Marco Jansen Named Player of the Series After 198 Runs and 13 Wickets Against Australia
Photo: EGilham / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) — Marco Jansen at the South Africa vs Australia 3rd Test, Newlands, 28 Oct 2026
Marco Jansen has been named Player of the Series after his all-round show powered South Africa to a 2-1 Test series win over Australia.
The left-arm fast bowler scored 198 runs and took 13 wickets across the three Tests.
South Africa lost the opener in Durban by 214 runs, then won the second Test at Gqeberha by an innings and 31 runs, before sealing the series in Cape Town, where Australia, chasing 288, were bowled out for 111 to lose the decider by 176 runs at Newlands.
The series win took South Africa to the top of the Test rankings.
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