The Proteas were 97-5 at the close of the second day of the second Test, which was again limited by rain, as Boland took two more wickets and Bavuma provided the main resistance.

The hosts resumed on 20-2 and added 77 runs in the 30.4 overs bowled. Debutant Marques Ackerman went early, adding one to his overnight five before Alex Carey caught him off Boland to make it 25-3. Matthew Breetzke followed for four, caught by Carey off Mitchell Starc, and South Africa were 40-4.

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Marques Ackerman’s debut innings ends after another beauty by the Aussie 👇

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Bavuma, who resumed on four, batted on. He added 52 with Ryan Rickelton, who made 31 from 51 balls before Matt Renshaw caught him off Boland to leave South Africa 92-5. Boland has 4-31 from 14 overs in the innings.

Bavuma is unbeaten on 41 from 108 balls, with five fours and a six, and Wiaan Mulder is on two. Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada are still to bat, with South Africa trailing the series 1-0 after the 214-run defeat in Durban.