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ODI and Test/5day series

Australia vs South Africa 2026 series

6 matches from 24 Sept 2026 to 27 Oct 2026. South Africa won the series 4-2.

Series score

Australia

2

South Africa

4

No result, or still to play

0 / 0 to play

Matches

  1. 24 Sept 2026 · 13:30 IST

    One Day International · ODI

    South Africa297/8 (50 ov)

    Australia230 (41.2 ov)

    South Africa won by 67 runs

    Scorecard: South Africa v Australia →

  2. 27 Sept 2026 · 13:30 IST

    One Day International · ODI

    South Africa365/9 (50 ov)

    Australia333 (49.5 ov)

    South Africa won by 32 runs

    Scorecard: South Africa v Australia →

  3. 30 Sept 2026 · 17:00 IST

    One Day International · ODI

    South Africa145/4 (28 ov)

    Australia322/9 (50 ov)

    Australia won by 47 runs (D/L method)

    Scorecard: South Africa v Australia →

  4. 9 Oct 2026 · 13:00 IST

    ICC World Test Championship · Test/5day

    South Africa284 (78 ov) & 206 (86.5 ov)

    Australia390 (137.2 ov) & 314/6 (58 ov)

    Australia won by 214 runs

    Scorecard: South Africa v Australia →

  5. 18 Oct 2026 · 13:30 IST

    ICC World Test Championship · Test/5day

    South Africa425/9 (127.1 ov)

    Australia99 (42.3 ov) & 295 (107.1 ov)

    South Africa won by an innings and 31 runs

    Scorecard: South Africa v Australia →

  6. 27 Oct 2026 · 14:00 IST

    ICC World Test Championship · Test/5day

    South Africa329 (82.3 ov) & 387 (134.4 ov)

    Australia429 (125.1 ov) & 111 (57.1 ov)

    South Africa won by 176 runs

    Scorecard: South Africa v Australia →

Leading performers in this series

From the 6 completed matches in this series with a full scorecard in FairPlay's records.
Most runs
PlayerTeamInnsRunsHSSR
Matt RenshawAustralia947519058.00
Travis HeadAustralia935412177.12
Temba BavumaSouth Africa735117953.10
Marco JansenSouth Africa72928589.30
Ryan RickeltonSouth Africa727410157.68
Most wickets
PlayerTeamOversWktsBestEcon
Marco JansenSouth Africa111.2165/333.36
Mitchell StarcAustralia113.4156/723.65
Josh HazlewoodAustralia103146/493.82
Simon HarmerSouth Africa156146/162.63
Wiaan MulderSouth Africa84.3104/682.80

Highest totals so far

  1. 429/10 (125.1 overs) Australia27 Oct 2026 scorecard
  2. 425/9 (127.1 overs) South Africa18 Oct 2026 scorecard
  3. 390/10 (137.2 overs) Australia9 Oct 2026 scorecard

Venues

Australia v South Africa: head to head

Every completed meeting stored in FairPlay's records since 25 Feb 2025, in any competition: 14 matches, Australia 5 wins, South Africa 8 wins, 1 without a winner.

About this page

FairPlay groups bilateral internationals between the same two teams into a series when the matches are no more than 21 days apart, so a tour with ODIs and T20Is shows as one series. Start times are in IST. Each match links to its match centre with the full scorecard once play starts.

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