Welcome to the coverage of Day 4 of the World Test Championship Final between Australia and South Africa at Lord's on Friday.
Having dominated the third day's play, South Africa are just 69 runs short of their historic first ever World title.
Following decades of falling agonisingly short of success, South African cricket now sits on the cusp of a first major triumph as they look on course to win the World Test Championship Final.
South Africa were sitting pretty on 213/2 at close on Day 3 thanks to a superb unbeaten hundred from opener Aiden Markram after Australia had earlier set a target of 282 runs for victory.
Markram, alongside captain Temba Bavuma (65 not out), put on an unbroken stand of 143 for the third wicket which broke the back of what would be the joint second-highest successful run chase at the Home of Cricket.
At 70 for two, the game was evenly poised, but the exploits of Markram and Bavuma slowly swung the pendulum in the Proteas' favour.
However, Australia won't give up hope as they will be aware that past South African teams have been labelled 'chokers' for consistently coming up short when victory is in sight at major tournaments.
South African cricket's reputation comes from a long list of near-misses in World Cup semi-finals, including falling foul to a now-discredited rain rule or coming off second best even when the match ended up tied.
Last year they reached their first major final at the Twenty20 World Cup in Barbados, but with only 26 runs needed off the last four overs, fell seven runs short as India snatched an unlikely victory.
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