{
  "id": 17434419,
  "title": "SA VICTORY : Proteas battle back to claim epic series win over Australia at Newlands",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/sa-victory-proteas-battle-back-to-claim-epic-series-win-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T17:00:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-31-proteas-battle-back-to-claim-epic-series-win-over-australia-at-newlands/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Africa's Proteas staged a remarkable comeback to secure an epic series victory over Australia at Newlands, claiming a 176-run win in the third Test. The Proteas, who had lost the first Test by 234 runs, displayed remarkable grit and resilience throughout the series. South African captain Temba Bavuma's unbeaten 179 in the second Test proved to be a series-defining innings, while off-spinner Simon Harmer delivered a career-best performance with six wickets for 16 runs, finishing with 10 for 120 in the third Test. All-rounder Marco Jansen was named player of the series, contributing 13 wickets at 19.76 and 198 runs at 39.6. Australian opener Matt Renshaw was the top scorer for his team with 369 runs at an average of 61.5, while Mitchell Starc took a series-high 15 wickets. The Proteas regained the top spot in the World Test Rankings with their victory.",
  "summary": "South Africa 329 (Marques Ackerman 95, Aiden Markram 78, Mitchell Starc 6-72) and 387 (Wiaan Mulder 115, Ryan Rickelton 101, Ackerman 62, Starc 3-65) beat Australia 429 (Josh Inglis 102, Alex Carey 80, Simon Harmer 4-104, Marco Jansen 3-60) and 111 (Nathan Lyon 33*, Harmer 6-16, Kagiso Rabada 3-39) by 176 runs.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "LIVE | Day 5: Rabada, Harmer put Proteas on brink of series win at lunch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/live-day-5-rabada-harmer-put-proteas-on-brink-of-series-win-at-lunch",
        "published": "2026-10-31T11:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Proteas bowlers strangle Australia to wrap up 2-1 Test series victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/proteas-bowlers-strangle-australia-to-wrap-up-2-1-test-series-victory",
        "published": "2026-10-31T13:40:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Proteas vanquish Aussies in nail biting three match series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/proteas-vanquish-aussies-in-nail-biting-three-match-series",
        "published": "2026-10-31T15:49:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}