Australia tour of South Africa, 2026, South Africa vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 2, Match Update, South Africa Trail By 363 Runs

Australia 390

South Africa 27/1

South Africa Trail By 363 Runs

Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nic Maddinson	b Jansen	0	33	50	0	0	0.00
Travis Head	c †Verreynne b Mulder	9	19	34	2	0	47.36
Marnus Labuschagne	lbw b Mulder	37	58	87	6	0	63.79
Steven Smith	c Mulder b Jansen	25	53	75	0	2	47.16
Matt Renshaw	c Markram b Harmer	190	397	468	21	1	47.85
Alex Carey †	c Markram b Nortje	14	44	68	1	0	31.81
Beau Webster	c †Verreynne b Nortje	4	2	2	1	0	200.00
Pat Cummins (c)	c Markram b Mulder	43	98	128	6	0	43.87
Mitchell Starc	b Mulder	6	25	27	1	0	24.00
Nathan Lyon	lbw b Jansen	27	92	190	5	0	29.34
Josh Hazlewood	not out	5	11	38	1	0	45.45
Extras	(lb 20, nb 8, w 2)	30
Total	137.2 Ov (RR: 2.83)	390

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Marco Jansen	31	9	68	3	2.19	1	3
Wiaan Mulder	27	6	68	4	2.51	0	4
Anrich Nortje	28	5	88	2	3.14	1	0
Keshav Maharaj	20	0	75	0	3.75	0	1
Simon Harmer	28.2	1	68	1	2.40	0	0
Aiden Markram	3	0	3	0	1.00	0	0

South Africa 1st Innings

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON
Mitchell Starc	4	1	16	0	4.00
Josh Hazlewood	4	0	9	1	2.25
Pat Cummins	0.4	0	2	0	3.00

Match Flow

Day 2

MT Renshaw: 50 off 117 balls (4 x 4)

Australia: 200 runs in 69.3 overs (421 balls), Extras 19

New ball taken at 80.1 overs

Drinks: Australia - 230/8 in 81.3 overs (MT Renshaw 69)

Australia: 250 runs in 86.6 overs (529 balls), Extras 25

MT Renshaw: 100 off 204 balls (10 x 4)

Lunch: Australia - 277/8 in 96.0 overs (MT Renshaw 102, NM Lyon 7)

9th Wicket: 50 runs in 101 balls (MT Renshaw 38, NM Lyon 7, Ex 7)

Australia: 300 runs in 104.4 overs (636 balls), Extras 30

Drinks: Australia - 319/8 in 114.0 overs (MT Renshaw 138, NM Lyon 13)

9th Wicket: 100 runs in 213 balls (MT Renshaw 76, NM Lyon 17, Ex 7)

MT Renshaw: 150 off 311 balls (16 x 4)

Australia: 350 runs in 120.5 overs (733 balls), Extras 30

Over 128.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - NM Lyon (Struck down)

Tea: Australia - 390/9 in 137.0 overs (MT Renshaw 190, JR Hazlewood 5)

Innings Break: Australia - 390/10 in 137.2 overs (JR Hazlewood 5)

Over 2.1: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - AK Markram (Struck down)

End Of Day: South Africa - 27/1 in 8.4 overs (AK Markram 15, DG Bedingham 12)

Bad Light: South Africa - 27/1 in 8.4 overs (AK Markram 15, DG Bedingham 12)