09/10Stumps
1st Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Durban, Oct 9-13 2026
Day 3: Australia lead by 139 runs

Current Run Rate

CRR

5.82

09/10Stumps
1st Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Durban, Oct 9-13 2026
Day 3: Australia lead by 139 runs

Current Run Rate

CRR

5.82

TEST CAREER
CRR:
5.82
BATSMENRB4s6sSRThis BowlerLast 10 ovsmatrunshsave
Nic Maddinson*NJ Maddinson*(lhb)17192189.477(6b)17(19b)444 228.8
Travis HeadTM Head(lhb)10152066.665(10b)10(15b)684672 17542.86
BOWLERSOMRWEcon0s4s6sThis Spellmatwktsbbiave
Wiaan MulderPWA Mulder(rm)2.401204.512112.4-0-12-02542 4/3225.42
Marco JansenM Jansen(lf)30150512303.0-0-15-02292 7/1321.33
Current Partnership :
P'SHIP :
33 runs, 5.4 overs, RR: 5.82 (Nic Maddinson 17, Travis Head 10)
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Match Centre Ground time: 05:01

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Ekanth and Alex

Statistics

Current Batsmen

NJ Maddinson
NJ Maddinson
17(19) 2x4 - 1x6
Control %68%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 8 runs
  • 0x4 - 1x6
0 0 5 10 2 0 0 0
TM Head
TM Head
10(15) 2x4 - 0x6
Control %60%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 6 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
0 0 0 0 6 0 0 4

Current bowlers

PWA Mulder
PWA Mulder
O2.4
M0
R12
W0
Eco4.5
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
M Jansen
M Jansen
O3
M0
R15
W0
Eco5
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

PARTNERSHIPS

33*
NJ Maddinson17 (19)
TM Head10 (15)

Tristan Lavalette's report for today will be updated here soon, check it out

4:37pm, Day 3, Stumps: Day done. The good thing, or the bad thing depending on how you look at these things, is that the days have been called off quickly after bad-light interruptions and that's the case again. 65 overs on day 1, 71 overs on day 2, 74 overs today if my calculations are right. Leaves about 150 overs likely for the next two days. How will that play out? Find out with Alex and Sreshth tomorrow. Thanks for joining today.

Eye of Sauron: "South Africa's first innings saw 6 batsmen score 30 or more runs but none reached a half century. The only other time this happened in a test innings was in the fourth innings of the 1976 Karachi test between New Zealand and Pakistan. "

Darren : "they really need to adjust the start times of these tests an hour earlier. base playing times off celestial sun positions, not local time. this bad light garbage is also an issue for early tests in Brisbane as they don't do daylight savings, so matches start a hot later than ideal, and bad light stops play too often" 'Early-morning moisture' is a concern for starting earlier from what I've heard. But the start time, at 9:30am, isn't all that unreasonable, I think

Shaheer: "About 60 overs have been lost to bad light this game so far. Unbelivable"

Kevin: "Until the rule gets changed to it being down to the umpires i'm not sure the pink ball will ever be used in these scenarios."

4:31pm: Players going off for light! Five minutes later than yesterday, Gnasher informs. It has gotten darker as the previous ball suggested. For a while it looked like the light will hold up, but it went down pretty quickly again. It means that Head and Maddinson have survived and made some profits in their short stays. Lead has moved to 139,

5.4
0
Mulder to Maddinson, no run, Full ball lands around off and goes away with the angle. Maddinson shaped to defend but let the ball pass as it was much wider
5.3
6
Mulder to Maddinson, SIX, Flicked, deep square leg in play... Rickelton can't pick it up! He was looking forward and the ball went a row back. Mulder is bemused. Full ball on leg was picked up off the front knee-roll, that swung in a bit... and went 74 metres far. Mark Howard on air, rightly, says that's not a good sign for the light
5.2
0
Mulder to Maddinson, no run, Length in the channel, defended to cover
5.1
0
Mulder to Maddinson, no run, Wide on a length, looks to drive through cover with planted feet. Misses

END OF OVER:
5 | 9 Runs | AUS: 27/0

  • Travis Head10 (15b)
  • Nic Maddinson11 (15b)
  • Marco Jansen3-0-15-0
  • Wiaan Mulder2-0-6-0

Gavin: "Luan dre Pretorius has to get an extended run. He is a generational talent. Brevis has done nothing to deserve a test spot. Yes, agreed that Verreyne and Mulder (the batsman) are not strong cases."

4.6
0
Jansen to Head, no run, Full in the channel, defended to cover
4.5
0
Jansen to Head, no run, Fullish on middle, defended to mid-off
4.4
4
Jansen to Head, FOUR, Middle-order Head makes way for opener Head as he times the pants off that punch through cover. Jumped, was in mid-air as he hit that with a horizontal bat, off a length. Good bounce on that, used it well
4.3
4lb
Jansen to Head, 4 leg byes, Touch straighter than the last ball and that's glanced fine.
4.2
1
Jansen to Maddinson, 1 run, Length on leg, flicked off the back foot to deep square
4.1
0
Jansen to Maddinson, no run, That's very flirty. Maddinson's bat wafts, as though it's following a fragrance in a cartoon, as the fullish wide ball keeps going away from him. Doesn't go too far and it's let go

END OF OVER:
4 | 4 Runs | AUS: 18/0

  • Travis Head6 (11b)
  • Nic Maddinson10 (13b)
  • Wiaan Mulder2-0-6-0
  • Marco Jansen2-0-10-0

Pierre: "It does feel that the Aus batters have had so many near edges that have been play-and-misses. SA bowlers have bowled very well with very little reward. "

3.6
0
Mulder to Head, no run, Wide and full, driven to short cover. Good stop by the fielder
3.5
0
Mulder to Head, no run, Fullish on off, flicked to midwicket

muzamil: "Now wait for Maddinson to suddenly discover his inner Hayden " Yeah, to respond in kind, to some of the allusions made by the outer Hayden

3.4
0
Mulder to Head, no run, That's why Mulder gets the new ball. He has batters play for swing and, like here, beat the bat even when there's no movement. Head walked across and into a punch aimed at mid-off, the fullish length ball angled away to beat bat
3.3
0
Mulder to Head, no run, Good line and length, channel ball. Head takes a step down and lets go

Wolverine: "Ackerman for Stubbs, he has absolutely deserved it. Rickleton has earned his spot for now, Bedingham should get an extended run. Verreyne needs to go tbh, Mulder the batter only scores against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. "

3.2
0
Mulder to Head, no run, Wide on a length, let go
3.1
4
Mulder to Head, FOUR, On the pads and that's lifted over midwicket with a flick. More in control than it looked as Head played that from well in front of the body

END OF OVER:
3 | 2 Runs | AUS: 14/0

  • Travis Head2 (5b)
  • Nic Maddinson10 (13b)
  • Marco Jansen2-0-10-0
  • Wiaan Mulder1-0-2-0

Muhle: "@fahad agree with you, Stubbs and verreyne have to be out and we try Ackerman and pretorius/brevis"

2.6
1
Jansen to Head, 1 run, Bouncer angling into leg. Head got a touch across and fended in an ungainly fashion, one hand off but the ball went safely off the glove to square leg
2.5
1
Jansen to Maddinson, 1 run, Length on the pads, flicked off the edge through square leg

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