South Africa losing its first wicket without a run on the board against Australia
South Africa lost its first wicket without a run on the board against Australia in the ongoing test at Perth to provide the tenth occasion of South Africa losing its first wicket without a run on the board against Australia. All such occasions are listed below
| No | FoW | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1/0 | 3 | v Australia | Melbourne | 12 Feb 1932 |
| 2 | 1/0 | 2 | v Australia | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1936 |
| 3 | 1/0 | 3 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 4 | 1/0 | 3 | v Australia | Port Elizabeth | 03 Mar 1950 |
| 5 | 1/0 | 3 | v Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1957 |
| 6 | 1/0 | 1 | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1967 |
| 7 | 1/0 | 1 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 28 Feb 1997 |
| 8 | 1/0 | 2 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 9 | 1/0 | 2 | v Australia | Durban | 06 Mar 2009 |
| 10 | 1/0 | 1 | v Australia | Perth | 03 Nov 2016 |
It also provides the second such occasion on Aussie soil. The first such occasion was at Melbourne in Feb 1932. Thus, South Africa lost its first wicket without a run on the board against Australia in Australia for the second time after 84 years and nine months
| No | FoW | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1/0 | 3 | v Australia | Melbourne | 12 Feb 1932 |
| 2 | 1/0 | 1 | v Australia | Perth | 03 Nov 2016 |