Aussie veteran Steve Smith did not play in South Africa’s second innings in Durban. A fast bowler named Anrich Nortje hit the right-handed batter with a short throw on Monday. Smith didn’t see the ball coming and dove into its path. The ball hit him right on the top of the helmet.

When it happened in the 43rd over of the fourth day of the first Test, play was stopped for a short time. Steve Smith took his time with the concussion test and came back with another helmet to keep going. He got 27 runs off of 41 balls, with three fours and a six. The former captain was fired by Simon Harmer.

As the Australians took the field, Steve Smith wasn’t in the starting lineup. Instead, Michael Neser came in for him.

The guests said they were setting a goal of 421 for the South Africans. On the third day, the vise captain did a great job on the field, making three great drops.

Recently, Steve Smith has been getting concussions a lot. Since the beginning of 2019, he has had two tests and three episodes of dizziness, which kept him from playing in two games. Australia has a good chance to win the first Test of the three-match series because the hosts need 319 runs to win on the last day.

As the second Test is set to begin on October 18 at St. George’s Park, the trainer will be keeping a close eye on Steve Smith’s recovery.

In terms of the game, Matt Renshaw almost hit his first double century when he hit 190 runs in the first innings, which helped Australia score 390. It was Wiaan Mulder who got 4/68 from the Proteas. South Africa batted badly in their first innings and were out for 284 runs. The Australian bowlers worked hard as a team. Pat Cummins, who was captain, was the best bowler with 3/54.

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The Aussies batted again in their second innings and scored 314/6, with Renshaw getting 82 runs. South Africa was at 102/4 at the end of Day 4, with Mulder leading the non-striker’s end with five runs and Aiden Markram still unbeaten at 45.

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