South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Test, Oct 27, 2026: scorecard
| South Africa | 329 | 82.3 ov |
|---|
South Africa are 329 all out
Day 1
Stumps
At the crease
S Harmer0 (7)
Partnership0 runs · 0 balls
Last wicket329/10 K Rabada
Current rate3.99
Recent commentary
Over 83. no runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. South Africa: 329/10(rr 3.96)
What the reporting says
Rabada hurt his hamstring in winter training and missed last month's ODIs, having played no cricket since the IPL in May.
Tony de Zorzi has been withdrawn from South Africa's extended 18-player squad with a hamstring concern; Rabada played a two-day intra-squad match.
South Africa will keep all 17 players together rather than cutting to 15, giving them seven quicks to choose from.
Rabada has not played red-ball or first-class cricket since the Pakistan tour last October, having missed the India Tests with a rib injury.
South Africa sit second in the 2025-2027 WTC table with 10 Tests left: eight at home up to January and two in Sri Lanka.
Cameron Green misses Australia's first Test against South Africa in Durban with an abdominal strain.
Facts taken from the stories linked beside them, each from a sentence in the original.
SAF 1ST
329/1082.3 ovRun rate 3.98At the crease
S Harmer 0 (7)
| Batters | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Markramc Starc b Hazlewood · 4s 10 · 6s 1 | 78 | 141 | 55.32 | ||
| M Ackermanst Carey b Lyon · 4s 12 · 6s 2 | 95 | 94 | 101.06 | ||
| D Bedinghamc Hazlewood b Starc · 4s 7 · 6s 0 | 50 | 80 | 62.5 | ||
| T Bavumab Lyon · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| M Breetzkelbw Connolly · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 2 | 12 | 16.67 | ||
| R Rickeltonlbw Starc · 4s 5 · 6s 0 | 42 | 83 | 50.6 | ||
| P Mulderc Carey b Starc · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| M Jansenb Starc · 4s 7 · 6s 0 | 52 | 71 | 73.24 | ||
| S Harmer*not out · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | ||
| G Coetzeeb Starc · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| K Rabadalbw Starc · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Extras 10 (b 5, lb 3, nb 1, w 1)
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M StarcM 2 · NB 1 | 16.3 | 72 | 6 | 4.37 | |
| J HazlewoodM 3 | 15.0 | 59 | 1 | 3.94 | |
| P CumminsM 2 · WD 1 | 18.0 | 73 | 0 | 4.06 | |
| N LyonM 1 | 23.0 | 71 | 2 | 3.09 | |
| C Connolly | 9.0 | 41 | 1 | 4.56 | |
| M Renshaw | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Fall of wickets
158/1 M Ackerman (31.4)203/2 A Markram (44.4)204/3 T Bavuma (45.2)216/4 M Breetzke (51.1)232/5 D Bedingham (56.2)232/6 P Mulder (56.4)327/7 R Rickelton (80.4)328/8 M Jansen (80.6)329/9 G Coetzee (82.1)329/10 K Rabada (82.3)