South Africa vs Australia
2nd Test

South Africa play Australia in the 2nd Test of South Africa v Australia 2026 at St George’s Park, Gqeberha, on Sun 18 Oct 2026.

The five scheduled days: Day 1 Sun 18 Oct; Day 2 Mon 19 Oct; Day 3 Tue 20 Oct; Day 4 Wed 21 Oct; Day 5 Thu 22 Oct. Daily start times haven’t been published yet.

In Tests, South Africa and Australia have met 102 times: South Africa won 27, Australia 54, 21 drawn (records to 26 November 2025).

Earlier meetings we list: 1st ODI of Australia tour of South Africa 2026 (Thu 24 Sep 2026): South Africa won by 67 runs; 2nd ODI of Australia tour of South Africa 2026 (Sun 27 Sep 2026): South Africa won by 32 runs; 3rd ODI of Australia tour of South Africa 2026 (Wed 30 Sep 2026): Australia won by 45 runs (DLS Method due to rain).

The sides meet again in the 3rd Test, Tue 27 Oct 2026 at Newlands.

St George’s Park holds 19,000, its ends are the Duckpond End and the Park Drive End. A ground in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth), home of the Port Elizabeth Cricket Club and Sunrisers Eastern Cape, known for the brass band at big matches.

At St George’s Park: South Africa’s first Test was played here in March 1889; England won by 8 wickets. Its first ODI, in December 1992, went to South Africa by 6 wickets against India. It hosted five matches of the 2003 World Cup, including a semi-final, and seven IPL group games in 2009.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗