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

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.

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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.

💯 MATT RENSHAW STANDS TALL! 🇦🇺His second Test century and first against South Africa! 👏 100* off 204 balls. 10 fours. No sixes. With wickets falling around him, Renshaw held his ground, absorbed the pressure and kept Australia fighting. This is test cricket grit. 🫡 #SAvAUS #MattRenshaw #TestCricket #3rdManView

— Third Man View (@3rdManView) October 10, 2026

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.

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.

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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

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.