Australia tour of South Africa 2026/27Oct 27, 2026
Australia 429 in 125.1 overs, South Africa v Australia
Australia finished their second innings on 429 in 125.1 overs, a run rate of 3.42 an over in the Australia tour of South Africa 2026/27 match against South Africa.
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.
Josh Inglis top scored with 102 off 135 balls, hitting 11 fours and 2 sixes at a strike rate of 75.55.
Other contributions came from Alex Carey 80 (168), Matt Renshaw 74 (139), Cameron Green 65 (110), Travis Head 41 (49).
Batting card: Matt Renshaw 74 (139), Travis Head 41 (49), Marnus Labuschagne 0 (5), Cameron Green 65 (110), Josh Inglis 102 (135), Alex Carey 80 (168), Cooper Connolly 29 (83), Pat Cummins 0 (6), Mitchell Starc 11 (29), Nathan Lyon 1 (25), Josh Hazlewood 4* (3). Extras: 22.
Bowling figures (South Africa): Kagiso Rabada 1/98 (23), Marco Jansen 3/60 (22.1), Gerald Coetzee 1/70 (19), Wiaan Mulder 1/63 (21), Simon Harmer 4/104 (37), Aiden Markram 0/14 (3).
The best bowler was Simon Harmer with 4 for 104 in 37 overs, an economy rate of 2.81.
Wickets fell at 58/1 (Head), 58/2 (Labuschagne), 184/3 (Renshaw), 185/4 (Green), 370/5 (Inglis), 379/6 (Carey), 380/7 (Cummins), 402/8 (Starc).
The biggest partnership was 185 between Carey and Inglis for the 5th wicket.
The innings included 49 fours and 4 sixes, so 220 of the 429 runs came in boundaries.
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