Australia tour of South Africa, 2026, South Africa vs Australia, 2nd Test, Day 2, Match Update, Australia Chose to Field

South Africa 97/5

Australia

Australia Chose to Field

South Africa 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	b Boland	11	28	2	0	39.28
Marques Ackerman	c †Carey b Boland	6	38	0	0	15.78
David Bedingham	c †Carey b Boland	0	1	0	0	0.00
Temba Bavuma (c)	not out	41	108	5	1	37.96
Matthew Breetzke	c †Carey b Starc	4	17	0	0	23.52
Ryan Rickelton †	c Renshaw b Boland	31	51	5	0	60.78
Wiaan Mulder	not out	2	15	0	0	13.33
Extras	(lb 2)	2
Total	43 Ov (RR: 2.25)	97/5

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON
Mitchell Starc	10	2	27	1	2.70
Josh Hazlewood	5	2	3	0	0.60
Scott Boland	14	5	31	4	2.21
Pat Cummins	10	2	33	0	3.30
Beau Webster	4	3	1	0	0.25

Match Flow

Day 2

Rain: South Africa - 20/2 in 12.2 overs (MJ Ackerman 5, T Bavuma 4)

Wet Ground: South Africa - 20/2 in 12.2 overs (MJ Ackerman 5, T Bavuma 4)

Tea: South Africa - 20/2 in 12.2 overs (MJ Ackerman 5, T Bavuma 4)

Wet Ground: South Africa - 20/2 in 12.2 overs (MJ Ackerman 5, T Bavuma 4)

Lunch: South Africa - 20/2 in 12.2 overs (MJ Ackerman 5, T Bavuma 4)

South Africa: 50 runs in 25.1 overs (151 balls), Extras 1

Drinks: South Africa - 52/4 in 27.0 overs (T Bavuma 28, RD Rickelton 2)

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 99 balls (T Bavuma 20, RD Rickelton 31, Ex 1)

End Of Day: South Africa - 97/5 in 43.0 overs (T Bavuma 41, PWA Mulder 2)