Mitchell Starc's Six-Wicket Haul Spurs Australia Fightback in Third Test vs South Africa
Mitchell Starc took six wickets, including four in six balls, to lead Australia's comeback on Day 1 of the third Test against South Africa at Newlands. South Africa started strongly with a 158-run opening partnership between Marques Ackerman (95) and Aiden Markram (78) but collapsed to 329 all out. Australia, after a challenging start, used effective bowling from Starc, Nathan Lyon, and Josh Hazlewood to dismantle the South African innings. Steve Smith missed the match due to a neck injury, and Australia made four changes following their previous defeat.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
hindustantimes broke this story on 27 Oct, 05:02 pm. Other outlets followed.