers attempted the reverse sweep, only to miss and get hit on the pads. Snickometer detected a spike when the ball passed the glove but had it not been glove also, Hawk Eye was showing that to be missing leg.

Is that gone? Australia have put in a loud shout for LBW against AB de Villiers. The decision is not out and the visitors have taken the review. Could be close.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Switches to around the wicket, bowls it short again, on middle and leg, helped towards fine leg for a run.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Short again, cut straight to Pat Cummins at backward point.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. Full and on leg stump, worked through mid-wicket for a single.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. Down the leg side, sharp spin, tucked towards short fine leg.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. FOUR! Poor bowling, dragged short, AB de Villiers rocks back and cuts it through point for a boundary! This stand is worth - 43 from 28 balls!

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Landed outside off, pretty wide, dabbed to third man for a single. 350 UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA! The lead reads 107.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Full and down the leg side, flicked through mid-wicket where Nathan Lyon does well to run to his left and keep the batsmen to a couple.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Full and outside off, AB leans and drives it towards sweeper cover. Again, not running.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Gets across and flicks it towards deep mid-wicket.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Full and outside off, driven to sweeper cover. Single denied.

Mitchell Starc is back on.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. SIX! Ho ho ho! The lead crosses the 100-mark in some style! What did AB de Villiers tell Maharaj a ball ago? Not sure. Was it enjoy yourself? Who knows! Because Maharaj has jumped out of his crease and flayed this over mid-wicket! Massive! Remember, being a spinner himself, he would not like to get out or be dominated by an opposition spinner!

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Action replay of the previous delivery.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. On middle and leg, pressed carefully in front of short leg.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Down the leg side, Keshav cannot connect.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. He has confidence in Maharaj now. Flicks this away and hands the strike back to his partner.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Too easy. Smith and Lyon are looking at each other. Neither is happy. There are two men saving a single on the off side and Maharaj just pushes this in front of point and takes a quick single.

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. SIX! HUMONGOUS! Some shot, sir. Gets across and whips this length ball miles over mid-wicket!

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. Gets across and whips this through mid-wicket for a brace.

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. Punches this through the covers and hares back for the second.

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. On a length outside off, AB pushes but misses.

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. Full and outside off, driven to deep point. Single not taken.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. SIX IT IS! Oh dear... schoolboy error from Usman Khawaja. Maharaj comes down the track and has a wild slog but mistimes it. The ball goes high in the air and Usman Khawaja runs to his right from deep mid-wicket. Gets to the ball, takes the catch but then realizes that he is actually going beyond the boundary. He tries to push the ball back and then take it in the second attempt after coming inside. He claims the catch but replays show that before flicking the ball back in the air, he himself was beyond the boundary! The entire South African dressing room is all smiles.

Out or six? Keshav Maharaj has holed out at deep mid-wicket but has Usman Khawaja taken the catch beyond the boundary? Maharaj is walking but umpire Ravi has signalled it upstairs, with the soft signal as OUT.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Looks to flick it away but misses.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Goes back and plays this in front of cover for a couple.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Full and on middle, Keshav comes down the track and has a wild swing, but the ball goes off his pads to short leg. There is an appeal for a catch but the umpire is not interested.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Full on middle, played straight to short mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. FOUR BYES! A bit too short from Lyon, down the leg side, Maharaj looks to tuck it away but misses. Tim Paine is late to collect and the ball goes off his gloves to the fine leg fence. Handy...

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. Thong recorded by the band which is currently being played. Smiles as well. Nice!

Mitchell Starc to Keshav Maharaj. A short ball, at the head, Maharaj looks to hook but misses.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. NOT OUT! A bit of glove has saved AB and lost Australia a review. De Villiers attempted the reverse sweep, only to miss and get hit on the pads. Snickometer detected a spike when the ball passed the glove but had it not been glove also, Hawk Eye was showing that to be missing leg.

Is that gone? Australia have put in a loud shout for LBW against AB de Villiers. The decision is not out and the visitors have taken the review. Could be close.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Switches to around the wicket, bowls it short again, on middle and leg, helped towards fine leg for a run.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Short again, cut straight to Pat Cummins at backward point.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. Full and on leg stump, worked through mid-wicket for a single.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. Down the leg side, sharp spin, tucked towards short fine leg.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. FOUR! Poor bowling, dragged short, AB de Villiers rocks back and cuts it through point for a boundary! This stand is worth - 43 from 28 balls!

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Landed outside off, pretty wide, dabbed to third man for a single. 350 UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA! The lead reads 107.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Full and down the leg side, flicked through mid-wicket where Nathan Lyon does well to run to his left and keep the batsmen to a couple.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Full and outside off, AB leans and drives it towards sweeper cover. Again, not running.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Gets across and flicks it towards deep mid-wicket.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Full and outside off, driven to sweeper cover. Single denied.

Mitchell Starc is back on.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. SIX! Ho ho ho! The lead crosses the 100-mark in some style! What did AB de Villiers tell Maharaj a ball ago? Not sure. Was it enjoy yourself? Who knows! Because Maharaj has jumped out of his crease and flayed this over mid-wicket! Massive! Remember, being a spinner himself, he would not like to get out or be dominated by an opposition spinner!

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Action replay of the previous delivery.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. On middle and leg, pressed carefully in front of short leg.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Down the leg side, Keshav cannot connect.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. He has confidence in Maharaj now. Flicks this away and hands the strike back to his partner.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Too easy. Smith and Lyon are looking at each other. Neither is happy. There are two men saving a single on the off side and Maharaj just pushes this in front of point and takes a quick single.

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. SIX! HUMONGOUS! Some shot, sir. Gets across and whips this length ball miles over mid-wicket!

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. Gets across and whips this through mid-wicket for a brace.

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. Punches this through the covers and hares back for the second.

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. On a length outside off, AB pushes but misses.

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. Full and outside off, driven to deep point. Single not taken.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. SIX IT IS! Oh dear... schoolboy error from Usman Khawaja. Maharaj comes down the track and has a wild slog but mistimes it. The ball goes high in the air and Usman Khawaja runs to his right from deep mid-wicket. Gets to the ball, takes the catch but then realizes that he is actually going beyond the boundary. He tries to push the ball back and then take it in the second attempt after coming inside. He claims the catch but replays show that before flicking the ball back in the air, he himself was beyond the boundary! The entire South African dressing room is all smiles.

Out or six? Keshav Maharaj has holed out at deep mid-wicket but has Usman Khawaja taken the catch beyond the boundary? Maharaj is walking but umpire Ravi has signalled it upstairs, with the soft signal as OUT.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Looks to flick it away but misses.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Goes back and plays this in front of cover for a couple.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Full and on middle, Keshav comes down the track and has a wild swing, but the ball goes off his pads to short leg. There is an appeal for a catch but the umpire is not interested.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. Full on middle, played straight to short mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Keshav Maharaj. FOUR BYES! A bit too short from Lyon, down the leg side, Maharaj looks to tuck it away but misses. Tim Paine is late to collect and the ball goes off his gloves to the fine leg fence. Handy...

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. This one is defended off the front foot.

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. WIDE! Another bouncer, well over head height. Signaled wide.

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. FOUR! 22nd Test hundred for AB de Villiers! What a knock it has been. With the platform set, one expected him to own the show. But his side was going through a collapse soon and he had to play the rescue act then, which he did brilliantly. Coming to this ball, it is on a back of a length on the stumps, he arches back and ramps it over the keeper for a boundary. Raises his helmet and bat and soaks in all the adulation that he gets.

Pat Cummins to Keshav Maharaj. Nice way to get off the mark. Maharaj pushes this through covers and gets to the other end.

Keshav Maharaj walks in next at no. 10.

Drinks are on the field now.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. OUT! Terrific catch! Cameron Bancroft, you beauty! Most of the ingredients here are as similar as the first ball of the over. The only one that has changed here is that the catch is pouched. Length ball angling in, Philander looks to tuck it away and get to the other end. Ends up finding short leg, who takes it wonderfully. Nice reaction. Learning from the mistake quickly. Perhaps this came at a better height as well. The 84-run stand is broken now, with the Proteas ahead by 68.

Some advice. This is good see from AB de Villiers. After getting a reprieve, the senior batter is telling his partner to not let that play in his mind and carry on.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. Outside off, guided towards point.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. CHANCE GONE DOWN! Very tough one you have to say. Length ball angling in, Philander looks to work it away to the on side. Ends up getting it off the splice to short leg. Bancroft is unable to react as quickly as he should have to grab that and gets a fingertips onto that. The ball rolls away after hitting the shin guard.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. Tossed up outside off, de Villiers mistimes his drive to mid off.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. Quicker one this time, flicked straight to short leg.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. De Villiers lunges and negotiates this one.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Nathan Lyon to Vernon Philander. Slower through the air around middle, Vernon finds it easy to flick it away past short leg for one.

Nathan Lyon to Vernon Philander. Floated around off and middle, defended off the front foot.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. Pushed through mid-wicket to take strike in the next over.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. Fuller in length, driven off the inner half towards mid on.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. On a length, this time defended off the middle of the bat off the back foot.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. HUGE APPEAL, turned down! As always, Steven Smith wants to take a review but he fails to find support from his team-mates. Eventually he runs out of time. Cummins hurls this on a length around middle and leg, it nips in a wee bit. Philander gets beaten and gets rapped on the front pad, albeit a bit high. The players appeal to no avail. A review wouldn't have mattered as the Hawk Eye returns that the ball JUSSSST clips the top of leg stump.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. Now, Philander looks to defend this length ball but ends up getting an inside edge onto his pads. Some inward movement is doing this.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. Short in length, Vernon gets out of the way to let the keeper do the rest.

Nathan Lyon to Vernon Philander. Dropped on a shorter length, pulled to deep mid-wicket to retain strike.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. Flatter and shorter outside off, de Villiers cuts it to the man at deep point for a single.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. Floated outside off, driven to the man at covers.

Nathan Lyon to Vernon Philander. Now Philander turns this one through square leg for a single.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. Flatter on the pads, flicked past short leg for one.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. The batsman appears to have been struck on the thigh pad.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. Driven towards the mid on region.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. Soft edge! Length ball just outside off, Philander has to play at it and he does. But he does so with soft hands. Hence, even though he gets an outside edge, it dies down towards second slip.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. Fuller outside off, Philander gets it off the outer edge through point and gets a couple.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. Banged short on the stumps, VP ducks.

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. Some confusion! De Villiers flicks it towards wide mid on and seems to want a couple. Philander thinks himself to be a good mind-reader and is ready to come back for the second, unmindful of the fielder getting to the ball. Has to be sent back by AB, which he does in time. Perhaps that's owing to the history of running between the wickets among them.

Pat Cummins to AB de Villiers. FOUR! It may have been a nice introduction on air by Mark Nicholas, but certainly that's not the case here on the field. The first delivery of the day from Cummins has disappeared to the fence. It is short in length, de Villiers has all the time in the world to rock back and nail the pull through mid-wicket. South Africa cross 300, while AB is into the 90s now.

Nice introduction. He often finds something when others don't, says Mark Nicholas on air about Pat Cummins, who comes into the attack now.

Nathan Lyon to Vernon Philander. Lyon switches sides and comes over the wicket. Drops it around off, blocked off the front foot.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. Flatter on the pads, de Villiers uses his wrists to nudge it towards fine leg for one.

Nathan Lyon to AB de Villiers. Tossed up on the stumps, blocked towards the bowler.

Nathan Lyon to Vernon Philander. Philander waits a bit more for the ball to come to him, before turning it through backward square leg for a single.

Nathan Lyon to Vernon Philander. On the pads, turned away in front of square on the on side.

Nathan Lyon to Vernon Philander. Floated around middle and leg, pushed defensively towards mid on.

Nathan Lyon is brought into the attack now.

Josh Hazlewood to AB de Villiers. FOUR! Cleverly glided. On a length just outside off, de Villiers just transfers his weight back. Lets the ball come to him before showing it the way towards the gap between gully and the slip cordon. It goes away to the fence. THE LEAD CROSSES 50 for South Africa.

Josh Hazlewood to AB de Villiers. Back to the blocking mode. Defended watchfully from the crease.

Josh Hazlewood to AB de Villiers. FOUR! Get all the adjectives out, this shot deserves all of those. The ball lands full in length around middle and leg, and the next thing it does is finds itself rolling away to the wide long on fence. In the interim, it was flicked nonchalantly by the talisman named AB de Villiers, to take it well past mid on.

Josh Hazlewood to AB de Villiers. Landed in line of the stumps, de Villiers turns it towards mid on.

Josh Hazlewood to AB de Villiers. Similar delivery, ABD presents a straight bat to keep it out.

Josh Hazlewood to AB de Villiers. Length ball around off, defended towards covers.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. Angling away outside off, VP just lets the ball carry on.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. Aimed at the middle and leg sticks, Vernon defends.

Aha! The crowd erupts! No, not because a six or a four has been hit but because the famous Band, which was irritating umpire Kumar Dharmasena yesterday, has arrived. Mike Haysman cheekily says on air that he has been informed about a new song being composed by the band for the Sri Lankan. How touching...

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Now, AB taps this length ball towards mid-wicket and hurries to the other end for one.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Short in length, de Villiers gets away from the line and lets it pass.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Around off and middle, blocked with a full bat face off the front foot.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. De Villiers defends this one off the front foot.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. This is outside off, left alone.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Now Philander misses the flick and wears it high on the pads. No appeal surprisingly but the ball was sliding down anyway.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. The batsman gets a bottom edge on that one.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. On a length angling in, Philander misses the flick and gets hit on the body.

Josh Hazlewood to AB de Villiers. A touch shorter in length, pulled away to the man at deep square leg to get to the opposite end. The lead moves to 44 now.

Josh Hazlewood to AB de Villiers. Landed outside off, AB lets the keeper do the rest.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. This is outside off, left alone.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. FOUR! Crisp! Full and outside off, Philander gets his front foot forward and drills the cover drive all along the ground. Beats the close-in fielders there and speeds away to the fence.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball but fails.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. Ouch! Must have hurt. Philander misses getting bat to this length ball. Ends up getting hit high on the thighs.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Clipped away through square leg to get on the other end.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. On a length on off, defended with a straight bat from the crease.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. This is outside off, left alone.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. On the pads, nudged away through square leg for a couple.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Lovely ball. Hurled outside off, it moves away just a touch. Passes the outside edge of Vernon's poked bat.

Josh Hazlewood to AB de Villiers. This one is turned away through mid-wicket for a single.

Josh Hazlewood to AB de Villiers. Four Byes! Casual effort? Maybe not. This is on a length outside off, de Villiers withdraws his bat to let it go. But as the ball reaches the keeper, it suddenly shoots up more than Paine expected and goes away to the fence behind after hitting his gloves. Tim could have hardly done any better. This boundary also brings up the 50-run stand between de Villiers and Philander.

Chris Gaffaney is not well enough to even assume the third umpiring duties that he did yesterday. Bongani Jele is the man doing that now. Hope Chris recovers soon.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Length ball outside off, cut through point for one.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Almost a catch! A full toss outside off, driven aerially towards mid off. It almost carried to Warner there.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Another one outside off, left alone.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Angled away on a fuller length, AB watches it go through to the keeper.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Another one outside off, de Villiers lets it go.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. This is full and outside off, left alone by AB.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. EDGED AND FOUR! Lucky? Clever? Perhaps a bit of both. This delivery lands on a length just outside off, almost forcing Philander to have a go at it. After getting the desired action from the batsman, the outside edge is taken. But the clever part is here - Vernon doesn't go at it with hard hands. Hence the ball dies down almost between the first slip and the keeper. Paine dives to his right and gets some glove to the one-bounced ball but can't do more. The ball strikes Mitchell Marsh's hand and rolls away to the fence behind.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. This one is kept out from the crease.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Delivered wider of the crease, landed around off. Philander meets it with a straight bat.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Hurled fuller outside off, Philander opts not to put bat to that.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. On a length around off, Philander gets an inside edge onto his boot.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. FOUR! Awww! That's some shot from a man walked in at number 9. This is pitched up and the line is just outside off. Philander gets his stride out and drives it nicely through cover-point for a boundary. Nicely played.

Josh Hazlewood will steam in from the other end.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. Now Philander scores his first run of the day. Taps this length ball to the on side and sets across to get to the other end. The fielder from mid on got to the ball and had a back-hand throw at the bowler's end but well wide of the stumps there.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. This ball is driven all along the ground towards mid off for nothing.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. Uppish! Slanting away on a fullish length, Philander hits it a tad aerially towards covers. The ball landed just short of the man there.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. Fuller length, closer than the previous delivery. Vernon lifts his bat to let the ball pass.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. Wide? Not given. This is sprayed well wide of off, Philander lets it be. Perhaps it passed inside the tramline.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. First run off the day off the very first ball. Full and swinging in a bit around middle and leg, de Villiers flicks it away to fine leg for a single.

The clock moves closer to 1000 local time, meaning, it's time to get underway. Signifying that, the Aussies jog their way out to the middle. They'll be hoping to bundle out the home side as soon as they can. Umpire Sundaram Ravi is walking out with Kumar Dharmasena, which means that Chris Gaffaney doesn't seem to be well yet. AB de Villiers will face the first ball of Day 3. Vernon Philander waits at the bowler's end. Mitchell Starc will run in first up. Two slips, one gully in position. Here we go...

Dean Elgar is up for a small talk with Mike Haysman. The southpaw asserts that it is tough to face the Australian bowlers combined with reverse swing. He hopes they get a lead of anything to the north of 80. About his innings being a tad ugly, he says that it doesn't matter how it looks from the outside as the need of the hour was to hang in there, which he did. He jokes that the reverse swing is much easier to face if it comes in around 130 kph or lower, but keeping the quality of the opposition bowlers in mind, it's tough. He ends stating that it is important as batsmen to adapt to any conditions that are offered and play accordingly.

Mark Nicholas, Allan Border and Michael Holding have a chat with each other near the pitch. Mr. Border has a close look at the surface and observes some rough patches. He reckons that this would mean lesser assistance with the new ball. Expects the abrasive surface to scuff up the ball and aid reverse swing. Mr. Holding also bends down and identifies some spots for the bowlers to land the cricket ball. The areas identified are a bit further than the good length region. Both of them have a common thing to say - score runs against the new ball and battle it out against the older one.

Josh Hazlewood has a chat on the sidelines and says that they reaped rewards of the quiet middle session yesterday. When the batsmen weren't playing any shots, the plan was to bowl a stump-to-stump line he reckons. Goes on to state that the wicket became dry yesterday after the cloudy conditions eased off. States that the bowlers had more help on Day 1 due to the same. About not taking the second new ball immediately, he asserts that since the older ball was reversing, they continued with it a bit more.

The hosts are ahead by a mere 20 runs. This scarce figure could well turn into a handy one, if de Villiers and Vernon Philander stick on and churn the bowling. But they have just three wickets left, with not much promising batters to come after the current pair. The tourists have a 33-ball old new ball to work with. It is good to pay heed to the tired bodies. Will they be effective enough to hasten the end in this innings? Stay with us as we are about to find out.

Stoush. That's what Test cricket is mostly about. Yesterday had many of them as well. First an attritional (read as boring) phase saw Hashim Amla and Dean Elgar grind it out. Then suddenly, reverse swing came into the picture and that came as a shot in the arm for Australia. They made the ball swerve both ways to threaten a collapse. But it wasn't to be because of the brilliance of AB de Villiers. With him in the middle, one of the two things is assured - entertaining strokeplay or a Protean ascendancy. With this preface, let me welcome you to the third day's play of this second game of the series between South Africa and Australia.

... DAY THREE, FIRST SESSION ...

We now enter into Day 3 in an exciting manner. It is often known to be the moving day in a Test match and with South Africa having a lead of 20 runs and having just three more wickets in the bank to add more, things look spicy on the outset. With the second new ball just 5.3 overs old, the Australians will also be hopeful of things going in their favor early tomorrow. Can the tourists edge out the hosts tomorrow? Or will the home side continue to hold the pole position? Let's find out as the action unfolds at 1000 local time (0800 GMT). Till then, adios, take care! Meanwhile, you may switch tabs and catch some interesting T20 action from the Sri Lanka - Bangladesh clash.

Australia have to owe their presence in the game to their seamers yet again. Mitchell Marsh turned out to be the surprise package as he sent back Faf du Plessis and Theunis de Bruyn in consecutive overs. At that stage it seemed as if the hosts would fall short of the Aussies' first innings score but it wasn't to be, because of one man. Mr. 360, as he is known, changed gears as easily as one does in a motor vehicle. That nullified the effect of the 28/4 that occurred in the middle phase. He is now amidst an undefeated 36-run stand with Vernon Philander.

Josh Hazlewood to AB de Villiers. Four Byes! Casual effort? Maybe not. This is on a length outside off, de Villiers withdraws his bat to let it go. But as the ball reaches the keeper, it suddenly shoots up more than Paine expected and goes away to the fence behind after hitting his gloves. Tim could have hardly done any better. This boundary also brings up the 50-run stand between de Villiers and Philander.

Chris Gaffaney is not well enough to even assume the third umpiring duties that he did yesterday. Bongani Jele is the man doing that now. Hope Chris recovers soon.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Length ball outside off, cut through point for one.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Almost a catch! A full toss outside off, driven aerially towards mid off. It almost carried to Warner there.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Another one outside off, left alone.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Angled away on a fuller length, AB watches it go through to the keeper.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. Another one outside off, de Villiers lets it go.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. This is full and outside off, left alone by AB.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. EDGED AND FOUR! Lucky? Clever? Perhaps a bit of both. This delivery lands on a length just outside off, almost forcing Philander to have a go at it. After getting the desired action from the batsman, the outside edge is taken. But the clever part is here - Vernon doesn't go at it with hard hands. Hence the ball dies down almost between the first slip and the keeper. Paine dives to his right and gets some glove to the one-bounced ball but can't do more. The ball strikes Mitchell Marsh's hand and rolls away to the fence behind.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. This one is kept out from the crease.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Delivered wider of the crease, landed around off. Philander meets it with a straight bat.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Hurled fuller outside off, Philander opts not to put bat to that.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. On a length around off, Philander gets an inside edge onto his boot.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. FOUR! Awww! That's some shot from a man walked in at number 9. This is pitched up and the line is just outside off. Philander gets his stride out and drives it nicely through cover-point for a boundary. Nicely played.

Josh Hazlewood will steam in from the other end.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. Now Philander scores his first run of the day. Taps this length ball to the on side and sets across to get to the other end. The fielder from mid on got to the ball and had a back-hand throw at the bowler's end but well wide of the stumps there.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. This ball is driven all along the ground towards mid off for nothing.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. Uppish! Slanting away on a fullish length, Philander hits it a tad aerially towards covers. The ball landed just short of the man there.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. Fuller length, closer than the previous delivery. Vernon lifts his bat to let the ball pass.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. Wide? Not given. This is sprayed well wide of off, Philander lets it be. Perhaps it passed inside the tramline.

Mitchell Starc to AB de Villiers. First run off the day off the very first ball. Full and swinging in a bit around middle and leg, de Villiers flicks it away to fine leg for a single.

The clock moves closer to 1000 local time, meaning, it's time to get underway. Signifying that, the Aussies jog their way out to the middle. They'll be hoping to bundle out the home side as soon as they can. Umpire Sundaram Ravi is walking out with Kumar Dharmasena, which means that Chris Gaffaney doesn't seem to be well yet. AB de Villiers will face the first ball of Day 3. Vernon Philander waits at the bowler's end. Mitchell Starc will run in first up. Two slips, one gully in position. Here we go...

Dean Elgar is up for a small talk with Mike Haysman. The southpaw asserts that it is tough to face the Australian bowlers combined with reverse swing. He hopes they get a lead of anything to the north of 80. About his innings being a tad ugly, he says that it doesn't matter how it looks from the outside as the need of the hour was to hang in there, which he did. He jokes that the reverse swing is much easier to face if it comes in around 130 kph or lower, but keeping the quality of the opposition bowlers in mind, it's tough. He ends stating that it is important as batsmen to adapt to any conditions that are offered and play accordingly.

Mark Nicholas, Allan Border and Michael Holding have a chat with each other near the pitch. Mr. Border has a close look at the surface and observes some rough patches. He reckons that this would mean lesser assistance with the new ball. Expects the abrasive surface to scuff up the ball and aid reverse swing. Mr. Holding also bends down and identifies some spots for the bowlers to land the cricket ball. The areas identified are a bit further than the good length region. Both of them have a common thing to say - score runs against the new ball and battle it out against the older one.

Josh Hazlewood has a chat on the sidelines and says that they reaped rewards of the quiet middle session yesterday. When the batsmen weren't playing any shots, the plan was to bowl a stump-to-stump line he reckons. Goes on to state that the wicket became dry yesterday after the cloudy conditions eased off. States that the bowlers had more help on Day 1 due to the same. About not taking the second new ball immediately, he asserts that since the older ball was reversing, they continued with it a bit more.

The hosts are ahead by a mere 20 runs. This scarce figure could well turn into a handy one, if de Villiers and Vernon Philander stick on and churn the bowling. But they have just three wickets left, with not much promising batters to come after the current pair. The tourists have a 33-ball old new ball to work with. It is good to pay heed to the tired bodies. Will they be effective enough to hasten the end in this innings? Stay with us as we are about to find out.

Stoush. That's what Test cricket is mostly about. Yesterday had many of them as well. First an attritional (read as boring) phase saw Hashim Amla and Dean Elgar grind it out. Then suddenly, reverse swing came into the picture and that came as a shot in the arm for Australia. They made the ball swerve both ways to threaten a collapse. But it wasn't to be because of the brilliance of AB de Villiers. With him in the middle, one of the two things is assured - entertaining strokeplay or a Protean ascendancy. With this preface, let me welcome you to the third day's play of this second game of the series between South Africa and Australia.

... DAY THREE, FIRST SESSION ...

We now enter into Day 3 in an exciting manner. It is often known to be the moving day in a Test match and with South Africa having a lead of 20 runs and having just three more wickets in the bank to add more, things look spicy on the outset. With the second new ball just 5.3 overs old, the Australians will also be hopeful of things going in their favor early tomorrow. Can the tourists edge out the hosts tomorrow? Or will the home side continue to hold the pole position? Let's find out as the action unfolds at 1000 local time (0800 GMT). Till then, adios, take care! Meanwhile, you may switch tabs and catch some interesting T20 action from the Sri Lanka - Bangladesh clash.

Australia have to owe their presence in the game to their seamers yet again. Mitchell Marsh turned out to be the surprise package as he sent back Faf du Plessis and Theunis de Bruyn in consecutive overs. At that stage it seemed as if the hosts would fall short of the Aussies' first innings score but it wasn't to be, because of one man. Mr. 360, as he is known, changed gears as easily as one does in a motor vehicle. That nullified the effect of the 28/4 that occurred in the middle phase. He is now amidst an undefeated 36-run stand with Vernon Philander.

The only reason why the tourists are still in the game is the second session, or perhaps the partnership between Dean Elgar and Hashim Amla. They strung together 88 runs by being in the middle for over 46 overs. This came at a time when the need was to accumulate runs. Although both of them notched up their respective fifties, it hardly mattered then as they hadn't run away with the game. Moreover, the southpaw couldn't bear his separation from the bearded mate and followed him to the pavilion soon after he did.

Over 100 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in this session. What a day it has been! South Africa began it on top and they have pretty much ended it in the same way. They have to owe it to Abraham Benjamin de Villiers. He just took the bull by its horn from the moment he walked in. He has struck his 44th Test fifty at a strike rate of over 90 after a time, when the team crawled at about one and a half runs per over. Yes, THAT attritional second session. To sum it up in a line, it began with a crawling Elgar-Amla partnership, followed by some incisive phase from the Australians, only to be ended by an audacious de Villiers.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Fullish and on middle, Vernon Philander brings down a straight bat and pushes it back past the bowler. The mid on fielder cuts it off and that's it for the day. STUMPS ON DAY 2!

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Serves it on a length around middle, Vernon helps it to mid-wicket.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Once again Philander covers the line watchfully and offers a dead bat in defense. Two more balls left in the day.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Good length ball angling into the batsman, Philander keeps it out from the inner half of the bat.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. A length ball outside off, played down to point.

Josh Hazlewood to AB de Villiers. Shortish and on middle, de Villiers goes on the back foot, rises on his toes and taps it down to mid-wicket. Looks at his partner and they cross for a run. He walks up to his partner after that, probably telling him to see off the remaining balls and not to try anything fancy.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. Short and outside off, Vernon leaves it unplayed.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. Length ball around middle and off, defended from the crease.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. Bouncer. Goes well over the batsman and Philander lets it through. Called a wide.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. Better from the batsman. This time he leaves it alone outside off.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. Beaten! This one is served into the batsman on an angle around off, Philander feels for it but is beaten by the away movement.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Pat Cummins to Vernon Philander. Extra bounce from a length around middle, Philander tries defending from the crease but it jumps up to strike the handle of his bat.

Pat Cummins is back on.

Josh Hazlewood to AB de Villiers. Stays on the back foot to a shortish ball and punches it to the off side.

Josh Hazlewood to AB de Villiers. FOUR! Edgy but credit to the batsman for playing it with soft hands. It's on a length and outside off, AB plays it down with a loose bottom hand and it races off the outside edge. Smith dives to his right from second slip but fails to stop it.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. A leading edge this time as Philander tries playing the drive. It rolls in the gap at covers and they cross.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Appeal for a catch, only Paine is overly excited, of course Smith too. He asks his keeper about taking the DRS but gets the reply in negative. It was a full ball to which Philander failed to put bat while attempting to drive.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Bouncer around off, Philander leans back a bit and allows it through.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Puts it on a fuller length around off, Philander gets forward and pushes it to mid off. More he has spent time in the middle, better he has got.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. Darts in a full ball on middle, there is a hint of movement back into the batsman but not sharp enough to bother Philander. He clips it through mid-wicket and collects a run to keep strike.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. This time Philander concentrates on timing and placement. The delivery is full and outside off, the cover fielder has dropped back so he calmly pushes it through the gap to gather a couple of runs. Smart batting.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. FOUR! Airborne but it has gone to the fence. Philander latches onto the width on offer outside off and slashes it through the line. Just over the leaping cover-point fielder and it reaches the boundary line in a flash.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. Another inswinging delivery but it's on the fuller side, Philander executes a nice looking on drive but finds the fielder.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. A muted appeal only for an lbw. An inswing from a length around off, Philander fails to put bat on ball and is hit high on the front leg.

Mitchell Starc to Vernon Philander. Starc drops it on a fuller length outside off, Philander digs it out from the outer half of the bat to gully.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Turns it off his pads to mid-wicket and crosses for a run. De Villiers immediately raises his hand to inform his partner that's it, he is not coming back for the second. It was not on, anyway.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Sees the width outside off and Philander goes after it with a big cover drive. Makes connection alright but the placement is not good. Straight to the fielder.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. Play and a miss! Hazlewood delivers it full and outside off, Philander plays down the wrong line as he gets beaten on the inside edge. Not very far from the off stump.

Josh Hazlewood to Vernon Philander. In the zone outside off, Philander allows it through to the keeper.