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Australia strikes twice as South Africa clings on in Kingsmead Test

Australia took two quick wickets on the final day in Durban, leaving South Africa needing to survive the remaining overs to save the Test; a long day for nervous fans.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN This Morning
Published 6:31 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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Photo: Kingsmead Cricket Ground — Photo: The original uploader was PaddyBriggs at English Wikipedia . · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by AP News: “Australia strikes twice as South Africa clings on in tense last-day chase in Kingsmead test”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6:31 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: South Africa, Australia.
BBN covered this story before: Angel Reese, F1 in Africa, Texas A&M's QB question (October 13).

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AP NewsAustralia strikes twice as South Africa clings on in tense last-day chase in Kingsmead test

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCricket now, and a tense last day in Durban, where Australia has struck twice in the chase and South Africa is clinging on in the Kingsmead Test.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFive days of play and it all comes down to who blinks first, which is the most suspenseful thing I've heard before seven a.m.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI'm starting a scoreboard for how close things are to their final overs. South Africa is in the last few, and the wickets keep falling.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRuns needed?
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorToo many, and the sun's coming up on all of them.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA draw is still a lovely result, and I will fight anyone who disagrees.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn a few minutes, what would it take for one son to forgive his mother?