South Africa vs Australia , 3rd Test at Newlands, Cape Town , AUS in SA, 3 Tests, 2026 , Oct 27, 2026 Scorecard 5^th Day

57.1: Simon Harmer to Josh Hazlewood, OUT! BOWLED! It's all over. Fittingly, it's Harmer who delivers the final blow, capping a sensational spell with a six-wicket haul in the innings and a remarkable ten-wicket haul across the match. He leaps into the air in delight as his teammates rush in with hugs and handshakes. South Africa win by 176 runs and win the series 2-1. A flighted off-break by Simon from around the stumps, full and landing on middle stump. It dips, grips, and spins away sharply. Hazlewood pushes forward to defend, but is beaten on the outside edge as he fails to cover the turn. The ball clips the off stump, and that's the full stop to a memorable Test series.

56.6: Aiden Markram to Nathan Lyon, Ovepitched, outside off, Nathan carves it to the left of the silly point fielder, and Harmer dives to his left to make a fine stop.

56.5: Aiden Markram to Nathan Lyon, On off and full, Lyon defends solidly.

56.4: Aiden Markram to Nathan Lyon, Very full on middle, blocked back to the bowler.

56.3: Aiden Markram to Nathan Lyon, FOUR! Pulled away! Dropped short by Aiden, around the leg stump. Lyon hangs back and pulls it firmly through backward square leg for a boundary.

56.2: Aiden Markram to Nathan Lyon, The ball darts in a touch fuller, holding its line outside off. Lyon stays deep in his crease and pushes at it, but the ball whistles past the outside edge.

56.1: Aiden Markram to Nathan Lyon, Full on the off stump. Lyon defends it off the front foot to the off side.

55.6: Simon Harmer to Josh Hazlewood, Too full, on off, Josh taps it to the silly point fielder with soft hands.

55.5: Simon Harmer to Josh Hazlewood, Attacks the stumps, full in length, defended off the front foot.

55.4: Simon Harmer to Josh Hazlewood, Pushed fuller on off, Josh defends with a straight bat.

55.3: Simon Harmer to Pat Cummins, OUT! FIFER FOR HARMER! A very well-deserved one. The delivery is full and pitched in line, going away with the angle. Cummins pushes forward to defend but is beaten, with the ball crashing into his back thigh. A huge, confident shout for LBW by everyone around the bat, and the umpire raises his finger without hesitation. Cummins wastes no time in opting for a review. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved, and Ball Tracking shows that the ball has pitched just in line, and it is umpire's call with the ball clipping the off stump. The on-field decision is upheld, leaving the Proteas just one wicket away from wrapping things up.

55.2: Simon Harmer to Pat Cummins, Beats the bat again! Fires it too full and outside off, Cummins is drawn forward and looks to push it straight but gets beaten by a whisker.

55.1: Simon Harmer to Pat Cummins, Sliding outside off on a length, Cummins lets it through.

134.4: Pat Cummins to Wiaan Mulder, OUT! CAUGHT! A wonderful innings from Wiaan Mulder comes to an end, and that's that for the day. Newlands rises as one to applaud a magnificent knock from Mulder. South Africa have been bowled out for 387, setting Australia 288 to chase on the final day. Coming to the action, Cummins goes into the wicket and does not offer much pace, on off. Mulder stands tall and tries to drag the pull in front of square on the leg side. Ends up hitting a lot straighter and slices it down the throat of long on, where Mitchell Starc makes no mistake, taking the catch well in off the ropes.

134.3: Pat Cummins to Wiaan Mulder, A flash and a miss! Bowled on a back of a length, outside off. The width is there for Mulder to cash in but he can only connect with thin air.

134.2: Pat Cummins to Wiaan Mulder, Off-cutter by Cummims, bowled into the deck, on off. Mulder waits on it before dragging the pull between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket. With no possibility of a second there, the batters do not run.

134.1: Pat Cummins to Wiaan Mulder, Absolutely smoked but straight to the fielder. Cummins slips in a full ball with a bit of a tail back into the right-hander. Mulder hangs deep in the crease, clears the front leg and mows it straight to Nathan Lyon at deep mid-wicket.

133.6: Nathan Lyon to Kagiso Rabada, Tossed up, fuller and turning away, not close enough to make the batter play. KG shoulders arms.

133.5: Nathan Lyon to Kagiso Rabada, Sliding on with the arm, on a nagging length, around the off stump. Rabada chops it down towards the man at a slightly square deep third and the batters stay put.

133.4: Nathan Lyon to Wiaan Mulder, Flat and short, on off. Mulder stays beside the line and cuts it late. It goes down to deep backward point as Wiaan once again takes the single on the 4th ball of the over.

133.3: Nathan Lyon to Wiaan Mulder, Pushed through, shorter and on middle. Mulder whips it off the back foot towards wide long on but does not take the single.

133.2: Nathan Lyon to Wiaan Mulder, Wider on off, not all that short, spins back a bit. Mulder covers the off stump and tucks his bat close to his body to make the leave.

133.1: Nathan Lyon to Wiaan Mulder, SIX! Parked onto the grass bank! Flighted delivery, Lyon misses the rough outside the off stump. Mulder takes a step across the stumps and sinks to a knee before clobbering it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

132.6: Pat Cummins to Kagiso Rabada, Bashes the hard length, over middle. Rabada ducks out of the harm's way at the last moment. 

132.5: Pat Cummins to Wiaan Mulder, Cummins tries to go full but ends up serving a low full toss, on middle. Mulder clips it through mid-wicket and takes a single, leaving Rabada one ball to face.

132.4: Pat Cummins to Wiaan Mulder, SIX! That sounded good, and it is long enough. Cross-seam ball, on a back of a length. This sits up to be hit around the thigh, and Mulder takes full toll. He takes on the fielder at deep square leg and clears him with ease. The lead is now 279.

132.3: Pat Cummins to Wiaan Mulder, Goes past the bat! Delivers it on a good length, holding its line, around off. Mulder has a fiddle at the ball and is beaten past the outside edge.

132.3: Pat Cummins to Wiaan Mulder, Wide! Off-cutter, bowled into the wicket, the tennis ball bounce takes it over the head of the batter. Mulder lets it go. Wide given for height.

132.2: Pat Cummins to Wiaan Mulder, Digs it in short, at the left shoulder. Mulder climbs into the pull. Hits it flat and on the bounce. Marnus Labuschagne is in the shade, and the ball comes at him from the sun. It skips across the turf but he does well to move to his left and make the stop.

132.1: Pat Cummins to Wiaan Mulder, At 135.4 kph, on a nagging length, on middle. Mulder hangs back, goes behind the line and defends it down on the leg side.