SA vs AUS Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! BOWLED! It's all over. Fittingly, it's Harmer who delivers the final blow, capping a sensational spell with a six-wicket haul in the innings and a remarkable ten-wicket haul across the match. He leaps into the air in delight as his teammates rush in with hugs and handshakes. South Africa win by 176 runs and win the series 2-1. A flighted off-break by Simon from around the stumps, full and landing on middle stump. It dips, grips, and spins away sharply. Hazlewood pushes forward to defend, but is beaten on the outside edge as he fails to cover the turn. The ball clips the off stump, and that's the full stop to a memorable Test series.

Ovepitched, outside off, Nathan carves it to the left of the silly point fielder, and Harmer dives to his left to make a fine stop.

On off and full, Lyon defends solidly.

Very full on middle, blocked back to the bowler.

FOUR! Pulled away! Dropped short by Aiden, around the leg stump. Lyon hangs back and pulls it firmly through backward square leg for a boundary.

The ball darts in a touch fuller, holding its line outside off. Lyon stays deep in his crease and pushes at it, but the ball whistles past the outside edge.

Full on the off stump. Lyon defends it off the front foot to the off side.

Too full, on off, Josh taps it to the silly point fielder with soft hands.

Attacks the stumps, full in length, defended off the front foot.

Pushed fuller on off, Josh defends with a straight bat.

OUT! FIFER FOR HARMER! A very well-deserved one. The delivery is full and pitched in line, going away with the angle. Cummins pushes forward to defend but is beaten, with the ball crashing into his back thigh. A huge, confident shout for LBW by everyone around the bat, and the umpire raises his finger without hesitation. Cummins wastes no time in opting for a review. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved, and Ball Tracking shows that the ball has pitched just in line, and it is umpire's call with the ball clipping the off stump. The on-field decision is upheld, leaving the Proteas just one wicket away from wrapping things up.

Beats the bat again! Fires it too full and outside off, Cummins is drawn forward and looks to push it straight but gets beaten by a whisker.

Sliding outside off on a length, Cummins lets it through.

Beaten! Darts in a full ball that keeps drifting away. Lyon is sucked on the front foot as he tries to block but the ball goes with the arm and beats his outside edge.

Around the stump now. Full and drifting across, Lyon drives it off the front foot, placing it through cover for a couple of runs.

Full again, on off, Lyon pushes it back to Aiden.

Quicker at 93.7 kph, around off, Lyon stretches ahead and defends.

Stump-to-stump, full, blocked straight back at the bowler.

Pushed fuller on leg, Lyon clips it to the leg side.

Fires it in, shorter outside off, Cummins defends it off the inside half of the bat towards short leg.

Full and outside off, going with the arm, Cummins defends for the turn, but gets an outside edge. The ball rolls past the slip for a couple of runs.

Stays low and spins on leg, Cummins opens up the stance and defends it to the bowler's right.

Oh, nearly rolled back onto the stumps! A good-length ball pitching outside off and turning back in. Cummins stays on the back foot to defend, but the ball sneaks past the inside edge and thuds into his thigh pad. It rolls dangerously close to the off stump, but Cummins reacts quickly, using his right boot to sway it away.

Straight and flat, on off, Cummins blocks it with a straight bat.

Full on off, Pat leans to defend the turning ball and it grazes the inside edge, rolling to short leg.

Turns in from middle, Lyon lunges and flicks it to short mid-wicket.

On the stumps, full ball, Lyon gently pushes it back to Markram.

Pitched full and around off, Lyon blocks it to silly point.

Floated up nicely, full outside off, Lyon defends off the inside edge to short leg.

Quicker and fuller, Nathan clips it to short mid-wicket.

Length, outside off, Lyon rocks back and tucks it to short leg.

Pushed through, turns in from the footmarks. Cummins presses forward to defend, but gets a bit of inside edge onto the pad.

Slightly quicker now but a bit too short. Cummins defends it comfortably from the crease.

Turning back in, slower and shorter, on middle. Cummins presses back to tap it down the strip.

Hangs it up, on off. Cummins strides across to block.

Dropped short, on off. Lyon goes back in the crease and flicks it away through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Gets it away! 100 up for Australia. Fires in a full delivery outside off that turns in. Lyon stretches well across and drops to one knee, attempting the sweep, but gets it off the forearm. It loops up and goes over the keeper to his left for a boundary. Australia avoid being bowled out for under 100 in consecutive Tests.

A teaser! Not too full, not that short either, around the off stump with just a bit of turn. Pat Cummins hangs deep inside the crease to block but plays inside the line and the ball whistles past the outside edge. A ripper from Markram and a little nod from Cummins as well.

Looped up, full in length, Pat takes a big lunge forward to block but it gets squirted off the inside edge, rolling past forward short leg.

Low full toss on the stumps, punched back to the bowler.

Shortish delivery, turning in on off, Cummins taps it back to the bowler.

Gets it to turn into the batter, full in length, Cummins leans forward to defend, gets an inside edge and the ball rolls to the square leg region.

On a length, on the stumps, Cummins hangs back and dabs it to the left of silly point.

Fuller than a length, outside the off pole, Lyon shoulders arms.

Back of a length, on the fourth stump. Lyon opens the bat face and eases it to backward point.

Good-length delivery, around off, Lyon defends it on the up to mid off.

FOUR! Up and over the cordon! Hands on head for Bavuma. Extracts bounce by hammering it on a good length, outside off. Lyon rises up with the bounce and tries to fend it away but gets a fat outside edge and it flies just over the men at slip cordon for a boundary.

Length ball on top of off, Lyon rocks back and pats it back to the bowler.

Full and angled on the leg stump, Lyon drives it off the inner half of the bat through vacant mid on. Temba Bavuma sprints all the way from extra cover and chases it down before the ropes. Two runs taken.

Dropped short on middle, Cummins tucks it to the forward short leg fielder.

Down the leg stump, on a length, Cummins leaves it alone.

Quicker and a bit full, on the pads, Cummins awkwardly fends it to the right of the backward short leg fielder.

Drags the length back and gets it to turn with bounce. Cummins rocks back and defends.

Spins in from off, full in length, Cummins leans forward and taps it to silly point.

FOUR! Pulled away firmly! Flatter through the air, on a length, on leg. Cummins hangs back in the crease, swivels and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Length-delivery, outside off, Lyon punches it on the up towards deep backward point for two more. 8 runs off the over and Australia are 88/8.

Short again on the leg stump, Nathan lifts his front leg in the air to ride the bounce and rolls his wrists to control the pull shot along the ground. It rolls to deep backward square leg and is cut off by Coetzee to his left. Two runs taken.

FOUR! That's gloriously played! Length ball, outside off, Lyon covers the stumps, rocks back and punches it through the cover gap for a boundary.

Nagging length, rising at an awkward height, on off. Lyon rocks back and taps it to the off side. It goes a bit uppishly but to the right of the silly point fielder.

Swing and a miss! Short of a length, angling into the body with extra bounce. Lyon swivels to pull but gets beaten up. Rickelton collects it over his head.

Lands it hard on a length, outside off, Lyon safely dabs it to the off side.

From around the wicket, very full, on middle. Cummins gets his bat out in front to dig it out.

Flatter and shorter, on middle. Cummins goes deep in the crease to deal with it but wears it on the pad.

Shorter, slow turn off the deck, on off. Cummins taps it to the right of the bowler.

Flighted up, on off, that is defended solidly off the front foot.

Ooohs and aahs around the bat. Turning back in, on a length, on off. Pat prods out in front but the ball lands on the rough to beat the inside edge. It pops up off the front pad and lands beyond the reach of the diving Marco Jansen at gully.

Spinning too much to go down leg, on a good length. Pat offers no shot.

Goes past the bat yet again, lovely stuff from Rabada. Zipping through with pace, on a back of a length. Lyon fishes at the ball and is beaten past the outside edge.

A trifecta of plays and misses! A wry smile on the face of Nathan Lyon. Rabada continues to be in that channel, on a good length. Lyon fiddles at the ball as it seams away to beat the bat.

Beaten again! On the fuller side, outside off. Lyon pushes away from his body. The ball keeps low and goes on the bounce to Ryan Rickelton.

Nearly another edge! In and around the off stump, on a short of a length. Lyon presses up on his toes and has a feel for the ball but is lucky not to nick it behind.

FOUR! Off the edge. Seam-up ball, on a nagging length, just outside the off stump. Lyon presents a straight bat to block it out. The ball straightens a touch to take the outside edge. Since it is played with soft hands, the outside edge goes down and past slip for a four.

Hurls it on a good length, on off. Lyon blocks it out from the crease.

Shouts of 'catch'! Spinning back in off a good length and it kicks up as well. Cummins is beaten on the inside edge on the block. The ball pops up off the flap of his front pad and drops behind square on the leg side.

Looped up, very full. Cummins prods forward to keep it out.

Shorter and on off. Cummins dabs it down past silly point.

Very full, outside off. Cummins guides it through point but does not take the single.

Drifting away, on a length, on off. Pat presses forward to defend.

Slower through the air, not all that short, on middle. Cummins plays it off the back foot and nurdles it between short leg and leg slip for a couple of runs. Marco Jansen gives chase and hauls it in.

Pushes the length up now, outside off. Lyon across and blocks it off the inner half.

Bashes the hard length, on off. Nathan gets his hands high and angles it to backward point.

Hurls it on a back of a length, on off. Lyon nudges it off the back foot to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Gets it away. Rabada sticks to the short ball, on off. With a man moved to silly point from short leg, Lyon goes for the pull this time and plays it wide of square leg. It was in the air for a brief moment, but it was away from the fielder there.

Gets it high with the short ball around the right shoulder. Nathan drops it in the vacant silly point region.

Lands it on a hard length, on off. Lyon gets up on his toes and fends it down beside the strip on the off side.

Begins on a back of a length, on off. Lyon rides the bounce and pats it down the strip. No Ball called as Rabada has overstepped.

A teaser for Corbin Bosch. Not sure if there was an inside edge. Attacking the front pad. Cummins leans forward to smother the spin but can't get to the pitch of the ball. It rips past the inside edge and pings the front pad before lobbing up and dropping away from the reach of Bosch at forward short leg.

Fuller now, on off. Cummins gets forward to smother the spin.

Spinning into the hips. Cummins presses back and after setting up to tickle it away, he withdraws his bat at the last moment.

Fractionally short, on middle, Pat has just blocked that from the crease.

Was that a chance? Loopy ball, dropping on the batter, on off. Pat reaches out in front but it spins back to take the inside edge. It stays well out of the reach of Corbin Bosch at short leg to his right. The ball goes behind square leg for a couple of runs.

Flighted delivery, on a nagging length, on middle. Pat lunges for the block.

On a hard length, zipping through, down leg. Lyon thinks about glancing it away but is beaten for pace as the ball carries to Ryan Rickelton at head height.

Another low full toss, on middle and leg. Nathan pushes it to the right of the bowler.

From around the wicket, with the field set for the short ball. Coetzee comes up with the bluff as he attempts the yorker but it is well down leg. An easy leave for Lyon.

Around off, on a back of a length, Lyon hangs back to defend.

Hits the good length, on off. Lyon taps it down the strip.

FOUR BYES! That took off. 135.8 kph on the speed gun, but it looked a lot quicker than that. A bumper, angled in over middle. Lyon ducks under it. The ball keeps rising, and Ryan Rickelton can only get fingertips to it despite the leap.

Tossed up now, outside off, Cummins is drawn forward to stab it down wide of silly point.

Dragged back, on middle. Cummins uses the depth of the crease, gets on top of the bounce and nudges it down to short leg.

Low full toss, on off. Cummins tamely knocks it to mid off.

Pushed through, on a length, this does not turn, around off. Cummins defends it off the outer half of the blade as the ball goes past silly point.

Brings the line towards the off stump, a hint of turn. Cummins gets his bat out in front of the front pad to defend.

Flighted delivery, full and wide on off. Cummins reaches out to the pitch of the ball and eases it in the vacant cover region. No run taken.

Nice and full, attacking the front pad. Lyon plays around his front pad and flicks it a bit uppishly but in the gap between mid-wicket and mid on. It dribbles away but the batters do not run this time. Strange!

Very full, on off. Pat stays beside the line and stays rooted to the crease. He extends his hands as he pushes it through covers. A sarcastic cheer from the crowd as the batters cross over.

Short of a length, on top of off. Cummins stabs it down on the off side.

In the channel, on a good length. Cummins offers no shot.

Honing in on the off stump, on a good length. Cummins hangs back, covers the line and blocks it off.

Beaten! On a back of a length, outside off. Cummins fiddles away from his body and is beaten past the outside edge.

A good-length delivery, on off stump. It grips and turns back in. Lyon shifts across and plays it with soft hands towards the left of forward short leg.

Full and outside off stump, Lyon leans on and looks to defend it out but the ball catches the inside edge and rolls off the front pad towards silly point.

Good length, spinning back sharply, Lyon goes back to defend.

A good-length delivery, outside off, and it grips and rips back in sharply. Lyon stays on the back foot, attempting to work it across the line, but the turn beats the inside edge. The ball thuds into his front thigh pad before trickling past the stumps.

Pitched up and spinning down leg, Lyon gets on his knee to sweep but misses and it hits the front pad. Going down leg.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Green loses his patience and pays the price. It's Harmer once again who makes the breakthrough, and there's no stopping him as he sprints away in celebration. Coming to the delivery, it's a flighted one, pitched on a good length, well outside off at 81.2 kph. Green advances down the track but ends up stranded, neither fully to the pitch of the ball nor back in his crease. Attempting to work it across the line, he is beaten all ends up by the turn, with the ball slipping through the narrow gap between bat and pad. It crashes into the off stump. An absolute beauty from Simon as he claims his fourth wicket, lifting his captain in celebration while the rest of the teammates rush in to join the joy. Australia are 62/8 and South Africa are just 2 wickets away from clinching the series.

Fired in on a fuller length, at the legs, Cummins misses the flick and the ball hits his boot and rolls to the leg side.

Banged short on the leg stump, Cummins watchfully drops it down to the right of forward short leg.

Hits the deck hard, 143.5 kph, Cummins plays from the crease and tucks it to cover-point.

Short of a length, outside off, Cummins offers no shot.

Nagging length, on the leg stump, Cummins hops across and bunt it down the pitch.

Effort ball right away. Bends his back, digs it short and outside off, Cummins leans back to let it go through.

Pitches it up, full around off, Green is solid in defence.

Kicks up from the surface, on off, Green negotiates well against it by hopping and tapping it to the mid off region.

Slightly full on off, Green blocks it off the front foot.

Good areas by Jansen! Tests the batter with a sharp bouncer, on top of off, Green is taken aback by the lift as the ball arrives at chest height. He drops his wrists and sways away, taking his eyes off the ball.

Beaten! Landed around off and angled across the batter. Green tries to defend it straight but the ball nips away to beat the outside edge by a kitten-whisker.

Length ball, angling across, Green is happy to leave it alone. Seam movement seems to have dissipated now that the ball is fairly old.

Back to over the stumps. Pitched full on off, around the rough patch. Cummins lunges and blocks it to the off side.

Full, on fourth stump with a good slide, Cummins defends it out.

Comes from around the stumps and drifts it far outside off, Cummins sinks his back knee in the pitch and taps it through backward point. The first slip fielder chases it down. No run taken.

Straighter line, full on off, Cummins defends it to the men around the bat on the off side.

Similar line and length, Cummins caresses it between silly point and silly mid off.

Bowls it full around off, Cummins takes a huge stride in and eases it to silly mid off.

Another full ball, on the off stump, dug out to mid off by Green.

Straighter, fuller, 142.7 kph, Green defends it off the front foot to mid off.

Attacks the stumps with a very full delivery, Green thrusts the bat in front and knocks it to mid off.

Length, outside off, Green lets it go through.

Fuller ball, on off, Green pings it to mid off, playing with a really straight bat.

Length-delivery, outside off, Green taps it to covers off the back foot.

Full and outside off. Cummins gets on the front foot, opens the bat face and eases it through backward point. Still, no run taken.

Spins in from outside off, Cummins watchfully keeps it out.

Good length, spinning in very sharply, Cummins is pinned in the crease as he tries to defend. The ball beats the inside edge and strikes the front pad before lobbing to the off side. An appeal for LBW, but not given. Ball Tracking shows that the impact is outside off.

Length ball, outside off, Cummins strides out to defend, but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Pushed through, full and around off, Cummins leans across and pushes it to covers.

Nicely tossed up, full on off, Cummins digs it out to the cover region but they don't run.

Another maiden! Fuller ball, on off, Green drives it crisply to mid off.

Another yorker, on off, Green carves it away to the mid off region. Bavuma makes a diving stop to his right, parrying the ball to Jansen at mid on.

Cannons in a toe-crusher, does Rabada. Green, though, is quick to jam the bat down and shovel it out to mid on.

Spears into the batter on a fuller length, Green strokes it to the right of mid on. The fielder there makes a good diving stop.

Outside off and full, let through by Green.

Short of a length, 144.7 kph, on top of off, Green hangs back and stabs it to mid on.

Fullish delivery, around off, Cummins defends it carefully off the front foot.

Lands it outside off and extracts a prodigious amount of turn with a bit of extra bounce. Cummins is drawn forward to block, but plays the wrong line as the ball hits his right bicep.

Nice and full, tossed out wide of off, Cummins leaves.

Around off and going on with the arm, Pat is squared up but manages to steer it wide of the first slip fielder.

Drags the length back, on off, Cummins hangs back and drops it down the pitch.

Full and spinning in, Cummins pushes it back to the bowler with a big lunge.

On a back of a length, outside off, Green rocks back and dabs it to the point region, but they do not run.

An absolute peach! Pitched fuller and in the channel, Green does not get to the pitch of the ball, prods half-forward and pokes at it. The ball nips and zips past the outside edge.

Banged into the surface, outside off, Green hangs back and fends it to the point region.

Short of a length, on top of middle and leg, Green stands tall and dabs it across to the leg side with soft hands.

Fuller than a length with the angle on the stumps, Green pushes forward and defends it with a straight bat.

At 144.2 kph, KG hammers it hard into the pitch, slightly outside off, Green offers no shot.

Pitched full and outside off, Cummins presses down and smothers the spin.

Gets a good drift away from the batter, full in length, Cummins leans to defend, but gets a thick outside edge and the ball rolls past gully, but they do not run.

From around the stumps. Throws in an arm ball far outside off. Cummins lets it through.

Full and outside off, Cummins strides forward and defends.

Prodigious turn into the batter, short in length. Cummins hangs back and taps it to the leg side with soft hands.

Outside off and full, Pat leans across before leaving.

Cutting back in from off, full in length, Green is solid in defence.

A full ball at 145.5 kph, angled into the stumps. Green gets onto the front foot and presents the full face of the bat, driving it straight back past the bowler, only for it to smash into the stumps at the bowling end.

Excellent work in the field! A full delivery angled into middle stump at 142.3 kph. Green lunges forward and drives it firmly to the left of mid on, but Coetzee, stationed there, dives across to cut off the runs. A brilliant piece of fielding from the quick.

Nagging length, jumping off the surface, Green rides the bounce and punches it to short cover.

A vociferous appeal for LBW, but not given. Height maybe the issue here and the Ball Tracking confirms that it is projected to miss the off pole and there's nothing on UltraEdge. A wobble-seam ball lands on a length, outside off, Green pushes forward, but the late movement beats the inside edge. The ball strikes his front pad and pops up gently towards slip, where Harmer flings himself to his left and catches the ball on the bounce.

A sharp bumper by Rabada, outside off, Green leans back, and drops his wrists to leave.

Turns in off the rough, full outside off, Pat draws the front foot forward to block but gets a bit of an inside edge on the front pad.

Short, around off, Pat rocks back and punches it into covers.

Almost a wicket! Pitched in thereabouts of the off stump, and it grips sharply off the surface. Cummins covers the stumps by hanging deep in the crease and completely misjudges the turn as the ball hits his pads. Big appeal for LBW, but not given. No shot offered by Cummins. But Bavuma consults with the keeper and his bowler before taking the review. But this looks a bit high in real time. Ball Tracking shows that it is going over the off stump. Not Out.

Pushes the length up, full on off, Cummins takes a giant stride out and pushes it straight.

Shortish delivery on the pads, Cummins opts to leave but the ball hits his thigh pad.

Sharp turn into the batter, on a length, Cummins gets a bit across and nudges it to the left of forward short leg.

Keeps honing in the channel with a full ball, Green stubbornly defends by prodding forward.

Fuller than a length, on off, Green presses forward and blocks it to mid off.

Attacks the stumps, full in length, Green pushes at it and gets it sliced off the outer half of the bat. The ball rolls wide of gully and they cross over for the second run.

Nipping in from the fourth stump, a touch full. Green jams the bat down by dragging it forward and stabs it to the cover region.

Back of a length, outside off, Green shoulders arms.

Steams in from over the stumps, bowls it full on off, Green defends it solidly off the front foot.

OUT! AUSTRALIA ARE SEVEN DOWN! A full delivery fired around leg, Starc clears his front leg and looks to whip it across the line. It takes the inside edge, deflects onto his pads and lobs up behind short leg. Corbin Bosch, the substitute fielder, moves back and completes the catch. Harmer is convinced and immediately wheels away in celebration. But the umpires want to have another look, checking whether it was a bump ball, and send the decision upstairs. The replays confirm the inside edge, with the ball going straight onto the pads before popping up. It's Lunch on Day 5, with Australia in deeper trouble in this chase of 288.

Fullish and on off, the batter has just watchfully blocked this out.

Flighted around off, with the ball turning back in. Green dances down the track but looks uncertain against the spin, hurriedly bringing bat and pad together in defense. It strikes the pads and rolls towards leg gully, allowing the batters to cross for a leg bye.

Fuller and on off, that is defended solidly off the front foot.

JUST WIDE! Harmer takes pace off, floating it up at 81 kph, full and outside off. Green lunges forward to defend, but the ball grips, bounces and takes the inside edge before ricocheting off his pads. It squirts agonizingly close to short leg, missing the fielder by inches. A big escape for Green!

Short and around off, this one grips and turns sharply back in. Green rocks onto the back foot and gets his bat down to keep it out on the off side. A substantial amount of turn on offer!

A touch short around off, the arm ball skids through towards the off stump. Starc goes back quickly and gets his bat down in time, keeping it out towards cover.

Short again and around off, Starc rocks back and cuts it firmly towards point, where the fielder gets across to stop the ball.

Slightly short and around off, Starc rocks back and punches it firmly towards cover, but Bavuma is alert and moves across to cut it off.

Quicker and fuller, around off, knocked down to mid on for a run.

Full and around off, Green gets forward and drives it crisply through the cover region. The sweeper-cover fielder mops up, but there is enough time for them to come back for two.

Tossed up around middle, that is defended solidly off the front foot.

Loopy and full, drifting in around off. Starc brings his front foot forward, trusts the turn and opts to leave it alone. The ball spins past the off stump and carries through to the keeper.

Flatter and on off, the batter has just blocked that from the crease to covers.

BEATEN AGAIN! Harmer operates from wide of the crease and tosses it up full around off. The ball angles in before gripping and turning away. Starc plays for the original line, but the spin takes it past his outside edge once more.

BEATEN! A beautifully flighted delivery, full and around off. Starc stays rooted on the back foot, looking to play it late, but the ball grips and spins past his outside edge, missing the off stump by the narrowest of margins.

Loopy and full, on off, it's pushed defensively to covers.

Full and around off, defended to the off side.

FOUR BYES! Another one races away without the batter laying a bat on it! A short ball at 142.4 kph, sliding down the leg side. Green wisely leaves it alone, but the ball lands, kicks up a puff of dust and keeps curling away from the keeper. Ryan Rickelton dives full stretch to his left, but is nowhere near it. Four more byes!

Short in length again, but down the leg side, Green lets it be.

A sharp one at 146.7 kph, climbing from a shortish length around middle and leg. Green is cramped for room and gets into an awkward position, but somehow manages to fend it down safely, just wide of leg gully.

From over the wicket, a full delivery around off at 143.7 kph. Green leans into it and pushes it neatly through the gap at cover. There is room for a second, and they hustle back comfortably.

A surprise yorker at 142.5 kph, aimed at middle. Green is caught on the back foot but reacts quickly, bringing his bat down just in time to dig it out towards mid off.

Gerald Coetzee continues from around the wicket, with leg gully still in place. He bangs it in on a back-of-a-length around leg, and Green gets behind the line to keep it down safely.

Goes on the back foot to another short ball and cuts it to deep point. No run is taken.

Flatter and shorter, around off, punched to deep cover, no run taken.

FOUR BYES! That has beaten the lot! A vicious turner from the foothold, pitching full around off before biting away sharply. Starc gets forward to defend, but the ball spins past his outside edge, evades the keeper and races through the gap. Even the slip fielder has no chance. Australia bring up 50, but the damage is already severe at 50/6.

Again a shade quicker through the air, fuller and on middle, Starc is strong in his front-foot defense.

Quicker and full, around middle, defended to silly point.

Fighted and full, around off, Starc pushes it off the front foot, to the right of the cover fielder.

A sharp bouncer at 142.7 kph, directed around leg. Green quickly gets low and ducks underneath it.

Stays on the leg-stump line with a good-length delivery. Green gets his bat across and works it gently off his pads towards mid-wicket

With a leg gully in place, Gerald comes around the wicket and digs it in short, down the leg side. Green goes for the flick but fails to make contact.

Shortish again, drifting down the leg side. Green gets behind the line and nudges it towards deep fine leg, but chooses not to take the single once more.

A touch short and around off, Green rocks back and punches it towards cover. The fielder gets a hand to it but cannot keep it under control, and the ball trickles behind him. Mid off gives chase and the batters don't cross.

A sharp bouncer from Gerald, climbing around off. Green spots the danger early and sinks underneath it, letting the ball sail through.

Nearly number 7 for South Africa! Harmer offers flight and gets the ball to drop on the left-hander. Starc lunges across to block, but the ball drops and rips past the outside edge. It clips Ryan Rickelton's gloves and deflects towards Aiden Markram at slip. Markram does not have time to react, and it pings him on the chest before going away.

Fractionally short, on off. Starc pats it to cover.

Shorter and on off. Starc chops it down to point.

Speared in full, on middle. Starc defends with the bat close to the front pad.

Full and drifting in, on middle. Starc defends it out off the front foot.

Floated up, on off. Starc pushes it to cover.

On a back of a length, on off. Green stays back to defend.

FOUR! Off the edge. Cross-seam ball, on top of off, jagging back in with a bit of extra bounce. Green looks to keep it out but gets an outside edge. It goes down and past the diving gully fielder for a boundary.

A sharp bouncer, on middle. Green ducks.

Coetzee bashes the hard length, on off. Green stands tall on top of the bounce and cuts it late to deep backward point but does not take the single. Not sure how long Green can keep turning down the singles. He has to trust the bowlers as there is a lot of time left in the day.

Attacking the front pad with a length delivery. Green wrists it to mid-wicket.

On a hard length, angled in at the ribs. Green rises up on his toes and drops it down in front of short leg.

Pushed through, fractionally short, on off. Starc punches it wide of point for a single.

Flighted up, on off. Starc lunges to smother the spin.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Two wickets in the over and Simon Harmer is off on a celebratory run. Nicely tossed up by Harmer, full and inviting the drive. Connolly is lured into the drive and the ball drops on him before spinning away just a touch to graze the outside edge. Ryan Rickelton gets both his gloves around his left knee and holds onto the catch. After starting yesterday at effectively 40/4, South Africa have Australia in all sorts at 42/6, needing 4 more wickets to clinch the series.

Flatter and shorter, on middle. Connolly hangs back to defend.

OUT! CAUGHT! Simon Harmer gets in on the act now. South Africa are all over Australia like a rash. This is speared in full, on middle. Carey gets low and pre-empts the reverse sweep but cannot roll his wrists over the ball and the bat face stays open. It takes the top edge and balloons to backward point, where Marco Jansen moves forward and dives, using his reach to good effect. The umpires are happy with what they have seen and feel no need to send it upstairs for a check.

Drifting in from around the wicket, on a length. Carey presses forward to smother the spin.

Fuller and on off. Carey pushes at the ball with hard hands. It squirts off the outer half to deep point for a run.

Dishes out a bumper, on off. Carey drops his wrists and crouches low to let it go through to the keeper.

Well outside off, Carey is not interested in playing at that.

Pushes the length up, on off. Alex dabs it down on the off side.

That is a snorter by Jansen. Dug in short, around the left shoulder. Carey hops and gets his hands high to fend it down but then withdraws his bat.

Outside off, on a length. Carey lets it through.

Full and a hint of turn, Green defends it off the inner half back to the bowler.

Flatter and on a good length. Green angles it to backward point.

Tossed up, on off. Carey lunges and drives it to long off for a single.

OUT! JOSH INGLIS IS RUN OUT! That is a disaster for Australia. South Africa's joy knows no bounds. Flighted up, on off. Green presses forward and gets on top of the bounce as he dabs it down past silly point. The ball does not go too far from Marques Ackerman at silly point, but the batters set off for a non-existent run. Marques turns around and gets to the ball quickly. He does well to release the throw on the turn. Ryan Rickelton gathers it at shoulder height to his left and whips the bails off in a flash, with Josh Inglis struggling to make his ground. The third umpire is called into action, and the replays confirm that Inglis is short of his ground. Australia are now 40/4, needing 248 more runs while South Africa need 6 more wickets.

Very full, on off. Inglis works the reverse sweep behind square on the off side for a single.

That could have gone anywhere. On a length, around off. Inglis leans across for the reverse sweep but it spins back to catch the bottom edge and trickles beside the leg stump.

FOUR! Slanting in towards the off stump, on a good length. Green lunges and looks to defend with the bat close to the front pad. It brushes a bit of the front pad and clips the back thigh before going down and past the dive of Ryan Rickelton to his right. The UltraEdge comes up with a spike when the ball is next to the bat. The on-field decision is upheld. South Africa lose a review.

A bit fuller now, on off. Green lunges and drives it to mid off.

Goes past the bat! Angled in before straightening, ever so slightly, off a good length. Green does well not to follow the ball and plays inside the line on the block.

Into the deck, on off and middle. Inglis swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Across off, on a nagging length. Inglis covers the line and defends it from the crease.

Pushed across the right-hander, not all that short for the cut. Inglis flashes but the ball takes off to sail over the flailing blade.

Low full toss, on middle. Green drives it back to Simon.

Pushed through, on a good length. Green strides across to stab it down on the off side.

Drifting away, on a length, on off. Green pushes a bit away from his body. It goes off the outer half to the left of backward point for a couple of runs.

At the sticks, full in length. Green pushes it back to the bowler.

Shorter and around off, Green shuffles back and across for the block but gets hit on the pads.

DROPPED! A tough chance, though. Floated up, on off. Green shimmies down the track and takes the ball on the full. The ball dips on him and he ends up chipping it low to the left of Simon Harmer. Harmer gets low to his left and sticks out his left hand, but the ball hits him high on the palm and drops to the ground. Simon is disappointed with himself as he has set high standards for himself.

Going away with the angle, not all that short, Inglis punches it to cover.

Good running! A steep bumper, at the right shoulder. Green rises with the bounce and drops it beside the strip on the off side whilst taking the bottom hand off the bat handle. The batters sneak in a single as the cover fielder is caught on his heels.

Delivers it on a hard length, on off. Green stands tall and rides the bounce to tap it down the strip.

Dishes out the short ball and gets it high around the shoulder. Green rises with the bounce and fends it down beside the strip on the leg side.

On top of off, on a short of a length. Green pushes out in front to dab it down on the off side. It kicks up a bit and nips back to catch the shoulder of the blade and it dribbles down to short leg.

Going across the off stump, on a good length. Green leaves it all alone.

Offers flight, full and outside off. Josh reaches across and rolls his wrists over the ball on the reverse sweep but can't beat backward point.

Pushed through, flatter and at the sticks. Inglis goes back to a relatively full ball but manages to stab it down.

A bit fuller now, on off. Inglis lunges for the block but squirts it off the inner half to mid-wicket.

Oh, that is a risky option. On a good length, on off. Inglis reaches across and attempts the reverse but is beaten as the ball spins past him. Ryan Rickelton gets both gloves to his left and prevents the ball from going past him.

Bowls it full, on middle. Green knocks it to long on for a single.

Action straight away. Lands the first ball on the rough outside off, Green is drawn forward but is unable to smother the spin. It spins back in to rap him on the front pad outside the line of the off stump.

Banged in short from around the wicket, on middle. Josh ducks under it.

On the fuller side, on off. Green eases the drive to the right of mid off and hurries to the other end.

Slanting away from the off pole, at bail trimming height. Green stays back to defend.

A bit of yes and no! Jansen bashes the hard length, over middle. Green drops it in front of square leg and sets off for the run before being sent back by Inglis.

Fuller in length, on off. Green does not quite move his feet much and pushes out in front as he guides it to cover.

From around the wicket, into the deck, on middle. Inglis gets across the stumps and nudges it square on the leg side for a single.

Fuller and curving away, outside off. An easy leave for Green.

A bit of a drag down, on off. Green reaches out to force it away but ends up chopping it down in front of cover.

Nice and full, jagging back a bit, on middle. Green brings his bat out in front and is solid in defense.

Pulls the length back, on middle and leg. Green nurdles it to mid-wicket.

Brings it back into the right-hander and makes him play. Keeping it around the off stump. Green drops the bat down on the ball and defends it right under his eyes.

Shaping away a bit, not close enough to make the batter play. Green lets it be.

Attacking the off stump, on a length. Inglis presents a straight bat to keep it out.

Into the surface, over middle. Green rides the bounce and drops it beside the strip on the leg side for one.

Yorker speared in at the toes. Inglis' head falls over to the off side but he manages to squeeze it out to the left of deep square leg for a single.

Pitched up, on off. Inglis gets a good stride in and angles it to point.

Oh! Rabada bashes the deck hard, on off. Inglis stands tall on his toes to defend but is rushed and the ball catches the inside edge onto the boot before dribbling away to slip cordon.

At 140.2 kph, full and on the off stump. Inglis turns it to mid-wicket.

On a length, around off, jagging back a bit, Green has just watchfully blocked this out.

Attacking the front pad with a good-length delivery. Green nudges it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Easily done. This sits up to be hit, around the waist, and Green gets the width to deal with. He stands tall on top of the bounce and punches it through covers for a boundary.

Fuller and outside off. Green shoulders arms.

Green lets the ball go outside off stump.

Nipping back a bit, on a good length, on off and middle. Green stabs it down the surface.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! 350th Test wicket for Kagiso Rabada, and it is the big scalp of Travis Head. Rabada becomes only the fourth South African to reach this landmark, joining Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock and Dale Steyn. KG drags the length back a bit and keeps it around the off pole. Head's feet go nowhere, and he goes searching for the ball. The ball straightens off the deck just enough to take the outside edge. It flies to Marco Jansen at gully, who is in really tight, but he is equal to the task and gobbles it up around his right shoulder. Rabada did not look like his usual self in the first innings due to stomach cramps and had just a solitary wicket to his name. But boy, has he stepped up on the final day of the series. Australia are now 3 down for 22 in a chase of 288. South Africa are 7 wickets away from a series win.

Yorker attempted, on off, bowled by goig wide on the crease. Head reaches out to go through the off side but the bat turns in his hands and he mishits it to mid on.

FOUR! Lovely stroke. Pushes the length up, does Rabada, around the off stump. Head just leans into the drive and punches it away well to the left of deep backward point as the ball races across the turf.

Nearly took the edge. Moving away off the seam, on a back of a length, on off. Head hops and fiddles at the ball. He is lucky not to nick it behind.

Digs it in on a hard length at 143.1 kph, over off. Head jumps back in the crease and taps it down to cover.

Rabada continues to be in and around the off stump, on a length. Green does well not to push at the ball with hard hands. Steers it with a slightly open bat face behind point for a single.

On the fuller side, on off. Head strides out and plays the drive on the up to cover.

This is short and a bit wide on off. Head shapes up for the cut but ends up chopping it down on the off side.

Outside off, on the shorter side. Head opens the face of the bat and guides it behind the wicket on the off side. The gully fielder dives to his left to make the stop.

Well bowled! A bumper by Jansen with an upright seam, on middle. Head hops to deal with it but the ball keeps climbing and gets big on him, hitting the bat right around the sticker.

Two leg byes! A little too straight, sliding onto the pads. Head tries to pick it up off the pads but fails to lay any bat on it. It clips the pads and goes behind. The deep fine leg fielder gets around to his left and tidies up as the batters pick up a couple.

Attacking the front pad. Head stays back but brings his bat out in front to work it to mid on.

A bit fuller, on middle and leg. Head hangs deep in the crease and nudges it wide of mid on before scampering through for a quick single.

On a short of a good length, left alone on length by Head as the ball sails over the off pole.

That is a beauty by Rabada. A lot tighter this time, just outside the off stump, on a back of a length. Head plays for the ball that angles back in and presents a straight bat. It holds its line and zips past the outside edge.

A swing and a miss! A hint of width and it is fractionally short. Head's eyes light up and he goes after the ball with no half-measures but can only connect with thin air. A couple of the South Africans seemed to have heard something but the replays confirm that there was daylight betwen the bat and the ball.

Speared in full at 143.8 kph at the off pole. Head does not move his feet much and stays leg side of the ball to stab it down.

Hits the top of off from around the wicket. Head dabs it down on the off side.

Bangs it in short at 139 kph, getting it high around the shoulder. Green is able to ride the bounce this time and fends it down from the crease.

Delivers it on a good length, outside off. Green hangs back and has a slight fiddle with the ball, dabbing it down towards the slip cordon.

Green lets the ball go outside off stump.

From around the wicket, hurls it on a length, on off. Green knocks it to mid off.

Pushes the length up and this is slanting away from the off stump. Green offers no shot.

Nearly trickled back onto the sticks. Cameron Green had his heart in his mouth for a moment there. Steep bounce for Jansen, around the right shoulder. Green hops and gets his hands high to fend it down. He takes the bottom hand off the bat handle as the ball drops off his gloves at his feet. It drops on the turf and just about spins past the off stump.

From around the wicket, on a hard length, over off. Head hops to get on top of the bounce and drops it beside the strip on the off side.

Nibbling away slightly, on a length, around off. Green plays it right under his eyes as he angles it wide of point for a single.

At 145.6 kph, in line with the off stump, on a length. Green shuffles a bit towards the off side and defends it out.

A bit wider and on a good length, Green leaves it all alone.

In the channel and the length stays full. Green covers the off stump and makes a watchful leave.

Full and targeting the off pole. Green gets a good stride in and blocks it off.

FOUR! Edged away. In the channel, on a hard length. Head pushes at the ball with hard hands. The outside edge flies behind and to the right of the gully fielder for a four.

FOUR! No need to run for that. Tighter line, bowled on a back of a length. Head stays beside the line and lets the ball come on before punching it through point. The fielder in the deep is behind square and he stands no chance.

A flash and a miss! Short and wide on off, Head throws his hands at the ball but it sails over his blade.

Into the deck, on off. Head stabs it down on the off side.

Angled in on a back of a length, on middle, that is flicked away but straight to the mid-wicket fielder.

On a back of a length, on off. Head has just blocked that from the crease.

OUT! LBW! There are two kinds of leaves, and Marnus Labuschagne has produced one that has led to his downfall. Nip-backer by Rabada, honing in on the off stump, on the fuller side. Labuschagne shoulders arms but the ball jags back in and keeps a bit low as well to hit Marnus on the flap of the back pad. A prolonged appeal by the Proteas and the finger is raised. Labuschagne decides to take the review. Since no shot was offered, the impact does not matter and the Ball Tracking has the ball clipping the off stump. It is the umpire's call, so the on-field decision will stand. Graeme Smith wonders if this is the last time we have seen Marnus Labuschagne in whites for Australia

Good-length delivery, not close enough to make the batter play. Left alone by Marnus.

FOUR! Edgy, but that takes Marnus Labuschagne off the pair. Rabada goes searching for the magic ball but ends up serving a low full toss, on off and middle. Labuschagne tries to clip it away but the ball moves away late in the air to take a leading edge and it races behind point for a four.

OUT! STRANGED DOWN LEG! What a start for South Africa. Matt Renshaw cannot believe his luck. Not a wicket-taking delivery by any means, sprayed down leg, on a nagging length. Renshaw leans inside the line as he looks to use the pace and the angle of the ball and help it away. Gets a tickle on it and Ryan Rickelton moves to his right with the angle of the ball before putting in a dive to snaffle it. South Africa go up in unison, and the finger is raised. A golden duck for Renshaw. Australia are 1/1, chasing 288.

A little too straight, rising up a bit at the hips, on the shorter side. Head presses up on his toes and helps it down to deep fine leg for a single. Australia and Head are underway.

Steams in from around the wicket and hits the back of a length, on middle. Head hops and gets behind the line to tap it down the strip.