Inglis century gives Australia 100-run lead in deciding Test

Josh Inglis scored 102 as Australia secured a 100-run first-innings lead over South Africa in the deciding Test at Newlands, Cape Town. Australia made 429 in reply to South Africa’s 329, with Inglis and Alex Carey combining for a 185-run fifth-wicket partnership that anchored the innings. Inglis faced 135 balls and reached his century from 132, sweeping offspinner Simon Harmer for four. Harmer dismissed him three balls later, when Inglis edged behind for 102. His innings included 11 fours and two sixes, according to the match statistics reported. The century made Inglis the first Australian batter reported to have scored multiple centuries in each of the three international formats. He now has two Test hundreds, two in one-day internationals and one in Twenty20 internationals. His first Test century came on debut against Sri Lanka in Galle in 2025. Carey scored 80 in the partnership, which helped Australia recover after losing two wickets in quick succession around the 185-run mark. Australia resumed day three at 330 for four, with Inglis on 85 and Carey on 51, before the pair extended their stand and took the visitors past South Africa’s total. Inglis said after play that...