Batting Most Runs Innings

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DPMD Jayawardene	374	752	572	43	1	65.38	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
V Sehwag	319	530	304	42	5	104.93	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
CH Gayle	317	630	483	37	3	65.63	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	29 Apr 2005	Test # 1750
KC Sangakkara	287	675	457	35	-	62.80	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
SP Fleming	262	576	423	31	2	61.93	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
DPMD Jayawardene	237	563	415	25	3	57.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
KC Sangakkara	232	529	357	31	1	64.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
ME Trescothick	219	570	374	32	2	58.55	England	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
WW Hinds	213	455	297	34	2	71.71	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	31 Mar 2005	Test # 1745
AC Gilchrist	204*	293	213	19	8	95.77	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
S Chanderpaul	203*	541	370	23	-	54.86	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	31 Mar 2005	Test # 1745
BJ Hodge	203*	469	332	22	-	61.14	Australia	v South Africa	Perth	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
BC Lara	202	439	274	32	2	73.72	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
A Flower	199*	590	470	24	1	42.34	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
IR Bell	199	496	336	20	1	59.22	England	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
BC Lara	196	430	286	25	-	68.53	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
ME Trescothick	180	367	248	24	4	72.58	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
BC Lara	176	344	224	21	1	78.57	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
SB Styris	170	312	220	24	2	77.27	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
DPMD Jayawardene	167	331	288	22	2	57.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
V Sehwag	164	328	228	24	2	71.92	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
PJ Hughes	160	376	323	15	3	49.53	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	06 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
CL Cairns	158	214	171	18	7	92.39	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
MP Vaughan	156	415	286	24	1	54.54	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
SR Tendulkar	155	233	184	23	1	84.23	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
KP Pietersen	152	281	181	20	1	83.97	England	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
MS Sinclair	150	397	321	23	1	46.72	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
ST Jayasuriya	148	192	156	24	1	94.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
AJ Strauss	147	353	250	23	1	58.80	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
RT Ponting	143*	202	159	16	-	89.93	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
A Flower	142	289	200	21	1	71.00	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
A Flintoff	142	205	146	18	5	97.26	England	v South Africa	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
IR Bell	140	313	227	10	1	61.67	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
AC Gilchrist	138*	172	108	22	2	127.77	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
ML Hayden	138	290	211	17	-	65.40	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
MJ Clarke	138	361	250	17	-	55.20	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
ML Hayden	137	356	242	17	2	56.61	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
AJ Strauss	136	383	285	16	-	47.71	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
Taufeeq Umar	135	345	254	20	1	53.14	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
PD Collingwood	135	296	195	19	1	69.23	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
DR Martyn	133	314	207	17	-	64.25	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
JDP Oram	133	285	169	18	2	78.69	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
ME Trescothick	132	344	261	20	2	50.57	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
ML Hayden	131	261	207	12	4	63.28	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
Younis Khan	130	350	246	16	-	52.84	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	08 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
Imran Farhat	128	343	226	18	-	56.63	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
S Chanderpaul	127	403	287	13	-	44.25	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	29 Apr 2005	Test # 1750
RR Sarwan	127	388	279	14	2	45.51	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	29 Apr 2005	Test # 1750
JL Langer	126	276	211	19	1	59.71	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
AJ Strauss	126	301	228	17	-	55.26	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
Younis Khan	126	233	160	18	1	78.75	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	01 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
DR Martyn	124*	294	210	9	-	59.04	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
GP Thorpe	124	316	244	16	-	50.81	England	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
MG Johnson	123*	154	103	11	5	119.41	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
DPMD Jayawardene	123	359	248	11	2	49.59	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
JEC Franklin	122*	359	268	14	1	45.52	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
ML Hayden	122	290	189	18	2	64.55	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
MEK Hussey	122	247	203	14	4	60.09	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
MS Atapattu	120	371	292	15	-	41.09	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
RT Ponting	120	257	174	12	1	68.96	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
JDP Oram	119*	301	216	19	-	55.09	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
RR Sarwan	119	350	273	15	-	43.58	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
GP Thorpe	118*	313	209	15	-	56.45	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
AN Cook	118	401	263	11	-	44.86	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
DR Martyn	117	225	166	13	-	70.48	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
RT Ponting	117	298	198	13	-	59.09	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
MJ North	117	355	233	12	-	50.21	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
JL Langer	116	332	246	15	1	47.15	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
N Hussain	116	354	251	18	-	46.21	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
CH Gayle	116	167	120	20	1	96.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
RT Ponting	116	273	187	12	2	62.03	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
W Jaffer	116	360	244	15	-	47.54	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
BC Lara	115	326	238	16	1	48.31	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
PJ Hughes	115	190	151	19	2	76.15	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	06 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
RR Sarwan	114	312	225	18	-	50.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
RD Jacobs	113*	254	215	11	4	52.55	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
Taufeeq Umar	111	322	247	16	-	44.93	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
R Dravid	111	396	291	15	-	38.14	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
S Chanderpaul	109	239	171	20	1	63.74	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
SM Katich	108	296	190	16	-	56.84	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	06 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
RR Sarwan	107*	348	221	11	-	48.41	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
CH Gayle	107	226	159	17	-	67.29	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
DJ Bravo	107	272	235	13	-	45.53	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	29 Apr 2005	Test # 1750
MA Butcher	106	235	182	21	-	58.24	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
DR Smith	105*	135	105	15	2	100.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
V Sehwag	105	272	173	19	-	60.69	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
ML Hayden	105	240	198	14	1	53.03	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
MN Samuels	105	284	190	18	-	55.26	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
HP Tillakaratne	104*	331	231	17	-	45.02	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
S Chanderpaul	104	394	253	12	-	41.10	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
RT Ponting	103	320	225	11	-	45.77	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
M Azharuddin	102	224	170	13	2	60.00	India	v South Africa	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
ML Hayden	102	309	217	12	-	47.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
DPMD Jayawardene	101*	217	183	14	1	55.19	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
DR Martyn	101	286	208	13	-	48.55	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
RT Ponting	101	197	126	10	1	80.15	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
RT Ponting	100*	261	160	16	1	62.50	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
KP Pietersen	100	207	137	15	-	72.99	England	v South Africa	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
SP Fleming	99	274	210	12	-	47.14	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
Asim Kamal	99	314	246	11	1	40.24	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]