Harmer's Ten-Wicket Masterclass Seals Series for South Africa in Cape Town

South Africa completed one of their great modern home series wins on Saturday, bowling Australia out for 111 on the final day at Newlands to win the third Test by 176 runs and take the series 2-1. Chasing 288, the tourists were dismantled by off-spinner Simon Harmer, who claimed 6 for 16 from 21.1 overs to finish with career-best match figures of 10 for 120 — his first ten-wicket haul in Test cricket. Kagiso Rabada set the tone with 3 for 39, and Nathan Lyon's unbeaten 33 was Australia's top score, with Pat Cummins' 11 from 90 balls the only other resistance of note in a ninth-wicket stand lasting 17.2 overs. The result completed a remarkable turnaround for the Proteas, who lost the first Test in Durban by 214 runs before winning the second in Gqeberha by an innings and 31 runs. South Africa had earlier built their winning position with a second-innings 387, built on Wiaan Mulder's 115 and Ryan Rickelton's 101, after Australia's first-innings 429 had given them a 100-run lead over the hosts' 329. The win took South Africa to the top of the Test rankings for the first time since January 2016.