When is South Africa vs Australia?

South Africa vs Australia, the 2nd Test of Australia in South Africa Test Series, is scheduled for 18 October 2026, 1:30 pm IST.

Where is South Africa vs Australia being played?

The match is played at St George's Park, Gqeberha, South Africa.

What format is South Africa vs Australia?

It is a Test match in Australia in South Africa Test Series.

What is the average score at St George's Park?

The average first-innings score in Test matches at St George's Park is 235 and the average second-innings score is 210, based on 5 matches.

Where can I get an AI fantasy team for South Africa vs Australia?

Open the AI11 app or the web lineup tool to generate AI fantasy teams for this match, with captain and vice-captain suggestions.

SA vs AUS 2nd Test: Pitch Report, Player Stats & Form

Australia in South Africa Test

2nd Test

TEST18 Oct 2026, 13:30 ISTVS

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SA vs AUS 2nd Test Dream Team Prediction: St George's Park Pitch Report & Fantasy Tips

St George's Park offers a sporting surface where pacers dominate, with an average score of 355 runs making batting first the sensible strategy. Australia lead the series after winning the opener, with Matt Renshaw and Josh Hazlewood in red-hot form alongside South Africa's Marco Jansen. Lock in Matt Renshaw as captain and Josh Hazlewood as vice-captain for maximum fantasy impact.

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Australia in South Africa Test SA vs AUS players TEST past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

Player					Batting									Bowling										Series Performance							Lineup selection
Name	T	R	S	M#	Bat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50+	4/6	Bowl	Inn	Wk	Ov	Avg	Eco	SR	4w	Best	C/St	M	A. Pt	Pts	Run	Wk	DT	P	S%	C	VC
David Bedingham	SA	BAT	✅	16	RHB	28	3	923	110	36.92	67.42	5	125		0	0					0	-	17	1	179	179	95	0	100	3	58.3	1.81	2.89
Kyle Verreynne	SA	WK	✅	32	RHB	50	6	1280	136	29.09	55.79	7	147	OB	0	0					0	-	108	1	42	42	14	0	0	7	12.44	0.67	0.71
Steven Smith	AUS	BAT	✅	125	RHB	223	28	10920	239	56	53.96	82	1258	LBG	62	19	4	53.05	4.11	77.3	0	3/18	219	1	134	134	52	0	100	4	70.16	5.88	5.99
Ryan Rickelton	SA	WK	✅	15	LHB	27	3	897	259	37.37	52.85	3	113		0	0					0	-	7	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	57.22	7	5.05
Anrich Nortje	SA	BOWL	✅	19	RHB	33	9	187	40	7.79	30.25	0	27	RF	32	70	15.9	26.71	3.67	43.6	5	6/56	6	1	140	140	20	4	100	11	46.31	0.35	0.87
Nathan Lyon	AUS	BOWL	✅	143	RHB	183	50	1705	47	12.81	50.44	0	226	OB	265	571	22.1	30.2	2.94	61.5	50	8/50	66	1	103	103	27	2	0	10	17.02	0.22	0.48
Simon Harmer	SA	BOWL	✅	14	RHB	20	4	273	47	17.06	36.99	0	24	OB	24	69	21.8	21.79	2.87	45.4	9	6/37	7	1	105	105	35	2	0	9	16.33	0.25	0.36
Marco Jansen	SA	ALL	✅	21	RHB	32	5	624	93	23.11	54.49	4	90	LF	38	89	14.9	21.12	3.3	38.2	9	7/13	23	1	235	235	61	4	100	8	87.29	10.27	21.95
Aiden Markram	SA	ALL	✅	50	RHB	92	2	3192	152	35.46	59.03	21	468	OB	28	6	3.7	52.5	3.01	104.5	0	2/27	70	1	224	224	112	0	100	2	86.35	9.66	13.05
Nic Maddinson	AUS	BAT	✅	3	LHB	4	0	27	22	6.75	34.61	0	3	SLA	2	0	3		4.5		0	-	2	1	96	96	48	0	0	2	24.99	1.31	1.73
Matt Renshaw	AUS	BAT	✅	16	LHB	27	2	925	190	37	45.56	6	113	OB	4	2	4.5	25	2.77	54	0	2/30	11	1	478	478	272	2	100	5	77.95	34.01	7.01
Beau Webster	AUS	ALL	✅	10	RHB	16	2	469	72	33.5	61.3	5	55	RM,OB	16	11	6	28.9	3.29	52.6	0	3/64	15	1	103	103	43	1	0	7	25.47	0.7	1.3
Tristan Stubbs	SA	BAT	✅	14	RHB	26	2	759	122	31.62	46.5	5	74	OB	0	0					0	-	15	1	53	53	33	0	0	5	16.44	0.61	0.92
Temba Bavuma	SA	BAT	✅	66	RHB	114	14	3810	172	38.1	48.88	30	450	RM	5	1	3.2	61	3.81	96	0	1/29	32	1	24	24	4	0	0	4	31.26	2.24	3.24
Mitchell Starc	AUS	BOWL	✅	107	LHB	157	33	2498	99	20.14	59.08	13	306	LF	206	445	16.4	26.12	3.43	45.6	40	7/58	50	1	74	74	6	3	0	9	36.18	1.35	2.03
Wiaan Mulder	SA	ALL	✅	25	RHB	42	5	1312	367	35.45	56.38	4	176	RM	42	42	8.8	25.71	2.93	52.5	3	4/32	32	1	209	209	59	4	100	6	81.46	3.73	7.5
Keshav Maharaj	SA	BOWL	✅	62	RHB	95	8	1334	84	15.33	60.71	6	182	SLA	106	218	19.4	29.22	3.1	56.4	18	9/129	23	1	105	105	35	2	0	10	31.47	0.38	0.82
Travis Head	AUS	BAT	✅	67	LHB	114	6	4653	175	43.08	69.68	32	608	OB	44	16	3.9	39.75	3.7	64.4	1	4/10	35	1	48	48	20	0	0	1	54.83	9.38	6.57
Josh Hazlewood	AUS	BOWL	✅	78	LHB	99	49	575	39	11.5	43.89	0	84	RFM	147	303	17.8	24	2.77	51.8	25	6/67	30	1	209	209	5	8	100	11	72.14	1.66	3.43
Alex Carey	AUS	WK	✅	50	LHB	76	8	2387	156	35.1	64.44	16	272	LEG-SPIN	0	0					0	-	210	1	102	102	38	0	100	6	45.96	1.3	1.27
Pat Cummins	AUS	BOWL	✅	74	RHB	110	13	1584	64	16.32	47.07	3	189	RF	137	322	17.9	21.91	2.88	45.5	31	6/23	36	1	231	231	75	4	100	8	83.83	4.07	8.77
Marnus Labuschagne	AUS	BAT	✅	66	RHB	119	9	4804	215	43.67	52.26	36	552	RMF,LB	52	14	4.3	60.28	3.74	96.5	0	3/45	52	1	126	126	74	0	100	3	57	2.57	3.35

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Last 5 results (latest on the right)

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Head to Head (last 5)

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Pitch Report: St George's Park

Gqeberha

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355

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Weather: Gqeberha

Temperature

19° → 19°

Chance of rain

65%

Humidity

85%

Wind

13 km/h

Dew is likely, so chasing may be easier

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South Africa vs Australia: Key Facts

When is South Africa vs Australia?: South Africa vs Australia, the 2nd Test of Australia in South Africa Test Series, is scheduled for 18 October 2026, 1:30 pm IST.
Where is South Africa vs Australia being played?: The match is played at St George's Park, Gqeberha, South Africa.
What format is South Africa vs Australia?: It is a Test match in Australia in South Africa Test Series.
What is the average score at St George's Park?: The average first-innings score in Test matches at St George's Park is 235 and the average second-innings score is 210, based on 5 matches.
Where can I get an AI fantasy team for South Africa vs Australia?: Open the AI11 app or the web lineup tool to generate AI fantasy teams for this match, with captain and vice-captain suggestions.

Top batting performance for SA
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
AUS vs SA	2	Aiden Markram	caught	75	237	10	0	31.64
AUS vs SA	3	David Bedingham	caught	49	73	9	0	67.12
AUS vs SA	3	David Bedingham	lbw	46	68	8	0	67.64
AUS vs SA	1	Aiden Markram	caught	37	67	7	0	55.22
AUS vs SA	8	Marco Jansen	bowled	35	54	6	1	64.81
AUS vs SA	9	Simon Harmer	not out	35	75	4	1	46.66
AUS vs SA	10	Keshav Maharaj	caught	34	44	2	1	77.27
AUS vs SA	5	Tristan Stubbs	caught	32	66	3	0	48.48
AUS vs SA	6	Wiaan Mulder	caught	30	50	3	1	60
AUS vs SA	6	Wiaan Mulder	caught	29	110	3	0	26.36
AUS vs SA	8	Marco Jansen	caught	26	20	6	0	130

Top bowling performance for SA
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
AUS vs SA	Wiaan Mulder	27	6	68	4	2.51
AUS vs SA	Marco Jansen	31	9	68	3	2.19
AUS vs SA	Anrich Nortje	28	5	88	2	3.14
AUS vs SA	Anrich Nortje	12	1	56	2	4.66
AUS vs SA	Keshav Maharaj	9	0	56	2	6.22
AUS vs SA	Simon Harmer	28.2	1	68	1	2.4
AUS vs SA	Marco Jansen	8	0	45	1	5.62
AUS vs SA	Simon Harmer	25	1	121	1	4.84

Top batting performance for AUS
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
AUS vs SA	5	Matt Renshaw	caught	190	397	21	1	47.85
SA-XI vs AUS	3	Marnus Labuschagne	retired out	111	89	19	0	124.71
AUS vs SA	5	Matt Renshaw	caught	82	99	7	2	82.82
SA-XI vs AUS	4	Steven Smith	retired out	61	95	4	2	64.21
SA-XI vs AUS	6	Alex Carey	caught	57	66	9	0	86.36
AUS vs SA	1	Nic Maddinson	bowled	48	38	6	2	126.31
AUS vs SA	8	Pat Cummins	caught	43	98	6	0	43.87
SA-XI vs AUS	5	Beau Webster	retired out	42	88	6	0	47.72
AUS vs SA	7	Beau Webster	not out	39	43	5	0	90.69
AUS vs SA	3	Marnus Labuschagne	lbw	37	58	6	0	63.79
AUS vs SA	3	Marnus Labuschagne	caught	37	58	4	0	63.79
AUS vs SA	8	Pat Cummins	not out	32	12	0	4	266.66
SA-XI vs AUS	2	Matt Renshaw	caught	32	50	3	0	64
AUS vs SA	4	Steven Smith	caught	27	41	3	1	65.85
AUS vs SA	10	Nathan Lyon	lbw	27	92	5	0	29.34
AUS vs SA	4	Steven Smith	caught	25	53	0	2	47.16
AUS vs SA	6	Alex Carey	bowled	24	39	3	0	61.53
SA-XI vs AUS	1	Travis Head	caught	22	21	4	0	104.76

Top bowling performance for AUS
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
AUS vs SA	Josh Hazlewood	16.5	4	49	6	2.91
AUS vs SA	Pat Cummins	15	2	54	3	3.6
AUS vs SA	Matt Renshaw	13	2	30	2	2.3
AUS vs SA	Josh Hazlewood	16	2	54	2	3.37
AUS vs SA	Nathan Lyon	22	3	58	2	2.63
AUS vs SA	Mitchell Starc	17	2	63	2	3.7
AUS vs SA	Beau Webster	3	0	23	1	7.66
AUS vs SA	Mitchell Starc	16	5	33	1	2.06
AUS vs SA	Pat Cummins	14	5	34	1	2.42
SA-XI vs AUS	Pat Cummins	8	1	31	1	3.87
SA-XI vs AUS	Josh Hazlewood	9	3	17	1	1.88
SA-XI vs AUS	Beau Webster	5	1	41	1	8.2
SA-XI vs AUS	Michael Neser	10	1	35	1	3.5
SA-XI vs AUS	Cooper Connolly	6	0	32	1	5.33
SA-XI vs AUS	Nathan Lyon	14	3	31	1	2.21
SA-XI vs AUS	Matthew Kuhnemann	12	1	46	1	3.83

South Africa vs Australia, 2nd Test: Fantasy Preview, Pitch Report & Player Stats