Booed Faf du Plessis manages 65 not out in day-night Aussie Test
Adelaide — Faf du Plessis beat the booing to keep SA’s heads above water on the first day of the third test against Australia in Adelaide on Thursday. Du Plessis‚ who was fined 100% of his match fee on Tuesday for ball-tampering during the second test in Hobart‚ was roundly booed when he stepped over the boundary to begin his innings. But SA’s captain was 65 not out with Kyle Abbott on one at dinner‚ which the visitors reached on 165/7. SA‚ who have already won the series‚ lost 89/3 in the first session and 76/4 between tea and dinner on their first day of pink-ball‚ day-night Test cricket. Stephen Cook used an early reprieve to make 40‚ his best effort in nine innings across all formats and at all levels‚ and only the second time in those trips to the crease that he has reached 20. Cook was given out leg before wicket to Mitchell Starc for four with the 18th ball of the match. Replays showed Starc had overstepped. But the visitors slumped to 44/3 in the first hour with Dean Elgar‚ ...
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