Australia vs South Africa 3rd Test: Day 3 live scores, blog

Stuart Thomas

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5th January, 2023

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Stuart Thomas

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5th January, 2023

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South Africa

4/475

No play Friday due to rain

0/109 (31.0)	*Harmer	O: 131.0	Renshaw*	5 (11)
1/119 (28.0)	Rabada	RR:3.11	Khawaja	195 (368)

c. sub b. Rabada	128.3 4/468	Head 70(59)
c+b. Maharaj	109.1 3/356	Smith 104(192)
c. Verreynne b. Nortje	46.6 2/147	Labuschagne 79(151)
c. Jansen b. Nortje	3.4 1/12	Warner 10(11)

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First Innings: Australia	4/475	RR: 3.11	O: 131.0

Batsmen	R	B	4s	6s	SR
U.T. Khawaja not out	195	368	19	1	52.99
D.A. Warner c. Jansen b. Nortje	10	11	2	0	90.91
M. Labuschagne c. Verreynne b. Nortje	79	151	13	0	52.32
S.P.D. Smith c+b. Maharaj	104	192	11	2	54.17
T.M. Head c. sub b. Rabada	70	59	8	1	118.64
M.T. Renshaw not out	5	11	1	0	45.45
A.T. Carey+
A.C. Agar
P.J. Cummins*
N.M. Lyon
J.R. Hazlewood
Extras (b 0, lb 5, w 1, nb 6)	12
Total	475

Bowlers	O	M	R	W	Ec
K.S. Rabada	28.0	3	119	1	4.25
A. Nortje	22.0	5	55	2	2.50
M. Jansen	25.0	4	79	0	3.16
K.A. Maharaj	25.0	1	108	1	4.32
S.R. Harmer	31.0	3	109	0	3.52

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Australia aren’t just battling South Africa at the SCG – needing to take 20 wickets in three days of play, they’re starting to race the clock to secure their fifth consecutive Test win this summer. Join The Roar for live scores from 10am (AEDT).

An Aussie declaration is looming after two straight days of play were impacted by bad light in Sydney. Usman Khawaja finished Day 2 unbeaten on 195 – whether Pat Cummins allows him to reach his maiden Test double-century remains to be seen.

With the ball, spin twins Nathan Lyon and Ashton Agar will hope to coax some life out of a benign SCG pitch, while Cummins and the returning Josh Hazlewood will take the new ball. The Proteas have just one score in excess of 200 this series, but they’ll back themselves to do better here.

Game information

Venue: SCG
First ball: 10am (AEDT)
TV: Fox Cricket, Seven Network
Streaming: Foxtel Go, Kayo Sports
Betting: Australia $1.70, draw $2.25, South Africa $51 – odds via PlayUp

Teams

Australia

David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (wk), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

South Africa

Dean Elgar (c), Sarel Erwee, Heinrich Klaasen, Temba Bavuma, Khaya Zondo, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje.

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Stuart Thomas is a sports writer and educator who made the jump from Roar Guru to Expert in 2017. An ex-trainee professional golfer, his sporting passions are broad with particular interests in football, AFL and rugby league. His love of sport is only matched by his passion for gardening and self-sustainability.