Cricket Records for South Africa (Host) in Test matches
High scores
Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
275 | 878 | 642 | 26 | - | 42.83 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 1999 | Test # 1480 | |
274 | 417 | 401 | 43 | - | 68.32 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 05 Feb 1970 | Test # 671 | |
262 | 576 | 423 | 31 | 2 | 61.93 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Cape Town | 27 Apr 2006 | Test # 1800 | |
258 | 338 | 198 | 30 | 11 | 130.30 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 | |
243 | 334 | - | 24 | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jan 1939 | Test # 269 | |
231 | 289 | - | 36 | - | 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 | |
224 | 434 | 325 | 31 | 1 | 68.92 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 | |
219 | 460 | - | 25 | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 | |
214 | 519 | 421 | 33 | - | 50.83 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 28 Feb 1997 | Test # 1356 | |
209 | 350 | - | 30 | - | 0.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1966 | Test # 613 | |
208 | 475 | 371 | 22 | - | 56.06 | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2150 | |
204* | 293 | 213 | 19 | 8 | 95.77 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 22 Feb 2002 | Test # 1590 | |
203 | 267 | - | 26 | - | 0.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 | Test # 146 | |
202 | 439 | 274 | 32 | 2 | 73.72 | West Indies | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Dec 2003 | Test # 1674 | |
201* | 389 | 270 | 15 | 5 | 74.44 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1985 | |
201 | 707 | 477 | 27 | - | 42.13 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 | |
200 | 338 | 287 | 25 | - | 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 | - | 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 | |
195 | 295 | - | 18 | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
192 | 474 | 335 | 24 | 3 | 57.31 | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 16 Jan 2004 | Test # 1682 | |
189* | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1935 | Test # 248 | |
189 | 578 | - | 15 | - | 0.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1957 | Test # 445 | |
187 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 11 Mar 1910 | Test # 110 | |
186 | 383 | 262 | 25 | 3 | 70.99 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 08 Nov 2007 | Test # 1846 | |
185* | 643 | 492 | 29 | - | 37.60 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 30 Nov 1995 | Test # 1315 | |
185 | 425 | 287 | 28 | - | 64.45 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2023 | Test # 2520 | |
183 | 391 | 273 | 25 | - | 67.03 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2010 | Test # 1946 | |
182 | 273 | 227 | 25 | 5 | 80.17 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 | |
181 | 454 | - | - | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 18 Jan 1923 | Test # 150 | |
181 | 336 | - | 16 | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1938 | Test # 268 | |
180 | 558 | 461 | 20 | - | 39.04 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2000 | Test # 1526 | |
180 | 367 | 248 | 24 | 4 | 72.58 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 | Test # 1734 | |
178 | 240 | - | 16 | - | 0.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1949 | Test # 319 | |
177 | 479 | 344 | 20 | - | 51.45 | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 26 Dec 2003 | Test # 1679 | |
176* | 511 | 378 | 24 | - | 46.56 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 08 Nov 2007 | Test # 1846 | |
176 | 310 | - | 25 | - | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1922 | Test # 148 | |
174 | 333 | 221 | 25 | 2 | 78.73 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 09 Dec 1999 | Test # 1475 | |
172 | 339 | - | 28 | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1964 | Test # 572 | |
172 | 376 | 280 | 20 | - | 61.42 | South Africa | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 08 Mar 2023 | Test # 2497 | |
169 | 329 | 254 | 26 | - | 66.53 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 | Test # 1349 | |
168 | 425 | 306 | 20 | - | 54.90 | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1999 | Test # 1440 | |
167 | - | - | 14 | 1 | 0.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 03 Mar 1950 | Test # 322 | |
163 | 313 | 196 | 12 | 7 | 83.16 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 | Test # 1916 | |
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* | 430 | 301 | 17 | - | 53.48 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Mar 2014 | Test # 2122 | |
161 | 484 | 307 | 25 | - | 52.44 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 | Test # 1734 | |
161 | 459 | 291 | 19 | - | 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 | 501 | 366 | 22 | - | 43.71 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 28 Feb 1997 | Test # 1356 | |
160 | 345 | 289 | 26 | - | 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 | 376 | 323 | 15 | 3 | 49.53 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 06 Mar 2009 | Test # 1913 | |
159* | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 | Test # 76 | |
158 | 290 | - | 16 | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
158 | 411 | 297 | 17 | 1 | 53.19 | South Africa | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 12 Dec 2003 | Test # 1674 | |
157 | - | - | 15 | 1 | 0.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 03 Mar 1950 | Test # 322 | |
157 | 422 | 248 | 17 | 1 | 63.30 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 19 Nov 2008 | Test # 1893 | |
156* | 370 | - | - | - | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
155 | 233 | 184 | 23 | 1 | 84.23 | India | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 | Test # 1564 | |
155 | 293 | 221 | 19 | - | 70.13 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 12 Jan 2017 | Test # 2247 | |
154 | 440 | - | 12 | 1 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1965 | Test # 573 | |
153* | 309 | 200 | 12 | 5 | 76.50 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Durban | 13 Feb 2019 | Test # 2347 | |
153 | 386 | - | 12 | - | 0.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1966 | Test # 613 | |
153 | 353 | 270 | 21 | - | 56.66 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 | Test # 2108 | |
153 | 379 | 217 | 15 | - | 70.50 | India | v South Africa | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 | Test # 2293 | |
152 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1913 | Test # 131 | |
152 | 512 | - | 17 | - | 0.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 | Test # 146 | |
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* | 328 | - | - | - | 0.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 | Test # 320 | |
151 | 338 | 216 | 18 | - | 69.90 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2003 | Test # 1637 | |
151 | 266 | 176 | 22 | - | 85.79 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 09 Nov 2011 | Test # 2016 | |
150* | 281 | 191 | 18 | 2 | 78.53 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 | |
150 | 397 | 321 | 23 | 1 | 46.72 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 30 Nov 2000 | Test # 1519 | |
150 | 326 | 223 | 14 | - | 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 | 268 | - | 6 | - | 0.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 14 Dec 1935 | Test # 247 | |
149 | 493 | 334 | 11 | - | 44.61 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2005 | Test # 1732 | |
149 | 408 | 317 | 20 | - | 47.00 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 27 Apr 2006 | Test # 1800 | |
148* | 432 | - | 9 | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 04 Dec 1964 | Test # 571 | |
148 | 541 | 362 | 21 | - | 40.88 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 | Test # 1350 | |
148 | 428 | 288 | 15 | - | 51.38 | Australia | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 | Test # 2119 | |
148 | 323 | 194 | 15 | 1 | 76.28 | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2015 | Test # 2154 | |
147 | - | - | 19 | 2 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 10 Mar 1906 | Test # 90 | |
147 | 353 | 250 | 23 | 1 | 58.80 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 | Test # 1734 | |
147 | 236 | 165 | 27 | - | 89.09 | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 10 Jan 2008 | Test # 1860 | |
146* | 635 | 463 | 17 | - | 31.53 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 1999 | Test # 1480 | |
146 | 465 | 314 | 17 | 2 | 46.49 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 | Test # 1988 | |
145 | 243 | 156 | 13 | 4 | 92.94 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Mar 2014 | Test # 2122 | |
144* | 248 | - | 17 | 2 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1964 | Test # 572 | |
143 | - | - | 17 | - | 0.00 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 10 Mar 1906 | Test # 90 | |
143 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 | Test # 320 | |
143 | 253 | 186 | 22 | - | 76.88 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 06 Oct 2017 | Test # 2277 | |
143 | 340 | 218 | 19 | - | 65.59 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 | Test # 2297 | |
142 | - | - | - | 1 | 0.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 11 Oct 1902 | Test # 75 | |
142 | 181 | - | 12 | - | 0.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 26 Nov 1921 | Test # 147 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
South Africa v India at Cape Town, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]
South Africa v India at Centurion, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Dec 26-28, 2023 [Test # 2520]
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2023 [Test # 2497]
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