Melbourne: Australia has an advantage in the Boxing Day cricket test once morest South Africa.
South Africa were bowled out for 189 runs on the first day of the second Test in Melbourne. In reply, Australia batted at 45 runs for one wicket. David Warner (32 off 51 balls) and Marnes Labuschage (five), who is playing his 100th Test, are at the crease. Usman Khawaja (one) is caught by Kagiso Rabada and Kyle Virani.
Cameron Green’s performance broke South Africa. Cameron Green’s South African batsmen were shut down by taking five wickets for 27 runs in 10.4 overs. This is Green’s maiden five-wicket haul in Tests. Mitchell Starc took two wickets and Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon took one wicket each. Marco Jansen (59 off 136 balls) and wicketkeeper Kyle Virani (52 off 99 balls) put together a 112-run partnership that saved South Africa from a miserable downfall. Other batsmen to cross the double figure are skipper and opener Dean Elgar (26), co-opener Sarl Ervey (18) and Deunis de Bruyne (12). Themba Bavuma (one), Khaya Zondo (five), Keshav Maharaj (two), Kagiso Rabada (four) and Lungi Ngidi (two) were out.
In the star auction of the Indian Super League held last day, Mumbai Indians acquired Green for 17.50 crore rupees. Green’s best performance comes next. The 23-year-old all-rounder has played 17 Tests, 13 ODIs and eight Twenty20s so far. He scored 755 runs at an average of 32.82 with five half-centuries in Tests and 290 runs at an average of 58.00 with one half-century in ODIs. He scored 139 runs at an average of 17.37 including two half-centuries in Twenty20. He has taken 18 wickets in Tests, 11 in ODIs and five in Twenty20s.
