Summary
The players took lots of wickets and made the other team score only 99 runs. 🏏
Captain Temba Bavuma helped his team score a big total of 425 runs. 🌟
Key Points
5 points1
South Africa won by an innings and 31 runs.
2
Australia scored 295 runs in their first turn.
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South Africa scored 425 runs before declaring.
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Key bowlers were Wiaan Mulder, Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen.
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Temba Bavuma scored 179 runs for South Africa.
New Words to Learn
13 wordsinnings
one team's turn to bat in cricket
wickets
times a bowler gets a batter out
bowled
when the ball hits the stumps and the batter is out
century
when a batter scores 100 runs
nightwatchman
a batter sent in late to protect better players
declared
when a team decides to stop batting early
captain
team leader on the field
slips
fielding positions near the batter
new ball
a fresh cricket ball used after many overs
midwicket
a fielding spot on the side of the pitch
edge
when the ball hits the side of the bat
snagged
caught quickly
layoff
time away from playing because of injury
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