Australia vs South Africa 3rd Test, Live Score: Day 2 Highlights - Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith dominate SA
Usman Khawaja nears his first Test double tonne as Steve Smith tops Sir Donald Bradman's Test hundred tally on another dominant day for Australia
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Steve Smith and Usman-Khawaja dominate SAUsman Khawaja's most productive innings in his increasingly successful Test career helped Australia end the final Test against South Africa with a stalemate despite the best efforts of the dismal summer in Sydney.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Usman Khawaja closes in on his first Test double-ton and Steve Smith passed Sir Donald Bradman’s number of Test centuries 👇<a href="https://twitter.com/ARamseyCricket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ARamseyCricket</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSvSA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AUSvSA</a></p>— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) <a href="https://twitter.com/cricketcomau/status/1610894255148658690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Usman Khawaja was stuck at 195 when rain prevented him from scoring his first double tonne on Day 2.
Australia was 475/4 in the third session before rain interrupted play and ended the day early.
Travis Head was out on 70 after Steve Smith hit his 30th Test century, passing Don Bradman on the list.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Steve Smith celebrates his 30th Test hundred 🔥<br><br>Watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSvSA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AUSvSA</a> LIVE on <a href="https://t.co/MHHfZPyHf9">https://t.co/MHHfZPyHf9</a> (in select regions) 📺<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WTC23?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WTC23</a> | 📝 <a href="https://t.co/yJR6DiH5jX">https://t.co/yJR6DiH5jX</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZUuLrIY0kc">pic.twitter.com/ZUuLrIY0kc</a></p>— ICC (@ICC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1610846135278501888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Matt Renshaw was not out on 5, and Anrich Nortje took two wickets for South Africa, while Keshav Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada each took one.
Series History
1st Test: Australia won by six wickets
2nd Test: Australia triumphed by an inning and 182 runs.
Day 2 Stumps Scorecard
Australia 1st Innings: 475/4(131.0)
Usman Khawaja: 195*(368) & Matt Renshaw 5*(11)