BATTING MASTERCLASS: Brilliant Bavuma pulls Proteas back into series against Aussies with career-best Test score
Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma led from the front with a career-best 179 as his team posted 425 for nine declared on day three of the rain-affected second Test against Australia. At stumps Australia were three for one.
Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma delivered a career-best 179 in the second Test against Australia, pulling his team back into the series. The rain-affected match saw Australia at 3 for 1 at stumps, with Bavuma's nine-hour innings reshaping the outcome. The 34-year-old's 179-ball innings, consisting of 18 fours and a six, included 132 and 183 stands with Marco Jansen and Simon Harmer respectively.
Bavuma departed with a slight edge off Mitchell Starc, but his performance helped South Africa post 425 for nine declared. Jansen and Harmer's 132-run partnership after Bavuma's innings provided the Proteas with a substantial total, putting them in a strong position to force a win in the remaining two days.
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