Australia lose two early wickets on return to South Africa - scorecard

BBC Homepage Skip to content Accessibility Help Your account Home News Sport Earth Reel Worklife Travel Culture Future Music TV Weather Sounds More menu More menu Search BBC Home News Sport Earth Reel Worklife Travel Culture Future Music TV Weather Sounds Close menu BBC Sport Menu Home Football Cricket Formula 1 Rugby U Tennis Golf Cycling Athletics More A-Z Sports American Football Athletics Basketball Boxing Cricket Cycling Darts Disability Sport Football Formula 1 Gaelic Games Golf Gymnastics Horse Racing Mixed Martial Arts Motorsport Netball Rugby League Rugby Union Snooker Swimming Tennis Full Sports A-Z More from Sport England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Quizzes News Feeds Help & FAQs Cricket Scores & Fixtures Tables England Men England Women Counties The Hundred All Teams South Africa vs Australia Fri 9 Oct 2026 - Tue 13 Oct 2026 , Men's International Test Match Series - 1st Test - Day 1 of 5 South Africa vs Australia (batting), in play South Africa South Africa In Play Australia Australia Yet to bat 45 -2 ( 18.1 ) Australia are 45 for 2 South Africa: yet to bat Australia innings: 45 for 2 from 18.1 overs, in play How an 'absolute fluke' exposed sandpapergate scandal Australia 1st Innings Batter Runs Balls Dots 4s 6s Minutes Mins Strike Rate Maddinson, Maddinson bowled M Jansen b M Jansen Maddinson, Maddinson bowled M Jansen b M Jansen 0 33 33 0 0 50 0.00 Head, Head caught Verreynne, bowled Mulder c Verreynne b Mulder Head, Head caught Verreynne, bowled Mulder c Verreynne b Mulder 9 19 16 2 0 34 47.37 batting, Labuschagne, Labuschagne not out not out batting, Labuschagne, Labuschagne not out not out 19 34 25 3 0 56 55.88 batting, Smith, Smith not out not out batting, Smith, Smith not out not out 5 26 22 0 0 41 19.23 Extras, Extras no balls 3, 3 nb wides 0, 0 w byes 0, 0 b leg byes 9, 9 lb total 12 Extras, Extras no balls 3, 3 nb wides 0, 0 w byes 0, 0 b leg byes 9, 9 lb total 12 12 Total, Total 45 for 2 18.1 overs Total, Total 45 for 2 18.1 overs 45-2 Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Dots No balls NB Wides 4s 6s Economy rate Econ M Jansen 8.0 4 15 1 43 3 0 2 0 1.87 Mulder 5.0 1 14 1 25 0 0 3 0 2.80 Nortje 4.0 2 3 0 21 0 0 0 0 0.75 Maharaj , bowling 1.1 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 3.42 Fall of wicket Batter 17 for 1 17-1 (7.5 overs) Head 24 for 2 24-2 (10.2 overs) Maddinson Team Lineups home team, South Africa Starting lineup Aiden Markram Ryan Rickelton David Bedingham Temba Bavuma (c) , Captain Tristan Stubbs Wiaan Mulder Kyle Verreynne (wk) , Wicket Keeper Marco Jansen Keshav Maharaj Simon Harmer Anrich Nortje away team, Australia Starting lineup Nic Maddinson Travis Head Marnus Labuschagne Steve Smith Matt Renshaw Alex Carey (wk) , Wicket Keeper Beau Webster Pat Cummins (c) , Captain Mitchell Starc Nathan Lyon Josh Hazlewood South Africa (active) Australia home team, South Africa Starting lineup Aiden Markram Ryan Rickelton David Bedingham Temba Bavuma (c) , Captain Tristan Stubbs Wiaan Mulder Kyle Verreynne (wk) , Wicket Keeper Marco Jansen Keshav Maharaj Simon Harmer Anrich Nortje away team, Australia Starting lineup Nic Maddinson Travis Head Marnus Labuschagne Steve Smith Matt Renshaw Alex Carey (wk) , Wicket Keeper Beau Webster Pat Cummins (c) , Captain Mitchell Starc Nathan Lyon Josh Hazlewood Start Time: 08:30 Toss: Australia won the toss and decided to bat Venue: Hollywoodbets Kingsmead, Durban Officials: Chris Gaffaney, Richard Kettleborough, Richard Illingworth, Javagal Srinath, Stephen Harris Please note: All times are UK. Some content is provided by third parties, is subject to change, and is unverified. Home News Sport Earth Reel Worklife Travel Culture Future Music TV Weather Sounds Terms of Use About the BBC Privacy Policy Cookies Accessibility Help Parental Guidance Contact the BBC Careers BBC emails for you Advertise with us Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.