3rd Test-Australia in South Africa Test Series 2026 Performance

RESULTTEST3RDNewlands, Cape TownTue, 27 Oct - Sat, 31 Oct 2026
SA
South Africa
VS
Australia
429/10 (125.1) & 111/10 (57.1)
AUS
South Africa won by 176 runs
PREVIEWSUMMARYSCORECARDMATCH STATSPERFORMANCENEWS

Impact leaderboard

Everyone, ranked
Runs, strike rate against the match average, wickets and economy, dot balls and catches, in one score.
NLNathan Lyon33* (57) · 2/101 · 2 ct
198#2 · pts
MVPSHSimon Harmer1 (3) · 6/16 · 2 ct
242#1 · pts
WMWiaan Mulder115 (221) · 0/4
145#3 · pts
1SHSimon HarmerSA · 1 (3) · 6/16 · 2 ct242
2NLNathan LyonAUS · 33* (57) · 2/101 · 2 ct198
3WMWiaan MulderSA · 115 (221) · 0/4145
4RRRyan RickeltonSA · 101 (219)117
5MSMitchell StarcAUS · 0 (25) · 3/65 · 3 ct111
6KRKagiso RabadaSA · 2* (14) · 3/3987
7MAMarques AckermanSA · 62 (80)87
8PCPat CumminsAUS · 11 (90) · 2/7178
9JHJosh HazlewoodAUS · 0 (4) · 1/68 · 1 ct42
10MBMatthew BreetzkeSA · 43 (121)40
11TBTemba BavumaSA · 35 (115)29
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Who carried the team

Share of the runs
SASouth Africa · 372
Wiaan Mulder115 (221)31%
Ryan Rickelton101 (219)27%
Marques Ackerman62 (80)17%
Matthew Breetzke43 (121)12%
Temba Bavuma35 (115)9%
David Bedingham11 (16)3%
Kagiso Rabada2* (14)1%
Aiden Markram1 (6)0%
Simon Harmer1 (3)0%
Gerald Coetzee1 (6)0%
AUSAustralia · 111
Nathan Lyon33* (57)30%
Cameron Green27 (110)24%
Travis Head14 (26)13%
Pat Cummins11 (90)10%
Marnus Labuschagne4 (3)4%
Josh Inglis4 (17)4%
Alex Carey2 (9)2%

Beat their average?

5 of 22 did
Each batter's score today against their own career average in this format.
Wiaan Mulder115 today · avg 37+78
Ryan Rickelton101 today · avg 38.9+62
Matthew Breetzke43 today · avg 10.5+33
Nathan Lyon33* today · avg 13.3+20
Marques Ackerman62 today · avg 54.3+8
Temba Bavuma35 today · avg 38.1-3
Pat Cummins11 today · avg 16.7-6
Gerald Coetzee1 today · avg 9.7-9
Cameron Green27 today · avg 35.9-9
Kagiso Rabada2* today · avg 12.3-10
Cooper Connolly0 today · avg 11-11
Josh Hazlewood0 today · avg 11.4-11
Mitchell Starc0 today · avg 19.4-19
Simon Harmer1 today · avg 20.6-20
David Bedingham11 today · avg 34-23
Marco Jansen0 today · avg 27.4-27
Josh Inglis4 today · avg 32.2-28
Travis Head14 today · avg 43.2-29
Alex Carey2 today · avg 34.9-33
Aiden Markram1 today · avg 35-34
Matt Renshaw0 today · avg 35.2-35
Marnus Labuschagne4 today · avg 43.4-39