Cricket · South Africa v Australia · 1st Test · Durban
Matt Renshaw made 190 and Josh Hazlewood took 6-49 as Australia beat South Africa by 214 runs at Kingsmead.
Australia took a first-innings lead of 106 in Durban, declared their second innings at 314 for 6, and bowled South Africa out for 206 on the final day. Aiden Markram batted 237 balls for 75 in the fourth innings. Wiaan Mulder took 4-68 in Australia’s first innings. Desk colour labelled.
This is the 1st Test of Australia’s tour of South Africa, played at Kingsmead in Durban from Friday 9 to Tuesday 13 October 2026. Australia won by 214 runs and lead the series 1–0. Sources: ESPNcricinfo, cricket.com.au, BBC Sport scorecard, AP.
Scores
Australia 390 (Renshaw 190, Mulder 4-68, Jansen 3-68) and 314 for 6 dec (Renshaw 82, Maddinson 48, Maharaj 2-56, Nortje 2-56) beat South Africa 284 (Bedingham 49, Cummins 3-54, Hazlewood 2-54) and 206 (Markram 75, Bedingham 46, Hazlewood 6-49, Renshaw 2-30) by 214 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo match report; BBC Sport scorecard.
Australia got ahead and stayed there
Australia’s 390 gave them a lead of 106 on first innings, and the second-innings declaration set South Africa a target of 421. AP and ESPNcricinfo both described that target as improbable, and ESPNcricinfo noted it would have been a record chase. Desk colour: Australia got ahead and never looked like losing.
Renshaw’s match
Matt Renshaw was named player of the match. He made 190 off 290 balls in the first innings, with 21 fours and a six, before he was caught by Markram off Simon Harmer. He followed that with 82 in the second innings. He also took 2-30 with his part-time off-spin, including his first Test wicket when he dismissed Temba Bavuma late on day four. He then removed Kyle Verreynne on the final day, caught by Steve Smith at slip. cricket.com.au reports that he is the first Australian to score more than 270 runs and take at least two wickets in the same Test. Sources: BBC Sport scorecard; ESPNcricinfo; cricket.com.au.
Hazlewood finishes it
South Africa resumed the final day at 102 for 4. Josh Hazlewood took the second new ball and ran through the lower order, finishing with a career-best 6-49 from 16.5 overs and taking the last wicket, Anrich Nortje. It was his second six-wicket haul in three matches, after 6-89 against Bangladesh in Darwin. South Africa were all out for 206 midway through the second session. Sources: AP; cricket.com.au; ESPNcricinfo.
Markram dug in
Aiden Markram batted through the morning session of the final day and made 75 from 237 balls. He shared a 69-run fifth-wicket stand with Mulder, who batted 110 balls before Hazlewood had him caught down the leg side. Markram was eventually out to Mitchell Starc, edging to Alex Carey. cricket.com.au wrote that he “couldn’t find any partners” to go with him. Desk colour: Markram dug in, and the order collapsed around him. Sources: ESPNcricinfo; cricket.com.au.
Mulder’s four
Wiaan Mulder was South Africa’s best bowler in Australia’s first innings with 4-68, and Marco Jansen took 3-68. Source: ESPNcricinfo.
Next
The 2nd Test is at St George’s Park, Gqeberha, from 18 to 22 October, starting at 7pm AEDT (10am local), which is 6pm in Brisbane. Source: cricket.com.au.
What this item is not
Every figure here is from the scorecard or the named reports. Anthony’s reads (Australia never looked like losing, the order collapsed around Markram) are labelled desk colour.
Sources: ESPNcricinfo; ESPN day 5 report; cricket.com.au; BBC Sport scorecard; AP.