Australia beat South Africa by innings and 182 runs in Melbourne to seal Test series

Mitchell Starc dislocated a digit connected the opening time of the Test

Australia thrashed South Africa by an innings and 182 runs successful the 2nd Test to triumph the bid with a crippled to spare.

Off-spinner Nathan Lyon claimed 3-58, including Temba Bavuma for 65, portion Khaya Zondo and Keshav Maharaj were needlessly tally out.

The last Test successful Sydney starts connected 3 January.

Australia, who won the archetypal Test wrong 2 days, extended their pb implicit India astatine the apical of the World Test Championship table. South Africa, who began the bid successful second, are present fourth.

Australia's triumph astatine the MCG was each but definite aft they posted a mammoth 575-8 declared - featuring 200 from David Warner and Alex Carey's 111 - successful reply to South Africa's 189.

Although the tourists avoided an 8 successive full of little than 200, they ne'er looked apt to instrumentality the crippled into a 5th day.

Bavuma was the lone batter to marque much than 33 arsenic Scott Boland claimed 2-49 connected his location crushed and skipper Pat Cummins, who removed other fig Dean Elgar connected the 3rd evening, conceded lone 20 runs from 16 overs and reviewed 2 decisions that were overturned by the TV umpire.

Part-time leg-spinner Steve Smith sealed triumph successful the Shane Warne Test by bowling Lungi Ngidi.

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