SA vs AUS, 1st Test, Day 4 LIVE Score Updates: Fifty-run partnership up for Smith, Labuschagne

Australia's Nic Maddinson plays a high ball. | Photo Credit: AP

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the fourth day of the first Test between South Africa and Australia at Kingsmead, Durban!

OVERNIGHT SCORE

Australia 390 all out and 33/0 (Nic Maddinson 17*, Travis Head 10*) in 5.4 overs vs South Africa 284 all out.

TOSS

Australia won the toss and opted to bat first.

PLAYING XI

South Africa: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, David Bedingham, Temba Bavuma (c), Tristan Stubbs, Wiaan Mulder, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje.

Australia: Nic Maddinson, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (wk), Beau Webster, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

SQUADS

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Marques Ackerman, David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Anrich Nortje, Dane Paterson, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne.

Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Sam Harper, Nic Maddinson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster.

LIVE STREAMING INFO

The Test series between South Africa and Australia will be live-streamed on FanCode.

Published on Oct 12, 2026

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