Rickelton and Mulder centuries set South Africa 288-run target for Australia in deciding Test

Times of India leads with the chase context, stressing South Africa’s 288-run target, the series decider at 1-1, and the expectation of tricky final-day batting with spin key.

Sky Sports uses the same headline and core match details as the other main cricket outlets, focusing on the Rickelton/Mulder centuries and the 288-run target.

Sky News frames the story around the centuries and the end-of-day scoreboard—South Africa’s 387 all out and the 288 victory target—without additional match-history detail.

India Today emphasises a ‘thrilling finish’ framing, but centres on the same pivotal action: Rickelton and Mulder tons that set up the chase of 288.

NDTV foregrounds a ‘fightback’ narrative, describing South Africa’s position when the day begins (only partially given in the provided summary) and linking it to setting Australia’s 288 chase.

The Guardian stresses how the momentum shifts away from Australia’s bowling strike rate early on, describes the lead change (from 40 to 287), and adds background on Rickelton’s prior performances.

NDTV again leads with the centuries and fightback, setting up Australia’s 288-run chase and noting South Africa’s starting position for the day, but the provided summary is truncated.

The Citizen keeps the focus narrow on day four highlights, highlighting both centuries in the penultimate stage of the match.