South Africa vs Australia, 3rd Match - Live Cricket Score
Australia tour of South Africa, 2026 | 27 Oct 2026, Tue, 2:00 PM IST | Newlands, Cape Town
SA
329/10 (82.3 ov) & 387/10 (134.4 ov)
AUS
429/10 (125.1 ov) & 111/10 (57.1 ov)
Player of the Match: Simon Harmer
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden MarkramAiden Markramc Mitchell Starc b Josh Hazlewood | 78 | 141 | 10 | 1 | 55.32 |
| Marques AckermanMarques Ackermanst Alex Carey b Nathan Lyon | 95 | 94 | 12 | 2 | 101.06 |
| David BedinghamDavid Bedinghamc Josh Hazlewood b Mitchell Starc | 50 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Temba BavumaTemba Bavuma(c)b Nathan Lyon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matthew BreetzkeMatthew Breetzkelbw b Cooper Connolly | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Ryan RickeltonRyan Rickelton(wk)lbw b Mitchell Starc | 42 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 50.60 |
| Wiaan MulderWiaan Mulderc Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Marco JansenMarco Jansenb Mitchell Starc | 52 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 73.24 |
| Simon HarmerSimon HarmerNot out | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Gerald CoetzeeGerald Coetzeeb Mitchell Starc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kagiso RabadaKagiso Rabadalbw b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extra( b - 5, w - 1, no - 1, lb - 3, p - 0 ) | 10 | ||||
| Total( 3.99 Runs per over ) | 329 (10 Wkts, 82.3 Ov) | ||||
Fall of Wickets
158-1 (Marques Ackerman, 31.4), 203-2 (Aiden Markram, 44.4), 204-3 (Temba Bavuma, 45.2), 216-4 (Matthew Breetzke, 51.1), 232-5 (David Bedingham, 56.2), 232-6 (Wiaan Mulder, 56.4), 327-7 (Ryan Rickelton, 80.4), 328-8 (Marco Jansen, 80.6), 329-9 (Gerald Coetzee, 82.1), 329-10 (Kagiso Rabada, 82.3)
| Bowler | Ov | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 16.3 | 2 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4.36 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 15 | 3 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.93 |
| Pat Cummins(c) | 18 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.06 |
| Nathan Lyon | 23 | 1 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 |
| Cooper Connolly | 9 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.56 |
| Matt Renshaw | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt RenshawMatt Renshawc Ryan Rickelton b Marco Jansen | 74 | 139 | 10 | 0 | 53.24 |
| Travis HeadTravis Headb Simon Harmer | 41 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 83.67 |
| Marnus LabuschagneMarnus Labuschagnec Aiden Markram b Simon Harmer | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cameron GreenCameron Greenc Simon Harmer b Marco Jansen | 65 | 110 | 8 | 2 | 59.09 |
| Josh InglisJosh Inglisc Ryan Rickelton b Simon Harmer | 102 | 135 | 11 | 2 | 75.56 |
| Alex CareyAlex Carey(wk)c Aiden Markram b Simon Harmer | 80 | 168 | 7 | 0 | 47.62 |
| Cooper ConnollyCooper Connollyc & b Marco Jansen | 29 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 34.94 |
| Pat CumminsPat Cummins(c)lbw b Kagiso Rabada | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitchell StarcMitchell Starcc Ryan Rickelton b Gerald Coetzee | 11 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 37.93 |
| Nathan LyonNathan Lyonc Simon Harmer b Wiaan Mulder | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Josh HazlewoodJosh HazlewoodNot out | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Extra( b - 16, w - 1, no - 1, lb - 4, p - 0 ) | 22 | ||||
| Total( 3.43 Runs per over ) | 429 (10 Wkts, 125.1 Ov) | ||||
Fall of Wickets
58-1 (Travis Head, 17.1), 58-2 (Marnus Labuschagne, 17.6), 184-3 (Matt Renshaw, 49.5), 185-4 (Cameron Green, 51.2), 370-5 (Josh Inglis, 98.6), 379-6 (Alex Carey, 102.4), 380-7 (Pat Cummins, 103.6), 402-8 (Mitchell Starc, 111.3), 425-9 (Nathan Lyon, 124.3), 429-10 (Cooper Connolly, 125.1)
| Bowler | Ov | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 23 | 1 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 |
| Marco Jansen | 22.1 | 7 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.71 |
| Gerald Coetzee | 19 | 4 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 21 | 5 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Simon Harmer | 37 | 6 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.81 |
| Aiden Markram | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.67 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden MarkramAiden Markramc Travis Head b Mitchell Starc | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Marques AckermanMarques Ackermanc Cameron Green b Mitchell Starc | 62 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 77.50 |
| David BedinghamDavid Bedinghamc Nathan Lyon b Josh Hazlewood | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Temba BavumaTemba Bavuma(c)b Nathan Lyon | 35 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 30.43 |
| Matthew BreetzkeMatthew Breetzkec Mitchell Starc b Pat Cummins | 43 | 121 | 5 | 0 | 35.54 |
| Ryan RickeltonRyan Rickelton(wk)runout (Marnus Labuschagne / Josh Inglis) | 101 | 219 | 12 | 0 | 46.12 |
| Wiaan MulderWiaan Mulderc Mitchell Starc b Pat Cummins | 115 | 221 | 10 | 4 | 52.04 |
| Marco JansenMarco Jansenc Nathan Lyon b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Simon HarmerSimon Harmerb Nathan Lyon | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Gerald CoetzeeGerald Coetzeerunout (Marnus Labuschagne) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Kagiso RabadaKagiso RabadaNot out | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Extra( b - 6, w - 1, no - 1, lb - 7, p - 0 ) | 15 | ||||
| Total( 2.87 Runs per over ) | 387 (10 Wkts, 134.4 Ov) | ||||
Fall of Wickets
12-1 (Aiden Markram, 2.5), 31-2 (David Bedingham, 7.3), 95-3 (Marques Ackerman, 28.2), 131-4 (Temba Bavuma, 45.5), 181-5 (Matthew Breetzke, 66.5), 335-6 (Ryan Rickelton, 119.5), 343-7 (Marco Jansen, 122.4), 344-8 (Simon Harmer, 123.1), 351-9 (Gerald Coetzee, 125.5), 387-10 (Wiaan Mulder, 134.4)
| Bowler | Ov | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 24 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.71 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 21 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.24 |
| Pat Cummins(c) | 24.4 | 5 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.88 |
| Nathan Lyon | 44 | 10 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.30 |
| Cooper Connolly | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Matt Renshaw | 8 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 |
| Travis Head | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis HeadTravis Headc Marco Jansen b Kagiso Rabada | 14 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Matt RenshawMatt Renshawc Ryan Rickelton b Kagiso Rabada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Marnus LabuschagneMarnus Labuschagnelbw b Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Cameron GreenCameron Greenb Simon Harmer | 27 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 24.55 |
| Josh InglisJosh Inglisrunout (Ryan Rickelton / Marques Ackerman) | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
| Alex CareyAlex Carey(wk)c Marco Jansen b Simon Harmer | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Cooper ConnollyCooper Connollyc Ryan Rickelton b Simon Harmer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitchell StarcMitchell Starcc (sub Corbin Bosch) b Simon Harmer | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pat CumminsPat Cummins(c)lbw b Simon Harmer | 11 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 12.22 |
| Nathan LyonNathan LyonNot out | 33 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 57.89 |
| Josh HazlewoodJosh Hazlewoodb Simon Harmer | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extra( b - 12, w - 0, no - 1, lb - 3, p - 0 ) | 16 | ||||
| Total( 1.94 Runs per over ) | 111 (10 Wkts, 57.1 Ov) | ||||
Fall of Wickets
1-1 (Matt Renshaw, 0.3), 5-2 (Marnus Labuschagne, 0.6), 22-3 (Travis Head, 6.6), 40-4 (Josh Inglis, 15.3), 42-5 (Alex Carey, 17.2), 42-6 (Cooper Connolly, 17.4), 60-7 (Mitchell Starc, 25.6), 62-8 (Cameron Green, 38.1), 107-9 (Pat Cummins, 55.3), 111-10 (Josh Hazlewood, 57.1)
| Bowler | Ov | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 14 | 4 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.79 |
| Marco Jansen | 8 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.13 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Simon Harmer | 21.1 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.76 |
| Gerald Coetzee | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 |
| Aiden Markram | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.17 |
Info
Series
Australia tour of South Africa
Date & Time
27 Oct 2026, Tue, 2:00 PM IST
Toss
Australia elected to bowl
Venue
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires
Richard Illingworth (England), Richard Kettleborough (England), Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand, TV)
Match Referee
Javagal Srinath (India)