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South Africa vs Australia
Fri 9 Oct 2026 - Tue 13 Oct 2026
Men's International Test Match Series - 1st Test - Day 4 of 5
South Africa (batting) vs Australia, in play
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South Africa: 284 all out from 78.0 overs
- In Play: 73 for 2 from 23.3 overs
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Australia: 390 all out from 137.2 overs
- *314 for 6 declared from 58.0 overs
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Australia 1st Innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Mins | Strike Rate | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Maddinson | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0.00 | | Head | 9 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 47.37 | | Labuschagne | 37 | 58 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 87 | 63.79 | | Smith | 25 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 47.17 | | Renshaw | 190 | 397 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 468 | 47.86 | | Carey | 14 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 31.82 | | Webster | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 200.00 | | Cummins | 43 | 98 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 128 | 43.88 | | Starc | 6 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 24.00 | | Lyon | 27 | 92 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 190 | 29.35 | | Hazlewood | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 45.45 |
Extras:
- no balls 8, nb 0, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 20
Total: 390 (all out in 137.2 overs)
Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | NB | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate (Econ) --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- M Jansen | 31.0 | 9 | 68 | 3 | 149 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.19 Mulder | 27.0 | 6 | 68 | 4 | 131 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2.51 Nortje | 28.0 | 5 | 88 | 2 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3.14 Maharaj | 20.0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.75 Harmer | 28.2 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.40 Markram | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00