Australia dig in, as Usman Khawaja answers Faf’s ton with one of his own
Adelaide — Usman Khawaja hit his country’s first century of the series to help Australia to 209/3 at dinner on the second day of the day-night third Test against SA on Friday, a first-innings deficit of just 50 runs. The left-hander, who opened in place of David Warner after SA’s declaration on 259/9 on Thursday, shared a partnership of 137 with Steve Smith after Kyle Abbott had taken two wickets in the first hour of the day. The partnership ended in a calamitous run-out for the Australia skipper half an hour before the break but Khawaja brushed off the disappointment to reach the milestone for the fifth time in Tests with a 10th four cut through point. The 29-year-old will resume for the night session unbeaten on 108 alongside Peter Handscomb, who had made 14 not out. Smith, who made 59, will certainly rue testing the arm of Vernon Philander at point by setting off for an optimistic single, which resulted in him standing stranded in the middle of the pitch as Quinton de Kock remove...
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