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Proteas vs Australia: 1st Test
Proteas vs Australia, 1st Test (South Africa v Australia), starts at 09:30 SAST on Friday, 9 October 2026 at Kingsmead, Durban in the Australia tour of South Africa 2026/27.
Start: 09:30 SAST · Friday, 9 October 2026 · Kingsmead, Durban
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Prediction from the model, not a tipster
Proteas to beat Australia: a strong pick at 75%. The licensed books price this match close to the start; the price appears here then.
The pick is a win-based rating walked forward over every result on file, with a small home-ground allowance measured from those results. Its record is measured the same way. It can be wrong; nothing here is advice.
Proteas
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
Last 6: 6 won, 0 lost. Latest: South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 171 balls remaining), v Namibia, 13 Sept 26.
Australia
- W
- L
- L
- W
- W
- L
Last 6: 3 won, 3 lost. Latest: Australia won by 9 wickets (with 62 balls remaining), v Oman, 20 Feb 26.
Going into the match
Proteas have won 6 of their last 6 completed matches; Australia 3 of their last 6.
Last 7 meetings: Proteas 4, Australia 3; in Tests alone 1-0.
Head to head
| Date | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 25 | Australia 431/2 v Proteas 155 (24.5/50 ov, target 432) 3rd ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of Australia 2025 | Australia won by 276 runs |
| 22 Aug 25 | Australia 193 (37.4/50 ov, target 278) v Proteas 277 2nd ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of Australia 2025 | South Africa won by 84 runs |
| 19 Aug 25 | Australia 198 (40.5/50 ov, target 297) v Proteas 296/8 1st ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of Australia 2025 | South Africa won by 98 runs |
| 16 Aug 25 | Australia 173/8 (19.5/20 ov, target 173) v Proteas 172/7 3rd T20I (D/N), South Africa tour of Australia 2025 | Australia won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) |
| 12 Aug 25 | Australia 165 (17.4/20 ov, target 219) v Proteas 218/7 2nd T20I (D/N), South Africa tour of Australia 2025 | South Africa won by 53 runs |
| 10 Aug 25 | Australia 178 v Proteas 161/9 (20 ov, target 179) 1st T20I (D/N), South Africa tour of Australia 2025 | Australia won by 17 runs |
| 11 Jun 25 | Australia 212 & 207 v Proteas 138 & 282/5 (83.4 ov, target 282) Final, ICC World Test Championship | South Africa won by 5 wickets |
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