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South Africa v Australia, 1st Test: Australia won by 214 runs

South Africa 284 & 206; our pre-match call 47%. Australia 390 & 314-6d; our pre-match call 40%. Our pre-match call for the draw 14%.

South Africa v Australia Test series 2026, 1st Test

Australia won by 214 runs

Friday 9 October 2026, 9:30am SASTKingsmead, DurbanOur pre-match call for the draw 14%

Prediction locked in 8th October, 14:03 UTC

Kingsmead

Durban · 15 Tests here since 2002

South Africa here
Won 6, lost 8
Highest first innings
369, Australia 2006
Lowest completed
139, West Indies 2008
Median first innings
334

Last 5 here

  • Nov 2024 South Africa 191 (49.4) v Sri Lanka 42 (13.5) v South Africa 366-5d (100.4) v Sri Lanka 282 (79.4). South Africa won by 233 runs
  • Mar 2022 South Africa 367 (121) v Bangladesh 298 (115.5) v South Africa 204 (74) v Bangladesh 53 (19). South Africa won by 220 runs
  • Feb 2019 South Africa 235 (59.4) v Sri Lanka 191 (59.2) v South Africa 259 (79.1) v Sri Lanka 304-9 (85.3). Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket
  • Mar 2018 Australia 351 (110.4) v South Africa 162 (51.4) v Australia 227 (74.4) v South Africa 298 (92.4). Australia won by 118 runs
  • Aug 2016 South Africa 263 (87.4) v New Zealand 15-2 (12). Drawn

The ground's full record

Batting first here

71%

10 of 14 won batting first. Since 2019, 67% (2 of 3).

Every first innings here

Reached par (261)Median
Tests10 of 15334

Weather on the day

Friday 9 October, 09:30–17:00: 27.5 °C on average, humidity 65%, wind 14 km/h gusting to 49, 0.3 mm of rain.

Saturday 10 October, 09:30–17:00: 26.1 °C on average, humidity 66%, wind 12 km/h gusting to 40, no rain.

Sunday 11 October, 09:30–17:00: 28.4 °C on average, humidity 67%, wind 16 km/h gusting to 45, no rain.

Monday 12 October, 09:30–17:00: 27.2 °C on average, humidity 66%, wind 16 km/h gusting to 45, no rain.

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