AUS vs SA, WTC Final 2025 Day 3: Ball-by-ball updates from Lord's
20:45 IST:
18.5: Lungi Ngidi to Steve Smith, OUT! LBW! At last, after being criticized for not taking proper reviews, Temba Bavuma gets one bang on! Lungi Ngidi was threatening to do this to Smith on Day 1 as well and eventually, has got this man. The man who lords the Lord’s has gone for an unlucky 13. Is this the moment which shifts the Test in South Africa’s favour? Just like Labuschagne has been dismissed in similar fashions over the past two years, this is another of a typical way to get rid of Smith. Trap him in front of the stumps and hope that he misses the ball. When he does, it is pure gold. Stuart Broad would have been proud of that. Ngidi comes a bit wider from over the wicket and lands this on a length, outside off and makes it to nip back in. Smith, trying to work the ball to the leg side, gets across, but misses the ball. Is hit on the pads and Ngidi immediately goes up in an appeal. Surprisingly, Chris Gaffaney shakes his head and an excited Temba Bavuma immediately asks multiple opinions regarding the review. No bat, say everyone. Height is fine, say everyone. He signals the ‘T’ and it returns three reds on Ball Tracking! The moment the impact was deemed to be in line, Smith knew it, shaking his head and trudging off. Eventually, it is the inconsistent bowler who takes the most important wicket. Australia are 48/4 and lead by 122!
