Cricket Records for South Africa in Test matches
High scores
Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
311* | 790 | 529 | 35 | 0 | 58.79 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 19 Jul 2012 | Test # 2049 | |
278* | 601 | 418 | 23 | 6 | 66.50 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 20 Nov 2010 | Test # 1979 | |
277 | 541 | 373 | 35 | 0 | 74.26 | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 | Test # 1651 | |
275* | 658 | 490 | 27 | 2 | 56.12 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Auckland | 27 Feb 1999 | Test # 1446 | |
275 | 878 | 642 | 26 | 0 | 42.83 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 1999 | Test # 1480 | |
274 | 417 | 401 | 43 | 0 | 68.32 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 05 Feb 1970 | Test # 671 | |
259 | 574 | 370 | 34 | 0 | 70.00 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 31 Jul 2003 | Test # 1653 | |
255* | 534 | - | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 06 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 | |
253* | 675 | 473 | 22 | 0 | 53.48 | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 | Test # 1951 | |
236 | 550 | - | 28 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 | |
234 | 627 | 388 | 16 | 0 | 60.30 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 23 Oct 2013 | Test # 2100 | |
232 | 406 | 277 | 33 | 1 | 83.75 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 | Test # 1865 | |
231 | 289 | - | 36 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1935 | Test # 248 | |
228 | 383 | 240 | 29 | 6 | 95.00 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2003 | Test # 1637 | |
226 | 518 | 388 | 28 | 3 | 58.24 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 | Test # 1865 | |
224 | 434 | 325 | 31 | 1 | 68.92 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 | |
222* | 521 | 383 | 29 | 2 | 57.96 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 | Test # 1640 | |
220 | 442 | 286 | 33 | 1 | 76.92 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 | Test # 1562 | |
217* | 480 | 333 | 17 | 2 | 65.16 | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 03 Apr 2008 | Test # 1871 | |
211* | 659 | 468 | 23 | 3 | 45.08 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 11 Mar 1999 | Test # 1449 | |
210 | 650 | 525 | 24 | 1 | 40.00 | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 02 Jul 1998 | Test # 1420 | |
209 | 350 | - | 30 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1966 | Test # 613 | |
208 | 555 | - | 25 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 | |
208 | 475 | 371 | 22 | 0 | 56.06 | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2150 | |
204 | 315 | 320 | 26 | 0 | 63.75 | South Africa | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1910 | Test # 112 | |
201* | 389 | 270 | 15 | 5 | 74.44 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1985 | |
201 | 392 | - | 27 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1964 | Test # 553 | |
201 | 707 | 477 | 27 | 0 | 42.13 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 | |
200 | 338 | 287 | 25 | 0 | 69.68 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | East London | 18 Oct 2002 | Test # 1619 | |
199 | 553 | 388 | 15 | 3 | 51.28 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 | Test # 2276 | |
199 | 412 | 276 | 24 | 0 | 72.10 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
196 | 442 | 354 | 25 | 1 | 55.36 | South Africa | v India | Gqeberha | 16 Nov 2001 | Test # 1569 | |
196 | 350 | 221 | 21 | 0 | 88.68 | South Africa | v Australia | Perth | 30 Nov 2012 | Test # 2064 | |
192 | 474 | 335 | 24 | 3 | 57.31 | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 16 Jan 2004 | Test # 1682 | |
189* | 420 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 | |
189* | 581 | 443 | 19 | 3 | 42.66 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 14 Sep 2001 | Test # 1563 | |
189 | 364 | - | 16 | 1 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
186 | 383 | 262 | 25 | 3 | 70.99 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 08 Nov 2007 | Test # 1846 | |
185 | 425 | 287 | 28 | 0 | 64.45 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2023 | Test # 2520 | |
183 | 324 | 258 | 35 | 1 | 70.93 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 04 Sep 2003 | Test # 1659 | |
183 | 391 | 273 | 25 | 0 | 67.03 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2010 | Test # 1946 | |
182* | 434 | 326 | 23 | 1 | 55.82 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 19 Jul 2012 | Test # 2049 | |
182 | 273 | 227 | 25 | 5 | 80.17 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 | |
182 | 533 | 365 | 23 | 0 | 49.86 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 02 Aug 2012 | Test # 2051 | |
180 | 558 | 461 | 20 | 0 | 39.04 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2000 | Test # 1526 | |
179 | 305 | 236 | 29 | 1 | 75.84 | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 | Test # 1651 | |
178 | 551 | 352 | 15 | 1 | 50.56 | South Africa | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 21 Apr 2005 | Test # 1749 | |
177* | 514 | 369 | 25 | 2 | 47.96 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 | Test # 1640 | |
177 | 479 | 344 | 20 | 0 | 51.45 | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 26 Dec 2003 | Test # 1679 | |
176* | 511 | 378 | 24 | 0 | 46.56 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 08 Nov 2007 | Test # 1846 | |
176 | 310 | - | 25 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1922 | Test # 148 | |
175 | 283 | - | 18 | 3 | 0.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1964 | Test # 553 | |
174 | 333 | 221 | 25 | 2 | 78.73 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 09 Dec 1999 | Test # 1475 | |
174 | 517 | 381 | 19 | 0 | 45.66 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 18 Jul 2008 | Test # 1881 | |
173 | 419 | 351 | 15 | 2 | 49.28 | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 | Test # 1951 | |
172 | 376 | 280 | 20 | 0 | 61.42 | South Africa | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 08 Mar 2023 | Test # 2497 | |
169 | 225 | 184 | 21 | 3 | 91.84 | South Africa | v Australia | Perth | 30 Nov 2012 | Test # 2064 | |
168 | 425 | 306 | 20 | 0 | 54.90 | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1999 | Test # 1440 | |
166 | 448 | 340 | 18 | 0 | 48.82 | South Africa | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2008 | Test # 1902 | |
164* | 330 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 29 Jun 1935 | Test # 243 | |
164 | 374 | 274 | 17 | 1 | 59.85 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 23 Oct 2013 | Test # 2100 | |
163 | 519 | 384 | 20 | 0 | 42.44 | South Africa | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 18 Apr 1992 | Test # 1188 | |
163 | 588 | 454 | 17 | 0 | 35.90 | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 | Test # 1722 | |
163 | 313 | 196 | 12 | 7 | 83.16 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 | Test # 1916 | |
162* | 452 | - | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 | Test # 361 | |
162* | 333 | 223 | 23 | 2 | 72.64 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Centurion | 26 Nov 2008 | Test # 1895 | |
162 | 364 | 264 | 21 | 1 | 61.36 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 2004 | Test # 1730 | |
161 | 484 | 307 | 25 | 0 | 52.44 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 | Test # 1734 | |
161 | 459 | 291 | 19 | 0 | 55.32 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 | Test # 1988 | |
160* | 303 | 205 | 19 | 2 | 78.04 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 | |
160 | 345 | 289 | 26 | 0 | 55.36 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Bloemfontein | 17 Nov 2000 | Test # 1514 | |
160 | 372 | 227 | 17 | 1 | 70.48 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 25 Oct 2002 | Test # 1621 | |
160 | - | 287 | 18 | 4 | 55.74 | South Africa | v India | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 | Test # 2363 | |
159 | 406 | 262 | 20 | 0 | 60.68 | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 | |
158 | 411 | 297 | 17 | 1 | 53.19 | South Africa | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 12 Dec 2003 | Test # 1674 | |
157* | 381 | 272 | 14 | 5 | 57.72 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 | Test # 1562 | |
157 | 422 | 248 | 17 | 1 | 63.30 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 19 Nov 2008 | Test # 1893 | |
156* | 370 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
156 | 503 | 335 | 19 | 1 | 46.56 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 23 Mar 2012 | Test # 2037 | |
155* | 445 | 339 | 13 | 1 | 45.72 | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 | |
155 | 304 | 249 | 19 | 0 | 62.24 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Karachi | 01 Oct 2007 | Test # 1843 | |
155 | 293 | 221 | 19 | 0 | 70.13 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 12 Jan 2017 | Test # 2247 | |
154* | 436 | 312 | 27 | 1 | 49.35 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Auckland | 18 Mar 2004 | Test # 1689 | |
154* | 341 | 246 | 17 | 0 | 62.60 | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 30 Jul 2008 | Test # 1883 | |
154 | 440 | - | 12 | 1 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1965 | Test # 573 | |
153* | 364 | 261 | 15 | 1 | 58.62 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 | |
153 | 437 | 359 | 20 | 0 | 42.61 | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2002 | Test # 1582 | |
152 | 512 | - | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 | Test # 146 | |
152 | 327 | 272 | 22 | 1 | 55.88 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 18 Mar 1999 | Test # 1452 | |
152 | 318 | 235 | 16 | 2 | 64.68 | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2150 | |
152 | 309 | 216 | 17 | 1 | 70.37 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 30 Mar 2018 | Test # 2302 | |
151 | 338 | 216 | 18 | 0 | 69.90 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2003 | Test # 1637 | |
150* | 406 | 312 | 19 | 0 | 48.07 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 10 Mar 2004 | Test # 1686 | |
150 | 298 | 304 | 15 | 0 | 49.34 | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Mar 1911 | Test # 115 | |
150 | 446 | 338 | 13 | 1 | 44.37 | South Africa | v West Indies | Georgetown | 09 Mar 2001 | Test # 1534 | |
150 | 326 | 223 | 14 | 0 | 67.26 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | East London | 18 Oct 2002 | Test # 1619 | |
150 | 358 | 249 | 19 | 2 | 60.24 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 | Test # 1916 | |
149 | 244 | - | 15 | 1 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
149 | 493 | 334 | 11 | 0 | 44.61 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2005 | Test # 1732 | |
149 | 408 | 317 | 20 | 0 | 47.00 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 27 Apr 2006 | Test # 1800 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]
New Zealand v South Africa at Mount Maunganui, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 4-7, 2024 [Test # 2528]
South Africa v India at Cape Town, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]
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