Overview
- Play resumed on Tuesday in bright conditions after rain wiped out most of the first two days, with teams adjusting session times to make up overs.
- Scott Boland has been the standout bowler, taking multiple wickets on day two and continuing to threaten Proteas batsmen on day three.
- Josh Hazlewood returned to the squad for day three but was not permitted to bowl in the opening session after missing day two with a stomach ailment.
- Temba Bavuma and Marco Jansen put on a century-plus seventh-wicket stand and took South Africa to 216 for 6 at lunch, but the side still needs a much larger total to blunt Australia’s attack.
- Weather forecasts point to dry conditions for the rest of the match which gives both sides a chance to force a result and means the outcome will affect the two-match series and South Africa’s WTC hopes.