Here is a look at the South Africa national cricket team vs Australia men’s national cricket team timeline and scorecard from the second test in Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) in October 2026. South Africa enforced the follow-on and beat Australia by an innings to level the series 1-1, with Temba Bavuma, Marco Jansen and Simon Harmer all making key contributions for the Proteas.
South Africa National Cricket Team vs Australia 2nd Test 2026 Timeline & scorecard
Day 1- South Africa 20/2
Australia win the toss in Port Elizabeth and choose to field first.
Proteas give test debuts to Marques Ackerman and Matthew Breetzke
Australia drop spinner Lyon for extra pacer in Scott Boland
Boland gets the wickets of Markram and Bedingham in successive balls
Only 12 overs bowled in the day due to rain
Day 2- South Africa 97/5
Only 30 overs bowled on Day 2 due to rain and poor conditions
Boland continues to chip away at SA.
Rickleton falls late in the day after sharing good partnership with Bavuma
Day 3- South Africa 425/9 declared; Australia 3/1
Bavuma makes career best 179
Proteas recover from 110/6 to make 425 as Jansen and Harmer both make 80’s to support Bavuma.
Australia hampered by limited availability of Josh Hazlewood
Australia lose Maddinson early to returning KG Rabada
Day 4- SA 425/9 declared; Aus 99 all out and 156/4
Jansen takes five wickets as SA run through Aus batting lineup
Proteas lose Anrich Nortje to injury and are a bowler short.
Australia skittled out for 99 all out and SA enforce follow-on.
Maddinson falls early, but Head and Labuschagne share good partnership
Careless shot from Labuschagne gives SA an opening and they pick two more in the day.
Australia end day batting with same two individuals who started it- Boland (nightwatchman) and Head.
Day 6- SA 425/9 dec; Aus 99 and 295 all out
Rain washes out first session
Boland and Head frustrate South Africa before Mulder gets Head clean bowled
Rabada gets Steve Smith to short ball
Mulder then bowls both Boland and Cummins with peaches.
Carey tries to prolong Aus innings, but SA pacers get Starc and Hazlewood to complete famous win.
Man of the Match- Temba Bavuma (RSA)
