Australia tour of South Africa, 2026, South Africa vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 3, Match Update, Australia Lead By 139 Runs

Australia 390 & 33/0

South Africa 284

Australia Lead By 139 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

South Africa 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	c Renshaw b Starc	37	67	95	7	0	55.22
Ryan Rickelton	c Webster b Hazlewood	0	3	7	0	0	0.00
David Bedingham	c Smith b Cummins	49	73	132	9	0	67.12
Temba Bavuma (c)	c Smith b Lyon	3	27	29	0	0	11.11
Tristan Stubbs	c Hazlewood b Cummins	32	66	91	3	0	48.48
Wiaan Mulder	c sub (CPL Connolly) b Cummins	30	50	69	3	1	60.00
Kyle Verreynne †	c Smith b Lyon	13	20	36	2	0	65.00
Marco Jansen	c Head b Hazlewood	26	20	31	6	0	130.00
Simon Harmer	not out	35	75	110	4	1	46.66
Keshav Maharaj	c Cummins b Starc	34	44	66	2	1	77.27
Anrich Nortje	c Smith b Webster	16	26	37	3	0	61.53
Extras	(lb 6, nb 3)	9
Total	78 Ov (RR: 3.64)	284

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	NB
Mitchell Starc	17	2	63	2	3.70	0
Josh Hazlewood	16	2	54	2	3.37	1
Pat Cummins	15	2	54	3	3.60	1
Nathan Lyon	22	3	58	2	2.63	0
Travis Head	3	0	20	0	6.66	0
Beau Webster	3	0	23	1	7.66	1
Marnus Labuschagne	2	0	6	0	3.00	0

Australia 2nd Innings

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Marco Jansen	3	0	15	0	5.00	0	0
Wiaan Mulder	2.4	0	12	0	4.50	0	0

Match Flow

Day 3

South Africa: 50 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 0

2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (AK Markram 28, DG Bedingham 22, Ex 0)

Drinks: South Africa - 86/2 in 23.0 overs (DG Bedingham 48, T Bavuma 0)

South Africa: 100 runs in 31.6 overs (192 balls), Extras 5

Lunch: South Africa - 115/4 in 38.0 overs (T Stubbs 14, PWA Mulder 7)

South Africa: 150 runs in 45.2 overs (272 balls), Extras 6

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (T Stubbs 23, PWA Mulder 29, Ex 1)

Drinks: South Africa - 188/6 in 52.0 overs (K Verreynne 12, M Jansen 18)

South Africa: 200 runs in 56.3 overs (340 balls), Extras 7

Over 62.3: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - SR Harmer (Struck down)

Tea: South Africa - 238/8 in 67.0 overs (SR Harmer 17, KA Maharaj 23)

9th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (SR Harmer 17, KA Maharaj 32, Ex 1)

South Africa: 250 runs in 69.6 overs (422 balls), Extras 8

Innings Break: South Africa - 284/10 in 78.0 overs (SR Harmer 35)

End Of Day: Australia - 33/0 in 5.4 overs (NJ Maddinson 17, TM Head 10)

Bad Light: Australia - 33/0 in 5.4 overs (NJ Maddinson 17, TM Head 10)