Day two of second cricket Test match starts in Gqeberha starts at 6.45pm local time; scores, results
Australia has taken a commanding position on day two of the second cricket Test against South Africa, with bowler Scott Boland taking four wickets. Despite rain delays, Australia's fielding and bowling performance left South Africa struggling at 5-97.
Why it matters
This match is a significant event in international cricket, impacting the series standing between two major cricketing nations.
Pinned post from 3.35am Go to latest Stumps: Boland back at it but Renshaw catch steals the show By Scott Bailey Scott Boland’s latest heroics and Matt Renshaw’s superb reflexes have put Australia in command of the second Test, as South Africa slumped to 5-97 after day two.
After taking two wickets on a rain-marred opening day of the second Test, Boland finished another wet Monday with figures of 4-31 at St George’s Park.
But the stand-out moment of the shortened day came in the dying overs, when Renshaw somehow latched on to a Ryan Rickelton edge to his right at first slip.
With Rickelton (31) and Temba Bavuma (41no) having steadied the ship from 4-40, Renshaw stuck out his right hand and took the ball low to the ground off Boland.
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