Australia tour of South Africa, 2026, South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Day 4, Match Update, South Africa Lead By 287 Runs

South Africa 329 & 387

Australia 429

South Africa Lead By 287 Runs

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	M	4s	6s	SR
Matt Renshaw	c †Rickelton b Jansen	74	139	218	10	0	53.23
Travis Head	b Harmer	41	49	76	7	0	83.67
Marnus Labuschagne	c Markram b Harmer	0	5	3	0	0	0.00
Cameron Green	c Harmer b Jansen	65	110	145	8	2	59.09
Josh Inglis	c †Rickelton b Harmer	102	135	205	11	2	75.55
Alex Carey †	c Markram b Harmer	80	168	214	7	0	47.61
Cooper Connolly	c & b Jansen	29	83	117	3	0	34.93
Pat Cummins (c)	lbw b Rabada	0	6	6	0	0	0.00
Mitchell Starc	c †Rickelton b Coetzee	11	29	29	2	0	37.93
Nathan Lyon	c Harmer b Mulder	1	25	57	0	0	4.00
Josh Hazlewood	not out	4	3	4	1	0	133.33
Extras	(b 16, lb 4, nb 1, w 1)	22
Total	125.1 Ov (RR: 3.42)	429

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Kagiso Rabada	23	1	98	1	4.26	0	0
Marco Jansen	22.1	7	60	3	2.70	0	1
Gerald Coetzee	19	4	70	1	3.68	0	0
Wiaan Mulder	21	5	63	1	3.00	1	0
Simon Harmer	37	6	104	4	2.81	0	0
Aiden Markram	3	0	14	0	4.66	0	0

South Africa 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	c Head b Starc	1	6	15	0	0	16.66
Marques Ackerman	c Green b Starc	62	80	128	8	0	77.50
David Bedingham	c Lyon b Hazlewood	11	16	22	1	0	68.75
Temba Bavuma (c)	b Lyon	35	115	166	1	0	30.43
Matthew Breetzke	c Starc b Cummins	43	121	169	5	0	35.53
Ryan Rickelton †	run out (Inglis/Labuschagne)	101	219	314	12	0	46.11
Wiaan Mulder	c Starc b Cummins	115	221	299	10	4	52.03
Marco Jansen	c Lyon b Starc	0	8	14	0	0	0.00
Simon Harmer	b Lyon	1	3	3	0	0	33.33
Gerald Coetzee	run out (Labuschagne)	1	6	13	0	0	16.66
Kagiso Rabada	not out	2	14	42	0	0	14.28
Extras	(b 6, lb 7, nb 1, w 1)	15
Total	134.4 Ov (RR: 2.87)	387

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Mitchell Starc	24	2	65	3	2.70	0	1
Josh Hazlewood	21	2	68	1	3.23	0	0
Pat Cummins	24.4	5	71	2	2.87	1	0
Nathan Lyon	44	10	101	2	2.29	0	0
Cooper Connolly	4	1	14	0	3.50	0	0
Matt Renshaw	8	2	22	0	2.75	0	0
Travis Head	5	0	15	0	3.00	0	0
Marnus Labuschagne	4	0	18	0	4.50	0	0

Match Flow

Day 4

South Africa: 150 runs in 51.2 overs (308 balls), Extras 4

Drinks: South Africa - 171/4 in 62.0 overs (MP Breetzke 33, RD Rickelton 24)

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 119 balls (MP Breetzke 25, RD Rickelton 24, Ex 1)

South Africa: 200 runs in 70.3 overs (423 balls), Extras 6

South Africa: 200 runs in 71.4 overs (430 balls), Extras 5

Over 73.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - RD Rickelton (Struck down)

Lunch: South Africa - 202/5 in 75.0 overs (RD Rickelton 39, PWA Mulder 5)

New ball taken at 80.1 overs

RD Rickelton: 50 off 105 balls (7 x 4)

6th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (RD Rickelton 26, PWA Mulder 19, Ex 5)

South Africa: 250 runs in 86.4 overs (521 balls), Extras 11

Drinks: South Africa - 257/5 in 89.0 overs (RD Rickelton 68, PWA Mulder 26)

6th Wicket: 100 runs in 193 balls (RD Rickelton 54, PWA Mulder 41, Ex 8)

Tea: South Africa - 294/5 in 103.0 overs (RD Rickelton 83, PWA Mulder 46)

South Africa: 300 runs in 106.3 overs (640 balls), Extras 13

PWA Mulder: 50 off 138 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)

RD Rickelton: 100 off 218 balls (12 x 4)

6th Wicket: 150 runs in 313 balls (RD Rickelton 77, PWA Mulder 65, Ex 8)

Drinks: South Africa - 335/6 in 119.5 overs (PWA Mulder 69)

South Africa: 350 runs in 125.2 overs (753 balls), Extras 14

PWA Mulder: 100 off 204 balls (10 x 4, 2 x 6)

Innings Break: South Africa - 387/10 in 134.4 overs (K Rabada 2)

End Of Day: South Africa - 387/10 in 134.4 overs (K Rabada 2)

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