Cricket, South Africa–Australia 3rd Test: hosts win by 176 runs
Simon Harmer takes a career-best 6–16 and Kagiso Rabada finishes with 3–39 as South Africa regain the No. 1 Test ranking from Australia.
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Simon Harmer takes a career-best 6–16 and Kagiso Rabada finishes with 3–39 as South Africa regain the No. 1 Test ranking from Australia.
South Africa dismissed Australia for 111 at Newlands on 31 October 2026, winning the deciding men’s cricket Test by 176 runs and the series 2–1. The victory also returned South Africa to the top of the Test rankings, displacing Australia.
The hosts had overturned Australia’s 100-run first-innings lead before their bowlers settled the match on the final day.
Harmer’s career-best bowling figures meant he dismissed 6 batters while conceding 16 runs. He bowled Josh Hazlewood to end the match. Added to his 4 wickets in Australia’s opening innings, that gave Harmer his first 10-wicket Test match and the player-of-the-match award.
Rabada reached 350 career Test wickets when Travis Head was caught by Marco Jansen. The Guardian said Rabada reached the milestone in the fewest deliveries, almost 1,000 fewer than the previous fastest.
| Bowler | Wickets–runs conceded |
|---|---|
| Simon Harmer | 6–16 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 3–39 |
Jansen was named player of the series.
West Indies won by eight wickets to lead the two-Test series 1–0, with Brandon King making a career-best unbeaten 81 and Jomel Warrican earning player-of-the-match honors with nine wickets.
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The update adds Rabada's final bowling figures and South Africa's return to the top Test ranking.