SA vs AUS 1st TEST Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Fri, Oct 09, 2026Last Updated on Oct 14, 2026 09:54 AM
South Africa vs Australia Cricket Match Previews
Australia tour of South Africa, 2026
AUS 390/10 (137.2)
RSA 284/10 (78)
AUS 314/6 (58)
RSA 206/10 (86.5)
Australia won by 214 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keshav Maharaj* | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hazlewood* | 16.5 | 4 | 49 | 6 | 2.91 |
| Mitchell Starc | 16 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 2.06 |
Last Wicket:Anrich Nortje c Lyon b Josh Hazlewood 4(4) - 206/10 in 86.5 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
South Africa vs Australia
Australia — Innings 1 (390/10 in 137.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Maddinson b Marco Jansen | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Travis Head c Kyle Verreynne b Wiaan Mulder | 9 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 47.37 | |
| Marnus Labuschagne lbw b Wiaan Mulder | 37 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 63.79 | |
| Steven Smith c Wiaan Mulder b Marco Jansen | 25 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 47.17 | |
| Matt Renshaw c Aiden Markram b Simon Harmer | 190 | 397 | 21 | 1 | 47.86 | |
| Alex Carey (wk) c Aiden Markram b Anrich Nortje | 14 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 31.82 | |
| Beau Webster c Kyle Verreynne b Anrich Nortje | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 | |
| Pat Cummins (c) c Aiden Markram b Wiaan Mulder | 43 | 98 | 6 | 0 | 43.88 | |
| Mitchell Starc b Wiaan Mulder | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24 | |
| Nathan Lyon lbw b Marco Jansen | 27 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 29.35 | |
| Josh Hazlewood not out | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 20 | NoBalls: 8 | Wides: 2 | Total: 30 | |||||
| Total | 390 | 10 wkts, 137.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Jansen | 31 | 9 | 68 | 3 | 2.2 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 27 | 6 | 68 | 4 | 2.5 |
| Anrich Nortje | 28 | 5 | 88 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 20 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Simon Harmer | 28.2 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Aiden Markram | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Nic Maddinson & Travis Head | 17 | 47 |
| Nic Maddinson & Marnus Labuschagne | 7 | 15 |
| Steven Smith & Marnus Labuschagne | 60 | 94 |
| Steven Smith & Matt Renshaw | 0 | 3 |
| Carey & Matt Renshaw | 36 | 91 |
| Beau Webster & Matt Renshaw | 4 | 2 |
| Pat Cummins & Matt Renshaw | 86 | 191 |
| Mitchell Starc & Matt Renshaw | 20 | 46 |
| Lyon & Matt Renshaw | 134 | 283 |
| Josh Hazlewood & Matt Renshaw | 26 | 52 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Head | 7.5 | 17 |
| 2 | Nic Maddinson | 10.2 | 24 |
| 3 | Marnus Labuschagne | 25.6 | 84 |
| 4 | Steven Smith | 26.3 | 84 |
| 5 | Alex Carey | 41.4 | 120 |
| 6 | Beau Webster | 41.6 | 124 |
| 7 | Pat Cummins | 73.5 | 210 |
| 8 | Mitchell Starc | 81.3 | 230 |
| 9 | Nathan Lyon | 128.4 | 364 |
| 10 | Matt Renshaw | 137.2 | 390 |
South Africa — Innings 2 (284/10 in 78 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram c Matt Renshaw b Mitchell Starc | 37 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 55.22 | |
| Ryan Rickelton c Beau Webster b Josh Hazlewood | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Bedingham c Steven Smith b Pat Cummins | 49 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 67.12 | |
| Temba Bavuma (c) c Steven Smith b Lyon | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | |
| Tristan Stubbs c Josh Hazlewood b Pat Cummins | 32 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 48.48 | |
| Wiaan Mulder c (sub)Cooper Connolly b Pat Cummins | 30 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 60 | |
| Kyle Verreynne (wk) c Steven Smith b Lyon | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 65 | |
| Marco Jansen c Travis Head b Josh Hazlewood | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 130 | |
| Simon Harmer not out | 35 | 75 | 4 | 1 | 46.67 | |
| Keshav Maharaj c Pat Cummins b Mitchell Starc | 34 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 77.27 | |
| Anrich Nortje c Steven Smith b Beau Webster | 16 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 61.54 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 6 | NoBalls: 3 | Total: 9 | |||||
| Total | 284 | 10 wkts, 78 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 17 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 16 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Pat Cummins | 15 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Nathan Lyon | 22 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Travis Head | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Beau Webster | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram & Ryan Rickelton | 0 | 9 |
| Aiden Markram & David Bedingham | 84 | 115 |
| Temba Bavuma & David Bedingham | 9 | 40 |
| Tristan Stubbs & David Bedingham | 6 | 17 |
| Tristan Stubbs & Wiaan Mulder | 56 | 98 |
| Tristan Stubbs & Kyle Verreynne | 7 | 11 |
| Marco Jansen & Kyle Verreynne | 35 | 33 |
| Marco Jansen & Simon Harmer | 0 | 3 |
| Keshav Maharaj & Simon Harmer | 52 | 91 |
| Anrich Nortje & Simon Harmer | 35 | 51 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Rickelton | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2 | Aiden Markram | 20.4 | 84 |
| 3 | Temba Bavuma | 27.2 | 93 |
| 4 | David Bedingham | 30.1 | 99 |
| 5 | Wiaan Mulder | 46.3 | 155 |
| 6 | Tristan Stubbs | 48.2 | 162 |
| 7 | Kyle Verreynne | 53.5 | 197 |
| 8 | Marco Jansen | 54.2 | 197 |
| 9 | Keshav Maharaj | 69.3 | 249 |
| 10 | Anrich Nortje | 77.6 | 284 |
Australia — Innings 3 (314/6 in 58 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Maddinson b Anrich Nortje | 48 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 126.32 | |
| Travis Head c Temba Bavuma b Marco Jansen | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 61.11 | |
| Marnus Labuschagne c Temba Bavuma b Keshav Maharaj | 37 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 63.79 | |
| Steven Smith c Marco Jansen b Simon Harmer | 27 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 65.85 | |
| Matt Renshaw c and b Keshav Maharaj | 82 | 99 | 7 | 2 | 82.83 | |
| Alex Carey (wk) b Anrich Nortje | 24 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 61.54 | |
| Beau Webster batting | 39 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 90.7 | |
| Pat Cummins (c) batting | 32 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 266.67 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 8 | Wides: 2 | Total: 14 | |||||
| Total | 314 | 6 wkts, 58 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Jansen | 8 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| Simon Harmer | 25 | 1 | 121 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Anrich Nortje | 12 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 4.7 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 9 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 6.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Nic Maddinson & Travis Head | 43 | 42 |
| Nic Maddinson & Marnus Labuschagne | 29 | 24 |
| Steven Smith & Marnus Labuschagne | 53 | 77 |
| Matt Renshaw & Marnus Labuschagne | 32 | 31 |
| Matt Renshaw & Carey | 48 | 84 |
| Matt Renshaw & Beau Webster | 65 | 71 |
| Pat Cummins & Beau Webster | 44 | 19 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Head | 6.6 | 43 |
| 2 | Nic Maddinson | 10.6 | 72 |
| 3 | Steven Smith | 23.5 | 125 |
| 4 | Marnus Labuschagne | 28.6 | 157 |
| 5 | Alex Carey | 42.6 | 205 |
| 6 | Matt Renshaw | 54.5 | 270 |
South Africa — Innings 4 (206/10 in 86.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rickelton c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Aiden Markram c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc | 75 | 237 | 10 | 0 | 31.65 | |
| David Bedingham lbw b Josh Hazlewood | 46 | 68 | 8 | 0 | 67.65 | |
| Temba Bavuma (c) c Nic Maddinson b Matt Renshaw | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 | |
| Tristan Stubbs c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | |
| Wiaan Mulder c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood | 29 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 26.36 | |
| Kyle Verreynne (wk) c Steven Smith b Matt Renshaw | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Marco Jansen b Josh Hazlewood | 35 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 64.81 | |
| Simon Harmer c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keshav Maharaj not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Anrich Nortje c Lyon b Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 6 | NoBalls: 3 | Wides: 2 | Total: 11 | |||||
| Total | 206 | 10 wkts, 86.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 16 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 16.5 | 4 | 49 | 6 | 2.9 |
| Pat Cummins | 14 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Nathan Lyon | 20 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Matt Renshaw | 13 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Beau Webster | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Nic Maddinson | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rickelton & Aiden Markram | 7 | 21 |
| David Bedingham & Aiden Markram | 66 | 117 |
| Temba Bavuma & Aiden Markram | 9 | 41 |
| Tristan Stubbs & Aiden Markram | 4 | 17 |
| Wiaan Mulder & Aiden Markram | 69 | 204 |
| Kyle Verreynne & Aiden Markram | 1 | 3 |
| Marco Jansen & Aiden Markram | 45 | 103 |
| Simon Harmer & Aiden Markram | 0 | 3 |
| Keshav Maharaj & Aiden Markram | 0 | 6 |
| Keshav Maharaj & Anrich Nortje | 5 | 6 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Rickelton | 3.3 | 7 |
| 2 | David Bedingham | 22.6 | 73 |
| 3 | Temba Bavuma | 29.5 | 82 |
| 4 | Tristan Stubbs | 32.4 | 86 |
| 5 | Wiaan Mulder | 66.4 | 155 |
| 6 | Kyle Verreynne | 67.1 | 156 |
| 7 | Marco Jansen | 84.2 | 201 |
| 8 | Simon Harmer | 84.5 | 201 |
| 9 | Aiden Markram | 85.5 | 201 |
| 10 | Anrich Nortje | 86.5 | 206 |
SA vs AUS Match Prediction, Australia tour of South Africa, 2026, South Africa vs Australia Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
SA vs AUS (South Africa vs Australia) Match Details
| Match | South Africa vs Australia (SA vs AUS) |
| League | Australia tour of South Africa, 2026 |
| Date | Friday, 9th October 2026 |
| Time | 01:00 PM (IST) - 07:30 AM (GMT) |
SA vs AUS Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
SA vs AUS Match Venue: Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa.
SA vs AUS Pitch Report: The Kingsmead pitch is known to favour bowlers, especially seamers, who benefit from extra movement due to the moisture on the surface. Despite the bowler-friendly conditions, batsmen can score big runs if they spend enough time on the field.
SA vs AUS Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Durban, ZA will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 21°C on the match day with 87% humidity and 19.6 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.
Kingsmead Score Records:
| Total matches: | 47 |
| Batting first won: | 20 |
| Bowling first won: | 13 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 295 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 255 |
| Highest Total: | 658/9 |
| Lowest Total: | 42/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 340/5 |
| Lowest Defended: | 166/10 |
Kingsmead Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 45%
Spin Bowling
50%Batting Pitch 50%
Bowling Pitch
147
T20 Average Scores
SA vs AUS (South Africa vs Australia) Playing 11
South Africa vs Australia (SA vs AUS) Match Preview
SA vs AUS Match Preview: South Africa will lock horns against Australia in SA vs AUS Test on Friday, 09 October 2026 at 01:00 PM IST at Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa.
South Africa (SA) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- David Bedingham will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Temba Bavuma and Tristan Stubbs will strengthen the middle order for South Africa.
- Temba Bavuma will lead the South Africa as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- David Bedingham will do the Wicket Keeping for South Africa.
Spin Bowlers
- Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Marco Jansen and Anrich Nortje will lead the pace attack of his team.
Australia (AUS) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Travis Head and Matt Renshaw will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Marnus Labuschagne will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Steven Smith and Cameron Green will strengthen the middle order for Australia.
- Pat Cummins will lead the Australia as a Captain. He is also a good Bowler
Wicketkeeper
- Sam Harper will do the Wicket Keeping for Australia.
Spin Bowlers
- Cooper Connolly and Nathan Lyon will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins will lead the pace attack of his team.
South Africa vs Australia (SA vs AUS) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
SA vs AUS Match Prediction: Australia has very good form in recent matches, most probably they will win this match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, AUS will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
SA vs AUS SA vs AUS Test Match Expert Advice: Aiden Markram will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Kagiso Rabada will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
SA vs AUS Head to Head
SA vs AUS Head to Head Records: South Africa vs Australia have faced each other in 101 matches in TEST. Out of these 101 games, South Africa have won 26 whereas Australia have won 54 Matches.
| Match Played | 101 |
| SA Won | 26 |
| AUS Won | 54 |
| Drawn | 21 |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
SA vs AUS Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. However Tristan Stubbs will be the better option.
- Spinners may play major role on this pitch.
SA vs AUS Winning Prediction
- Australia looks more strong as compared to South Africa, Make a 10-1 combination in favour of Australia.
SA vs AUS Small League Must Picks:
SA - Aiden Markram [0 points], Anrich Nortje [0 points]
AUS - Steven Smith [0 points], Mitchell Starc [0 points].
SA vs AUS Grand League Risky Picks:
SA - Simon Harmer [0 points], Temba Bavuma [0 points]
AUS - Mitchell Starc [0 points], Michael Neser [0 points].
SA vs AUS Death Over Bowlers:
SA - Anrich Nortje
AUS - Mitchell Starc.
South Africa (SA) Key Players
- Wiaan Mulder [(31, 2W), (16, 2W), (41, 2W), (11, 1W)]
- Anrich Nortje [0W]
- Marco Jansen [2W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 2W]
- Tristan Stubbs [6, 12*, 43*, 4]
- Aiden Markram [50, 28, 1]
- Temba Bavuma [48, 46]
Australia (AUS) Key Players
- Josh Hazlewood [2W, 2W, 1W, 1W, 1W]
- Matt Renshaw [0W, (15, 2W), (109, 1W), 6*]
- Mitchell Starc [4W, 2W, 0W, 0W, 3W]
- Pat Cummins [3W, 1W, 2W, 0W]
- Steven Smith [(13, 1W), 31, 5, 53, 9]
SA vs AUS Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Wiaan Mulder [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Marco Jansen [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Aiden Markram [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Pat Cummins [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Temba Bavuma [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Steven Smith [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
SA vs AUS Injury / Unavailability
South Africa Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Australia Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
SA vs AUS Live Stream
Where can I see SA vs AUS Live Score?
You can see SA vs AUS Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
SA vs AUS match will be live telecast on FanCode.
SA vs AUS Cricket Match Highlights
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SA vs AUS match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
South Africa vs Australia (SA vs AUS) Squads
South Africa (SA) Squad: Aiden Markram, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Simon Harmer, Ryan Rickelton(WK), Temba Bavuma(C), Kyle Verreynne(WK), David Bedingham, Anrich Nortje, Senuran Muthusamy, Marques Ackerman, Gerald Coetzee, Marco Jansen, Dane Paterson, Wiaan Mulder, Corbin Bosch, Tristan Stubbs
Australia (AUS) Squad: Nic Maddinson, Scott Boland, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis(WK), Michael Neser, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Beau Webster, Alex Carey(WK), Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins(C), Sam Harper(WK), Steven Smith, Matt Renshaw, Matthew Kuhnemann, Cooper Connolly
SA vs AUS Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
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