Australia tour of South Africa 2026/27Oct 27, 2026
South Africa 387 in 134.4 overs, South Africa v Australia
South Africa finished their second innings on 387 in 134.4 overs, a run rate of 2.87 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.
Wiaan Mulder top scored with 115 off 221 balls, hitting 10 fours and 4 sixes at a strike rate of 52.03.
Other contributions came from Ryan Rickelton 101 (219), Marques Ackerman 62 (80), Matthew Breetzke 43 (121), Temba Bavuma 35 (115).
Batting card: Aiden Markram 1 (6), Marques Ackerman 62 (80), David Bedingham 11 (16), Temba Bavuma 35 (115), Matthew Breetzke 43 (121), Ryan Rickelton 101 (219), Wiaan Mulder 115 (221), Marco Jansen 0 (8), Simon Harmer 1 (3), Gerald Coetzee 1 (6), Kagiso Rabada 2* (14). Extras: 15.
Bowling figures (Australia): Mitchell Starc 3/65 (24), Josh Hazlewood 1/68 (21), Pat Cummins 2/71 (24.4), Nathan Lyon 2/101 (44), Cooper Connolly 0/14 (4), Matt Renshaw 0/22 (8), Travis Head 0/15 (5), Marnus Labuschagne 0/18 (4).
The best bowler was Mitchell Starc with 3 for 65 in 24 overs, an economy rate of 2.7.
Wickets fell at 12/1 (Markram), 31/2 (Bedingham), 95/3 (Ackerman), 131/4 (Bavuma), 181/5 (Breetzke), 335/6 (Rickelton), 343/7 (Marco Jansen), 344/8 (Harmer).
The biggest partnership was 154 between Rickelton and Mulder for the 6th wicket.
The innings included 37 fours and 4 sixes, so 172 of the 387 runs came in boundaries.
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