IndiaAIFounders — Australia collapse on final day as Simon Harmer spins South Africa to series win

Australia collapse on final day as Simon Harmer spins South Africa to series win

October 31, 2026 at 01:34 PM

South Africa regain top spot in Test rankings
Harmer takes career-best six for 16 at Newlands

South Africa’s Simon ⁠Harmer took a career-best six for 16 as the hosts thumped Australia by 176 runs to clinch ⁠their three-test series 2-1 at Newlands on ‌Saturday.

Australia lost Matt Renshaw and Marnus Labuschagne in the opening over and never really recovered. While Pat Cummins’s 90-ball vigil and Nathan Lyon’s unbeaten 33 in the hope of a draw delayed the inevitable, their fate was sealed Simon Harmer bowled Josh Hazlewood just before tea.

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