The Proteas had a horror start to their Test series against Australia on Saturday AUSvSA 🏏. Read about it here👇
Captain Dean Elgar was the first to fall, caught down the leg-side as the Gabba pitch provided some steep bounce for left-arm quick Mitchell Starc.
Five overs later, a flatfooted Rassie van der Dussen provided a second catch for wicketkeeper Alex Carey, edging an excellent delivery from Pat Cummins that was just outside off-stump.Further disaster followed for South Africa as Sarel Erwee and Khaya Zondo also fell with the score on 27, three wickets going down on that score in the space of two overs.
Erwee went for a drive against Scott Boland but edged to gully where Cameron Green took a sharp, low catch. The 33-year-old Boland has the penchant for taking wickets in clusters and two balls later he nipped the ball back into Zondo, who was playing from the crease, trapping him lbw.
Verreynne decided to counter-attack and scored 11 off all-rounder Green’s first over, including a well-controlled pull for four and an uppercut for six. The wicketkeeper also unfurled a reverse-sweep for four off spinner Nathan Lyon, reaching the break on 35 not out. Bavuma was more circumspect, but did play one crunching cut shot for four off Cummins as he lunched on 21 not out.
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