South Africa vs Australia
3rd Test

South Africa play Australia in the 3rd Test of South Africa v Australia 2026 at Newlands, Cape Town, on Tue 27 Oct 2026.

The five scheduled days: Day 1 Tue 27 Oct; Day 2 Wed 28 Oct; Day 3 Thu 29 Oct; Day 4 Fri 30 Oct; Day 5 Sat 31 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).

Newlands opened in 1888, its ends are the Wynberg End and the Kelvin Grove End. Cape Town’s ground below Table Mountain, home of Western Province cricket.

At Newlands: Newlands hosted its first Test on 24 March 1889; England beat South Africa by an innings and 202 runs. The first ODI here, on 7 December 1992, went to South Africa by 6 wickets against India. India, in January 2024, were the last team to beat South Africa in a Test here.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗