Cricket-Inglis ton helps Australia build lead in third test v South Africa


CAPE TOWN, Oct 29 (Reuters) - ⁠Australia’s Josh Inglis matched his career-best score of ⁠102 on Thursday as the tourists moved into ‌an 82-run lead at lunch with two wickets remaining in their first innings on the third day of the decisive third test against ​South Africa at Newlands.

• Australia went ⁠to the interval at ⁠411 for eight in reply to South Africa’s first innings ⁠score ‌of 329

• CooperConnolly is unbeaten on 20 and Nathan Lyon has 1 as Australia look to ⁠build their advantage in the afternoon session

• ​Inglis and Alex ‌Carey (80) resumed on the third morning, with the ⁠former reaching his ​second test ton off 132 balls

• Wicketkeeper RyanRickelton caught him off the bowling of spinner Simon Harmer (4-104), equalling his ⁠previous highest score of 102.

• Carey edged ​toAiden Markram at slip off Harmer, before Kagiso Rabada trapped Pat Cummins leg before wicket for a duck and Mitchell ⁠Starc (11) became seamer Gerald Coetzee's first test victim in two years

• The series is level at 1-1 after Australia won the first test by 214 runs in Durban ​and South Africa responded with a ⁠victory by an innings and 31 runs inGqeberha

• The ​winners of the match will occupy ‌the number one spot in the ​test world rankings, which is currently held by Australia

(Reporting by Nick Said; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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