Australia captain Pat Cummins delivered a breathtaking bowling performance, claiming four wickets for just a solitary run, as the defending champions seized the upper hand on Day 2 of the ICC World Test Championship Final against South Africa at Lord’s on Thursday.

South Africa crumbled for just 138 in response to Australia’s modest first-innings total of 212, with Cummins ending the innings with superb figures of six for 28.

The 30-year-old pacer’s heroics not only dismantled the Proteas’ lower order but also saw him complete 300 Test scalps. South Africa’s collapse was swift and brutal, as they lost their last five wickets for a mere 12 runs. The sequence included a farcical run-out and a barrage of hostile pace that left their tailenders exposed and rattled. It was Cummins’ 14th five-wicket haul in 68 Tests and notably, his first at the historic Lord’s Cricket Ground.