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South Africa seven wickets away from comfortable win in Johannesburg

Australia ended day four of the SA vs Aus 4th Test at Johannesburg on Monday at 88 for 3, chasing an improbable target of 612.

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Their top three batsmen openers Matt Renshaw and Joe Burns along with Usman Khawaja are back in the pavilion making it tough for the middle order to fight for a draw on the final day.

This was after the Proteas had extended their overnight score of 134 for 3 in their second innings to 344 for 6 declared, batting out 49 more overs on day four.

Opener Dean Elgar went on to score 81 from 250 balls while the star of the day was the South African skipper Faf du Plessis with 120 (from 178 balls with 18 fours and 2 sixes, which was his eight test match century.

Temba Bavuma remained unbeaten on 35 while Vernon Philander helped himself to 33* before the declaration. For the Aussies, Pat Cummins finished with respectable figures of 4 for 58 in the 18 overs he bowled. Nathan Lyon bowled the bulk of overs, taking 2 for 116 in 41 overs.

Australia in the 30 overs they batted before stumps, first lost Matt Renshaw for 5, lbw to Morne Morkel, who recovered after his leg injury to bowl one final time for the Proteas in test matches. In the 18th over, Usman Khawaja was trapped lbw by left arm spinner Keshav Maharaj for 7. About seven overs later, Joe Burns after a well-made 42 missed a full ball from Morne Morkel to be adjudged lbw.

By stumps on Day 4 of the SA vs Aus 4th Test at Johannesburg, Australia have got Peter Handscomb and Shaun Marsh at the crease, batting on 23* and 7*, respectively.

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