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Bavuma's 179 leaves Australia 422 runs behind in the second Test

South Africa declared at 425 for 9 in Gqeberha. Scott Boland took five wickets.

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Australia face a big task after day three of the second Test in South Africa. At stumps, Australia were 1 for 3 in their first innings. They trail South Africa by 422 runs, ESPNcricinfo reported. South Africa declared at 425 for 9. Declaring means a team chooses to stop batting early. Their captain, Temba Bavuma, made 179. ESPNcricinfo said it was the highest score by a South Africa captain against Australia. Marco Jansen added 85 and Simon Harmer made 82. For Australia, fast bowler Scott Boland took 5 for 81. Mitchell Starc took 3 for 89. Then Australia lost opener Nic Maddinson for a duck, meaning he scored no runs. The match is in Gqeberha. Australia lead the three-match series 1-0 after winning the first Test. A draw or a win here would keep that lead. A loss would make it 1-1. Day four starts at 6.45pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) tonight. Australia's batters will need to stay in for a long time.