Johannesburg: The Aussie bowlers struck twice to reduce South Africa to 211 for four on the fifth and final day of the first test match here on Monday.
Seamer Peter Siddle drew the first blood when he had overnight batsman Hasim Amla caught by Philips Hughes for 57 after he had added 76 runs for the third wicket with Jaques Kallis.
Soon after first innings centurion AB de Villiers was trapped leg before the wicket for three.
At the beginning of the final day, first Test match between South Africa and Australia is tantalizingly poised with the hosts having an outside chance of scoring an improbable 454 runs for victory while the tourists needing to take eight wickets.
Though, Australia are on target for victory, the South Africans have given themselves an outside chance of salvaging the first Test when they finished the fourth day on 178 for two.
Despite Australia collapsing to 207 all out in their second innings, they still hold an upper hand as their bowlers can exploit the uneven bounce on the fifth day though they have just three front line bowlers.
Even though South Africa fought back on their best day of the match, the Aussie dominance of the first three days left them well placed to bounce back from a home series defeat against the same opponents earlier in the season.
South Africa, who trailed by 246 runs on the first innings, started solidly in their second turn with the bat, with captain Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie putting on 76 for the first wicket on Sunday
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Seamer Peter Siddle drew the first blood when he had overnight batsman Hasim Amla caught by Philips Hughes for 57 after he had added 76 runs for the third wicket with Jaques Kallis.
Soon after first innings centurion AB de Villiers was trapped leg before the wicket for three.
At the beginning of the final day, first Test match between South Africa and Australia is tantalizingly poised with the hosts having an outside chance of scoring an improbable 454 runs for victory while the tourists needing to take eight wickets.
Though, Australia are on target for victory, the South Africans have given themselves an outside chance of salvaging the first Test when they finished the fourth day on 178 for two.
Despite Australia collapsing to 207 all out in their second innings, they still hold an upper hand as their bowlers can exploit the uneven bounce on the fifth day though they have just three front line bowlers.
Even though South Africa fought back on their best day of the match, the Aussie dominance of the first three days left them well placed to bounce back from a home series defeat against the same opponents earlier in the season.
South Africa, who trailed by 246 runs on the first innings, started solidly in their second turn with the bat, with captain Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie putting on 76 for the first wicket on Sunday
Soruce:http://cricketnext.in.com/news/test-tantalizingly-poised-as-proteas-power-on/38717-13.html
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