Harmer strikes twice as Australia trail South Africa by 239 at Newlands

Simon Harmer took two wickets in a single over, Marnus Labuschagne among them, to put South Africa on top on day two of the 3rd Test against Australia at Newlands, Cape Town. Australia were 90 for 2 after 27 overs, still 239 behind South Africa’s 329, with eight wickets in hand.

Travis Head was also out to Harmer for 41, chopping a cut shot onto his stumps, according to Outlook India’s live coverage.

Australia’s rebuild

Labuschagne failed once again with the bat, ABC reported, leaving Cameron Green and Matt Renshaw to try to rebuild the innings.

How South Africa got to 329

The innings was built on day one around Marques Ackerman, who made a career-best 95 off 94 balls before Nathan Lyon ended it with a stumping.

The Test at Newlands is scheduled to run from 27 October to 31 October, with the series level at 1-1. The match is part of the Australia tour of South Africa, 2026.

Recent results between the sides

On 18 October, South Africa beat Australia by an innings and 31 runs in a Test. Australia made 99 and 295, while South Africa replied with 425/9.

On 9 October, Australia won a Test against South Africa by 214 runs, scoring 390 and 314/6 to South Africa’s 284 and 206.

What comes next

Australia’s next fixture is the first match of the Australia vs England White-Ball Series 2026 on Friday, 13 November 2026 at 9:00 AM IST. South Africa’s next fixture is the first match of South Africa vs England 2026-27 on Thursday, 17 December 2026 at 1:30 PM IST.