Australia tour of South Africa - Test -

South Africa Vs Australia - TEST Cricket Scorecard

Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Date & Time: Tue, 27 Oct, 14:00
Status: Day 3 - Session 3: South Africa lead by 29 runs.

South Africa 1st Inning

329 ( 82.3 ) / 10

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram c Starc b Hazlewood	78	141	10	1	55.31
Marques Ackerman st Carey b Lyon	95	94	12	2	101.06
David Bedingham c Hazlewood b Starc	50	80	7	0	62.5
Temba Bavuma b Lyon	0	3	0	0	0
Matthew Breetzke lbw b Connolly	2	12	0	0	16.66
Ryan Rickelton lbw b Starc	42	83	5	0	50.6
Wiaan Mulder c Carey b Starc	0	2	0	0	0
Marco Jansen b Starc	52	71	7	0	73.23
Simon Harmer NOT OUT	0	7	0	0	0
Gerald Coetzee b Starc	0	1	0	0	0
Kagiso Rabada lbw b Starc	0	2	0	0	0

Extras	10 (B 5, LB 3, NB 1, WB , P 1)
Total	329 ( 82.3 )Ovr, (10 Wickets), (CRR)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	16.3	2	72	6
Josh Hazlewood	15	3	59	1
Pat Cummins	18	2	73	0
Nathan Lyon	23	1	71	2
Cooper Connolly	9	0	41	1
Matt Renshaw	1	0	5	0

Australia 1st Inning

429 ( 125.1 ) / 10

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Matt Renshaw c Rickelton b Jansen	74	139	10	0	53.23
Travis Head b Harmer	41	49	7	0	83.67
Marnus Labuschagne c Markram b Harmer	0	5	0	0	0
Cameron Green c Harmer b Jansen	65	110	8	2	59.09
Josh Inglis c Rickelton b Harmer	102	135	11	2	75.55
Alex Carey c Markram b Harmer	80	168	7	0	47.61
Cooper Connolly c & b Jansen	29	83	3	0	34.93
Pat Cummins lbw b Rabada	0	6	0	0	0
Mitchell Starc c Rickelton b Coetzee	11	29	2	0	37.93
Nathan Lyon c Harmer b Mulder	1	25	0	0	4
Josh Hazlewood NOT OUT	4	3	1	0	133.33

Extras	22 (B 16, LB 4, NB 1, WB , P 1)
Total	429 ( 125.1 )Ovr, (10 Wickets), (CRR)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W
Kagiso Rabada	23	1	98	1
Marco Jansen	22.1	7	60	3
Gerald Coetzee	19	4	70	1
Wiaan Mulder	21	5	63	1
Simon Harmer	37	6	104	4
Aiden Markram	3	0	14	0

South Africa 2nd Inning

129 ( 44.6 ) / 3

Batter	R	B	4s	SR
Aiden Markram c Head b Starc	1	6	0	16.66
Marques Ackerman c Green b Starc	62	80	8	77.5
David Bedingham c Lyon b Hazlewood	11	16	1	68.75
Temba Bavuma NOT OUT	33	110	1	30
Matthew Breetzke NOT OUT	18	58	2	31.03

Extras	4 (B 4, LB 0, NB 0, WB , P 0)
Total	129 ( 44.6 )Ovr, (3 Wickets), (CRR)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	7.6	1	24	2
Josh Hazlewood	11	1	37	1
Pat Cummins	9	0	29	0
Nathan Lyon	13	3	25	0
Cooper Connolly	2	1	3	0
Matt Renshaw	2	0	7	0

Match Information:

Series:	Australia tour of South Africa - Test -
Match:	South Africa Vs Australia - TEST
Date:	Tue, Oct 27, 2026 - Sat, Oct 31, 2026
Time:	08:30 GMT Thu, 29 Oct, 14:00 IST
Toss:	Australia, elected to bowl first
Venue:	Newlands, Cape Town
Match Raferee:
South Africa Playing XI:	AK Markram, MJ Ackerman, DG Bedingham, T Bavuma, MP Breetzke, RD Rickelton, PWA Mulder, M Jansen, SR Harmer, G Coetzee, K Rabada
Australia Paying XI:	MT Renshaw, TM Head, M Labuschagne, C Green, JP Inglis, AT Carey, CPL Connolly, PJ Cummins, MA Starc, NM Lyon, JR Hazlewood