Australia awaiting miracles

AusSouth Africa: 488 and 344/6 Dec.
Australia: 221 and 88/3 (goal 612)
Australia will have to score 524 runs in 7 wickets on the last day
The question was from the beginning of the day - when will the innings be announced in South Africa? The hosts finished the third day ahead of 401 runs. Faf du Plessio was the only player to score a century after he scored 500. The innings were not announced yet. It was only understood that Australia were knocked out of the run hills. At the end of 611 runs, Du Plessis felt safe from the front. Australia scored 88 runs in 3 wickets, chasing 612 runs.

Australia by 524 runs away from win It was possible to take 524 or more runs in one day in Tests only once. That was also the fifth, not the fifth day of the Test. The English batsmen got 588 runs in the match against India, who got to play the new Test. But that was more than 82 years ago. 500 in the last one day in Test history in 2002 Sri Lanka also raised a newcomer against Bangladesh in Colombo against Bangladesh. In both cases, the batsmen have used the opposition's weaknesses.
There is no way to say that Kagiso Radda, Morne Morkel or Philander-Maharoof have a poor bowling effect. Australia, especially at 68 runs, lost 3 wickets. The tourists will not lose the last day, not to lose the rate. To avoid the rate in the series, it almost became impossible.
Earlier, Du Plessis had named the record book. Eighth Century (120) of the career he got before being dismissed for 178th. Golden Duck in the first innings, Du Plessis became the first player to score a century in the second innings, eighth in all. Apart from Elgar's 81, Bijumar's unbeaten 35 runs scored 344 runs for 6 wickets declared South Africa. Australia's best bowler Pat Cummins (4/58) in the second innings in the first innings.
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