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Australia Strikes Twice as South Africa Clings on in Tense Last-Day Chase in Kingsmead Test
- On Tuesday, Australia required six wickets to win the first cricket test at Kingsmead in Durban, South Africa, as the hosts resumed play trailing a daunting 421-run victory target.
- Australia declared their second innings on 314-6 to set the target, with Matt Renshaw scoring 82 runs in the second innings after his dominant 190-run first-innings contribution.
- Hazlewood broke through the morning resistance by dismissing Wiaan Mulder for 29, while part-time spinner Renshaw claimed his second wicket when Kyle Verreynne fell for one.
- At lunch, South Africa reached 166-6, relying heavily on Aiden Markram, who remained 69 not out from 200 balls, with Marco Jansen accompanying him on 7.
- Steve Smith remains a doubt for the second test in Gqeberha on Sunday after being struck on the helmet by Anrich Nortje, with medical staff assessing him under concussion protocols.
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