Watch Aus v SA 2nd test day 4 full cricket match highlights today from Bellerive Oval, Hobart (Australia), Tuesday 15th November 2016. Rain interrupted yesterday two times during the play but both times it took not so long but in the evening because of bad light Day 3 stumped early.
South Africa scored 326 runs in their first innings in 100.5 overs all out. HM Amla’s wicket had been down at 47. T Bavuma and Q de Kock† took the charge in the crucial stage of the match and played very good innings both batsmen. T Bavuma scored 74 runs off 204 balls and out. Q de Kock† scored 104 runs off 143 balls. He smashed seventeen 4s in his brilliant innings. VD Philander contributed 32 runs.
Toss: SA & chose field.
JR Hazlewood dismissed six South African batsmen in 30.5 overs with leaking 89 runs. MA Starc took three wickets in 24 overs, JM Mennie took one/first wicket on his test debut. JA Burns opener of the Australian team goes with duck. DA Warner scored 45 runs off 78 balls and when his wicket dismissed then it was 22.6 and 79/2.
UT Khawaja scored 56 runs off 103 balls and still not out. SPD Smith captain of the team scored 18 runs and also still not out. So till the end of day 3, Australia scored 121 runs in their second innings with two wickets down which both are taken by KJ Abbott and now Australia trail by 120 runs with 8 wickets remaining. Some poor fielding had been seen from South Africa yesterday from some players but overall South Africa team has done so good job so far.
Play will begin at 10am (that is 30 minutes early) on the remaining two days.
South Africa team
SC Cook, D Elgar, HM Amla, JP Duminy, F du Plessis*, T Bavuma, Q de Kock†, VD Philander, KJ Abbott, K Rabada, KA Maharaj.
Australia team
DA Warner, JA Burns, UT Khawaja, SPD Smith*, AC Voges, CJ Ferguson, PM Nevill†, MA Starc, JM Mennie, JR Hazlewood, NM Lyon.
Test no. 2233 | 2016/17 season
Played at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
12,13,14,15,16 November 2016 (5-day match)
Umpires – Aleem Dar and RA Kettleborough
TV umpire – NJ Llong
Match referee – AJ Pycroft
Reserve umpire – MD Martell
Australia 85 & 161 60.1 overs
South Africa 326
South Africa won by an innings and 80 runs
