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Matt Renshaw breaks Virat Kohli’s record with 190 against South Africa
Australia batter Matt Renshaw scored 190 against South Africa in a Test match at Kingsmead in Durban.
During his innings, he scored 174 runs while batting with players from No.
8 to No.
11 in the order.
That surpassed Virat Kohli’s record of 171, set against England in Mumbai in 2016.
Australia had lost six wickets for 124 runs when Renshaw helped steady the innings.
His 134-run stand with Nathan Lyon was especially important, and Australia were eventually all out for 390.
Renshaw’s score was also the highest by an Australian in a Test at Kingsmead.
South Africa ended the day on 27 for 1, still 363 runs behind, with play stopped early because of bad light.
Matt Renshaw scored a career-best 190 for Australia against South Africa in a Test at Durban.
He scored 174 runs while batting with the lower order, surpassing Virat Kohli’s previous record of 171 in a Test innings since 2002.
Renshaw’s partnerships with the tail helped Australia recover from 124 for six to make 390 all out.
His 190 was the highest individual score by an Australian at the Durban ground, according to the Times of India.
South Africa were 27 for one at stumps in reply, trailing by 363 runs.
- Who
- Matt Renshaw, batting for Australia, and South Africa.
- What
- Renshaw scored 190 and set a record for runs scored while batting with the tail in a Test innings since 2002.
- When
- Day 2 of the ongoing Test; the articles were published on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Kingsmead in Durban, South Africa.
- Why
- His partnerships with Australia’s lower-order batters helped the team recover after losing six wickets for 124 runs.
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Virat Kohli scored 171 runs while batting with the tail during his 235 against England at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
Renshaw scored 190 as Australia made 390 all out at Kingsmead.
South Africa reached 27 for one in reply, 363 runs behind Australia.
- Renshaw’s score
- 190
- Runs with the lower order
- 174
- Previous record
- Virat Kohli, 171
- Australia’s first-innings total
- 390 all out
- South Africa at stumps
- 27 for one, trailing by 363 runs
Sources
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