Cricket: Marco Jansen leads South Africa against Australia
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Businessday
Marco Jansen scored 85 runs, took five wickets and made a decisive catch to put South Africa in a strong position against Australia in the second Test. Despite Australia having six wickets in hand, his performance could determine the outcome of the match, reports Businessday.
Marco Jansen scored 85 runs and took five wickets in Australia’s first innings, before taking a notable running catch on Wednesday in the second Test against Australia in Gqeberha. The South African player made an impact in all three aspects of the game, reports BusinessDay.
Australia still trailed by 170 runs and had six wickets in hand in its second innings. Steve Smith, who had suffered neck pain during the first innings, did not return to his usual number four position in this innings. The Australian batter passed 11,000 Test runs, becoming the third player from his country to reach that total, according to BusinessDay.
Jansen took two wickets in particular during the 20 minutes before Wednesday’s break, after Smith and Matt Renshaw had resisted for more than an hour. South African captain Temba Bavuma had asked him to make a breakthrough. Renshaw was dismissed by a rising delivery, edged to Simon Harmer. South Africa also had to cope with the absence of Anrich Nortje, who was being assessed for an injury to his right groin.
Jansen’s performance builds on his record of five wickets in the first innings, after the four already reported the previous day. It also follows Bavuma’s 179 runs in this second Test against Australia.
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