South Africa and Australia are level at 1-1 heading into the third and final Test of their series, with the decider set for Newlands in Cape Town. Australia took the first Test in Durban by 214 runs, and South Africa hit back with an innings-and-31-run win in Gqeberha. The sources covering the match don't give a specific kickoff date or start time, so check your local broadcaster's listings for the exact session schedule.
What's clear is who's showing it, and where it costs money.
Where to watch
Country | Channel or service | Free or paid --- | --- | --- South Africa | SABC 3 | Free South Africa | SuperSport | Paid United States | Willow TV (via cable, or Sling TV's Desi Binge Plus or Dakshin Flex add-ons from $10/month) | Paid United Kingdom | Sky Sports Cricket (from £35/month, or £22/month for existing Sky customers) or NOW Sports (from £14.99/day or £26.99/month) | Paid India | FanCode app and website (from ₹199/month, or a ₹39 standalone match pass) | Paid Australia | Fox Cricket via Foxtel, streamed through Kayo Sports (from AU$30/month after a 7-day trial, or AU$1 for the first month) | Paid
Free options
SABC 3 is the only confirmed free broadcast, and it's limited to viewers in South Africa. Everywhere else named here, from Willow TV in the US to FanCode in India, requires a paid subscription or match pass.
What to expect
Australia sit top of the 2025-27 World Test Championship table and haven't lost back-to-back Tests since 2023, but their batting has been under pressure. Marnus Labuschagne is still without a Test century in more than three years, and reports suggest Matt Renshaw could return at the top of the order in place of Nic Maddinson, with Cameron Green potentially replacing Beau Webster. If Nathan Lyon comes back into the XI for spin-friendly conditions, one of Australia's three frontline quicks is expected to make way, though Scott Boland's all-round contribution in the second Test makes him an unlikely candidate to sit out.
South Africa, the defending World Test Championship winners, arrive full of momentum after their comeback win in Gqeberha, built on Temba Bavuma's 179, Marco Jansen's five-wicket haul and all-round effort, and a four-wicket return for Kagiso Rabada. Their main setback is the loss of fast bowler Anrich Nortje to a groin injury for the rest of the series, with Gerald Coetzee, Corbin Bosch and Dane Paterson among the options to replace him.
Australia have won 10 of their 14 Tests at Newlands historically, but South Africa have taken three of the last four meetings there, setting up a tightly poised finish to the series.
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