Rabada puts SA on top

South African quick bowler Kagiso Rabada tore the heart out of Australia's batting when he took four wickets in seven balls on the main day of the second Test on Friday. 

Rabada included a fifth wicket in an indistinguishable spell from Australia were rocked the bowling alley out for 243 in the wake of winning the hurl and batting on a green-tinged pitch on a cloudy day at St George's Park. 

South Africa were 39 for one at the nearby. 

Rabada completed with five for 96, having done all his harm on either side of tea, taking the key wicket of Australian commander Steve Smith, at that point following up by expelling the Marsh siblings, Shaun and Mitchell, in his next finished. 

Tea was taken after Mitchell Marsh was out. With his residual ball in the over, Rabada had Pat Cummins got behind to be on a cap trap. He didn't deal with that however 11 balls later he knocked down some pins Mitchell Starc. 

It was a day of complexities. Australian opening batsmen Cameron Bancroft and David Warner survived a testing first hour, scoring just 23 keeps running in 14 overs, at that point appeared to have taken control as they included 75 keeps running in the following hour, just for Bancroft to be out for 38 off the last ball before lunch. 

Two more wickets fell rapidly after the interim, including that of Warner for 63, made off 100 balls with nine fours. 

Warner had in any event given his bat a chance to do the talking following seven days punctuated by the aftermath from his quarrel with South African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock amid the principal Test. 

Smith and Shaun Marsh steadied the innings with a patient fourth wicket remain of 44 preceding Rabada began his obliteration. 

Rabada created a quick conveyance calculated in to the stumps to strike Smith on the back cushion. Smith flopped in an audit of umpire Kumar Dharmasena's choice. 

In Rabada's next finished Shaun Marsh was beaten by a ball which swung into his cushions and was likewise leg previously. Mitchell Marsh edged a four however then was gotten behind off an inside edge. 

Australia were 182 for eight when Starc was out yet wicketkeeper Tim Paine batted well with the last two batsmen, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood as the last two wickets included 61 runs. Paine was last man out for 36. 

SCORES IN BRIEF 

AUSTRALIA: First innings 243 (Bancroft 38, Warner 63, Smith 25, Marsh 24, Paine 36; Philander 2-25, Rabada 5-96, Ngidi 3-51) 

SOUTH AFRICA: First innings 39 for 1 (Elgar 11 not out, Rabada 17 not out 17, Cummins 1-9)