Boland strikes early on day two

Scott Boland took two more wickets in the morning session after claiming two on day one, extending his dominance with the ball in Gqeberha.

Ackerman falls to Boland's precision

Debutant Marques Ackerman, making his first red-ball appearance, stumbled forward and nicked Scott Boland through to wicketkeeper Alex Carey for thirty-eight.

South Africa's selection struggles exposed

Matthew Breetzke, brought in for white-ball form, made four from seventeen before being dismissed by Mitchell Starc. Ryan Rickelton moved to number six struggled against Pat Cummins' bouncers.

Rickelton's luck runs out

Ryan Rickelton edged Scott Boland while pushing tentatively outside off stump. Matt Renshaw at first slip scooped the ball up above the ground to complete the catch.

Boland's historic bowling record

Boland's Test bowling average now stands at eighteen point zero eight. No bowler since the First World War has taken as many wickets at a better rate.

“No bowler since the First World War has taken as many wickets at a better rate.”

Boland's accuracy by the numbers

Of Boland's eighty-four deliveries, sixty-three percent were on good line and length. Twenty-four percent of those would have hit the stumps, far ahead of Pat Cummins at twelve percent.

South Africa faces uphill battle

With three days remaining, South Africa must reverse the series momentum. Temba Bavuma on forty-one not out and Kagiso Rabada will be crucial, but the batting appears unequal to the task.