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KEY MATCH DETAILS: (South Africa vs. Australia 3rd Test)
- Venue: Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
- Captains: Temba Bavuma (South Africa), Pat Cummins (Australia)
- Toss result: TBD
- Live Telecast: SuperSport Cricket and SABC 3 (South Africa), Fox Sports and Kayo Sports (Australia), Fancode (India)
- Umpires and match officials: Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough (on-field umpires), Chris Gaffaney (third umpire), Lubabalo Gcuma (reserve umpire) and Javagal Srinath (match referee)
- Match result: TBD
- Player of the Match: TBD
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South Africa vs. Australia 3rd Test live match scorecard
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South Africa vs. Australia 3rd Test Live Score & Updates
Hello everyone, and welcome to the live blog for the South Africa vs. Australia 3rd Test at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town.
Toss result:
The toss is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. IST.
Pre-match:
South Africa will lock horns with Australia in the third and final Test of the series at Newlands, Cape Town, starting October 27. The Proteas levelled the contest at 1-1 with a commanding win in Gqeberha, which means the trophy now depends on one final game.
Australia had won the first Test in Durban by a huge margin, and South Africa then roared back to answer in the same way. The Proteas won by an innings and 31 runs at St George’s Park in Gqeberha, even though the morning session on the last day was washed out and they were without frontline bowler Anrich Nortje.
WTC holders South Africa wrapped up their rain-affected first innings late on day three, helped by captain Temba Bavuma’s 179 and Marco Jansen’s rapid 85. Australia were then shot out for 99 in their first innings, with Jansen taking 5-33, and they were forced to follow on.
Remarkably, they lost 13 wickets in total on Wednesday. South Africa’s pace attack did lose Nortje to a suspected groin injury in his fourth over, and he did not bowl again in Australia’s second innings.
South Africa vs. Australia 3rd Test: Win Probability
The latest win probability for this match is below, or you can check out the latest match momentum with our Manhattan graphic here.
| Team | Win percentage |
|---|---|
| Australia | 46% |
| South Africa | 54% |
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South Africa vs. Australia 3rd Test: Predicted Lineups
South Africa predicted XI: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, David Bedingham, Temba Bavuma (c), Tristan Stubbs, Wiaan Mulder, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, and Anrich Nortje
Australia predicted XI: Travis Head, Matt Renshaw, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Cameron Green, Cooper Connolly, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
South Africa vs. Australia Test series schedule
| Date | Match | Local Time (IST) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 9-13 | 1st Test | 1:00 p.m. | Kingsmead, Durban |
| Oct. 18-22 | 2nd Test | 1:00 p.m. | St George's Park, Gqeberha |
| Oct. 27-31 | 3rd Test | 1:00 p.m. | Newlands, Cape Town |
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