Australia vs South Africa — Match Centre

1st Test · Fri 9 Oct 2026 · 1:30 PM Bangladesh time · Kingsmead, Durban · Australia tour of South Africa, 2026

Australia390/10 (137.2)314/6 (58.0)

South Africa284/10 (78.0)206/10 (86.5)

Australia won by 214 runs

Toss: Australia chose to bat

Match details

Status: Result · Australia won by 214 runs
Match: 1st Test · TEST · International
Series: Australia tour of South Africa, 2026
Scheduled start: Fri 9 Oct 2026 · 1:30 PM Bangladesh time
Fri 9 Oct · 9:30 AM (local time, UTC+02:00)
Scheduled end: Tue 13 Oct 2026 · 8:30 PM Bangladesh time
Tue 13 Oct · 4:30 PM (local time, UTC+02:00)
Scheduled length: 4 days
Venue: Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa
Toss: Australia chose to bat
Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)
Umpire: Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Umpire: Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
TV umpire: Richard Illingworth (ENG)
Data: Scores fetched Tue 20 Oct 2026 · 8:57 PM Bangladesh time

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nic Maddinson	b Marco Jansen	0	33	0	0	0.00
Travis Head	c Kyle Verreynne b Wiaan Mulder	9	19	2	0	47.37
Marnus Labuschagne	lbw b Wiaan Mulder	37	58	6	0	63.79
Steven Smith	c Wiaan Mulder b Marco Jansen	25	53	0	2	47.17
Matt Renshaw	c Aiden Markram b Simon Harmer	190	397	21	1	47.86
Alex Carey †	c Aiden Markram b Anrich Nortje	14	44	1	0	31.82
Beau Webster	c Kyle Verreynne b Anrich Nortje	4	2	1	0	200.00
Pat Cummins (c)	c Aiden Markram b Wiaan Mulder	43	98	6	0	43.88
Mitchell Starc	b Wiaan Mulder	6	25	1	0	24.00
Nathan Lyon	lbw b Marco Jansen	27	92	5	0	29.35
Josh Hazlewood	not out	5	11	1	0	45.45

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Marco Jansen	31.0	9	68	3	2.20
Wiaan Mulder	27.0	6	68	4	2.50
Anrich Nortje	28.0	5	88	2	3.10
Keshav Maharaj	20.0	0	75	0	3.80
Simon Harmer	28.2	1	68	1	2.40
Aiden Markram	3.0	0	3	0	1.00

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	c Matt Renshaw b Mitchell Starc	37	67	7	0	55.22
Ryan Rickelton	c Beau Webster b Josh Hazlewood	0	3	0	0	0.00
David Bedingham	c Steven Smith b Pat Cummins	49	73	9	0	67.12
Temba Bavuma (c)	c Steven Smith b Lyon	3	27	0	0	11.11
Tristan Stubbs	c Josh Hazlewood b Pat Cummins	32	66	3	0	48.48
Wiaan Mulder	c (sub)Cooper Connolly b Pat Cummins	30	50	3	1	60.00
Kyle Verreynne †	c Steven Smith b Lyon	13	20	2	0	65.00
Marco Jansen	c Travis Head b Josh Hazlewood	26	20	6	0	130.00
Simon Harmer	not out	35	75	4	1	46.67
Keshav Maharaj	c Pat Cummins b Mitchell Starc	34	44	2	1	77.27
Anrich Nortje	c Steven Smith b Beau Webster	16	26	3	0	61.54

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mitchell Starc	17.0	2	63	2	3.70
Josh Hazlewood	16.0	2	54	2	3.40
Pat Cummins	15.0	2	54	3	3.60
Nathan Lyon	22.0	3	58	2	2.60
Travis Head	3.0	0	20	0	6.70
Beau Webster	3.0	0	23	1	7.70
Marnus Labuschagne	2.0	0	6	0	3.00

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nic Maddinson	b Anrich Nortje	48	38	6	2	126.32
Travis Head	c Temba Bavuma b Marco Jansen	11	18	2	0	61.11
Marnus Labuschagne	c Temba Bavuma b Keshav Maharaj	37	58	4	0	63.79
Steven Smith	c Marco Jansen b Simon Harmer	27	41	3	1	65.85
Matt Renshaw	c and b Keshav Maharaj	82	99	7	2	82.83
Alex Carey †	b Anrich Nortje	24	39	3	0	61.54
Beau Webster	batting	39	43	5	0	90.70
Pat Cummins (c)	batting	32	12	0	4	266.67

Did not bat: Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Marco Jansen	8.0	0	45	1	5.60
Wiaan Mulder	4.0	0	24	0	6.00
Simon Harmer	25.0	1	121	1	4.80
Anrich Nortje	12.0	1	56	2	4.70
Keshav Maharaj	9.0	0	56	2	6.20

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ryan Rickelton	c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood	2	12	0	0	16.67
Aiden Markram	c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc	75	237	10	0	31.65
David Bedingham	lbw b Josh Hazlewood	46	68	8	0	67.65
Temba Bavuma (c)	c Nic Maddinson b Matt Renshaw	1	18	0	0	5.56
Tristan Stubbs	c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins	1	12	0	0	8.33
Wiaan Mulder	c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood	29	110	3	0	26.36
Kyle Verreynne †	c Steven Smith b Matt Renshaw	1	3	0	0	33.33
Marco Jansen	b Josh Hazlewood	35	54	6	1	64.81
Simon Harmer	c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood	0	3	0	0	0.00
Keshav Maharaj	not out	1	3	0	0	33.33
Anrich Nortje	c Lyon b Josh Hazlewood	4	4	1	0	100.00

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mitchell Starc	16.0	5	33	1	2.10
Josh Hazlewood	16.5	4	49	6	2.90
Pat Cummins	14.0	5	34	1	2.40
Nathan Lyon	20.0	5	32	0	1.60
Matt Renshaw	13.0	2	30	2	2.30
Beau Webster	3.0	2	4	0	1.30
Nic Maddinson	4.0	1	18	0	4.50

AUS

wins

Played

0 no-result

RSA

wins

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Australia

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Last: South Africa won by an innings and 31 runs

South Africa

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Last: South Africa won by an innings and 31 runs

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Result	Australia won by 214 runs
Match	1st Test · TEST
Series	Australia tour of South Africa, 2026
Date & time	Fri 9 Oct 2026 · 1:30 PM Bangladesh time
Ended	Tue 13 Oct 2026 · 8:30 PM Bangladesh time
Venue	Kingsmead, Durban
Toss	Toss: Australia chose to bat
Match referee	Javagal Srinath (IND)
Umpire	Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Umpire	Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
TV umpire	Richard Illingworth (ENG)