दक्षिण अफ्रीका vs ऑस्ट्रेलिया, दूसरा टेस्ट, सेंट जॉर्ज पार्क, केबेरहा, 18 October 2026 - हाइलाइट्स

Short of a good length at the off stump. Carey blocks off the back foot.

Beauty! Pitched full and around the off stump, enticing the batter to play at it. Starc draws his front foot forward to defend, but the ball straightens to zip past the outside edge.

 An inswinger, pitches on a length, Alex steps down the track looking to glance but misses, and the ball deflects off his front pad towards short fine leg for a leg bye.

Back of a length, in the channel, fended off the back foot to the off side.

Pitched full and on off, Starc defends it with a straight bat to mid on.

Stump-to-stump line on a good length, angling in. Starc watches it closely and knocks it back to the bowler.

Around the wicket, a length ball angles into Carey's pads. He rocks back, trying to tuck it away but misses, taking one on the back pad as it slides down the leg side. There is a mild appeal, but the umpire is unmoved.

FOUR! Helped away! Quicker onto the pads, on a length. Carey hangs back and tickles it to the right of the leg slip fielder for a boundary. The deficit is now 38 for Australia.

Landed around off, on a good length, Carey punches it to the right of the bowler.

On the stumps and full, Carey pushes it to mid on.

Sliding in with the arm, full in length, Alex clips it through mid-wicket and they hustle back for the second.

A wee bit short and outside off, holding its line. Carey lets it through.

A whisker! Rabada steams in from around the stump and lands it just outside the off stump. It keeps angling in but Starc makes a very risky leave as it whistles over the woodwork.

Back of a length, on off, punched to cover.

Length-delivery, on off, Starc knocks it to short cover.

A bit more effort on this ball from Rabada. Hits the length hard, angling down the leg side. Starc misses the glance to the keeper.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! A ripper of a delivery by Rabada, and he gets his fourth. He is back, and how! After hitting a couple on a length, Rabada cannons it full on the stumps. Mitchell Starc does not move his feet and swings down the wrong line. Hears the death rattle as the ball disturbs the leg stump, with bails flying in either direction. Lovely sight for any fast bowler, and Rabada is engulfed by his teammates. Australia are 290/9, trailing by 36 runs. The South Africans are delighted, and why not? They are just one wicket away from a famous win.

Good-length delivery around off. Hazlewood blocks it to cover. 

That bail-trimming length, on off, Carey trusts the bounce and leaves.

A sharp bouncer outside off, Carey is not interested to play at that.

Hammered hard into the pitch, at the pads. Carey steers it to the square leg region.

Full and straight, on off, 134.1 kph. Alex Carey is sucked on the front foot to defend, but it goes off the outside half and rolls to deep third.

Attacks the off stump on a good length, Carey alertly blocks it to the off side.

Had the throw hit, that would have been curtains for Australia! Length-delivery, outside off, Carey hangs back and steers it to the backward point region and sets off for a single to retain the strike in the next over. But Marques Ackerman is close by and picks the ball up and throws in a motion. However, his throw goes off the radar at the batting end and rolls to square leg. Hazlewood had already given up. If Ackerman had taken a second or two before throwing, that would have sent Hazlewood packing.

Full on the stumps, clipped down to mid on.

Rapid pace, full on the stumps, Carey goes for a flick but inside edges on the pads.

On top of off, on a length, Carey punches it to the off side.

Too full, aiming for the yorker, Carey shovels it to mid on.

A ball pitched short of a good length on middle stump, nips back in a touch. Carey looks to work it to the leg side but misses the inside edge, with the delivery thudding into his back pad. Hazlewood is quick to set off, but Carey turns him back when he is already halfway down the pitch.

FOUR! Shot! On a length, outside the off stump. Carey lets his hands through and lofts it over the top of extra cover for a boundary. But it will be Hazlewood on strike in the next over.

OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT! And fittingly, it is Marco Jansen who delivers the final blow. A famous, famous win for South Africa, one they will savour for a long time to come. Jansen offers width outside off with a back-of-a-length delivery at 130.2 kmph. Hazlewood backs away, looking to carve it over the off side, exposing his stumps in the process. He gets a massive outside edge, and Aiden Markram snaps up a sharp catch at second slip with a reverse cup over his head. South Africa beat Australia by an innings and 31 runs! Handshakes all round and beaming smiles from the South Africans who managed to get the final few wickets with the gloom circling. The clouds certainly added a layer of anxiety, but Rabada and Jansen got the job done.