The condition of the Australian team that reached South Africa tour is bad. The Kangaroos may have won the first match of the three-Test series, but South Africa counterattacked in the second match and handed Australia an innings defeat. It is rare for an Australian team to lose a Test match by innings and runs, but South Africa has made it possible. Meanwhile, Travis Head’s pride has also been shattered. He scored a century for his team, but still lost.
South Africa beats Australia by an innings and 31 runs in the second test
Batting first in the second match of the Test series, the South African team had scored 425 runs. In response, the Australian team was limited to only 99 runs in its first innings. After this he had to face follow-on. The team could score only 295 runs in the second innings. Due to this they lost by an innings and 31 runs. In the second innings of this match, opener Travis Head played a good inning of 121 runs, but it proved to be insufficient for the team. This is the first time that Travis Head has scored a century and the team has lost. Kangaroo team has won most of the matches, while there have also been some draws, but it has to face defeat for the first time. That means now Head’s century is no longer a guarantee of victory for Australia.
South African team lost for the first time under the captaincy of Temba Bavuma, took revenge in the very next match
Australia took the lead by winning the first match of this series by 214 runs and it is expected that the same trend will continue in the future. The special thing about the last match was that the South African team lost a Test match for the first time under the captaincy of Temba Bavuma. Whenever Temba has been the captain before, the team has won or the match has ended in a draw. Australian captain Pat Cummins had broken this sequence, but in the very second match, Temba took revenge and handed Australia an even more crushing defeat.
Australia still holds first position in the World Test Championship points table
Even after this match, although the Australian team is at first position in the points table of the World Test Championship and the South African team is at third position, but now the difference between them is less. Australia’s PCT is 75 and South Africa’s current PCT is 66.67. Meanwhile, New Zealand team is at second place with PCT of 72.22. The third and last match of the series will be played in Cape Town from 27 October. The team that wins this match will win the series and will also get an advantage in the WTC points table.
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