{ "id": "35606", "author": "1", "cnmid": "0", "title": "Australia retain upper hand in first Test", "lang": "en", "series": "343", "cup_year": "2018", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "March 3 (CRICKETNMORE) - Australian ended third day that finished early due to bad light on 213\/9, but after earning a first-innings lead of 189, they find themselves 402 runs ahead with one wicket remaining and two days left to play. ", "subtype": "", "editor1": "

March 3 (CRICKETNMORE) - Australian ended third day that finished early due to bad light on 213\/9, but after earning a first-innings lead of 189, they find themselves 402 runs ahead with one wicket remaining and two days left to play. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Australia (1st innings) 351<\/strong>: Mitchell Marsh 96, Steve Smith 56; Keshav Maharaj 5-123, Vernon Philander 2-59
\r\nSouth Africa (1st innings) 162<\/strong>: AB de Villiers 71, Aiden Markram 32; Mitchell Starc 5-34, Nathan Lyon 3-50
\r\nAustralia (2nd innings) 213-9<\/strong>: Cameron Bancroft 53, Steve Smith 38, Keshav Maharaj 3-93, Morne Morkel 3-42<\/p>\r\n\r\n

SCORECARD<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Day three finishes with Australia 213\/9, leading by 402 runs. Three wickets for Morne Morkel, who needs just three more to reach 300 in Tests! #SAvAUS<\/a>
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\r\nScorecard: https:\/\/t.co\/VjXpm8SmSG<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/QahlDMlADE<\/a><\/p>\r\n— ICC (@ICC) March 3, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n