Cricket Records for South Africa in Test matches

By an innings
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
inns & 254 runs--v BangladeshBloemfontein6 Oct 2017Test # 2277
inns & 229 runs--v Sri LankaCape Town2 Jan 2001Test # 1528
inns & 220 runs--v West IndiesCenturion17 Dec 2014Test # 2150
inns & 219 runs--v ZimbabweHarare11 Nov 1999Test # 1468
inns & 208 runs--v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)6 Sep 1993Test # 1233
inns & 205 runs--v BangladeshChattogram29 Feb 2008Test # 1865
inns & 193 runs--v New ZealandGqeberha11 Jan 2013Test # 2071
inns & 180 runs--v New ZealandWellington6 Mar 1953Test # 368
inns & 160 runs--v BangladeshPotchefstroom25 Oct 2002Test # 1621
inns & 142 runs--v PakistanCape Town2 Jan 2003Test # 1637
inns & 129 runs--v AustraliaDurban5 Feb 1970Test # 671
inns & 129 runs--v BangladeshBloemfontein19 Nov 2008Test # 1893
inns & 120 runs--v ZimbabweGqeberha26 Dec 2017Test # 2290
inns & 118 runs--v Sri LankaJohannesburg12 Jan 2017Test # 2247
inns & 107 runs--v BangladeshEast London18 Oct 2002Test # 1619
inns & 100 runs--v West IndiesDurban10 Jan 2008Test # 1860
inns & 92 runs--v EnglandLord's31 Jul 2003Test # 1653
inns & 92 runs--v PakistanDubai (DICS)23 Oct 2013Test # 2100
inns & 90 runs--v IndiaAhmedabad3 Apr 2008Test # 1871
inns & 86 runs--v West IndiesBridgetown21 Apr 2005Test # 1749
inns & 81 runs--v Sri LankaCenturion15 Dec 2011Test # 2023
inns & 80 runs--v AustraliaHobart12 Nov 2016Test # 2233
inns & 74 runs--v EnglandJohannesburg14 Jan 2010Test # 1948
inns & 71 runs--v IndiaBengaluru2 Mar 2000Test # 1486
inns & 65 runs--v West IndiesDurban26 Dec 2003Test # 1679
inns & 64 runs--v Sri LankaJohannesburg8 Nov 2002Test # 1624
inns & 63 runs--v West IndiesGros Islet10 Jun 2021Test # 2424
inns & 62 runs--v ZimbabweCenturion11 Mar 2005Test # 1740
inns & 60 runs--v BangladeshChattogram24 Apr 2003Test # 1640
inns & 59 runs--v New ZealandCenturion16 Nov 2007Test # 1848
inns & 58 runs--v New ZealandDurban11 Dec 1953Test # 377
inns & 51 runs--v New ZealandJohannesburg2 Feb 1962Test # 523
inns & 48 runs--v BangladeshCenturion26 Nov 2008Test # 1895
inns & 45 runs--v Sri LankaCenturion26 Dec 2020Test # 2399
inns & 37 runs--v EnglandCape Town2 Jan 2000Test # 1482
inns & 32 runs--v IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2023Test # 2520
inns & 27 runs--v New ZealandCape Town2 Jan 2013Test # 2069
inns & 25 runs--v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010Test # 1985
inns & 21 runs--v EnglandJohannesburg25 Nov 1999Test # 1471
inns & 21 runs--v ZimbabweCape Town4 Mar 2005Test # 1737
inns & 20 runs--v AustraliaCape Town19 Mar 2009Test # 1916
inns & 18 runs--v BangladeshDhaka1 May 2003Test # 1642
inns & 18 runs--v PakistanCenturion22 Feb 2013Test # 2075
inns & 16 runs--v EnglandCape Town30 Mar 1906Test # 92
inns & 13 runs--v ZimbabweBloemfontein29 Oct 1999Test # 1466
inns & 12 runs--v New ZealandChristchurch27 Feb 1932Test # 217
inns & 12 runs--v EnglandThe Oval19 Jul 2012Test # 2049
inns & 12 runs--v EnglandLord's17 Aug 2022Test # 2474
inns & 7 runs--v Sri LankaCenturion20 Jan 2001Test # 1529
inns & 6 runs--v IndiaNagpur6 Feb 2010Test # 1951
By runs
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
492 runs61246.4v AustraliaJohannesburg30 Mar 2018Test # 2302
358 runs53151.0v New ZealandJohannesburg8 Nov 2007Test # 1846
356 runs45645.5v EnglandLord's21 Jul 1994Test # 1263
351 runs56975.2v West IndiesCenturion15 Jan 1999Test # 1441
340 runs47444.2v EnglandNottingham14 Jul 2017Test # 2264
333 runs42432.4v BangladeshPotchefstroom28 Sep 2017Test # 2276
332 runs41323.3v BangladeshGqeberha8 Apr 2022Test # 2461
329 runs46753.3v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996Test # 1341
328 runs39534.1v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996Test # 1347
324 runs49069.3v PakistanJohannesburg19 Jan 1995Test # 1283
323 runs57090.3v AustraliaGqeberha5 Mar 1970Test # 673
322 runs43039.4v AustraliaCape Town22 Mar 2018Test # 2300
309 runs63282.5v AustraliaPerth30 Nov 2012Test # 2064
307 runs48677.5v AustraliaJohannesburg19 Feb 1970Test # 672
284 runs39135.1v West IndiesJohannesburg8 Mar 2023Test # 2497
282 runs42766.2v IndiaCape Town2 Jan 1997Test # 1349
282 runs50762.0v Sri LankaCape Town2 Jan 2017Test # 2244
280 runs38234.4v EnglandCenturion22 Jan 2016Test # 2200
259 runs39460.5v PakistanGqeberha6 Mar 1998Test # 1406
243 runs44078.4v EnglandJohannesburg10 Mar 1906Test # 90
233 runs495117.5v AustraliaJohannesburg23 Dec 1966Test # 611
231 runs44873.4v AustraliaGqeberha20 Feb 2014Test # 2121
224 runs481142.1v EnglandLeeds21 Jul 1955Test # 411
220 runs27419.0v BangladeshDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
211 runs480100.4v PakistanJohannesburg1 Feb 2013Test # 2072
206 runs48896.3v Sri LankaGqeberha26 Dec 2016Test # 2243
204 runs40058.2v New ZealandCenturion27 Aug 2016Test # 2220
198 runs42693.5v New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 2022Test # 2451
197 runs45496.3v AustraliaJohannesburg4 Mar 1994Test # 1252
196 runs501123.4v EnglandCape Town2 Jan 2005Test # 1732
191 runs40161.4v EnglandLeeds21 Aug 2003Test # 1656
189 runs37851.0v West IndiesJohannesburg12 Dec 2003Test # 1674
178 runs32038.2v West IndiesGqeberha10 Dec 1998Test # 1433
177 runs539119.1v AustraliaPerth3 Nov 2016Test # 2230
174 runs35455.1v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006Test # 1825
170 runs451129.1v AustraliaCape Town22 Jan 1970Test # 670
168 runs387100.0v EnglandJohannesburg23 Dec 1922Test # 148
163 runs45780.3v West IndiesPort of Spain10 Jun 2010Test # 1960
160 runs42484.5v PakistanKarachi1 Oct 2007Test # 1843
158 runs32458.3v West IndiesGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
157 runs30967.0v EnglandLord's29 Jun 1935Test # 243
153 runs37071.3v Sri LankaGalle16 Jul 2014Test # 2129
149 runs42191.4v West IndiesCape Town2 Jan 1999Test # 1440
135 runs28750.2v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018Test # 2293
132 runs23347.5x8v New ZealandJohannesburg24 Dec 1953Test # 378
128 runs24936.0v New ZealandCenturion15 Apr 2006Test # 1798
107 runs38165.4v PakistanJohannesburg11 Jan 2019Test # 2341
107 runs37693.0v EnglandCenturion26 Dec 2019Test # 2377
95 runs34882.4v EnglandDurban21 Jan 1910Test # 107
94 runs31998.0v EnglandNottingham5 Aug 1965Test # 595
93 runs27555.5v New ZealandAuckland4 Mar 1995Test # 1291
87 runs24741.0v West IndiesCenturion28 Feb 2023Test # 2495
82 runs37395.1x8v AustraliaMelbourne24 Dec 1952Test # 361
82 runs32399.4v West IndiesSt John's6 Apr 2001Test # 1542
72 runs20842.4v IndiaCape Town5 Jan 2018Test # 2292
71 runs18665.2v EnglandNottingham7 Jun 1951Test # 334
70 runs37795.3v Sri LankaCape Town19 Mar 1998Test # 1410
69 runs23280.1v West IndiesPort of Spain17 Mar 2001Test # 1538
58 runs18958.3x8v EnglandGqeberha1 Mar 1957Test # 438
53 runs14637.3v PakistanFaisalabad24 Oct 1997Test # 1382
51 runs34682.5v EnglandLord's16 Aug 2012Test # 2053
38 runs37883.4v AustraliaAdelaide7 Jan 1911Test # 113
30 runs19779.3v New ZealandDurban8 Dec 1961Test # 515
28 runs24067.3v EnglandJohannesburg24 Dec 1930Test # 200
19 runs24453.2v EnglandJohannesburg1 Jan 1910Test # 106
17 runs23278.0x8v EnglandJohannesburg15 Feb 1957Test # 437
7 runs17750.1v Sri LankaKandy30 Jul 2000Test # 1505
5 runs11756.3v AustraliaSydney2 Jan 1994Test # 1243
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Overs
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Match Date
Scorecard
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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]