The Australia national cricket team is touring South Africa in September and October 2026 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Test matches. The Test series forms part of the 2025–2027 World Test Championship cycle. In February 2026, Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2026 home international season.
Squads TestsODIsTestsODIs 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 (wk) Temba Bavuma (c) Ottneil Baartman Corbin Bosch Matthew Breetzke Gerald Coetzee Quinton de Kock (wk) Tony de Zorzi Bjorn Fortuin Duan Jansen Marco Jansen Keshav Maharaj Kwena Maphaka Aiden Markram David Miller Nqobani Mokoena Lungi Ngidi Ryan Rickelton Tristan Stubbs Lizaad Williams Pat Cummins (c) Steve Smith (vc) Scott Boland Alex Carey (wk) Cooper Connolly Cameron Green Sam Harper (wk) Josh Hazlewood Travis Head Josh Inglis (wk) Matthew Kuhnemann Marnus Labuschagne Nathan Lyon Nic Maddinson Michael Neser Matt Renshaw Mitchell Starc Beau Webster Pat Cummins (c) Mitchell Marsh (vc) Xavier Bartlett Alex Carey (wk) Cooper Connolly Joel Davies Jack Edwards Nathan Ellis Cameron Green Josh Hazlewood Travis Head Josh Inglis (wk) Spencer Johnson Oliver Peake Matt Renshaw Billy Stanlake Mitchell Starc Adam Zampa
On 12 September, Ottneil Baartman was ruled out from the ODI series due to a hamstring injury and was replaced by Duan Jansen. On 18 September, Lungi Ngidi was ruled out from the ODI series due to a hamstring injury and was replaced by Nqobani Mokoena. On 23 September, Kwena Maphaka was ruled out from the ODI series due to a right hamstring strain and was replaced by Lizaad Williams.
On 21 September, Billy Stanlake and Spencer Johnson were ruled out of the ODI series following a side strain and management, Jack Edwards was named in their place. On 29 September, both Nathan Ellis and Joel Davies were ruled out of the last ODI due to side strain and a hamstring strain, respectively with no replacememnts named. On 1 October, Josh Inglis was ruled out of the Test series due to fractured finger and was replaced by Sam Harper. Cameron Green's availability was uncertain after he sustained lower abdominal strain, Nic Maddinson was added in the squad for his cover.
ODI series 1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
Test series 1st Test
2nd Test
3rd Test
Notes
References
External links Series home at ESPNcricinfo