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LIVE| Proteas reach lunch at 11/0 with five overs bowled in rain-interrupted match

IOL Sport · 18 October 2026 at 08:38

LIVE| Proteas reach lunch at 11/0 with five overs bowled in rain-interrupted match

Trailing 1-0 in the series after a 214-run defeat in Durban, South Africa return to Gqeberha seeking a crucial series-leveling victory against Australia.

IOL Sport delivers every telling moment as the drama unfolds.

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