RHBs vs balls pitched in the channel outside off in this Test
1st innings: 61(135), 3 dismissals
2nd innings: 62(203), 6 dismissals
3rd innings: 24(58), 4 dismissals
4th innings: 81(155), no dismissal
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Wiaan Mulder: It took away the fear of failure going into this innings. We talked about getting whatever they get. There was a lot less fear of failure going into this innings. We had a chat about putting away the bad balls. Batting at number three is a new thing for me, I haven't done it in first class cricket. Super session, both of them have been through a lot, you can see they were drained, really nice to see two guys who’ve put in a lot for South African cricket do something special today. The surface was a bit slower today, there wasn’t as much nip and it’s got to do with wear and tear. Even when we were bowling, everything was happening really slowly, I’m glad we capitalised.

18:03 Local Time, 17:03 GMT, 22:33 IST: What started as a day of great frustration has ended as a day of great fulfillment for South Africa. 69 runs away, South Africa are on the cusp of a historic win here at Lord’s. 14 wickets fell on both days 1 and 2, just four wickets today on Day 3 - that’s testament to how much easier batting was today. The day started with a rigid 59-run stand between Starc and Hazlewood which helped Australia set what looked like a daunting 282-run target. Australia batted the entirety of the first session much to South Africa’s agitation as their hopes of rolling Australia over cheaply didn’t come to fruition. That emotion, however, was quickly washed away by what transpired in the next two sessions as South Africa, in the best batting conditions seen in this Test so far, batted with confidence, authority and poise. Led by a fantastic century from Aiden Markram, they polished off 213 inside 56 overs. With 8 wickets still in hand, they head into Day 4 as uncontested favourites.

Markram becomes the ninth batter to register a duck and a hundred in the same Test at Lord’s, third since 1980 after Michael Vaughan against India in 2002 and Misbah-ul-Haq against England in 2016.

Lyon to Markram, no run, good length and turns into off, Markram goes on the back foot and keeps it out.

Lyon to Markram, no run, tossed up full outside off, Markram now with a sturdy front foot block

Lyon to Bavuma, 1 run, to cover

Visiting batters with 4th innings hundreds at Lord’s
214* - Gordon Greenidge (WI) vs ENG, 1984
138 - Roy Fredericks (WI) vs ENG, 1976
136 - Michael Clarke (AUS) vs ENG, 2009
109* - Ajit Agarkar (IND) vs ENG, 2002
102* - Sir Don Bradman (AUS) vs ENG, 1938
102* - Aiden Markram (SA) vs AUS, 2025

Lyon to Bavuma, no run

Lyon to Bavuma, 2 runs, to sweeper cover

Openers with most 100s in 4th innings in Tests
4 - Sunil Gavaskar
4 - Graeme Smith
3 - Herbert Sutcliffe
3 - Geoffrey Boycott
3 - Gordon Greenidge
3 - Graham Gooch
3 - Aiden Markram

Lyon to Bavuma, no run

Sakthi: "Wicket of Steve Smith when required. Wicket of Hazlewood when SA wanted to finish off the 2nd innings. Now a century in the fourth innings. Markram!"

Hazlewood to Markram, no run

Hazlewood to Markram, FOUR, one of his best knocks in Tests and arguably his best knock ever in international cricket.

Hazlewood to Markram, no run, full just outside off, Markram gets forward to drive, doesn't time it, finds cover

Hazlewood to Markram, no run, back of a length outside off, Markram gets forward to push to cover, the ball hits the outer half of the bat

Hazlewood to Markram, no run, short of length and tight on off, a solid sturdy back foot block

Hazlewood to Markram, no run, short of length and rises from that length, Markram goes on the back foot and pushes it to cover

Lyon to Bavuma, 2 runs, to deep extra cover