England suffer triple strike
South Africa took three wickets in the first hour of play to leave England on 58-3.
South Africa took three wickets in the first hour of play to leave England on 58-3.
Temba Bavuma and Chris Morris have steadied the ship after South Africa lost three wickets in quick succession after lunch.
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After doing most of the heavy lifting yesterday, South Africa must be mindful not to let their guard down on day four.
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After South Africa survived the second new ball and a dropped catch and overturned an lbw decision, AB de Villiers got out shortly before tea.
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South Africa survived the first session of day three without losing a wicket, but they are still 430 runs behind England’s 629.
South Africa surely can’t win this Test anymore. All they can do is try to bat as long as possible and hope it’s good enough to force a draw.
Ben Stokes hit 258 and Jonny Bairstow 150 not out as England declared on 629-6 midway through the second session.
Ben Stokes has single-handedly batted South Africa out of the second Test after scoring a brilliant unbeaten 204 in the first session of day two.
England will hope to continue the aggressive run-scoring that marked the end of day one when Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow take to the field on Sunday morning.
Kagiso Rabada struck right before tea to leave England on 167-3 after two sessions at Newlands.
South Africa managed only one breakthrough in the morning session as England went to lunch on 76-1 on day one of the New Years Test in Cape Town.