RSA vs AUS, 3rd Test: South Africa take the lead after erasing Australia’s advantage

Lyon landed late blow! Wow, talk about a heart-pounding finish to the day! With the close approaching, Temba Bavuma and Matthew Breetzke would have been hoping to see off the remaining overs and head back to the dressing room unscathed.

But Nathan Lyon had other ideas. He breached Bavuma's defense for the second time in this Test, dismissing him for the seventh time in the format and delivering a body blow to South Africa just when they seemed poised to close out the day.

A late twist that has left the Proteas with plenty to ponder. Mitchell Starc to Ryan Rickelton, Safely kept out, and that will be Stumps on Day 3 with South Africa leading by 40 runs. Starc gets the ball to tail back in a bit, on a short of a length, on middle.

Rickelton gets right behind the line of the ball and blocks it out from the crease. Mitchell Starc to Ryan Rickelton, In line with the off pole, on a good length. Rickelton defends it right under his eyes. Mitchell Starc to Ryan Rickelton, Not close enough to make the batter play, on a back of a length.

Ryan lets it be. Mitchell Starc to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! Uppish but safe. Angled in at the pads, on a good length. Rickelton closes the bat face to flick it away. Travis Head is standing a bit deep at short leg but the ball is past him before he can react and it races away to the fence.

Mitchell Starc to Ryan Rickelton, A bouncer now, on middle, ducked under by Rickelton. Mitchell Starc to Matthew Breetzke, This is on a back of a length, on off. Breetzke punches it through covers and takes a single as the ball rolls to deep.

Time for the final over of the day. Mitchell Starc to bowl. Nathan Lyon to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! Off the edge. Ryan Rickelton had his heart in his mouth for a moment there. Slightly shorter, on off. Rickelton hangs back to defend.

The ball rips away to take the outside edge but it goes down and bounces through the tiny gap between slip and gully for a boundary. South Africa suffer a cruel blow. Ryan Rickelton makes his way out to bat with about 2 minutes left in the day.

A slip, a leg slip, a silly point and a short leg for the new batter. Nathan Lyon to Temba Bavuma, OUT! CASTLED! Not sure if the presence of silly point had anything to do with Bavuma playing that shot, but Lyon has the prized scalp.

A dagger to the hearts of South Africa in the dying embers of the day. This is floated up, landing on the footmarks outside the off stump. Bavuma springs onto the front foot and brings his wrists into play to flick it with the spin.

The ball lands on the rough and spins back in a long way to go past the inside edge, and it clips the top of the leg stump. Nathan Lyon lets out a roar of delight, as do the rest of the men around the bat. Australia pick up a massive wicket late in the day.

South Africa are now 4 down with a lead of 31 runs. Nathan Lyon to Temba Bavuma, This is dropped short, on off. Bavuma picks up the length early and goes deep in the crease. He makes a bit of room and punches it to the right of deep point for a couple of runs.

Travis Head comes in at silly point. So there is a slip, a short leg and a silly point. Nathan Lyon to Temba Bavuma, Tossed up, on a good length, on off. Temba tucks it down with the spin in front of short leg. Nathan Lyon to Temba Bavuma, Flighted delivery at the sticks, not much turn.

Bavuma nudges it to mid-wicket. Nathan Lyon to Temba Bavuma, From around the wicket, full and on middle. Bavuvma works it off the pads to mid-wicket. Mitchell Starc to Temba Bavuma, After pushing the batter back with the short ball, Starc goes full this time, wider as well.

Bavuma reaches out and slices it behind point for a single. Mitchell Starc to Temba Bavuma, Dug in short, over off. Not high enough to trouble the batter as Bavuma rises on his toes and gets his hands high to drop it down the deck with an angled bat.