Australia tour of South Africa 2026/27Oct 27, 2026
South Africa 329 in 82.3 overs, South Africa v Australia
South Africa finished their first innings on 329 in 82.3 overs, a run rate of 3.98 an over in the Australia tour of South Africa 2026/27 match against Australia.
3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Oct 27-31 2026. The match is at Newlands, Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Format: Test.
Marques Ackerman top scored with 95 off 94 balls, hitting 12 fours and 2 sixes at a strike rate of 101.06.
Other contributions came from Aiden Markram 78 (141), Marco Jansen 52 (71), David Bedingham 50 (80), Ryan Rickelton 42 (83).
Batting card: Aiden Markram 78 (141), Marques Ackerman 95 (94), David Bedingham 50 (80), Temba Bavuma 0 (3), Matthew Breetzke 2 (12), Ryan Rickelton 42 (83), Wiaan Mulder 0 (2), Marco Jansen 52 (71), Simon Harmer 0* (7), Gerald Coetzee 0 (1), Kagiso Rabada 0 (2). Extras: 10.
Bowling figures (Australia): Mitchell Starc 6/72 (16.3), Josh Hazlewood 1/59 (15), Pat Cummins 0/73 (18), Nathan Lyon 2/71 (23), Cooper Connolly 1/41 (9), Matt Renshaw 0/5 (1).
The best bowler was Mitchell Starc with 6 for 72 in 16.3 overs, an economy rate of 4.36.
Wickets fell at 158/1 (Ackerman), 203/2 (Markram), 204/3 (Bavuma), 216/4 (Breetzke), 232/5 (Bedingham), 232/6 (Mulder), 327/7 (Rickelton), 328/8 (Marco Jansen).
The biggest partnership was 158 between Ackerman and Markram for the 1st wicket.
The innings included 41 fours and 3 sixes, so 182 of the 329 runs came in boundaries.
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