South Africa vs Australia 3rd Test Live Score: Marques Ackerman falls, Aiden Markram continues to anchor inni

South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 273/6 (66.2 overs) 66.2: Josh Hazlewood to Ryan Rickelton, On the fourth stump on a length, Ryan Rickelton hangs back and bunts it down the surface..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 273/6 (66.1 overs) 66.1: Josh Hazlewood to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! Rickelton is beginning to open up his range of shots now! On a back of a length, wobbling away. Ryan Rickelton waits back as he gets the width and sublimely flays it through cover-point for a cracking boundary. The partnership is now worth 41 runs between this pair.. Josh Hazlewood comes on to bowl for the first time this session. Simon Katich shares an interesting stat on air - Pat Cummins has gone 296 balls without taking a wicket. That's the longest wicketless stretch of his Test career..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 269/6 (65.6 overs) 65.6: Nathan Lyon to Ryan Rickelton, Overpitched again and this is drilled away to long off for a single..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 268/6 (65.5 overs) 65.5: Nathan Lyon to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! Outstanding wristwork! Too full on the leg stump, Ryan Rickelton covers the line nicely and flicks it firmly to the deep mid-wicket gap for a boundary..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 264/6 (65.4 overs) 65.4: Nathan Lyon to Marco Jansen, An off-break on a dragged length, around off, Jansen cuts it off the back foot to deep cover-point for an easy single..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 263/6 (65.3 overs) 65.3: Nathan Lyon to Ryan Rickelton, On a good length, on middle and leg, Rickelton tucks it to the left of mid on for a quick single..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 262/6 (65.2 overs) 65.2: Nathan Lyon to Ryan Rickelton, Serves it up there, full on middle, Ryan pushes it back to the bowler..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 262/6 (65.1 overs) 65.1: Nathan Lyon to Ryan Rickelton, Drifting in on a length, Rickelton whips it to short mid-wicket..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 262/6 (64.6 overs) 64.6: Pat Cummins to Marco Jansen, Keeps bowling short and over the stumps, Jansen ducks under it..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 262/6 (64.5 overs) 64.5: Pat Cummins to Marco Jansen, Cummins nails a yorker at 142.9 kmph, but Jansen digs it out towards the vacant mid off region for a couple..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 260/6 (64.4 overs) 64.4: Pat Cummins to Marco Jansen, One more bumper, a bit wayward down leg. Jansen lets it be..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 260/6 (64.3 overs) 64.3: Pat Cummins to Marco Jansen, Swing and a miss! Skiddy delivery that doesn't rise much off the pitch, on middle, Marco Jansen swings hard to pull but the ball zips below his inside edge..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 260/6 (64.2 overs) 64.2: Pat Cummins to Marco Jansen, FOUR! Takes it on! Short again by Cummins, on top of middle, Marco Jansen picks the length early and pulls it over mid-wicket, beating Marnus Labuschagne to his left for a boundary..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 256/6 (64.1 overs) 64.1: Pat Cummins to Marco Jansen, Way too short and down leg, Marco sways away and ducks to leave..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 256/6 (63.6 overs) 63.6: Nathan Lyon to Ryan Rickelton, Full and speared in at the pads. Rickelton helps it to short fine leg..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 256/6 (63.5 overs) 63.5: Nathan Lyon to Ryan Rickelton, No shot offered and it is followed by a prolonged appeal for LBW by the Aussies. It is turned down. Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon and Alex Carey get together, and after a chat, they decide not to take the review. Drifting in towards the off stump, on a length. Rickelton shoulders arms and the ball flicks the back leg before going behind towards the keeper. The Ball Tracking shows that the ball was not coming back in enough and would have missed the off pole..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 256/6 (63.4 overs) 63.4: Nathan Lyon to Ryan Rickelton, Drawing the batter forward, fuller and on off. Rickelton knocks it to the right of Lyon..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 256/6 (63.3 overs) 63.3: Nathan Lyon to Marco Jansen, Drags the length back, on off. Jansen punches it to long on and gets to the other end..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 255/6 (63.2 overs) 63.2: Nathan Lyon to Marco Jansen, Did that come off the bat? On a good length, on off and middle. Jansen lunges for the block but the ball spins back in with bounce to go past the inside edge and pops up off the thigh pad in front of slip..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 255/6 (63.1 overs) 63.1: Nathan Lyon to Marco Jansen, Flighted up, on off, Marco smothers the spin by getting forward..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 255/6 (62.6 overs) 62.6: Pat Cummins to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! Nicely done. After pushing the batter back with the short ball. Cummins pitches it up. Ryan gets a decent stride in and extends his hands into the drive. He is not entirely to the pitch of the ball but angles the drive through the gap between cover and mid off for a boundary..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 251/6 (62.5 overs) 62.5: Pat Cummins to Ryan Rickelton, A waft to a short ball by another Proteas batter. Rickelton gets away with it. Spongey bounce on this short ball, on off. Ryan tries to roll his wrists over the ball to control the pull but the ball sails over his blade..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 251/6 (62.4 overs) 62.4: Pat Cummins to Ryan Rickelton, Wider on off, not close enough to make the batter play. An easy leave for Rickelton..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 251/6 (62.3 overs) 62.3: Pat Cummins to Ryan Rickelton, Fuller in length, pushed across the left-hander. Rickelton leaves it all alone..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 251/6 (62.2 overs) 62.2: Pat Cummins to Marco Jansen, Out comes the short ball, over off. Jansen rises with the bounce and runs it down to deep third. Cameron Green is placed fine on the fence and he runs around to his right to mop it up. Just a single..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 250/6 (62.1 overs) 62.1: Pat Cummins to Marco Jansen, Sprayed down leg, on a back of a length. Jansen tucks his bat close to his body and makes the leave.. Change of ends for Pat Cummins, who is still searching for his first wicket. He replaces Mitchell Starc..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 250/6 (61.6 overs) 61.6: Nathan Lyon to Ryan Rickelton, A loud shout for LBW, but the umpire shakes his head. Pat Cummins has a word with the keeper and the bowler before opting for the review. Flighted up by Lyon from around the wicket, full and drifting in at the sticks. Rickelton presses forward to defend but gets rapped on the pads. The replays indicate that there could be an inside edge onto the front pad. The UltraEdge confirms the same. A good decision by the experienced Richard Kettleborough in his 100th Test. Australia burn a review. They have 2 more reviews left..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 250/6 (61.5 overs) 61.5: Nathan Lyon to Ryan Rickelton, Full and angled in, on middle and leg. Rickelton lunges for the block..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 250/6 (61.4 overs) 61.4: Nathan Lyon to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! Helped away fine! A little too straight from around the wicket, on a nagging length, around the pads. Rickelton uses the angle and the pace of the ball to glance it past the short fine leg fielder for a four. South Africa bring up their 250..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 246/6 (61.3 overs) 61.3: Nathan Lyon to Marco Jansen, Turning back into the hips, on the shorter side. Marco works it with the spin behind square leg for a single..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 245/6 (61.2 overs) 61.2: Nathan Lyon to Marco Jansen, Pushed through, not all that short, on middle. Jansen rocks back to block it out..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 245/6 (61.1 overs) 61.1: Nathan Lyon to Marco Jansen, Tossed up, on middle. Jansen brings his bat out in front of the front pad and smothers the spin.. Nathan Lyon (15-0-51-2) is back on, replacing Pat Cummins..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 245/6 (60.6 overs) 60.6: Mitchell Starc to Ryan Rickelton, Slanting into the left-hander, on a back of a length. Rickelton gets on top of the bounce and drops it in front of short leg..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 245/6 (60.5 overs) 60.5: Mitchell Starc to Marco Jansen, At 144.7 kph, hurrying the batter and tucking him for room, on a hard length. Jansen takes the bottom hand off the bat handle and fends it down past short leg for a single..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 244/6 (60.4 overs) 60.4: Mitchell Starc to Marco Jansen, Another short ball, over the left shoulder. Marco ducks under it.. Ryan Rickelton has sustained a cut to his left index finger and is being attended to by the physio, who is taping it up. Rickelton is ready to resume..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 244/6 (60.3 overs) 60.3: Mitchell Starc to Ryan Rickelton, That has hurt! A bumper, on middle, climbing on Rickelton, who stands tall on his toes to fend it down but cops a blow on the left glove. His fingers get trapped against the bat handle. A single is taken as the ball rolls wide of point..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 243/6 (60.2 overs) 60.2: Mitchell Starc to Marco Jansen, Angled across, on top of off. Marco stays beside the line and taps it wide of cover for a single..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 242/6 (60.1 overs) 60.1: Mitchell Starc to Marco Jansen, FOUR! Cracked away. At 144.6 kph, Starc bashes the hard length, on off. It is not high enough to trouble the tall Jansen. He gets on top of the bounce and spanks it through point for a four..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 238/6 (59.6 overs) 59.6: Pat Cummins to Ryan Rickelton, From around the wicket for the last ball, angled in on a back of a length, on middle. Ryan stabs it down on the leg side..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 238/6 (59.5 overs) 59.5: Pat Cummins to Ryan Rickelton, Slower, short ball, on middle and leg. Rickelton sits under it. The ball goes on the bounce to Alex Carey..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 238/6 (59.4 overs) 59.4: Pat Cummins to Ryan Rickelton, Bowled on a short of a good length, on middle. Rickelton presses up on his toes and drops it down the deck..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 238/6 (59.3 overs) 59.3: Pat Cummins to Ryan Rickelton, A well-directed short ball, around the ribs with short leg in place. Rickelton rises with the bounce and nudges it on the bounce to short leg..South Africa vs Australia Live Score : 238/6 (59.2 overs) 59.2: Pat Cummins to Marco Jansen, Dug in short again, on middle. Jansen ducks under it. The ball dies down on its way to the keeper. Alex Carey lets it through and concedes a bye.