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South Africa vs Australia Cricket Match Previews

Australia tour of South Africa, 2026

RSA 425/9 (127.1)

AUS 99/10 (42.3)

AUS 295/10 (107.1)

South Africa won by an innings and 31 runs

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Alex Carey*	37	69	4	0	53.62

Bowlers	O	M	R	W	ECO
Marco Jansen*	17.1	3	34	1	1.98
Kagiso Rabada	23	3	77	4	3.35

Last Wicket:Josh Hazlewood c Aiden Markram b Marco Jansen 0(2) - 295/10 in 107.1 ov.

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South Africa vs Australia

Australia tour of South Africa, 2026 — TEST — 2nd Test

South Africa won by an innings and 31 runs

South Africa — Innings 1 (425/9 in 127.1 overs)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram b Scott Boland	11	28	2	0	39.29
Marques Ackerman c Alex Carey b Scott Boland	6	38	0	0	15.79
David Bedingham c Alex Carey b Scott Boland	0	1	0	0	0
Temba Bavuma (c) c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc	179	334	18	1	53.59
Matthew Breetzke c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc	4	17	0	0	23.53
Ryan Rickelton (wk) c Matt Renshaw b Scott Boland	31	51	5	0	60.78
Wiaan Mulder c Matt Renshaw b Mitchell Starc	13	38	1	0	34.21
Marco Jansen c Travis Head b Scott Boland	85	100	9	3	85
Simon Harmer b Marnus Labuschagne	82	157	10	1	52.23
Kagiso Rabada not out	0	0	0	0	0
Extras	LegByes: 8 \| NoBalls: 1 \| Wides: 5 \| Total: 14
Total	425	9 wkts, 127.1 overs
Yet to Bat	Anrich Nortje

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mitchell Starc	24.1	4	89	3	3.7
Josh Hazlewood	14	2	43	0	3.1
Scott Boland	29	7	81	5	2.8
Pat Cummins	26	3	96	0	3.7
Beau Webster	19	6	43	0	2.3
Matt Renshaw	8	1	33	0	4.1
Nic Maddinson	5	0	24	0	4.8
Marnus Labuschagne	2	0	8	1	4

Partnerships

Players	Runs	Balls
Aiden Markram & MJ Ackerman	12	52
David Bedingham & MJ Ackerman	0	1
Temba Bavuma & MJ Ackerman	13	34
Temba Bavuma & Matthew Breetzke	15	42
Temba Bavuma & Ryan Rickelton	52	109
Temba Bavuma & Wiaan Mulder	18	62
Temba Bavuma & Marco Jansen	132	185
Temba Bavuma & Simon Harmer	183	277
Temba Bavuma & Kagiso Rabada	0	1

Wickets

#	Batsman	Over	Score
1	Aiden Markram	8.4	12
2	David Bedingham	8.5	12
3	Marques Ackerman	14.3	25
4	Matthew Breetzke	21.3	40
5	Ryan Rickelton	39.4	92
6	Wiaan Mulder	49.6	110
7	Marco Jansen	80.5	242
8	Simon Harmer	126.6	425
9	Temba Bavuma	127.1	425

Australia — Innings 2 (99/10 in 42.3 overs)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nic Maddinson c Simon Harmer b Kagiso Rabada	0	4	0	0	0
Travis Head lbw b Marco Jansen	14	24	3	0	58.33
Scott Boland c Ryan Rickelton b Marco Jansen	2	14	0	0	14.29
Marnus Labuschagne c Simon Harmer b Anrich Nortje	14	25	3	0	56
Steven Smith b Wiaan Mulder	28	88	2	0	31.82
Matt Renshaw c Simon Harmer b Marco Jansen	12	48	0	0	25
Alex Carey (wk) c Ryan Rickelton b Marco Jansen	0	2	0	0	0
Beau Webster c Aiden Markram b Marco Jansen	13	28	2	0	46.43
Pat Cummins (c) c Matthew Breetzke b Wiaan Mulder	7	16	1	0	43.75
Mitchell Starc c Ryan Rickelton b Kagiso Rabada	1	4	0	0	25
Josh Hazlewood not out	2	3	0	0	66.67
Extras	Byes: 4 \| LegByes: 1 \| NoBalls: 1 \| Total: 6
Total	99	10 wkts, 42.3 overs
Yet to Bat

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Kagiso Rabada	12	2	33	2	2.8
Simon Harmer	5.3	0	9	0	1.6
Aiden Markram	1	1	0	0	0
Marco Jansen	11	2	33	5	3
Anrich Nortje	3.3	0	5	1	1.4
Wiaan Mulder	9.3	3	14	2	1.5

Partnerships

Players	Runs	Balls
Nic Maddinson & Travis Head	0	4
Scott Boland & Travis Head	11	27
Marnus Labuschagne & Travis Head	11	25
Marnus Labuschagne & Steven Smith	23	28
Matt Renshaw & Steven Smith	20	94
Alex Carey & Steven Smith	0	2
Beau Webster & Steven Smith	19	46
Pat Cummins & Steven Smith	12	18
Pat Cummins & Mitchell Starc	1	4
Pat Cummins & Josh Hazlewood	2	7

Wickets

#	Batsman	Over	Score
1	Nic Maddinson	0.4	0
2	Scott Boland	5.1	11
3	Travis Head	9.2	22
4	Marnus Labuschagne	13.6	45
5	Matt Renshaw	29.4	65
6	Alex Carey	29.6	65
7	Beau Webster	37.4	84
8	Steven Smith	40.4	96
9	Mitchell Starc	41.2	97
10	Pat Cummins	42.3	99

Australia — Innings 3 (295/10 in 107.1 overs)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nic Maddinson c Ryan Rickelton b Kagiso Rabada	8	10	2	0	80
Travis Head b Wiaan Mulder	121	190	15	0	63.68
Marnus Labuschagne c Marco Jansen b Simon Harmer	39	98	4	0	39.8
Matt Renshaw b Kagiso Rabada	11	23	2	0	47.83
Beau Webster lbw b Simon Harmer	8	33	0	0	24.24
Scott Boland b Wiaan Mulder	40	166	6	0	24.1
Steven Smith c Matthew Breetzke b Kagiso Rabada	3	20	0	0	15
Alex Carey (wk) not out	37	69	4	0	53.62
Pat Cummins (c) b Wiaan Mulder	4	8	1	0	50
Mitchell Starc b Kagiso Rabada	11	28	1	0	39.29
Josh Hazlewood c Aiden Markram b Marco Jansen	0	2	0	0	0
Extras	Byes: 4 \| LegByes: 5 \| NoBalls: 4 \| Total: 13
Total	295	10 wkts, 107.1 overs
Yet to Bat

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Kagiso Rabada	23	3	77	4	3.3
Marco Jansen	17.1	3	34	1	2
Wiaan Mulder	21	5	64	3	3
Simon Harmer	39	8	93	2	2.4
Aiden Markram	7	1	18	0	2.6

Partnerships

Players	Runs	Balls
Nic Maddinson & Travis Head	8	16
Marnus Labuschagne & Travis Head	92	176
Matt Renshaw & Travis Head	23	41
Beau Webster & Travis Head	27	54
Scott Boland & Travis Head	59	161
Scott Boland & Steven Smith	16	45
Scott Boland & Alex Carey	31	77
Pat Cummins & Alex Carey	6	11
Mitchell Starc & Alex Carey	28	48
Josh Hazlewood & Alex Carey	5	14

Wickets

#	Batsman	Over	Score
1	Nic Maddinson	2.4	8
2	Marnus Labuschagne	31.6	100
3	Matt Renshaw	38.5	123
4	Beau Webster	47.5	150
5	Travis Head	74.4	209
6	Steven Smith	82.1	225
7	Scott Boland	94.6	256
8	Pat Cummins	96.5	262
9	Mitchell Starc	104.5	290
10	Josh Hazlewood	107.1	295

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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	Sunday, 18th October 2026
Time	01:30 PM (IST) - 08:00 AM (GMT)

SA vs AUS Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

SA vs AUS Match Venue: St Georges Park, Gqeberha, South Africa

SA vs AUS Pitch Report: The pitch at St George’s Park in Gqeberha is likely to offer a balanced contest between bat and ball; overcast skies may assist fast bowlers, while spinners could play a crucial role as the match progresses.

First Session: Overcast skies and moisture in the air could help fast bowlers generate swing and seam movement.
Batting: Batsmen who manage to navigate the initial movement can go on to play substantial innings, as conditions are expected to become more favorable for batting.
Spin Bowling: As the pitch wears down, spinners will become increasingly significant and are likely to create opportunities to take wickets.
Fast Bowlers: Fast bowlers may find an advantage early in the match, especially under overcast skies and when the new ball is in use.
Top-order Batsmen: Top-order batters will need to exercise patience and handle the new ball with care to help their team reach a strong score in the first innings.

The pitch at St George’s Park appears balanced, though early conditions may favor seam bowling. A score of 300–320 in the first innings could serve as a good benchmark, though the actual total will depend on the weather and pitch conditions on the day of the match.

SA vs AUS Weather Report: Weather in Gqeberha, ZA is cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 21°C on the match day with 91% humidity and 4.1 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.

St Georges Park Score Records:

Total matches:	33
Batting first won:	15
Bowling first won:	13
1st inn avg score:	313
2nd inn avg score:	238
Highest Total:	549/7
Lowest Total:	30/10
Highest Chased:	271/8
Lowest Defended:	130/10

St Georges Park Pitch Favour

57%
Pace Bowling 43%
Spin Bowling St Georges Park Pitch Favour

50%
Batting Pitch 50%
Bowling Pitch

125
T20 Average Scores

SA vs AUS (South Africa vs Australia) Playing 11

South Africa (SA) Confirmed Playing XI: 1. Aiden Markram, 2. Marques Ackerman, 3. David Bedingham, 4. Temba Bavuma(C), 5. Matthew Breetzke, 6. Ryan Rickelton(WK), 7. Wiaan Mulder, 8. Marco Jansen, 9. Kagiso Rabada, 10. Anrich Nortje, 11. Simon Harmer

Australia (AUS) Confirmed Playing XI: 1. Travis Head, 2. Nic Maddinson, 3. Marnus Labuschagne, 4. Steven Smith, 5. Matt Renshaw, 6. Alex Carey(WK), 7. Beau Webster, 8. Josh Hazlewood, 9. Pat Cummins(C), 10. Mitchell Starc, 11. Scott Boland

South Africa vs Australia (SA vs AUS) Match Preview

SA vs AUS Match Preview: Australia tour of South Africa, 2026 will see South Africa facing off against Australia on Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 01:30 PM IST at St Georges Park, Gqeberha, 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.

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.

Wicketkeeper

Ryan Rickelton 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

Anrich Nortje and Marco Jansen will lead the pace attack of his team.

Australia (AUS) Team Updates

Opening Batters

Travis Head and Nic Maddinson will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.

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 Matt Renshaw will strengthen the middle order for Australia.

Wicketkeeper

Sam Harper will do the Wicket Keeping for Australia.

Spin Bowlers

Matt Renshaw and Nathan Lyon will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Matt Renshaw is having topmost good points in this series.

Pace Bowlers

Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood 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 looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, SA will win the toss and choose to Bat first.

SA vs AUS Australia tour of South Africa, 2026 Match Expert Advice: Marco Jansen will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Aiden Markram 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 102 matches in TEST. Out of these 102 games, South Africa have won 26 whereas Australia have won 55 Matches.

Match Played	102
SA Won	26
AUS Won	55
Tie/NR	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. You can choose any of one.
Spinners may play major role on this pitch.

SA vs AUS Winning Prediction

Australia team has the upper hand over South Africa team. So try to pick more players from Australia.

SA vs AUS Small League Must Picks:

SA - Marco Jansen [231 points], Aiden Markram [224 points]
AUS - Matt Renshaw [490 points], Pat Cummins [223 points]

SA vs AUS Grand League Risky Picks:

SA - Wiaan Mulder [209 points], Temba Bavuma [24 points]
AUS - Steven Smith [134 points], Josh Hazlewood [209 points]

SA vs AUS Death Over Bowlers:

SA - Anrich Nortje
AUS - Mitchell Starc

South Africa (SA) Key Players

Kagiso Rabada [1W, 2W, 2W, 0W, 3W]
Temba Bavuma [48, 46]
Anrich Nortje [0W]
Wiaan Mulder [(31, 2W), (16, 2W), (41, 2W), (11, 1W)]
Aiden Markram [50, 28, 1]
Marco Jansen [2W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 2W]

Australia (AUS) Key Players

Scott Boland [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
Travis Head [6, 112, 4, 6, 0]
Mitchell Starc [4W, 2W, 0W, 0W, 3W]
Steven Smith [(13, 1W), 31, 5, 53, 9]
Josh Hazlewood [2W, 2W, 1W, 1W, 1W]
Pat Cummins [3W, 1W, 2W, 0W]
Matt Renshaw [0W, (15, 2W), (109, 1W), 6*]

SA vs AUS Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

Temba Bavuma [PTs: 24, CR: 9.0]
Travis Head [PTs: 48, CR: 8.5]
Steven Smith [PTs: 134, CR: 9.0]
Wiaan Mulder [PTs: 209, CR: 8.0]
Pat Cummins [PTs: 223, CR: 9.0]
Aiden Markram [PTs: 224, CR: 9.0]
Marco Jansen [PTs: 231, CR: 8.5]

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.

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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, Matthew Breetzke, 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

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