| Player | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM Amla | 311* | 790 | 529 | 35 | 0 | v England | The Oval | 19 Jul 2012 | Test # 2049 | |
| AB de Villiers | 278* | 601 | 418 | 23 | 6 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 20 Nov 2010 | Test # 1979 | |
| GC Smith | 277 | 541 | 373 | 35 | 0 | v England | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 | Test # 1651 | |
| DJ Cullinan | 275* | 658 | 490 | 27 | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 27 Feb 1999 | Test # 1446 | |
| G Kirsten | 275 | 878 | 642 | 26 | 0 | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 1999 | Test # 1480 | |
| RG Pollock | 274 | 417 | 401 | 43 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 5 Feb 1970 | Test # 671 | |
| GC Smith | 259 | 574 | 370 | 34 | 0 | v England | Lord's | 31 Jul 2003 | Test # 1653 | |
| DJ McGlew | 255* | 534 | - | 19 | 0 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 6 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 | |
| HM Amla | 253* | 675 | 473 | 22 | 0 | v India | Nagpur | 6 Feb 2010 | Test # 1951 | |
| EAB Rowan | 236 | 550 | - | 28 | 0 | v England | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 | |
| GC Smith | 234 | 627 | 388 | 16 | 0 | v Pakistan | Dubai (DSC) | 23 Oct 2013 | Test # 2100 | |
| GC Smith | 232 | 406 | 277 | 33 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 | Test # 1865 | |
| AD Nourse | 231 | 289 | - | 36 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1935 | Test # 248 | |
| HH Gibbs | 228 | 383 | 240 | 29 | 6 | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2003 | Test # 1637 | |
| ND McKenzie | 226 | 518 | 388 | 28 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 | Test # 1865 | |
| JH Kallis | 224 | 434 | 325 | 31 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 | |
| JA Rudolph | 222* | 521 | 383 | 29 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 | Test # 1640 | |
| G Kirsten | 220 | 442 | 286 | 33 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 Sep 2001 | Test # 1562 | |
| AB de Villiers | 217* | 480 | 333 | 17 | 2 | v India | Ahmedabad | 3 Apr 2008 | Test # 1871 | |
| HH Gibbs | 211* | 659 | 468 | 23 | 3 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 11 Mar 1999 | Test # 1449 | |
| G Kirsten | 210 | 650 | 525 | 24 | 1 | v England | Manchester | 2 Jul 1998 | Test # 1420 | |
| RG Pollock | 209 | 350 | - | 30 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1966 | Test # 613 | |
| AD Nourse | 208 | 555 | - | 25 | 0 | v England | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 | |
| HM Amla | 208 | 475 | 371 | 22 | 0 | v West Indies | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2150 | |
| GA Faulkner | 204 | 315 | 320 | 26 | 0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1910 | Test # 112 | |
| JH Kallis | 201* | 389 | 270 | 15 | 5 | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1985 | |
| EJ Barlow | 201 | 392 | - | 27 | 0 | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1964 | Test # 553 | |
| HM Amla | 201 | 707 | 477 | 27 | 0 | v England | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 | |
| GC Smith | 200 | 338 | 287 | 25 | 0 | v Bangladesh | East London | 18 Oct 2002 | Test # 1619 | |
| D Elgar | 199 | 553 | 388 | 15 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 | Test # 2276 | |
| F du Plessis | 199 | 412 | 276 | 24 | 0 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
| HH Gibbs | 196 | 442 | 354 | 25 | 1 | v India | Gqeberha | 16 Nov 2001 | Test # 1569 | |
| HM Amla | 196 | 350 | 221 | 21 | 0 | v Australia | Perth | 30 Nov 2012 | Test # 2064 | |
| HH Gibbs | 192 | 474 | 335 | 24 | 3 | v West Indies | Centurion | 16 Jan 2004 | Test # 1682 | |
| B Mitchell | 189* | 420 | - | - | 0 | v England | The Oval | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 | |
| JH Kallis | 189* | 581 | 443 | 19 | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 14 Sep 2001 | Test # 1563 | |
| A Melville | 189 | 364 | - | 16 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
| JH Kallis | 186 | 383 | 262 | 25 | 3 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 8 Nov 2007 | Test # 1846 | |
| HH Gibbs | 183 | 324 | 258 | 35 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 4 Sep 2003 | Test # 1659 | |
| GC Smith | 183 | 391 | 273 | 25 | 0 | v England | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2010 | Test # 1946 | |
| JH Kallis | 182* | 434 | 326 | 23 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 19 Jul 2012 | Test # 2049 | |
| DT Lindsay | 182 | 273 | 227 | 25 | 5 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 | |
| AN Petersen | 182 | 533 | 365 | 23 | 0 | v England | Leeds | 2 Aug 2012 | Test # 2051 | |
| G Kirsten | 180 | 558 | 461 | 20 | 0 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2000 | Test # 1526 | |
| HH Gibbs | 179 | 305 | 236 | 29 | 1 | v England | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 | Test # 1651 | |
| AB de Villiers | 178 | 551 | 352 | 15 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 21 Apr 2005 | Test # 1749 | |
| HH Dippenaar | 177* | 514 | 369 | 25 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 | Test # 1640 | |
| JH Kallis | 177 | 479 | 344 | 20 | 0 | v West Indies | Durban | 26 Dec 2003 | Test # 1679 | |
| HM Amla | 176* | 511 | 378 | 24 | 0 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 8 Nov 2007 | Test # 1846 | |
| HW Taylor | 176 | 310 | - | 25 | 0 | v England | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1922 | Test # 148 |
| 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 | post-war |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2023
[Test # 2497] |
|
South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, 1st Test, Feb 28-Mar 2, 2023
[Test # 2495] |
|
Australia v South Africa at Sydney, 3rd Test, Jan 4-8, 2023
[Test # 2488] |
