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Matt Renshaw and Nathan Lyon Break Historic Australian Test Record
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News18•10-10-2026, 18:41
Matt Renshaw and Nathan Lyon Break Historic Australian Test Record
- •Matt Renshaw and Nathan Lyon set a new record for Australia's highest ninth-wicket partnership in away Tests with a 134-run stand against South Africa in Durban.
- •The pair rescued Australia from 230/8, pushing their first-innings total past the 350-run mark on day two of the first Test.
- •They surpassed the previous record of 133 runs set by Steve Waugh and Jason Gillespie against India in Kolkata in 2001.
- •During the same innings, Renshaw also scored his second Test century and aimed to convert it into a historic double century.
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Matt Renshaw and Nathan Lyon broke the record for Australia's highest ninth-wicket partnership in an away Test by adding 134 runs against South Africa at Kingsmead in Durban on October 10, 2026.
The previous record of 133 runs was set by Steve Waugh and Jason Gillespie against India during the famous Kolkata Test in March 2001.
Matt Renshaw scored his second Test century on Saturday, becoming the first Australian player to hit a Test century on South African soil in over 12 years.
