Play resumes as expected after a small delay. Cummins starts off with the ball in the second session.
Kyle Verreynne keeps out the first two balls before he inside edges the third into the leg side and pushes the fourth ball for a single.
Bedingham clips the last ball off his pads for another run which also helps him retain the strike as South Africa reach 123/5 in 50 overs.
Spinner Nathan Lyon from the other end. Bedingham slaps the third ball through the off-side for a single and Verreynne hits the next to long-on for one.
A sharp bouncer as Verreynne ducks under which is ruled a no-ball for overstepping. The next ball is full and swings sharply into the right-hander, who misses the clip and is struck on the pads but the LBW shout is turned down.
Australia take the review and manage to overturn the decision as the impact is in line and the ball is going on to hit the leg stump. Initially it looked the ball would be going or at best clip the outside of leg stump but the ball tracker has left everyone surprised, as it is showing to be hitting the leg stump.
Verreynne walks backs for 13 as South Africa slip to 126/6.
Marco Jansen is beaten first ball as he plays inside the line but the ball goes straight on past the outside edge and the same next ball.
Cummins strikes again in the same over. Marco Jansen ends up chipping a simple return back to the bowler to be dismissed for a duck.
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