South Africa lead by 40 after late Bavuma wicket in Cape Town

South Africa ended the third day of the deciding Test in Cape Town on 140-4, leading Australia by just 40 runs after the tourists made 429. BBC Sport reported that Temba Bavuma's late dismissal left Matthew Breetzke and Ryan Rickelton at the crease, with the hosts still trying to establish a defendable target.

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Australia had begun the day on 330-4, a single run ahead of South Africa's first-innings 329. ABC's report from the previous evening recorded an unbeaten 145-run partnership between Josh Inglis and Alex Carey, who had reached 85 and 51 respectively. Their stand had followed a 126-run partnership between Matt Renshaw and Cameron Green, giving Australia a platform for the third morning.

Inglis converted his overnight position into his second Test hundred before falling for 102. In Scott Bailey's report for the Seymour Telegraph, he reached the milestone by reverse-sweeping Simon Harmer for four, then was caught behind later in the same over. That dismissal ended a 185-run partnership with Carey and gave South Africa an opening to restrict Australia's advantage.

Carey subsequently edged Harmer to slip for 80, while Kagiso Rabada trapped Pat Cummins lbw for nought. Australia lost three wickets for 10 runs during that passage, but Cooper Connolly helped extend the innings. Bailey reported that Connolly made 29 before being caught and bowled by Marco Jansen, with the tourists eventually securing a first-innings lead of exactly 100.

South Africa's reply suffered early setbacks as Aiden Markram made one and David Bedingham 11. According to the BBC, Markram drove Mitchell Starc to Travis Head at mid-off, while Bedingham fell attempting a pull against Josh Hazlewood. Those dismissals left the home side needing a recovery after its bowlers had limited Australia's first-innings advantage.

Bavuma resisted for 115 deliveries but was dismissed by Nathan Lyon for 35 shortly before the close. Starc finished the day with two wickets for 29 runs. South Africa still had six wickets available, with Wiaan Mulder and Marco Jansen among the batters yet to come, but no winning target had been settled.