Test · MEN'S CRICKET
South Africa v Australia
27 Oct 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 · Newlands, Cape Town · Australia tour of South Africa
Australia tour of South AfricaRESULT
South Africa won by 176 runs
South Africa329/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aiden Markram | c MA Starc b JR Hazlewood | 78 | 141 | 10 | 1 | 55.32 |
 Marques Ackerman | stumped · NM Lyon | 95 | 94 | 12 | 2 | 101.06 |
 David Bedingham | c JR Hazlewood b MA Starc | 50 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 62.50 |
 Temba Bavuma | bowled · NM Lyon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matthew Breetzke | lbw · C Connolly | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
 Ryan Rickelton | lbw · MA Starc | 42 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 50.60 |
| Wiaan Mulder | c AT Carey b MA Starc | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Marco Jansen | bowled · MA Starc | 52 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 73.24 |
 Simon Harmer | not out | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Gerald Coetzee | bowled · MA Starc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Kagiso Rabada | lbw · MA Starc | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 495 legal balls | 329 | 82.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 10 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mitchell Starc | 16.3 | 72 | 6 | 4.36 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Hazlewood | 15.0 | 59 | 1 | 3.93 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Cummins | 18.0 | 73 | 0 | 4.06 | 1 | 0 |
 Nathan Lyon | 23.0 | 71 | 2 | 3.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Connolly | 9.0 | 41 | 1 | 4.56 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Renshaw | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-158 (MJ Ackerman) · 2-203 (AK Markram) · 3-204 (T Bavuma) · 4-216 (MP Breetzke) · 5-232 (DG Bedingham) · 6-232 (PWA Mulder) · 7-327 (RD Rickelton) · 8-328 (M Jansen) · 9-329 (G Coetzee) · 10-329 (K Rabada)
Australia429/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Renshaw | c RD Rickelton b M Jansen | 74 | 139 | 10 | 0 | 53.24 |
 Travis Head | bowled · SR Harmer | 41 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 83.67 |
 Marnus Labuschagne | c AK Markram b SR Harmer | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Cameron Green | c SR Harmer b M Jansen | 65 | 110 | 8 | 2 | 59.09 |
 Josh Inglis | c RD Rickelton b SR Harmer | 102 | 135 | 11 | 2 | 75.56 |
 Alex Carey | c AK Markram b SR Harmer | 80 | 168 | 7 | 0 | 47.62 |
| Cooper Connolly | caught and bowled · M Jansen | 29 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 34.94 |
| Pat Cummins | lbw · K Rabada | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitchell Starc | c RD Rickelton b G Coetzee | 11 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 37.93 |
| Nathan Lyon | c SR Harmer b PWA Mulder | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Josh Hazlewood | not out | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Total · 751 legal balls | 429 | 125.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 22 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 23.0 | 98 | 1 | 4.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Jansen | 22.1 | 60 | 3 | 2.71 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerald Coetzee | 19.0 | 70 | 1 | 3.68 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 21.0 | 63 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 37.0 | 104 | 4 | 2.81 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Markram | 3.0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-58 (TM Head) · 2-58 (M Labuschagne) · 3-184 (MT Renshaw) · 4-185 (C Green) · 5-370 (JP Inglis) · 6-379 (AT Carey) · 7-380 (PJ Cummins) · 8-402 (MA Starc) · 9-425 (NM Lyon) · 10-429 (C Connolly)
South Africa387/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | c TM Head b MA Starc | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Marques Ackerman | c C Green b MA Starc | 62 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 77.50 |
| David Bedingham | c NM Lyon b JR Hazlewood | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Temba Bavuma | bowled · NM Lyon | 35 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 30.43 |
| Matthew Breetzke | c MA Starc b PJ Cummins | 43 | 121 | 5 | 0 | 35.54 |
| Ryan Rickelton | run out | 101 | 219 | 12 | 0 | 46.12 |
| Wiaan Mulder | c MA Starc b PJ Cummins | 115 | 221 | 10 | 4 | 52.04 |
| Marco Jansen | c NM Lyon b MA Starc | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Simon Harmer | bowled · NM Lyon | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Gerald Coetzee | run out | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Kagiso Rabada | not out | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Total · 808 legal balls | 387 | 134.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 15 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 24.0 | 65 | 3 | 2.71 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 21.0 | 68 | 1 | 3.24 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 24.4 | 71 | 2 | 2.88 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 44.0 | 101 | 2 | 2.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Connolly | 4.0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Renshaw | 8.0 | 22 | 0 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Head | 5.0 | 15 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 4.0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (AK Markram) · 2-31 (DG Bedingham) · 3-95 (MJ Ackerman) · 4-131 (T Bavuma) · 5-181 (MP Breetzke) · 6-335 (RD Rickelton) · 7-343 (M Jansen) · 8-344 (SR Harmer) · 9-351 (G Coetzee) · 10-387 (PWA Mulder)
Australia111/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Head | c M Jansen b K Rabada | 14 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Matt Renshaw | c RD Rickelton b K Rabada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | lbw · K Rabada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Cameron Green | bowled · SR Harmer | 27 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 24.55 |
| Josh Inglis | run out | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
| Alex Carey | c M Jansen b SR Harmer | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Cooper Connolly | c RD Rickelton b SR Harmer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitchell Starc | c C Bosch b SR Harmer | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pat Cummins | lbw · SR Harmer | 11 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 12.22 |
| Nathan Lyon | not out | 33 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 57.89 |
| Josh Hazlewood | bowled · SR Harmer | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 343 legal balls | 111 | 57.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 16 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 14.0 | 39 | 3 | 2.79 | 0 | 1 |
| Marco Jansen | 8.0 | 17 | 0 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 21.1 | 16 | 6 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Coetzee | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Markram | 6.0 | 13 | 0 | 2.17 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (MT Renshaw) · 2-5 (M Labuschagne) · 3-22 (TM Head) · 4-40 (JP Inglis) · 5-42 (AT Carey) · 6-42 (C Connolly) · 7-60 (MA Starc) · 8-62 (C Green) · 9-107 (PJ Cummins) · 10-111 (JR Hazlewood)
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