Gqeberha: South Africa bowled out Australia for 295 to win by an innings and 31 runs in the last session of the second Test at St George's Park in Gqeberha on Thursday to level the three-match series, winning a race against looming bad weather.
The hosts’ pace trio of Wiaan Mulder, Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen took the last four wickets required as Australia’s resistance crumbled after a century from Travis Head and a doggedly defiant Test high 40 by nightwatchman Scott Boland.
Mulder, who earlier dismissed Head, then bowled Boland and castled Australia captain Pat Cummins to forge a breakthrough, with Rabada dismissing Mitchell Starc and Jansen finishing off the innings with Josh Hazlewood caught in the slips.
A result in the Test seemed far-fetched when most of the first two days’ play was washed out and South Africa, who were 110-6 when the sun came out on the morning of the third day, looked in early trouble as Australia aimed to capitalise on their success in the first Test.
But a brilliant 179 runs from skipper Temba Bavuma led a fightback which saw South Africa declare on 425-9 and then turn the Test on its head by bowling Australia out for 99 and putting them in to bat again.
The last Test at Newlands in Cape Town starts on Tuesday. Agencies
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