Durban, Oct 13 (AP) Australia snagged two South Africa wickets in its pursuit of six to win the first cricket Test at Kingsmead on the last day Tuesday.
South Africa restarted on 102-4 with a daunting victory target of 421, and was intent in the morning more on surviving than going for a world record fourth-innings run chase.
The Proteas added only 64 runs in 32 overs to lunch but overnight batters Aiden Markram and Wiaan Mulder comfortably handled the Australia attack on a placid pitch for nearly two hours in the extended session until Josh Hazlewood broke through.
Hazlewood strangled Mulder down the leg side and wicketkeeper Alex Carey took a low one-handed catch.
The end of Mulder’s 110-ball innings for 29, after resuming on 5, brought in Kyle Verreynne, who was dismissed on 1 four balls later.
Verreynne tried to cut part-time spinner Matt Renshaw and ended up giving Steve Smith a slips catch and Renshaw his second wicket of the innings, and of his career.
At lunch, South Africa was 166-6 with its hopes pinned on Markram, who was 69 not out from 200 balls, with Marco Jansen on 7.
(PTI News)
