After a strong bowling performance by the Proteas at Lord’s, Australia’s innings concluded at 207. The initial Australian innings was limited to 212 runs, but the South African batting struggled, managing only 138 runs. In the second innings, the South Africans once again put pressure on the Australian batting lineup, securing consecutive wickets. South Africa now faces a target of 282 runs. Historically, South Africa has successfully chased scores of 250 or more five times in Test matches, with three of those instances against Australia. The most notable chase was 414 at the WACA in Perth in 2008.
