The win was an emphatic one, as at one stage the home side was struggling; after that, their captain, Temba Bavuma, led the side from the front and scored a magnificent hundred, helping the side to post a huge first innings total. The series has now been levelled at 1-1, with all to play for in the third Test in Cape Town.
Temba Bavuma was excellent as he built a 132-run partnership with Marco Jansen for the 7th wicket. Jansen played a fighting knock of 85 runs off 100 balls and kept the Proteas in the game. Next, Simon Harmer stitched together 182 runs for the 8th wicket as the latter scored 82 runs. Bavuma was the 9th wicket to fall as he played a knock of 179 runs off 334 deliveries.
Australia's fightback ends in vain
Marnus Labuschagne also played a solid 39 runs, but it was all from the night-watchman Scott Boland who fought his heart out and played a knock of 40 runs off 166 deliveries and frustrated the South African bowlers for both sessions of Day 5; however, he was dismissed by Wiaan Mulder with a brilliant ball.
ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Points Table after South Africa vs Australia 2nd Test
Despite the hefty loss, Australia keep their top position of the WTC table intact as they have now played 12, won 9, and lost three Test matches; however, their PCT has dropped to 75.00%. They would look to come back in the third and final Test to win the series.
Pos.
Pld
Lost
Ded.
PCT
Australia (AUS)
9
0
108
2
6
1
0
72.22
South Africa (SA)
4
0
48
4
6
2
0
55.56
India (IND)
5
2
68
6
16
8
14
38.54
Sri Lanka (SL)
1
3
24
8
12
8
2
20.83
Pakistan (PAK)
2
0
5
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