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ICC World Test Championship · Newlands

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Tue, Oct 27 · Newlands, Cape Town · Newlands

Australia

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AUS lead H2H 2–1 915 avg total here 52.3% boundary rate Head 5 straight runs (20+)

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South Africa

Last XI vs India · 22 Nov 2025

1 Aiden Markram IN FORM

2 Ryan Rickelton

3 Tristan Stubbs

4 Temba Bavuma C

5 Tony de Zorzi

6 Wiaan Mulder

7 Senuran Muthusamy

8 Kyle Verreynne WK

9 Marco Jansen

10 Simon Harmer

11 Keshav Maharaj IN FORM

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Australia

Last XI vs Bangladesh · 22 Aug 2026

1 Travis Head IN FORM

2 Matt Renshaw

3 Marnus Labuschagne

4 Steven Smith IN FORM

5 Cameron Green IN FORM

6 Alex Carey WK

7 Beau Webster

8 Pat Cummins C

9 Mitchell Starc

10 Nathan Lyon

11 Josh Hazlewood IN FORM

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South Africa

Full squad · 17 players

Aiden Markram

Corbin Bosch

David Bedingham

Dewald Brevis

Kagiso Rabada

Keshav Maharaj

Kyle Verreynne

Marco Jansen

Prenelan Subrayen

Ryan Rickelton

Senuran Muthusamy

Simon Harmer

Temba Bavuma

Tony de Zorzi

Tristan Stubbs

Wiaan Mulder

Zubayr Hamza

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Australia

Full squad · 18 players

Alex Carey

Beau Webster

Cameron Green

Jake Weatherald

Josh Hazlewood

Josh Inglis

Marnus Labuschagne

Matt Renshaw

Matthew Kuhnemann

Mitchell Starc

Nathan Lyon

Pat Cummins

Sam Konstas

Scott Boland

Sean Abbott

Steven Smith

Travis Head

Usman Khawaja

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XI consistency

SA made 1 change for their last match. AUS made 1 change for their last match.

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Who is playing in South Africa vs Australia?

Confirmed XIs are announced around the toss, ~30 minutes before the start. Based on their last matches, South Africa are likely to field Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma and 7 more, and Australia Travis Head, Matt Renshaw, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith and 7 more — full predicted XIs and squads are on this page.

Who leads the South Africa vs Australia head-to-head record?

Australia lead 2–1 from 4 matches.

What is South Africa's current form in 2025/2027?

South Africa have won 3 and lost 1 from 4 matches in 2025/2027, averaging 330.3 runs per match.

What is Australia's current form in 2025/2027?

Australia have won 4 and lost 1 from 5 matches in 2025/2027, averaging 217.6 runs per match.

Where is South Africa vs Australia being played?

South Africa vs Australia is being played at Newlands on 27 Oct 2026 at 13:30 IST.

Who are the top run-scorers in South Africa vs Australia head-to-head matches?

The top run-scorers in South Africa vs Australia H2H are Steven Smith (291 runs), Travis Head (224 runs), David Warner (210 runs).

Who are the top wicket-takers in South Africa vs Australia head-to-head matches?

The top wicket-takers in South Africa vs Australia H2H are Kagiso Rabada (12 wkts), Pat Cummins (11 wkts), Marco Jansen (7 wkts).

Who are the top 2025/2027 run-scorers for South Africa and Australia?

The leading run-scorers in 2025/2027 are Ryan Rickelton (527 runs), Wiaan Mulder (449 runs), Travis Head (391 runs).

Who are the top 2025/2027 wicket-takers for South Africa and Australia?

The leading wicket-takers in 2025/2027 are Mitchell Starc (31 wkts), Keshav Maharaj (17 wkts), Marco Jansen (16 wkts).

Where are South Africa and Australia in the standings?

South Africa are 6th with 36 points and Australia are 1st with 96 points.

What is the pitch like at Newlands?

At Newlands, 52.5% of wickets fall to seam and 41.7% to spin. The average match total is 915.2 runs with a first-innings average of 270.8. There are an average of 7.8 sixes per match and teams batting first have won 50.0% of matches.

What is South Africa's record at Newlands?

South Africa have won 4 and lost 2 from 6 matches at Newlands.

South Africa vs Australia - Players & Playing XI · ICC World Test Championship

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is playing in South Africa vs Australia?

Who leads the South Africa vs Australia head-to-head record?

What is South Africa's current form in 2025/2027?

What is Australia's current form in 2025/2027?

Where is South Africa vs Australia being played?

Who are the top run-scorers in South Africa vs Australia head-to-head matches?

Who are the top wicket-takers in South Africa vs Australia head-to-head matches?

Who are the top 2025/2027 run-scorers for South Africa and Australia?

Who are the top 2025/2027 wicket-takers for South Africa and Australia?

Where are South Africa and Australia in the standings?

What is the pitch like at Newlands?

What is South Africa's record at Newlands?

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South Africa vs Australia - Players & Playing XI · ICC World Test Championship

The Statz verdict

Head-to-head record

Season comparison

Newlands, Cape Town

Last 5 matches here

Hit rates: who delivers?

Top performers in this fixture

Full squads

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is playing in South Africa vs Australia?

Who leads the South Africa vs Australia head-to-head record?

What is South Africa's current form in 2025/2027?

What is Australia's current form in 2025/2027?

Where is South Africa vs Australia being played?

Who are the top run-scorers in South Africa vs Australia head-to-head matches?

Who are the top wicket-takers in South Africa vs Australia head-to-head matches?

Who are the top 2025/2027 run-scorers for South Africa and Australia?

Who are the top 2025/2027 wicket-takers for South Africa and Australia?

Where are South Africa and Australia in the standings?

What is the pitch like at Newlands?

What is South Africa's record at Newlands?

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