South Africa vs Australia 2018: 4th Test, Day 3, Talking points

Modified Apr 01, 2018 21:42 IST

Image result for Tim Paine and Pat Cummins — Tim Paine and Pat Cummins helped Australia go past the 200-mark

#3 Rabada, Maharaj clean up the lower-order to help South Africa gain a 267-run lead

Image result for Rabada and Maharaj — Rabada and Maharaj took the last 4 Australian wickets

Australia were fighting back well. After being 96/6, Tim Paine and Pat Cummins were batting well and had blunted the South African attack well. They stitched a defiant 99-run stand before Keshav Maharaj dismissed Cummins. The left-arm spinner caught Cummins right in front and was out LBW.

The Paine-Cummins duo had defied the South African attack for about an hour and 45 minutes. But once the Australian pacer was dismissed, Maharaj and Rabada ran through the lower-order. Rabada dismissed Lyon and skipper Paine who scored 62, while Maharaj took the wicket of Chadd Sayers apart from Cummins’.

The last four Australian wickets fell for 26 runs and conceded a massive 267-run lead.