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- Updated: November 26, 2016
Dinner South Africa 2 for 100 (Cook 43*, Duminy 5*) trail Australia 383 (Khawaja 145, Smith 59, Handscomb 54, Starc 53, Abbott 3-49, Rabada 3-84) by 24 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details
Josh Hazlewood dismissed Hashim Amla for the fifth time from five innings this series as South Africa chipped away at their deficit on the third day at Adelaide Oval. Earlier in the day a half-century from Mitchell Starc had helped Australia extend their lead to 124 runs as they were bowled out for 383 just before tea, and by the dinner break South Africa had cut the margin to 24.
Stephen Cook, who has had a miserable tour at the top of South Africa’s order, managed to bat through the session and went to dinner on 43, while JP Duminy was on 5. South Africa had moved along to 2 for 100, a good recovery after they lost a wicket in the first over of the innings when Dean Elgar edged Starc to slip for a third-ball duck.
Cook looked far from convincing in his footwork but he survived, and with Amla put on 81 for the …
