Australia six wickets away from Test win in Durban

Australia turned the screw on South Africa on a decisive fourth day's play in Durban as the visitors are now six wickets away from winning the <a href="/live-cricket-scorecard/147920/rsa-vs-aus-1st-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-2026" class="text-cbTextLink">Test match</a>. Matt Renshaw's 82 and the sustained batting urgency from Australia - accentuated in the second session, allowed them to set South Africa a daunting target of 421. South Africa lost opener Ryan Rickelton early but the second-wicket pair of Aiden Markram and David Bedingham stonewalled Australia through a tight phase of play, until Hazlewood ended that. For a change, bad light didn't come in the way of the final session and Australia made more merry. When play eventually ended, South Africa lost two more wickets and seemed out of sorts heading into the final day. Australia went into Day 4 sitting high and mighty after their bowlers earned them a 106-run first-innings lead.