After 3567 days, Matt Renshaw scored a Test century, ending 12 years of drought in South Africa.

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|11-10-2026

Delhi: Australia cricket team's star batsman Matt Renshaw has created history by scoring a brilliant century in the first test against South Africa. Renshaw completed his century in the first session of the second day in the first match of the three-Test series being played at the Kingsmead ground in Durban. His innings has added a new name to the record book of Australian cricket.

Renshaw scored test century after 3567 days

Renshaw faced 204 balls to complete his century. With the help of this century, he played an important role in putting Australia in a strong position. Renshaw managed to score a century in the Test format after 3567 days.

With this century, he has also become the first Australian batsman to score a Test century on South African soil in more than 12 years. Before him, David Warner had achieved this feat during the Cape Town Test in March 2014.

After 12 years, Australian batsman scored a century in South Africa

Matt Renshaw made his Test debut against South Africa in November 2016. Now he has scored a memorable century against the same team. The last century for Australia in Test cricket on South African soil was scored by David Warner. Warner scored 145 runs in the second innings of the Cape Town Test in March 2014. He also scored a century in the first innings of that match.

Test centuries by Australian batsmen in South Africa

After returning to international cricket in 1992, the names of many legends are included in the list of centuries scored by Australian batsmen in South Africa.

batsman Run ball Field Year
mark waugh 113* 222 Durban 1994
steve waugh 160 366 johannesburg 1997
greg blewett 214 421 johannesburg 1997
mark waugh 116 228 Gkebarha 1997
Matthew Hayden 122 189 johannesburg 2002
damien martin 133 207 johannesburg 2002
adam gilchrist 204* 213 johannesburg 2002
adam gilchrist 138* 108 cape town 2002
ricky ponting 100* 160 cape town 2002
ricky ponting 103 225 Durban 2006
Matthew Hayden 102 217 Durban 2006
ricky ponting 116 187 Durban 2006
damien martin 101 208 johannesburg 2006
marcus north 117 233 johannesburg 2009
Phil Hughes 115 151 Durban 2009
simon katich 108 190 Durban 2009
Phil Hughes 160 323 Durban 2009
Mitchell Johnson 123* 103 cape town 2009
michael clarke 151 176 cape town 2011
shaun marsh 148 288 centurion 2014
steve smith 100 213 centurion 2014
david warner 115 151 centurion 2014
chris rogers 107 237 Gkebarha 2014
david warner 135 152 cape town 2014
michael clarke 161* 301 cape town 2014
david warner 145 156 cape town 2014
matt renshaw 188* 389 Durban 2026

Renshaw becomes the 10th Australian to score a century in Durban

This is Matt Renshaw's second century in test cricket. Before this, he had played a brilliant inning of 184 runs in the Sydney Test against Pakistan in January 2017. In that match, he faced 293 balls and proved his ability as an opening batsman.

By scoring a century in the current match against South Africa, Renshaw has also become the 10th Australian batsman to score a Test century at the Kingsmead ground in Durban. Before him, Phil Hughes had last scored a century for Australia on this ground.

Hughes scored 160 runs in the second innings of the Durban Test against South Africa in March 2009. Now after 17 years, Renshaw has achieved a special achievement for Australia by scoring a century on the same ground.

Australian batsman who scored test century in Durban

batsman Run ball Year
mark waugh 113* 222 1994
ricky ponting 103 225 2006
Matthew Hayden 102 217 2006
ricky ponting 116 187 2006
Phil Hughes 115 151 2009
simon katich 108 190 2009
Phil Hughes 160 323 2009
matt renshaw 188* 389 2026

This inning of Renshaw not only gave important runs to Australia, but also ended the long wait for a Test century in South Africa. Now everyone's eyes will be on how much he can convert his start into a big score.

FAQ

After how many days did Matt Renshaw score a Test century?

Matt Renshaw scored a century in Test cricket after 3567 days.

Who was the last Australian to score a Test century in South Africa?

David Warner scored his last Test century against South Africa in March 2014.