Australia tour of South Africa, 2026
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3rd Test
South Africa VS Australia • TEST
South Africa
329/10 (82.3 ov)
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Australia
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Simon Harmer
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Gerald Coetzee 329 runs - 82.1 ov
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📝 BALL-BY-BALL COMMENTARY
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Hard to make sense of what we've seen today. Australia looked clueless in that opening session but this game is now very much on. We'll be back tomorrow for more. See you then!
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82.3
Mitchell Starc to Kagiso Rabada, <b>out</b> Lbw!! The finger has gone up in a flash but Rabada will review! Nothing to lose for him. <b>But this has been sensational from Starc - talk about a clean-up job</b>. Full and fast, Rabada is camping back in the crease in defence but it nips away past the outside edge to pin him right in front of leg stump. Was struck on the back leg and there's three reds on ball-tracking. <b>Kagiso Rabada lbw b Mitchell Starc 0(2)</b>
82.3
Mitchell Starc to Kagiso Rabada, <b>out</b> Lbw!! The finger has gone up in a flash but Rabada will review! Nothing to lose for him. <b>But this has been sensational from Starc - talk about a clean-up job</b>. Full and fast, Rabada is camping back in the crease in defence but it nips away past the outside edge to pin him right in front of leg stump. Was struck on the back leg and there's three reds on ball-tracking. <b>Kagiso Rabada lbw b Mitchell Starc 0(2)</b>
82.2
Mitchell Starc to Kagiso Rabada, <b>THATS OUT!!</b> Lbw!!
82.2
Mitchell Starc to Kagiso Rabada, no run, opens him up completely! Short of length, nips away and Rabada doesn't even get close to it as he looks to defend
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<b>Kagiso Rabada, left handed bat, comes to the crease</b>
82.1
Mitchell Starc to Gerald Coetzee, <b>out</b> Bowled!! <b>Starc wreaking havoc with the second new ball!</b> He's made a mess of the stumps here, removing Coetzee for a golden duck and completing his five-for. Very full, swings in sharply from over the wicket, and deflects off the pad into middle and leg. On a hattrick now... <b>Gerald Coetzee b Mitchell Starc 0(1)</b>
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Mitchell Starc to Gerald Coetzee, <b>THATS OUT!!</b> Bowled!!
81.6
Pat Cummins to Simon Harmer, no run, full and wide, left alone, poor over from the captain
81.5
Pat Cummins to Simon Harmer, no run, good length around off, defended forward
81.4
Pat Cummins to Simon Harmer, no run, full outside off, nips away, and again he doesn't make Harmer play
81.4
Pat Cummins to Simon Harmer, <b>wide</b>, now tries the away-swinger and fails to control this as well. It's so far wide of off that the umpire has actually called it wide
81.3
Pat Cummins to Simon Harmer, no run, fails to control the inswinger and ends up down the leg-side
81.2
Pat Cummins to Simon Harmer, no run, hits a length outside off, another easy leave
81.1
Pat Cummins to Simon Harmer, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone
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<b>Pat Cummins [17.0-2-72-0] is back into the attack</b>
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<b>Gerald Coetzee, right handed bat, comes to the crease</b>
80.6
Mitchell Starc to Marco Jansen, <b>out</b> Bowled!! This is how you make the second new ball count. <b>Devastating yorker that swings in late</b> and crashes into the off stump. Incredible stuff from Starc late in the day, drawing on every last reserve to remove two set batters. And once again, Australia fight back strong after a partnership. <b>Marco Jansen b Mitchell Starc 52(71) [4s-7]</b>
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Mitchell Starc to Marco Jansen, <b>THATS OUT!!</b> Bowled!!
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<b>Starc vs Rickelton in Tests</b><br>Inngs: 5 <br>Balls: 37<br>Runs: 22<br>Dismissals: 3 <br>Avg: 7.33
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Australia tour of South Africa, 2026
TEST
3rd Test
Newlands, Cape Town
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