Nathan Lyon is finding some turn out of the footmarks during a maiden kept out by Matthew Breetzke.

Australia skipper Pat Cummins decides to bounce counterpart Temba Bavuma midway through the next over but it sits up for the diminutive batter who swats a pull through mid-wicket for four.

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Glorious from Matthew Breetzke.

He defends two balls from Pat Cummins before a piece of pure timing, as he drives the Australia captain wide of mid-off for four.

The shot draws a hum of appreciation from the Newlands crowd.

Final delivery of the over, Cummins finds a genuine edge from the bat of Breetzke but it falls just short of Matt Renshaw at first slip.

Nathan Lyon returns.

You know the look - shades, sun cream, collar up, towel flapping out the back of his pants and his bonce glistening in the sunshine.

Sharp turn from the Aussie off-spinner surprises Temba Bavuma who twice keeps short-leg interested as he fends it square.

South Africa now in the black. Three down. But in the black.

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Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive was belting out over the PA system during the drinks break. Not that Temba Bavuma needs any musical inspiration.

Bavuma nudges a single off Mitchell Starc leaving Marques Ackerman to negotiate the remainder of the over.

Matthew Breetzke the new batter and he's off the mark with a single off Cooper Connolly.

Temba 'Barnacle' Bavuma has 19 off 71 balls.

The South Africa captain is not giving this up without a fight.

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Matt Renshaw becomes the sixth bowler used by Pat Cummins with fewer than 30 overs bowled.

His part-time off-breaks are of little to concern Marques Ackerman and Temba Bavuma who milk him around for five singles in the over.

A sign of how effective this partnership has been for South Africa that Pat Cummins is rotating his bowlers and turns first to Cooper Connolly's slow-left arm spin.

Connolly starts with a maiden.

A quiet couple of overs before Mitchell Starc is summoned back to the attack by Australia captain Pat Cummins.

Starc's fourth delivery is a brisk bouncer but Marques Ackerman takes on the hook and helps it on its way through fine leg for four.

Later in the over Ackerman drives with elan, to pick up a couple more.

Josh Hazlewood nibbles it about a bit but a watchful Temba Bavuma continues to soak up some of the pressure, dovetailing with the more aggressive Marques Ackerman.

Nathan Lyon then rattles through another over of spin which is picked off for three singles.

The partnership between Marques Ackerman and Temba Bavuma is now worth 49 runs. They have steadied the ship at Newlands.

Fifty for Ackermanpublished at 21.4 overs

21.4 overs

Bold from Marques Ackerman!

He skips down the pitch to meet Nathan Lyon and chips it - amid calls of 'catch it' from Australian accents - wide of mid-on for four.

Ackerman then steals a single off a misfield to bring up his half-century.

Josh Hazlewood replaces Pat Cummins.

Marques Ackerman has been busy and energetic at the crease and edges closer to a half-century by pulling Hazlewood behind square for four.

Temba Bavuma edges the final ball of the over, but plays it with soft hands and it falls well short of the slips.

The crowd at Newlands, which has filled up a little, are starting to believe these two are swinging a little bit of momentum back to the Proteas.

Temba Bavuma takes on the sweep shot to Nathan Lyon - and connects - but there's a sweeper on the boundary who cuts it off.