South Africa vs Australia Match Facts, 1st Match, 9 October, 2026
COMPLETED / 1st Match / Kingsmead
284/10 (78 ov) & 206/10 (86.5 ov)
390/10 (137.2 ov) & 314/6 (58 ov)
Australia won by 214 runs
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Player of the match
Matt Renshaw,
Australia
Match Info
- Match: SA vs AUS, 1st Match, SA vs AUS
- Series: Australia vs South Africa
- Date: Friday, October 09, 2026
- Time: 01:00 PM
- Toss: Australia elected to bat
- Weather: broken clouds
- Pitch Condition: Fast & Bounce
- Venue: Kingsmead
- City: Durban
- Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Richard Kettleborough (England), Richard Illingworth (England, TV)
- Referee: Javagal Srinath (India)
- SA Squad: Playing: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, David Bedingham, Temba Bavuma (C), Tristan Stubbs, Wiaan Mulder, Kyle Verreynne (WK), Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje Bench: Dewald Brevis, Zubayr Hamza, Tony de Zorzi, Marques Ackerman, Senuran Muthusamy, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Dane Paterson
- AUS Squad: Playing: Travis Head, Nic Maddinson, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (WK), Beau Webster, Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood Bench: Josh Inglis, Sam Harper, Michael Neser, Cooper Connolly, Scott Boland, Matthew Kuhnemann, Cameron Green
Venue Guide
- Stadium: Kingsmead
- City: Durban
