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Renshaw reflects on long wait for second Test century

The Durban innings marked a milestone almost a decade after his first Test hundred.

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Added 11 October 2026 · Source published 11 October 2026

An ICC follow-up published on 11 October describes Matt Renshaw’s adjustment to batting at No. 5 in Durban. His second Test century came almost a decade after his first. The innings also set a Durban record for a batter at No. 5 or lower, surpassing Kusal Perera’s unbeaten 153 in 2019. This is a follow-up to the day-two report, not a new innings.

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Innings scorecard

Scorecard checked 1 November 2026, 06:40 SAST. Saved figures, not a live feed.

Source reported status: Australia won by 214 runs.

Kingsmead, Durban.

Match date: 9 October 2026.

Australia · 1st innings · 390-10 (137.2 Overs, RR: 2.84)

Australia · 1st innings batting
Batter	Dismissal / status	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nic Maddinson	b Marco Jansen	0	33	0	0	0.00
Travis Head	c Kyle Verreynne b Wiaan Mulder	9	19	2	0	47.37
Marnus Labuschagne	lbw b Wiaan Mulder	37	58	6	0	63.79
Steven Smith	c Wiaan Mulder b Marco Jansen	25	53	0	2	47.17
Matt Renshaw	c Aiden Markram b Simon Harmer	190	397	21	1	47.86
Alex Carey (wk)	c Aiden Markram b Anrich Nortje	14	44	1	0	31.82
Beau Webster	c Kyle Verreynne b Anrich Nortje	4	2	1	0	200.00
Pat Cummins (c)	c Aiden Markram b Wiaan Mulder	43	98	6	0	43.88
Mitchell Starc	b Wiaan Mulder	6	25	1	0	24.00
Nathan Lyon	lbw b Marco Jansen	27	92	5	0	29.35
Josh Hazlewood	not out	5	11	1	0	45.45

Extras: 30 (b 0, lb 20, w 2, nb 8, p 0).

Opposition bowling · Australia · 1st innings innings
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Marco Jansen	31	9	68	3	2.20
Wiaan Mulder	27	6	68	4	2.50
Anrich Nortje	28	5	88	2	3.10
Keshav Maharaj	20	0	75	0	3.80
Simon Harmer	28.2	1	68	1	2.40
Aiden Markram	3	0	3	0	1.00

South Africa · 1st innings · 284-10 (78 Overs, RR: 3.64)

South Africa · 1st innings batting
Batter	Dismissal / status	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	c Matt Renshaw b Mitchell Starc	37	67	7	0	55.22
Ryan Rickelton	c Beau Webster b Josh Hazlewood	0	3	0	0	0.00
David Bedingham	c Steven Smith b Pat Cummins	49	73	9	0	67.12
Temba Bavuma (c)	c Steven Smith b Lyon	3	27	0	0	11.11
Tristan Stubbs	c Josh Hazlewood b Pat Cummins	32	66	3	0	48.48
Wiaan Mulder	c (sub)Cooper Connolly b Pat Cummins	30	50	3	1	60.00
Kyle Verreynne (wk)	c Steven Smith b Lyon	13	20	2	0	65.00
Marco Jansen	c Travis Head b Josh Hazlewood	26	20	6	0	130.00
Simon Harmer	not out	35	75	4	1	46.67
Keshav Maharaj	c Pat Cummins b Mitchell Starc	34	44	2	1	77.27
Anrich Nortje	c Steven Smith b Beau Webster	16	26	3	0	61.54

Extras: 9 (b 0, lb 6, w 0, nb 3, p 0).

Opposition bowling · South Africa · 1st innings innings
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mitchell Starc	17	2	63	2	3.70
Josh Hazlewood	16	2	54	2	3.40
Pat Cummins (c)	15	2	54	3	3.60
Nathan Lyon	22	3	58	2	2.60
Travis Head	3	0	20	0	6.70
Beau Webster	3	0	23	1	7.70
Marnus Labuschagne	2	0	6	0	3.00

Australia · 2nd innings · 314-6 d (58 Overs, RR: 5.41)

Australia · 2nd innings batting
Batter	Dismissal / status	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nic Maddinson	b Anrich Nortje	48	38	6	2	126.32
Travis Head	c Temba Bavuma b Marco Jansen	11	18	2	0	61.11
Marnus Labuschagne	c Temba Bavuma b Keshav Maharaj	37	58	4	0	63.79
Steven Smith	c Marco Jansen b Simon Harmer	27	41	3	1	65.85
Matt Renshaw	c and b Keshav Maharaj	82	99	7	2	82.83
Alex Carey (wk)	b Anrich Nortje	24	39	3	0	61.54
Beau Webster	batting	39	43	5	0	90.70
Pat Cummins (c)	batting	32	12	0	4	266.67

Extras: 14 (b 4, lb 8, w 2, nb 0, p 0).

Did not Bat Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

Opposition bowling · Australia · 2nd innings innings
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Marco Jansen	8	0	45	1	5.60
Wiaan Mulder	4	0	24	0	6.00
Simon Harmer	25	1	121	1	4.80
Anrich Nortje	12	1	56	2	4.70
Keshav Maharaj	9	0	56	2	6.20

South Africa · 2nd innings · 206-10 (86.5 Overs, RR: 2.37)

South Africa · 2nd innings batting
Batter	Dismissal / status	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ryan Rickelton	c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood	2	12	0	0	16.67
Aiden Markram	c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc	75	237	10	0	31.65
David Bedingham	lbw b Josh Hazlewood	46	68	8	0	67.65
Temba Bavuma (c)	c Nic Maddinson b Matt Renshaw	1	18	0	0	5.56
Tristan Stubbs	c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins	1	12	0	0	8.33
Wiaan Mulder	c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood	29	110	3	0	26.36
Kyle Verreynne (wk)	c Steven Smith b Matt Renshaw	1	3	0	0	33.33
Marco Jansen	b Josh Hazlewood	35	54	6	1	64.81
Simon Harmer	c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood	0	3	0	0	0.00
Keshav Maharaj	not out	1	3	0	0	33.33
Anrich Nortje	c Lyon b Josh Hazlewood	4	4	1	0	100.00

Extras: 11 (b 0, lb 6, w 2, nb 3, p 0).

Opposition bowling · South Africa · 2nd innings innings
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mitchell Starc	16	5	33	1	2.10
Josh Hazlewood	16.5	4	49	6	2.90
Pat Cummins (c)	14	5	34	1	2.40
Nathan Lyon	20	5	32	0	1.60
Matt Renshaw	13	2	30	2	2.30
Beau Webster	3	2	4	0	1.30
Nic Maddinson	4	1	18	0	4.50

Scorecard source. Team totals, batting runs plus extras, bowling runs plus non-bowler extras, and legal-ball totals checked for the displayed innings.