DAY 2: Australia strike early after Renshaw's 190 against South Africa
Matt Renshaw scored a career-best 190 to help Australia recover to 390 in the first innings of the Test match against South Africa. South Africa ended the day at 27-1 after losing Ryan Rickelton early to Josh Hazlewood.
Why it matters
This match is a pivotal moment in the ongoing Test series between Australia and South Africa, influencing international cricket rankings.
Matt Renshaw struck 190, his highest test score, as he and the Aussie tail transformed a potentionally losing situation into a position of strength on the second day of the first test against South Africa at Kingsmead in Durban on Saturday.
The 30-year-old, born in Yorkshire, England, is playing in his 16th test since his debut against South Africa at Adelaide 10 years ago.
In a stop-start career, his only century before this one was another big ton, the 184 he struck against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2016/17.
When bad light stopped play at 4:25pm – an hour later than on Friday – Australia could reflect with some confidence on a first innings total of 390 as well as snaring a cheap South African wicket, that of Ryan Rickelton, for a duck as the hosts replied with 27-1 by the close, a deficit of 363.
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