Australia's skipper Pat Cummins said that South Africa is a strong side and recalled the time when his team suffered a loss against the Proteas in the last World Test Championship (WTC) final

In the first Test match against Sri Lanka, Manav Suthar claimed four wickets for 76 runs in 21.4 overs in the first innings, whereas he then returned with the figures of six wickets for 55 runs in 23.4 overs in the second essay