Cricket: Marco Jansen takes five wickets against Australia
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Maverick
Marco Jansen took five wickets for 33 runs, helping to dismiss Australia for 99 runs in its first innings after South Africa’s 425. Trailing by 326 runs, Australia ended the day at 156 for four in its second innings, reports the Daily Maverick.
South African bowler Marco Jansen dismissed five Australian batsmen for 33 runs in 11 overs, helping to restrict Australia to 99 runs in its first innings of the second Test, reports the Daily Maverick. South Africa had declared its first innings at 425 runs for nine wickets.
With a deficit of 326 runs, South Africa captain Temba Bavuma enforced the follow-on, forcing Australia to bat again immediately. At the end of the fourth day, Australia had scored 156 runs for four wickets in its second innings. It still needed to score 170 runs to make South Africa bat again.
South Africa also lost fast bowler Anrich Nortje, who came off with a groin injury during his third over. Marco Jansen recorded his third Test haul of at least five wickets. Australia will resume with Travis Head on 87 runs and Scott Boland on two.
The performance extends the South Africans’ favourable run, after Marco Jansen took four wickets against Australia on 21 October. On the same day, Temba Bavuma scored 179 runs in this second Test.
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