Harmer's six wickets bowl South Africa to Test series win
South Africa beat Australia in Cape Town to win the Test series 2-1, BBC Sport and ESPNcricinfo report. Simon Harmer took 6-16 as Australia were bowled out for 111 on the final day. The win lifts South Africa to the top of the world Test rankings.
South Africa beat Australia in the third Test at Newlands in Cape Town to win the series 2-1, BBC Sport and ESPNcricinfo report. Set 288 to win, Australia were bowled out for 111 on the final day, the outlets report. The margin was 176 runs, ESPNcricinfo reports. The win takes South Africa to the top of the ICC Test rankings, the outlets report.
Off-spinner Simon Harmer took 6-16 from 21.1 overs, BBC Sport and ESPNcricinfo report. That gave him 10-120 in the match, his first ten-wicket haul in Tests, ESPNcricinfo reports. Kagiso Rabada took 3-39, the outlets report. He struck twice in the first over of the day, BBC Sport reports. One of his wickets was Travis Head, his 350th in Tests, according to ESPNcricinfo.
Only a few Australians held on for long. Nathan Lyon was not out on 33, and Cameron Green made 27 from 110 balls, ESPNcricinfo reports. Steve Smith missed the match with a neck injury, the outlet says.
"It was just dealing with expectation, putting that to one side and understanding what I needed to do," Harmer said, BBC Sport reports. South Africa captain Temba Bavuma said, "Our bowling attack has been the backbone of our team," according to BBC Sport. Australia captain Pat Cummins said, "Within the first hour today the game was away from us," the outlet reports.
Harmer is the first spinner since Saeed Ajmal in 2013 to take five wickets in an innings in a Test at Cape Town, BBC Sport reports. Marco Jansen was named player of the series, the outlet reports. The result moves South Africa to second in the World Test Championship standings, behind New Zealand, with Australia third, BBC Sport reports. Former Australia opener David Warner called the batting "disgraceful" on Fox Sports, the outlet says.
What we know: South Africa won the series 2-1 and now top the Test rankings.
What we don't: Whether Smith's neck injury will keep him out of Australia's next matches.
Where outlets agree BBC Sport and ESPNcricinfo report that South Africa won the series 2-1 after Harmer took 6-16 on the final day.
Where they differ The cited reports agree on the key facts so far.