Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Australia, Cummins Target South Africa in Crucial WTC Series
Australia has finished playing Bangladesh and won by a large margin.
Now captain Pat Cummins is thinking about a Test series against South Africa.
The three matches will be played in October.
The series is important because both teams want to reach the next World Test Championship final.
Australia and South Africa are currently the top two teams in the standings.
The matches will take place in Durban, Gqeberha and Cape Town.
Cummins says South Africa is a very strong team.
He also expects the different grounds to provide different playing conditions.
Pat Cummins took six wickets as Australia beat Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in Mackay.
Australia will tour South Africa for a three-Test World Test Championship series in October.
Australia and South Africa currently occupy the top two places in the World Test Championship standings.
The Tests will be played in Durban, Gqeberha and Cape Town, offering different and uncertain conditions.
Cummins expects to play at least some of Australia’s one-day matches against South Africa before the Test series.
- Who
- Australia, led by Pat Cummins, will face South Africa.
- What
- The teams will play a three-Test World Test Championship series.
- When
- The Test series is scheduled for October, following one-day matches in September.
- Where
- The Tests will be played in Durban, Gqeberha and Cape Town, South Africa.
- Why
- The series will help determine which teams qualify for next year’s World Test Championship final.
- Series format
- Three Test matches
- Scheduled period
- October
- Test venues
- Durban, Gqeberha and Cape Town
- World Test Championship standings
- Australia and South Africa currently hold the top two positions
- Recent Australia result
- An innings-and-51-run victory over Bangladesh in Mackay
- Pat Cummins’ performance
- Six wickets against Bangladesh
- Previous World Test Championship final
- South Africa defeated Australia at Lord’s last year