Australia vs South Africa: Australia won the Test series 2-0 after the Sydney Test

Australia vs South Africa draws despite follow-on –

On the final day of a game that had been hampered by bad weather, the sun shone, but despite making South Africa follow on in their first innings for 255, Australia was satisfied with a draw and won the series 2-0.

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On the final day of the third and final Test of the series at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday, South Africa’s batsmen managed to tie the game with Australia. The Pat Cummins-led team was able to take a 2-0 series lead despite Australia’s impressive bowling attack falling short in the match that was hampered by rain. simultaneously improved his chances of reaching the World Test Championship final (WTC).

On the fifth day, when play resumed at 149/6, Marco Jansen and Simon Harmer got going for the first hour before Travis Head dismissed them. Then, Harmer and Keshav Maharaj combined for an 85-run partnership while batting well.

Josh Hazlewood ejected both Harmer and Maharaj as the game appeared destined for a draw. By finally dismissing Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Lyon put an end to the Proteas’ innings and gave Australia the opportunity to advance South Africa.

Pat Cummins chose South African captain Dean Elgar as his victim. Elgar managed only 56 runs at an average of 9.33 on the tour. Australia had a chance to win when Steve Smith caught Heinrich Klaasen at first slip, but an umpire review as the ball hit the ground gave South Africa another chance.

Finally, Hazlewood dismissed Klaasen, who was followed by Sarel Ervi and Temba Bavuma to secure a draw for South Africa. Australia will now prepare for a major four-match tour of India, which will begin on February 9. Following this series, Australia will need to perform better in their upcoming away series against India in order to reach the World Test Championship final.

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Their mark percentage in the WTC table has dropped to 75.56 percent following the Sydney Test. India’s chances of reaching their second consecutive final have improved as Rohit Sharma’s men remain second on the table with 58.93 percent, while Sri Lanka is third with 53.33 percent.

South Africa, like Australia, lost valuable percentage points, and the Proteas (48.72%) finished fourth, with their finals hopes to ride on a home series against the West Indies in March. South Africa’s chances will also be determined by other teams, with a win in both Tests against the Caribbean side required and other results being Dean Elgar’s only hope following a disappointing tour of Australia.

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