| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JH Kallis (SA) | 1997-2013 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 1148 | 186 | 39.58 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| HM Amla (SA) | 2006-2019 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 1144 | 176* | 52.00 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| GC Smith (SA) | 2002-2013 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 910 | 132 | 47.89 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 2005-2018 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 775 | 104* | 35.22 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| WJ Cronje (SA) | 1992-1999 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 683 | 122 | 40.17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| DJ Cullinan (SA) | 1994-2000 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 649 | 122* | 54.08 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| D Elgar (SA) | 2013-2022 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 647 | 127 | 49.76 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| HH Gibbs (SA) | 1998-2007 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 635 | 161 | 48.84 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| TL Goddard (SA) | 1956-1970 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 609 | 112 | 35.82 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| G Kirsten (SA) | 1994-2002 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 569 | 110 | 28.45 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| EJ Barlow (SA) | 1961-1970 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 566 | 110 | 47.16 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| MV Boucher (SA) | 1998-2011 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 565 | 95 | 26.90 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| BM McMillan (SA) | 1992-1997 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 504 | 113 | 45.81 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| JHB Waite (SA) | 1956-1965 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 469 | 115 | 39.08 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| JN Rhodes (SA) | 1992-1999 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 456 | 91 | 30.40 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| AG Prince (SA) | 2002-2011 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 447 | 97 | 37.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2006 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 426 | 79 | 23.66 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| F du Plessis (SA) | 2013-2021 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 417 | 134 | 32.07 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| DT Lindsay (SA) | 1964-1970 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 402 | 182 | 67.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| RG Pollock (SA) | 1964-1970 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 392 | 90 | 49.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| AK Markram (SA) | 2018-2022 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 385 | 152 | 42.77 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Q de Kock (SA) | 2017-2021 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 357 | 129 | 35.70 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| KC Bland (SA) | 1961-1966 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 350 | 144* | 50.00 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| DJ McGlew (SA) | 1957-1962 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 348 | 120 | 49.71 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| DJ Richardson (SA) | 1992-1997 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 326 | 93 | 25.07 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| RA McLean (SA) | 1956-1964 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 319 | 93 | 24.53 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| JR Reid (NZ) | 1961-1962 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 316 | 142 | 105.33 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| V Kohli (IND) | 2013-2018 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 310 | 119 | 77.50 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T Bavuma (SA) | 2016-2022 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 310 | 95* | 34.44 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| CA Pujara (IND) | 2013-2022 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 285 | 153 | 47.50 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| RT Ponting (AUS) | 2002-2011 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 263 | 83 | 37.57 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| R Dravid (IND) | 1997-2006 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 262 | 148 | 65.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| DR Martyn (AUS) | 2002-2006 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 255 | 133 | 85.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| RB Simpson (AUS) | 1957-1967 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 254 | 65 | 42.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| AJ Pithey (SA) | 1957-1965 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 253 | 95 | 42.16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| AC Hudson (SA) | 1992-1998 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 252 | 60 | 19.38 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| SR Waugh (AUS) | 1994-2002 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 237 | 160 | 79.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| JE Root (ENG) | 2016-2020 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 231 | 110 | 77.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| VD Philander (SA) | 2011-2020 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 227 | 59 | 18.91 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| KF Barrington (ENG) | 1964-1965 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 121 | 75.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BC Lara (WI) | 1998-2003 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 225 | 202 | 56.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MEK Hussey (AUS) | 2006-2011 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 225 | 89 | 37.50 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| WR Endean (SA) | 1956-1958 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 223 | 77 | 27.87 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| R Benaud (AUS) | 1957-1958 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 222 | 122 | 111.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SP Fleming (NZ) | 1994-2007 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 217 | 48 | 31.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Gilchrist (AUS) | 2002-2006 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 216 | 204* | 108.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| KJ Funston (SA) | 1957-1958 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 216 | 70 | 43.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JP Duminy (SA) | 2009-2017 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 215 | 155 | 35.83 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GS Blewett (AUS) | 1997-1997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 214 | 214.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Tendulkar (IND) | 1992-2006 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 214 | 111 | 35.66 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. |
| Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
South Africa v India at Johannesburg, 2nd Test, Jan 3-6, 2022
[Test # 2445] |
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South Africa v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, 2nd Test, Jan 3-5, 2021
[Test # 2401] |
|
South Africa v England at Johannesburg, 4th Test, Jan 24-27, 2020
[Test # 2382] |
