It appears that South Africa has made a successful start to their innings after the loss of opener Bavuma's wicket. The current pair of David Bedingham and Verney, with 111-5 in the lead.

The team continues to build slowly but steadily towards building up from there.
- Bedingham picks up some form for himself in this session.
- They add a total of three more runs during this session
- The Australians keep coming under pressure as they try to gain an upper hand.