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Australia collapses to 60-7 in pursuit of 288 as South Africa closes in on victory in 3rd test

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 31). Australia collapses to 60-7 in pursuit of 288 as South Africa closes in on victory in 3rd test. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/cricket/australia-collapses-to-60-7-in-pursuit-of-288-as-south-africa-closes-in-on-victory-in-3rd-test/article_7d674d37-a064-5295-99ea-afe427161e5f.html

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In the third test cricket match between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town, South Africa took control of the game on day five with Kagiso Rabada and Simon Harmer dismissing six Australian players for just 60 runs as Australia pursued a target of 288 to win the series. Rabada claimed three wickets for 14 runs while Harmer secured three wickets for only five runs, leading South Africa closer to securing victory in a series that stands at one match each.

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As of October 31, 2026, South Africa won the third and final Test match against Australia by 176 runs in Cape Town, securing a 2-1 series victory. Kagiso Rabada and Simon Harmer from South Africa's bowling attack shared six wickets to reduce Australia to 60-7 at lunch on the decisive day. Australia needed to score 288 runs to win but managed only 111, with former Australian player David Warner criticizing his team as "terrible" and "un-Australian." The series was marred by tension and high-stakes play reminiscent of past controversies like Sandpapergate, adding emotional weight to the match for both teams.

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Australia GPE · 8× South Africa GPE · 5× Rabada PERSON · 4× Harmer PERSON · 3× CAPE TOWN GPE · 2× Durban GPE · 1× Gqeberha GPE · 1× Kagiso Rabada PERSON · 1× Matt Renshaw PERSON · 1× Simon Harmer PERSON · 1×

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Kagiso Rabada and Simon Harmer shared six wickets as Australia collapsed to 60-7 at lunch in its second innings of the third test against South Africa at Newlands on Saturday.

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2026-10-31 · Toronto Star

Australia collapses to 60-7 in pursuit of 288 as South Africa closes in on victory in 3rd test · assertive framing

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Australia → share → Saturday

Chasing 288 to win the test and the series, Australia suffered a harrowing morning session against both pace and spin. asserted

Australia → chase → pace

Rabada took 3-14 in five overs, while Harmer picked 3-5 in eight overs. asserted

Harmer → take → overs

South Africa scored 329 and 387 in its two innings, while Australia scored 429 in its first innings and took a 100-run lead. asserted

Australia → score → lead

The three-test series is pegged at 1-1. asserted

series → peg → 1

Australia won the first test in Durban by 214 runs, and South Africa won the second test in Gqeberha by an innings and 31 runs. asserted

Africa → win → innings

Day five began with Australia getting off to a poor start in pursuit of the target — Rabada got in-form Matt Renshaw out for a golden duck, caught behind down leg side. asserted

Rabada → begin → side

Three balls later, Rabada struck for a second time as Marnus Labuschagne (4) was out lbw shouldering arms. asserted

Labuschagne → strike → arms

Travis Head hit 14 and was next out, caught at gully off Rabada in the seventh over, with the score reading 22-3. asserted

score → hit → 22

First innings’ centurion Josh Inglis (4) was run out going for a non-existent run at Cameron Green’s call. asserted

centurion → run → call

Australia’s second innings was in complete disarray as Harmer had Alex Carey (2) caught at backward point with Marco Jansen taking another good catch. asserted

Jansen → have → catch

Two balls later, Cooper Connolly was caught behind for a two-ball duck, leaving the visitors 42-6. asserted

Connolly → catch → visitors

Harmer struck again before lunch, with Mitchell Starc caught at short leg as the ball looped up off his pads. asserted

ball → strike → pads

Starc faced 25 balls without opening his account, even as Green was unbeaten on 25 runs off 73 balls at the other end. asserted

Green → face → end

Australia’s previous fourth innings’ lowest total against South Africa was 107 — also at Cape Town, back in 2018, when it lost by 322 runs. asserted

it → lose → runs