Best performances - Batsmen
PWA Mulder
115(221) 10x4 - 4x6
Control %86%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 27 runs
- 3x4 - 1x6
JP Inglis
102(135) 11x4 - 2x6
Control %88%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 25 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
27/10Result
3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Oct 27-31 2026
-
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
329 & 387 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
429 & 111 (57.1 ov)
Player of the Match
27/10Result
3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Oct 27-31 2026
-
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
329 & 387 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
429 & 111 (57.1 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
SR Harmer
- O21.1
- M14
- R16
- W6
- Eco0.75
| 1W | 1W | |||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
| 2W | 1W | |||
MA Starc
- O16.3
- M2
- R72
- W6
- Eco4.36
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
| 2W |
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 2W | ||||
Partnerships
- SA - 1st
- AUS - 1st
- SA - 2nd
- AUS - 2nd
South Africa - 1st - Innings
Australia - 1st - Innings
South Africa - 2nd - Innings
Australia - 2nd - Innings
Match Coverage
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While Australia head coach conceded it would be difficult to talk up positives straight after a series defeat, he was adamant there had been development in the batting
Conrad: 'I don't think you ever want to walk around saying you are the best'
"We can be awesome one minute and absolutely horrendous the next. In the end, we're a lot more awesome than we are horrendous and that's the pleasing part for me"
Jansen owns cuckoo and calm to put Australia to sleep
Jansen spent sleepless nights before giving Australia just that with not just his bowling but also batting and fielding
