The real suspense of Test cricket, 5th day, 288 runs and 10 wickets… Will Australia create history or will South Africa turn the tables?

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SA vs AUS: The third and decisive Test match being played between Australia and South Africa has reached a very exciting turn. On the last i.e. fifth day of the game, Australia needs 288 runs to win, while South Africa will have to take all 10 wickets to win the match. Both the teams have equal chances of winning, due to which the heartbeats of the cricket fans have increased. Let us know what equations are being formed on this last day and which way the match can turn.

Ryan Rickleton-Wian Mulder's century spoiled Australia's game on the fourth day

South Africa's second innings was no less than a film drama, which took the match to the peak of excitement. After falling behind by 100 runs in the first innings, at one point in the second innings too, South Africa had lost 5 wickets for just 181 runs and it seemed that the Australian team would easily win the series. But after this, Ryan Rickleton (101 runs) and Vian Mulder (115 runs) completely turned the tide of the match by playing brilliant century innings and making a historic partnership of more than 100 runs for the sixth wicket. Both of them tired the Australian bowlers badly, after which South Africa ended their innings at 387 runs and set a very difficult and exciting target of 288 runs for Australia and the match reached the fifth day.

The fourth day's play is going to be very exciting

After the end of four days of the match, now the last day's play is left. It will not be easy for the batsmen to score runs on the pitch, because the ball takes a lot of turn and bounce on the pitch of the fifth day. Australia has a challenging target of 288 runs. If their batsmen play consistently, they can achieve this target. On the other hand, South African bowlers have a chance to take full 10 wickets, which they would like to do by creating pressure in the initial overs only. However, it is not going to be easy for South Africa to take 10 wickets in a day against a team like Australia.

Australia must have made a strong strategy

The Australian team will depend heavily on its opening pair to chase this target. Their batsmen will have to play carefully and look for opportunities to score runs on bad balls. Australia will need a partnership to register victory on the fifth day. If the first few hours pass without losing any wicket, Australia will tighten its grip on the match.

South Africa will have to take the initial wicket

The biggest weapon for South Africa is their bowling line-up. To take advantage of the pitch on the fifth day, their fast bowlers and spinners will give their full strength. South Africa's aim will be to take 2-3 main wickets of Australia in the first session of the game itself. If they manage to put pressure on the Australian batsmen, then taking 10 wickets will not be too difficult for them.

There will be Super Sunday for the fans

For cricket fans, this is the best form of test match, where the match can go in any direction. Discussion has already started among the fans on social media as to who will win. Will Australia create history by achieving this huge target, or will the South African bowlers force Australia to kneel with their sharp bowling? Its decision will be taken the next day.

Also read: Shreyas Iyer created history, broke Rohit Sharma's big record, became the number 1 Indian captain to achieve this feat in T20I.

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