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Starc Takes Six as Australia Fight Back in South Africa Decider

  • On Tuesday at Newlands, Mitchell Starc claimed six wickets for 72 runs as South Africa were dismissed for 329 in the series-deciding third Test.
  • Australia entered the decider with four changes after Steve Smith was ruled out due to a neck injury sustained earlier in the series.
  • Marques Ackerman scored 95 and Aiden Markram added 78, establishing a 158-run opening partnership before Josh Hazlewood sparked an Australian revival by dismissing Markram.
  • Ryan Rickelton and Marco Jansen added 95 for the seventh wicket, but Starc dismantled the tail, trapping Rickelton lbw for 42 and bowling Jansen for 52.
  • Captain Pat Cummins said Smith is in a "really good place" and remains "super invested in what's going on," despite the neck injury forcing his absence.
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