Australia tour of South Africa, 2026, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Day 2, Match Update, Australia Lead By 1 Run

South Africa 329

Australia 330/4

Australia Lead By 1 Run

South Africa 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	c Starc b Hazlewood	78	141	201	10	1	55.31
Marques Ackerman	st †Carey b Lyon	95	94	141	12	2	101.06
David Bedingham	c Hazlewood b Starc	50	80	114	7	0	62.50
Temba Bavuma (c)	b Lyon	0	3	5	0	0	0.00
Matthew Breetzke	lbw b Connolly	2	12	23	0	0	16.66
Ryan Rickelton †	lbw b Starc	42	83	128	5	0	50.60
Wiaan Mulder	c †Carey b Starc	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Marco Jansen	b Starc	52	71	106	7	0	73.23
Simon Harmer	not out	0	7	13	0	0	0.00
Gerald Coetzee	b Starc	0	1	6	0	0	0.00
Kagiso Rabada	lbw b Starc	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 3, nb 1, w 1)	10
Total	82.3 Ov (RR: 3.98)	329

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Mitchell Starc	16.3	2	72	6	4.36	0	1
Josh Hazlewood	15	3	59	1	3.93	0	0
Pat Cummins	18	2	73	0	4.05	1	0
Nathan Lyon	23	1	71	2	3.08	0	0
Cooper Connolly	9	0	41	1	4.55	0	0
Matt Renshaw	1	0	5	0	5.00	0	0

Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Matt Renshaw	c †Rickelton b Jansen	74	139	10	0	53.23
Travis Head	b Harmer	41	49	7	0	83.67
Marnus Labuschagne	c Markram b Harmer	0	5	0	0	0.00
Cameron Green	c Harmer b Jansen	65	110	8	2	59.09
Josh Inglis	not out	85	111	9	2	76.57
Alex Carey †	not out	51	126	4	0	40.47
Extras	(b 12, lb 1, w 1)	14
Total	90 Ov (RR: 3.66)	330/4

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD
Kagiso Rabada	18	1	81	0	4.50	0
Marco Jansen	14	4	37	2	2.64	0
Gerald Coetzee	14	3	54	0	3.85	0
Wiaan Mulder	14	4	47	0	3.35	1
Simon Harmer	27	4	84	2	3.11	0
Aiden Markram	3	0	14	0	4.66	0

Match Flow

Day 2

Australia: 50 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 0

1st Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls (MT Renshaw 17, TM Head 33, Ex 0)

Drinks: Australia - 51/0 in 14.0 overs (MT Renshaw 17, TM Head 34)

Lunch: Australia - 90/2 in 27.0 overs (MT Renshaw 27, C Green 17)

Australia: 100 runs in 30.1 overs (181 balls), Extras 5

3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls (MT Renshaw 21, C Green 27, Ex 5)

Over 35.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - MT Renshaw (Struck down - Umpires Call)

C Green: 50 off 65 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)

MT Renshaw: 50 off 101 balls (8 x 4)

Australia: 150 runs in 37.3 overs (225 balls), Extras 5

3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 127 balls (MT Renshaw 40, C Green 55, Ex 5)

Drinks: Australia - 163/2 in 40.0 overs (MT Renshaw 58, C Green 59)

Over 49.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - MT Renshaw (Upheld)

Tea: Australia - 191/4 in 54.0 overs (JP Inglis 5, AT Carey 1)

Australia: 200 runs in 57.4 overs (346 balls), Extras 5

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 108 balls (JP Inglis 18, AT Carey 32, Ex 0)

Drinks: Australia - 246/4 in 73.0 overs (JP Inglis 24, AT Carey 37)

Australia: 250 runs in 74.1 overs (445 balls), Extras 5

JP Inglis: 50 off 76 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)

5th Wicket: 100 runs in 168 balls (JP Inglis 53, AT Carey 39, Ex 8)

New ball taken at 80.1 overs

Over 81.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - JP Inglis (Struck down)

Australia: 300 runs in 85.3 overs (513 balls), Extras 14

AT Carey: 50 off 125 balls (4 x 4)

End Of Day: Australia - 330/4 in 90.0 overs (JP Inglis 85, AT Carey 51)

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