South Africa vs Australia Test score: Renshaw’s 190 lifts Australia to 390 after 187/6 overnight
South Africa vs Australia Test score, October 10: Australia were all out for 390 in their first innings at Kingsmead in Durban, recovering from an overnight score of 187/6. Matt Renshaw made 190 to transform the tourists’ position on day two of the first Test. At the innings break, South Africa had yet to bat.
The overnight figure remains useful context, but it is no longer the current Australia innings score. Australia added 203 runs for their final four wickets on Saturday, turning a difficult first day into a substantial total for South Africa to answer.
How Australia’s first innings changed on day two
Renshaw resumed on 46 not out alongside captain Pat Cummins, who had 33. The pair had come together with Australia struggling at 124/6 on Friday and took the score to 187/6 before bad light ended play early.
Renshaw reached his century on day two and continued batting deep into the afternoon. Cummins made 43 before Wiaan Mulder dismissed him, and Mitchell Starc also fell to Mulder, leaving Australia 230/8. Renshaw then put on 134 for the ninth wicket with Nathan Lyon, who made 27 before Marco Jansen trapped him lbw.
By tea, Australia had reached 390/9, with Renshaw on 190. The innings ended on the same total, leaving South Africa with a sizeable first-innings score to confront despite having taken six wickets for 124 on the opening day.
What happened on day one at Kingsmead?
Australia chose to bat in the series opener on Friday, October 9, but South Africa’s pace attack made early inroads. Nic Maddinson fell for a duck, while Wiaan Mulder dismissed Marnus Labuschagne for 37 just before lunch. Marco Jansen and Anrich Nortje also took important wickets as Australia slipped to 124/6.
Renshaw and Cummins prevented a further collapse. Their unbeaten stand carried Australia to 187/6 when fading light stopped play after 65.2 overs. On Saturday, Renshaw’s long innings—and the support he received from Australia’s lower order—made that overnight score look very different by the time South Africa’s turn to bat arrived.
The Durban match is the first of three Tests in the series. For readers checking the score during day two, the key distinction is that 187/6 was Australia’s day-one score; 390 was their completed first-innings total. South Africa’s reply is the next phase of the match, so the live match score will change as play continues.
