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SA vs AUS 3rd Test Day 1 live cricket score and updates from Cape Town

Australia won the coin toss and elected to field first in the final Test match of the series, though they had to leave Steve Smith out of the lineup due to an injury. The team made four overall changes, bringing in Nathan Lyon and Cooper Connolly for the fixture.

Mitchell Starc opened the bowling attack with the new red ball for the visiting side, while Aiden Markram and Marques Ackerman stepped out as the opening batting pair for South Africa. Ahead of the opening delivery, captain Pat Cummins gathered the Australian squad for a pre-match discussion on the field.

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