Batting Most Runs Innings

Cricket 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
DG Bradman	299*	396	-	23	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
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
MJ Clarke	259*	582	398	26	-	65.07	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	09 Nov 2012	Test # 2056
BA Stokes	258	338	198	30	11	130.30	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
V Kohli	254*	-	336	33	2	75.59	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
E Paynter	243	334	-	24	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
R Ravindra	240	546	366	26	3	65.57	New Zealand	v South Africa	Mount Maunganui	04 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
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
MJ Clarke	230	345	257	40	1	89.49	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
DG Bradman	226	277	-	22	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
WJ Edrich	219	460	-	25	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
ME Trescothick	219	570	374	32	2	58.55	England	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
MA Agarwal	215	-	371	23	6	57.95	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
VT Trumper	214*	242	247	26	-	86.63	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	07 Jan 1911	Test # 113
GS Blewett	214	519	421	33	-	50.83	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
WW Hinds	213	455	297	34	2	71.71	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	31 Mar 2005	Test # 1745
RG Sharma	212	-	255	28	6	83.13	India	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
JB Hobbs	211	-	-	15	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	28 Jun 1924	Test # 154
DCS Compton	208	354	-	20	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
RN Harvey	205	295	-	19	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
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
HL Collins	203	267	-	26	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921	Test # 146
BC Lara	202	439	274	32	2	73.72	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
DA Warner	200	366	255	16	2	78.43	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
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
UT Khawaja	195*	536	368	19	1	52.98	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	04 Jan 2023	Test # 2488
C Washbrook	195	295	-	18	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
C Hill	191	200	200	18	-	95.50	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Dec 1910	Test # 111
WJ Edrich	191	317	-	22	3	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
RN Harvey	190	361	-	21	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
JE Root	190	375	234	27	1	81.19	England	v South Africa	Lord's	06 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
SJ McCabe	189*	-	-	-	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1935	Test # 248
WJ Edrich	189	361	-	26	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
JW Burke	189	578	-	15	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
JB Hobbs	187	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Mar 1910	Test # 110
MA Atherton	185*	643	492	29	-	37.60	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
CP Mead	181	454	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	18 Jan 1923	Test # 150
WR Hammond	181	336	-	16	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
ME Trescothick	180	367	248	24	4	72.58	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
RN Harvey	178	240	-	16	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
BC Lara	176	344	224	21	1	78.57	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
KS Williamson	176	453	285	16	3	61.75	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017	Test # 2257
RG Sharma	176	-	244	23	6	72.13	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
G Pullar	175	365	-	15	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
ER Dexter	172	339	-	28	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
MA Taylor	170	495	349	12	-	48.71	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
SB Styris	170	312	220	24	2	77.27	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
MA Taylor	169*	524	378	21	-	44.70	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
BC Booth	169	330	-	19	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	06 Dec 1963	Test # 548
SR Tendulkar	169	329	254	26	-	66.53	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
DG Bradman	167	183	-	18	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
AL Hassett	167	-	-	14	1	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
DPMD Jayawardene	167	331	288	22	2	57.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
S Chanderpaul	166	-	357	10	1	46.49	West Indies	v South Africa	Basseterre	18 Jun 2010	Test # 1961
V Sehwag	165	325	174	23	2	94.82	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
DPMD Jayawardene	165	456	284	17	1	58.09	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
W Bardsley	164	-	-	15	1	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Lord's	15 Jul 1912	Test # 125
SR Waugh	164	380	276	19	-	59.42	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
AJ Stewart	164	418	317	24	-	51.73	England	v South Africa	Manchester	02 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
V Sehwag	164	328	228	24	2	71.92	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
M Azharuddin	163*	314	229	25	1	71.17	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
DCS Compton	163	290	-	19	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
AL Hassett	163	359	-	15	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
MJ Clarke	161*	430	301	17	-	53.48	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
WM Woodfull	161	300	-	5	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
M Leyland	161	250	-	17	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	17 Aug 1935	Test # 246
SR Waugh	160	501	366	22	-	43.71	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
PJ Hughes	160	376	323	15	3	49.53	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	06 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
WW Armstrong	159*	-	-	-	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902	Test # 76
VT Trumper	159	172	158	15	1	100.63	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
FDM Karunaratne	158*	360	222	13	1	71.17	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
L Hutton	158	290	-	16	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
DCS Compton	158	336	-	22	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
CL Cairns	158	214	171	18	7	92.39	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
AR Morris	157	-	-	15	1	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
WM Lawry	157	329	255	19	-	61.56	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	01 Jan 1964	Test # 549
MP Vaughan	156	415	286	24	1	54.54	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
MC Cowdrey	155	287	-	22	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
SR Tendulkar	155	233	184	23	1	84.23	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
FE Woolley	154	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
CC McDonald	154	315	-	16	1	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
MDKJ Perera	153*	309	200	12	5	76.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
RB Simpson	153	386	-	12	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
CA Pujara	153	353	270	21	-	56.66	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
V Kohli	153	379	217	15	-	70.50	India	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
W Rhodes	152	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913	Test # 131
KP Pietersen	152	281	181	20	1	83.97	England	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
RN Harvey	151*	328	-	-	-	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
MJ Clarke	151	266	176	22	-	85.79	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
JM Bairstow	150*	281	191	18	2	78.53	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
MS Sinclair	150	397	321	23	1	46.72	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519

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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
Performances in matches that overlap years 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:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]