# Harmer’s career-best 6-16 helps South Africa crush Australia

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-31 15:43 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/31/south-africa-hammer-australia-as-harmer-takes-career-best-bowling-of-6-16?traffic_source=rss

> Simon Harmer took a career-best 6-16 as South Africa beat Australia by 176 runs to win the Test series 2-1. Australia captain Pat Cummins said questions were fair after his team suffered two heavy defeats in a row.