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Snapshot for day 3 of the second Test

A snapshot for day three of the second cricket Test between Australia and South Africa in Port Elizabeth.

AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA, DAY 3

* SCORE: Australia 243 & 5-180, South Africa 382

* MAN OF THE MOMENT: Kagiso Rabada. The express paceman now has eight wickets in the match after dismissing Usman Khawaja with seven minutes of play remaining on day three.

* KEY MOMENT: Steve Smith was out edging to left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj for the second time in the series. Australia looked in immense trouble at 3-77, with Smith and David Warner both back in the sheds.

* STAT OF THE DAY: AB de Villiers has now scored 197 runs in this series and only been dismissed once (technically by David Warner, although it's fair to say batting partner Aiden Markram had a big role in the Durban run out).

* SUMMARY: Australia are ahead by 41 runs. If their tail wags on day four it could set the stage for an intriguing finish, but that's a big if given the way the Proteas have bowled in this match.

* QUOTE OF THE DAY: "He's got to be smarter and he knows that." - DE VILLIERS says repeat offender Rabada must behave better and stop delivering send-offs.


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