South Africa beats Australia to win series 2-1 in Cape Town

South Africa won the deciding Test in Cape Town and secured a 2-1 series victory after bowling Australia out for 111 while chasing 288. Australia lost by 176 runs, with the defeat concluding a match that ended on October 31, 2026. Former Australia opener David Warner criticized the batting performance after the result, calling it “un-Australian,” “disgraceful” and “deplorable” in comments carried on Fox Cricket. He said Australia’s batters had let the bowlers down throughout the series. Warner’s remarks were his assessment of the team’s performance, not an official explanation for the loss. Australia had taken a 100-run first-innings lead in Cape Town, but could not complete the chase. South Africa’s Simon Harmer took six wickets in Australia’s second innings and finished with 10 for the match, while Kagiso Rabada took three wickets in the innings. Australia’s innings ended at 111, 176 short of the target. Captain Pat Cummins was asked about Warner’s criticism and replied, “I don’t even know what to make of that.” Cummins also said Australia had not managed changes in batting tempo well enough. He noted that facing more deliveries through the new-ball period can make batting...