Test · Tue, 27 Oct, 2026, 2:00 pm IST · Newlands, Cape Town
Partnership 0 (2)
Last wicket Kagiso Rabada 0 (2) – lbw b M Starc
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Mitchell Starc to Kagiso Rabada, no run, OUT! Mitchell Starc strikes to wrap up the innings. It lands on a good length on the stumps, and Kagiso Rabada is gone for a two-ball duck. That brings South Africa's innings to a close at 329.
OUT: lbw b M Starc
☝️ OUT! Kagiso Rabada departs for 0 (2) — Mitchell Starc's 6th wicket
Mitchell Starc to Kagiso Rabada, no run, Mitchell Starc lands this on a good length around off stump, and the batter lets it pass safely through.
🏏 K Rabada walks in — Test career: 1102 runs in 110 inns, avg 12.24, 1 fifties · Last 5 Test inns: 78 runs, SR 89, 1 × 50+ · 📊 At this ground: 125 runs in 13 inns, avg 12.5, best 26
Mitchell Starc to Gerald Coetzee, no run, Mitchell Starc goes full length right on the stumps, and the batter keeps it out for no run.
OUT: b M Starc
🏏 Gerald Coetzee walks in — Test career: 67 runs in 6 inns, avg 13.4 · Last 5 Test inns: 47 runs, SR 77 · ☝️ Wicket! G Coetzee departs for 0 (1) — Mitchell Starc's 5th wicket
Pat Cummins to Simon Harmer, no run, Pat Cummins lands it on a good length around off stump, and the batter defends it cleanly.
😮 No boundary for 18 balls — the pressure is building on SA
Pat Cummins to Simon Harmer, no run, Pat Cummins lands this on a good length around off stump, and he defends it cleanly.
Pat Cummins to Simon Harmer, no run, Pat Cummins lands it on a good length around off stump, and the batter defends it cleanly. No run taken.
Pat Cummins to Simon Harmer, 1 wide, Pat Cummins errs on a good length outside off stump, spraying it too wide for the umpire's liking.
Pat Cummins to Simon Harmer, no run, Pat Cummins pitches it full on the stumps, and the batter keeps it out safely.
Pat Cummins to Simon Harmer, no run, Pat Cummins lands this on a good length around off stump, and the batter defends it cleanly for no run.
Pat Cummins to Simon Harmer, no run, Pat Cummins lands it on a good length around off stump. The batter defends firmly to see off the delivery safely.
Mitchell Starc to Marco Jansen, no run, Mitchell Starc spears in a pinpoint yorker aimed directly at the stumps. The batter gets forward quickly to jam it out safely, keeping it to no run.
OUT: b M Starc
☝️ The big fish is gone! M Jansen departs for 52 (71) — Mitchell Starc's 4th wicket
Mitchell Starc to Simon Harmer, 1 leg bye, Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery on leg stump. He presses forward, and they collect one leg bye.
🏏 Simon Harmer walks in — Test career: 355 runs in 21 inns, avg 20.88, 1 fifties · Last 5 Test inns: 101 runs, SR 49, 1 × 50+ · 📊 At this ground: 10 runs in 1 inns, avg 10, best 10 · vs Starc: 4 off 21, never out · vs Lyon: 7 off 50, never out · 🆚 Simon Harmer vs Mitchell Starc in Test: 4 off 21 balls, never out
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