South Africa vs Australia, 1st Test
South Africa vs Australia, 1st Test: match overview
South Africa take on Australia in the 1st Test of Australia tour of South Africa, 2026 at Kingsmead, Durban. The first ball is scheduled for Friday, October 9, 2026 at 01:00 PM local time (07:30 GMT). Toss details and the confirmed playing XIs are added about half an hour before play.
A Test match is played over up to five days with two innings a side, so the scorecard here tracks both innings for each team, the follow-on and declarations, and the session-by-session state of play.
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Match facts
- Match
- 1st Test, Australia tour of South Africa, 2026
- Teams
- South Africa vs Australia
- Format
- Test match
- Venue
- Kingsmead, Durban
- Date
- Friday, October 9, 2026
- Start time
- 01:00 PM local (07:30 GMT)
- Status
- Match starts at Oct 09, 07:30 GMT