London, June 13 -- A fine half-century partnership between Aiden Markram and Wiaan Mulder put South Africa in a solid spot at the end of the second session during day three of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord's on Friday.

At the end of the session, SA was 94/2, with skipper Temba Bavuma (11*) and Markram (49*) unbeaten.

During the run-chase of 282 runs, South Africa was off to a nightmarish start as the 'first over Starc' struck, removing Ryan Rickelton (6), caught behind by wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey. SA was 9/1 in 2.1 overs.

Aiden Markram and Wiaan Mulder then stitched a partnership for Proteas. The two displayed positive intent with the bat. They got some fine boundaries against the pace trio of skipper Pat Cu...