Australia stop rot with convincing victory

There was a minor alarm when, with 63 runs still required, Dave Warner was run-out for 47 and Usman Khawaja expelled for a duck inside one over yet there was never any genuine uncertainty that Australia would maintain a strategic distance from a first since forever 3-0 clear on home soil.

Opener Matt Renshaw, one of three new tops brought into the Australia side after overwhelming annihilations in the initial two Tests, scored 34 not out and brought the hosts level after his skipper Steve Smith was expelled for 40 with just two runs required.

It was left to one more of the debutants, Diminish Handscomb, to score the triumphant keep running with a solitary to midwicket.

It was Australia's second pink ball triumph after they beat New Zealand in the inaugural Test in Adelaide a year ago yet more critically finished a keep running of five thrashings.

"I'm extremely satisfied," Smith said.

"It was clearly a baffling approach to begin the arrangement, we've been defeated by South Africa, however I'm glad for the way the young men turned out and turned things around and demonstrated a touch of battle, flexibility and character. It was bound to happen."

While the accomplishment of the upgrade of the batting line-up remains generally disputable in front of the visit of Pakistan, the quality of Australian pace knocking down some pins is not in uncertainty.

Left-arm snappy Mitchell Starc prior completed with figures of 4-80 as Australia expelled the last four South African batsmen for the expansion of 56 races to their overnight count.

Warner in a rush

South Africa had continued on 194-6 however lost Quinton de Kock in the third over of the day preceding the new ball represented Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada lastly opener Stephen Cook.

Cook, under weight subsequent to making a minor commitment to the wins in the initial two Tests, squeezed out his second Test century off 235 balls, raising the point of reference by pulling Josh Hazlewood to the square leg for his eighth four.

He was not able include any more in the five further conveyances he confronted before Starc inspired one to nip back in and bowl him for 104 to convey a conclusion to the innings.

"It's really frustrating to lose the Test coordinate however it's difficult to look past the way that we've played awesome cricket," said South Africa chief Faf du Plessis, who has administered a third progressive arrangement triumph for the Proteas in Australia.

"You don't simply come here and beat them, you need to play some better than average cricket, so to have done that over most of the visit makes me a truly fulfilled chief."

Warner was kept from opening in Australia's first innings after Du Plessis' strategic announcement on 259-9 remaining him stranded off the field accepting treatment.

The Australia bad habit skipper seemed as though he was plan achieving the triumph focus all alone and had hit 47 keeps running off 51 balls when he went for a solitary, just for Renshaw to alter his opinion and abandon him stranded as the safeguards fell off.

Khawaja's place in the side is alright for the three-Test arrangement against the country of his introduction to the world around the New Year notwithstanding his duck and he was named Man of the Match for contributing 145 of Australia's 383 first innings runs.