South Africa vs Australia 2018, 2nd Test, day 4: 5 things we learnt from the day

#1 South Africa ease through in the run chase

AB de Villiers was once again at his flamboyant best

With a meagre 101 to chase down, South Africa started off by losing Dean Elgar to Nathan Lyon and Aiden Markram to Josh Hazlewood. But with Hashim Amla breathing confidence, the entry of AB de Villiers was all it needed to seal the contest. He charged in to smash four fours and a six in three overs and raced to 25 in 16 balls as Australia looked on in despair.

Amla and De Villiers were positive, fluent and batted with the freedom of playing club cricket. Despite the Aussies bowling some tight lines early on, De Villiers' onslaught meant that yet again the visitors were hunting leather under the hot sun. Although Amla and De Villiers departed before the target was aced, it held little more than statistical importance.