Matt Renshaw returned to the Test side after a brief first‑innings duck of eight, then travelled to Durban where he produced a 190‑run innings to stabilise Australia’s first‑innings total. On day four he added another 82, taking the scoreboard to 316 for six before declaring.
Australia now set South Africa a target of 421, and by the close had claimed four wickets for 102, with Aiden Markram contributing 45 runs. Both The Guardian and BBC Sport noted that the hosts are edging close to a statement win in the first Test of the series.