South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton (Image: AP/PTI)
1 spot in the Test rankings and valuable World Test Championship (WTC) points on the line, South Africa and Australia are bracing for a high-stakes finish to their three-match series at Newlands.
It’s been a special series,” Rickelton said, as quoted by cricinfo. With the series trophy, the No. “It’s win or lose, I guess. If you had to say that it’s going down to the third Test, day five, with all three results on the cards or two results on the cards, yeah, I wouldn’t have believed it.
After a remarkable fightback from the hosts, the series-deciding third Test is delicately poised heading into the final day on Saturday, with South Africa wicketkeeper Ryan Rickelton ruling out the possibility of a stalemate. No draw tomorrow.
Rickelton warns Australia of challenging fourth-innings chase
Centuries from Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder helped South Africa recover from a precarious position and set Australia a challenging target of 288 runs to win the series-deciding third Test of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27. With the three-match series level at 1-1, both teams have everything to play for on the final day. Australia must chase down 288 to secure the series, while South Africa need 10 wickets to seal a memorable victory on home soil.