Test · MEN'S CRICKET
South Africa v Australia
18 Oct 2026 – 22 Oct 2026 · St George's Park, Gqeberha · Australia tour of South Africa
Australia tour of South AfricaRESULT
South Africa425/9d
Australia99/10 & 295/10South Africa won by 1 inning and 31 runs
South Africa425/9d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aiden Markram | bowled · SM Boland | 11 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 39.29 |
| Marques Ackerman | c AT Carey b SM Boland | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 15.79 |
| David Bedingham | c AT Carey b SM Boland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Temba Bavuma | c AT Carey b MA Starc | 179 | 334 | 18 | 1 | 53.59 |
| Matthew Breetzke | c AT Carey b MA Starc | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
| Ryan Rickelton | c MT Renshaw b SM Boland | 31 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 60.78 |
| Wiaan Mulder | c MT Renshaw b MA Starc | 13 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 34.21 |
| Marco Jansen | c TM Head b SM Boland | 85 | 100 | 9 | 3 | 85.00 |
 Simon Harmer | bowled · M Labuschagne | 82 | 157 | 10 | 1 | 52.23 |
 Kagiso Rabada | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total · 763 legal balls | 425 | 127.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 14 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 24.1 | 89 | 3 | 3.68 | 5 | 1 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 14.0 | 43 | 0 | 3.07 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Boland | 29.0 | 81 | 5 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 26.0 | 96 | 0 | 3.69 | 0 | 0 |
| Beau Webster | 19.0 | 43 | 0 | 2.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Renshaw | 8.0 | 33 | 0 | 4.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Maddinson | 5.0 | 24 | 0 | 4.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 2.0 | 8 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (AK Markram) · 2-12 (DG Bedingham) · 3-25 (MJ Ackerman) · 4-40 (MP Breetzke) · 5-92 (RD Rickelton) · 6-110 (PWA Mulder) · 7-242 (M Jansen) · 8-425 (SR Harmer) · 9-425 (T Bavuma)
Australia99/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Maddinson | c SR Harmer b K Rabada | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Travis Head | lbw · M Jansen | 14 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Scott Boland | c RD Rickelton b M Jansen | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c SR Harmer b A Nortje | 14 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 56.00 |
 Steve Smith | bowled · PWA Mulder | 28 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 31.82 |
| Matt Renshaw | c SR Harmer b M Jansen | 12 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Alex Carey | c RD Rickelton b M Jansen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Beau Webster | c AK Markram b M Jansen | 13 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 46.43 |
| Pat Cummins | c MP Breetzke b PWA Mulder | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Mitchell Starc | c RD Rickelton b K Rabada | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Josh Hazlewood | not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Total · 255 legal balls | 99 | 42.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 6 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 12.0 | 33 | 2 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 5.3 | 9 | 0 | 1.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Markram | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Jansen | 11.0 | 33 | 5 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Anrich Nortje | 3.3 | 5 | 1 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 9.3 | 14 | 2 | 1.47 | 0 | 1 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (NJ Maddinson) · 2-11 (SM Boland) · 3-22 (TM Head) · 4-45 (M Labuschagne) · 5-65 (MT Renshaw) · 6-65 (AT Carey) · 7-84 (BJ Webster) · 8-96 (SPD Smith) · 9-97 (MA Starc) · 10-99 (PJ Cummins)
Australia295/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Maddinson | c RD Rickelton b K Rabada | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Travis Head | bowled · PWA Mulder | 121 | 190 | 15 | 0 | 63.68 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c M Jansen b SR Harmer | 39 | 98 | 4 | 0 | 39.80 |
| Matt Renshaw | bowled · K Rabada | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 47.83 |
| Beau Webster | lbw · SR Harmer | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 24.24 |
| Scott Boland | bowled · PWA Mulder | 40 | 166 | 6 | 0 | 24.10 |
| Steve Smith | c MP Breetzke b K Rabada | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 |
| Alex Carey | not out | 37 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 53.62 |
| Pat Cummins | bowled · PWA Mulder | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mitchell Starc | bowled · K Rabada | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 39.29 |
| Josh Hazlewood | c AK Markram b M Jansen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 643 legal balls | 295 | 107.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 13 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 23.0 | 77 | 4 | 3.35 | 0 | 1 |
| Marco Jansen | 17.1 | 34 | 1 | 1.98 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 21.0 | 64 | 3 | 3.05 | 0 | 2 |
| Simon Harmer | 39.0 | 93 | 2 | 2.38 | 0 | 1 |
| Aiden Markram | 7.0 | 18 | 0 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (NJ Maddinson) · 2-100 (M Labuschagne) · 3-123 (MT Renshaw) · 4-150 (BJ Webster) · 5-209 (TM Head) · 6-225 (SPD Smith) · 7-256 (SM Boland) · 8-262 (PJ Cummins) · 9-290 (MA Starc) · 10-295 (JR Hazlewood)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.