4.23pm So, that ends that. Maharaj can be pleased with an excellent knock of 73, his highest Test score (by one run). But South Africa will be even more pleased with their stellar first-innings total of 621, which gives them a lead of 225.
KA Maharaj c PW Hasaranga b Fernando 73 (157m 106b 6x4 2x6) SR: 68.86
Thanks Alan. That's the highest score in Test cricket at SuperSport Park. How much higher can they go?
END OF OVER:142 | 3 Runs | SA: 621/9
- Lungi Ngidi2 (9b)
- Keshav Maharaj73 (105b)
- Wanindu Hasaranga45-5-171-4
- Vishwa Fernando31-3-129-2
On come the drinks, halfway through the evening session and with SL staring at a testing spell against the new ball before the close. To bring you that, and the death throes of the SA innings, it's over to Valkerie
Right, can Hasaranga get his fifth...?
END OF OVER:141 | 7 Runs | SA: 618/9
- Keshav Maharaj72 (104b)
- Lungi Ngidi0 (4b)
- Vishwa Fernando31-3-129-2
- Wanindu Hasaranga44-5-168-4
Here's Anshul Goel: "@Rawffe: answering your Question. The biggest 1st innings total in losing cause was 419 by SA agst England in year 2005. The largest total in a match in losing cause was 473 by SAfrica agst Australia in year 2002."
"You could also call it the Mudassar Nazar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Matthew Elliott, Sanath Jayasuriya, Steve Waugh, Andy Flower, Younis Khan, Ian Bell, Kumar Sangakkara, Steve Smith, KL Rahul, Dean Elgar and now Faf du Plessis Club." You could, gav w. You could...
END OF OVER:140 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | SA: 611/9
- Lungi Ngidi0 (4b)
- Keshav Maharaj65 (98b)
- Wanindu Hasaranga44-5-168-4
- Vishwa Fernando30-3-122-2
