The hosts hit back emphatically at St George’s Park, Gqeberha, winning the second Test by an innings and 31 runs. They declared on 425/9, then bowled Australia out for 99 and, after enforcing the follow-on, for 295.
Skipper Temba Bavuma led from the front with 179, an innings for which he won the Player of the Match. Another decisive factor in the Test was Marco Jansen, who displayed all-rounder perfection, following up a sensational 85 with the bat with a haul of 6/67 in the Test.
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