Published: Nov 24, 2016, 06:00 AM (IST)
Edited: Nov 23, 2016, 07:14 PM (IST)
Australia and South Africa resume their on-field rivalry at the Adelaide Oval in the third and final Test of the 3 match series. This will also be Australia’s second day-night Test at home, it also accounts for South Africa’s first ever pink-ball game. The live cricket streaming of the pink-ball Test is available on Hotstar. The live telecast of the day-night Test is available on Star Sports 2 and Star Sports HD2. South Africa will lead by their ‘lollygate’ star Faf du Pleases, while Australia will be lead by their dynamic but low on confidence Steven Smith. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Australia vs South Africa, Day-Night Test at Adelaide
There have been enough limelight on ‘lollygate’ topic ever since the drubbing Australia received in the second Test at Hobart. The hosts have already lost the series losing the first two Tests but after this incident sprung up, it created rifts and tension between visiting side and Australian media. South Africa’s senior players, Dale Steyn and Hashim Amla, were also furious after the kind of behaviour and ban mouthing surrounding this incident as they termed the ball tampering issue as ‘ridiculous’ and urged for a whitewash to bring back importance towards the game.
du Plessis’ case saw the cricketer being cleared to play the final Test, but was handed out a 100 per cent fine of his match fee, and was also demerited by 3 points.
