RESULT

SA vs AUS Scorecard, Australia vs South Africa, 27 October, 2026, Newlands & Match Stats

329/10 (82.3 ov) & 387/10 (134.4 ov)

AUS

429/10 (125.1 ov) & 111/10 (57.1 ov)

South Africa won by 176 runs

South Africa 1st Inning

329/10 (82.3 ov)

RR 3.99

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram c M Starc b J Hazlewood	78	141	10	1	55.32
Marques Ackerman st A Carey b NM Lyon	95	94	12	2	101.06
David Bedingham c J Hazlewood b M Starc	50	80	7	0	62.50
Temba Bavuma b NM Lyon	0	3	0	0	0.00
Matthew Breetzke lbw b C Connolly	2	12	0	0	16.67
Ryan Rickelton lbw b M Starc	42	83	5	0	50.60
Wiaan Mulder c A Carey b M Starc	0	2	0	0	0.00
Marco Jansen b M Starc	52	71	7	0	73.24
Simon Harmer Not out	0	7	0	0	0.00
Gerald Coetzee b M Starc	0	1	0	0	0.00
Kagiso Rabada lbw b M Starc	0	2	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 5, lb 3, w 1, nb 1, p 0)	10
TOTAL (3.99 RUNS PER OVER)	329/10 (82.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 158-1 (Marques Ackerman, 31.4 ov), 203-2 (Aiden Markram, 44.4 ov), 204-3 (Temba Bavuma, 45.2 ov), 216-4 (Matthew Breetzke, 51.1 ov), 232-5 (David Bedingham, 56.2 ov), 232-6 (Wiaan Mulder, 56.4 ov), 327-7 (Ryan Rickelton, 80.4 ov), 328-8 (Marco Jansen, 80.6 ov), 329-9 (Gerald Coetzee, 82.1 ov), 329-10 (Kagiso Rabada, 82.3 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Mitchell Starc	16.3	2	72	6	1	0	4.36
Josh Hazlewood	15	3	59	1	0	0	3.93
Pat Cummins	18	2	73	0	0	1	4.06
Nathan Lyon	23	1	71	2	0	0	3.09
Cooper Connolly	9	0	41	1	0	0	4.56
Matt Renshaw	1	0	5	0	0	0	5.00

Australia 1st Inning

429/10 (125.1 ov)

RR 3.43

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Matt Renshaw c RD Rickelton b M Jansen	74	139	10	0	53.24
Travis Head b SR Harmer	41	49	7	0	83.67
Marnus Labuschagne c A Markram b SR Harmer	0	5	0	0	0.00
Cameron Green c SR Harmer b M Jansen	65	110	8	2	59.09
Josh Inglis c RD Rickelton b SR Harmer	102	135	11	2	75.56
Alex Carey c A Markram b SR Harmer	80	168	7	0	47.62
Cooper Connolly c & b M Jansen	29	83	3	0	34.94
Pat Cummins lbw b K Rabada	0	6	0	0	0.00
Mitchell Starc c RD Rickelton b G Coetzee	11	29	2	0	37.93
Nathan Lyon c SR Harmer b PWA Mulder	1	25	0	0	4.00
Josh Hazlewood Not out	4	3	1	0	133.33
EXTRAS (b 16, lb 4, w 1, nb 1, p 0)	22
TOTAL (3.43 RUNS PER OVER)	429/10 (125.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 58-1 (Travis Head, 17.1 ov), 58-2 (Marnus Labuschagne, 17.6 ov), 184-3 (Matt Renshaw, 49.5 ov), 185-4 (Cameron Green, 51.2 ov), 370-5 (Josh Inglis, 98.6 ov), 379-6 (Alex Carey, 102.4 ov), 380-7 (Pat Cummins, 103.6 ov), 402-8 (Mitchell Starc, 111.3 ov), 425-9 (Nathan Lyon, 124.3 ov), 429-10 (Cooper Connolly, 125.1 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Kagiso Rabada	23	1	98	1	0	0	4.26
Marco Jansen	22.1	7	60	3	1	0	2.71
Gerald Coetzee	19	4	70	1	0	0	3.68
Wiaan Mulder	21	5	63	1	0	1	3.00
Simon Harmer	37	6	104	4	0	0	2.81
Aiden Markram	3	0	14	0	0	0	4.67

South Africa 2nd Inning

387/10 (134.4 ov)

RR 2.87

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram c T Head b M Starc	1	6	0	0	16.67
Marques Ackerman c CM Green b M Starc	62	80	8	0	77.50
David Bedingham c NM Lyon b J Hazlewood	11	16	1	0	68.75
Temba Bavuma b NM Lyon	35	115	1	0	30.43
Matthew Breetzke c M Starc b P Cummins	43	121	5	0	35.54
Ryan Rickelton runout (M Labuschagne / J Inglis)	101	219	12	0	46.12
Wiaan Mulder c M Starc b P Cummins	115	221	10	4	52.04
Marco Jansen c NM Lyon b M Starc	0	8	0	0	0.00
Simon Harmer b NM Lyon	1	3	0	0	33.33
Gerald Coetzee runout (M Labuschagne)	1	6	0	0	16.67
Kagiso Rabada Not out	2	14	0	0	14.29
EXTRAS (b 6, lb 7, w 1, nb 1, p 0)	15
TOTAL (2.87 RUNS PER OVER)	387/10 (134.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 12-1 (Aiden Markram, 2.5 ov), 31-2 (David Bedingham, 7.3 ov), 95-3 (Marques Ackerman, 28.2 ov), 131-4 (Temba Bavuma, 45.5 ov), 181-5 (Matthew Breetzke, 66.5 ov), 335-6 (Ryan Rickelton, 119.5 ov), 343-7 (Marco Jansen, 122.4 ov), 344-8 (Simon Harmer, 123.1 ov), 351-9 (Gerald Coetzee, 125.5 ov), 387-10 (Wiaan Mulder, 134.4 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Mitchell Starc	24	2	65	3	1	0	2.71
Josh Hazlewood	21	2	68	1	0	0	3.24
Pat Cummins	24.4	5	71	2	0	1	2.88
Nathan Lyon	44	10	101	2	0	0	2.30
Cooper Connolly	4	1	14	0	0	0	3.50
Matt Renshaw	8	2	22	0	0	0	2.75
Travis Head	5	0	15	0	0	0	3.00
Marnus Labuschagne	4	0	18	0	0	0	4.50

Australia 2nd Inning

111/10 (57.1 ov)

RR 1.94

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Travis Head c M Jansen b K Rabada	14	26	3	0	53.85
Matt Renshaw c RD Rickelton b K Rabada	0	1	0	0	0.00
Marnus Labuschagne lbw b K Rabada	4	3	1	0	133.33
Cameron Green b SR Harmer	27	110	3	0	24.55
Josh Inglis runout (RD Rickelton / M Ackerman)	4	17	0	0	23.53
Alex Carey c M Jansen b SR Harmer	2	9	0	0	22.22
Cooper Connolly c RD Rickelton b SR Harmer	0	2	0	0	0.00
Mitchell Starc c (sub C Bosch) b SR Harmer	0	25	0	0	0.00
Pat Cummins lbw b SR Harmer	11	90	1	0	12.22
Nathan Lyon Not out	33	57	6	0	57.89
Josh Hazlewood b SR Harmer	0	4	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 12, lb 3, w 0, nb 1, p 0)	16
TOTAL (1.94 RUNS PER OVER)	111/10 (57.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-1 (Matt Renshaw, 0.3 ov), 5-2 (Marnus Labuschagne, 0.6 ov), 22-3 (Travis Head, 6.6 ov), 40-4 (Josh Inglis, 15.3 ov), 42-5 (Alex Carey, 17.2 ov), 42-6 (Cooper Connolly, 17.4 ov), 60-7 (Mitchell Starc, 25.6 ov), 62-8 (Cameron Green, 38.1 ov), 107-9 (Pat Cummins, 55.3 ov), 111-10 (Josh Hazlewood, 57.1 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	ECO
Kagiso Rabada	14	4	39	3	1	2.79
Marco Jansen	8	3	17	0	0	2.13
Wiaan Mulder	2	1	4	0	0	2.00
Simon Harmer	21.1	14	16	6	0	0.76
Gerald Coetzee	6	3	7	0	0	1.17
Aiden Markram	6	2	13	0	0	2.17

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

SERIES: Australia vs South Africa
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 02:00 PM
TOSS: Australia elected to bowl
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
UMPIRES: Richard Illingworth (England), Richard Kettleborough (England), Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand, TV)
MATCH REFEREE: Javagal Srinath (India)

TEMPERATURE16.66°C

HUMIDITY92%

WIND21.94

Batting ConditionAverage