Australia declared their innings at 475/4 on Day 4 of the continuing third Test in opposition to South Africa, after the Day 3 was totally washed out because of the rain. Coming to bat on Saturday, the Proteas made a gradual begin to their innings with skipper Dean Elgar and Sarel Erwee slowly stitching a partnership. However, it couldn’t final lengthy as Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon eliminated the openers and the guests have been lowered to 37 for two. But the factor which caught everybody’s consideration was the weird dismissal of Erwee on the bowling of Lyon.

In the 18th over, Lyon bowled an excellent supply to Erwee, which left the Proteas batter utterly bamboozled. Erwee determined to not play any shot on that supply and that call turned out to be a mistaken one because the good-length ball turned swiftly and took off his off-stump.

A shocker of a depart from Sarel Erwee!

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Australia made a rousing begin to their pursuit of 20 South African wickets to tug off a sequence whitewash within the last Sydney Test on Saturday.

After rain once more prevented play within the morning session, captain Pat Cummins declared his workforce’s first innings at 475-4 after lunch to go after victory in opposition to the hapless Proteas.

Cummins’s choice to declare disadvantaged opener Usman Khawaja of the possibility of finishing his first Test double century, with the elegant opener stranded on 195 not out.

At tea on day 4, South Africa have been 71 for 3 with Temba Bavuma on 28 and Khaya Zondo not out 5.

(With AFP Inputs)

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