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Australian fast bowler Scott Boland has taken 4 wickets for 31 runs in 14 overs.
South Africa has lost 5 wickets in the second test match against Australia. In the match being played in Gkeberha, the team has scored 97 runs for 5 wickets in the first innings.
Australian fast bowler Scott Boland has taken 4 wickets. Whereas Mitchell Starc got 1 wicket. South African captain Temba Bavuma is unbeaten on 41 runs. Viaan Mulder is supporting him by scoring 2 runs.
Play was affected by rain on the second day of the match as well. Only 43 overs could be played in 2 days. However, less rain is expected on the third day.
The game started 6 hours late
Only 12.2 overs could be played on the first day of the match. On the second day too, the game could not start on time due to wet ground and rain.
After inspecting the pitch several times, play started at 3:45 pm local time. That means there was a delay of about 6 hours from the scheduled time. Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood did not take the field due to illness.
Even on the second day of the match, only 30.4 overs could be played.
Boland took 2 wickets in 2 consecutive balls
Scott Boland took 2 wickets in 2 consecutive balls on the first day. He dismissed Aiden Markram and David Bedingham in the 9th over of the innings.
On the second day too, he troubled the batsmen with his precise line-length. Boland got 30-year-old debutant Marcus Ackerman caught out by wicketkeeper Alex Carey. After this, Matthew Britzke was also out on the ball of Mitchell Starc.
Meanwhile, Temba Bavuma batted cautiously. He also hit a six on Pat Cummins’ bouncer.
Boland’s ball hit Bavuma’s body several times.
Bavuma and Rickleton took over the innings
South African captain Bavuma held one end. He made a partnership of 52 runs for the fifth wicket with Ryan Rickleton. Two overs before the end of the day’s play, Rickleton was caught by Matt Renshaw after scoring 31 runs.
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