| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F du Plessis | 119 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 212.50 | South Africa | v West Indies | 11 Jan 2015 | T20I # 414 | |
| CH Gayle | 117 | 57 | 7 | 10 | 205.26 | West Indies | v South Africa | 11 Sep 2007 | T20I # 20 | |
| HH Gibbs | 90* | 55 | 14 | 2 | 163.63 | South Africa | v West Indies | 11 Sep 2007 | T20I # 20 | |
| CH Gayle | 90 | 41 | 9 | 7 | 219.51 | West Indies | v South Africa | 11 Jan 2015 | T20I # 414 | |
| Babar Azam | 90 | 58 | 13 | 1 | 155.17 | Pakistan | v South Africa | 3 Feb 2019 | T20I # 734 | |
| GC Smith | 89* | 58 | 11 | 1 | 153.44 | South Africa | v Australia | 24 Feb 2006 | T20I # 6 | |
| DJ Hussey | 88* | 44 | 5 | 6 | 200.00 | Australia | v South Africa | 27 Mar 2009 | T20I # 87 | |
| ST Jayasuriya | 88 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 200.00 | Sri Lanka | v Kenya | 14 Sep 2007 | T20I # 27 | |
| EJG Morgan | 85* | 45 | 7 | 5 | 188.88 | England | v South Africa | 13 Nov 2009 | T20I # 124 | |
| F du Plessis | 79 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 192.68 | South Africa | v Australia | 6 Mar 2016 | T20I # 520 | |
| CA Ingram | 78 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 156.00 | South Africa | v India | 30 Mar 2012 | T20I # 242 | |
| D Pretorius | 77* | 42 | 7 | 3 | 183.33 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | 24 Mar 2019 | T20I # 763 | |
| DA Warner | 77 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 192.50 | Australia | v South Africa | 6 Mar 2016 | T20I # 520 | |
| G Gambhir | 75 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 138.88 | India | v Pakistan | 24 Sep 2007 | T20I # 46 | |
| GJ Maxwell | 75 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 174.41 | Australia | v South Africa | 6 Mar 2016 | T20I # 520 | |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 74* | 50 | 9 | 2 | 148.00 | Pakistan | v South Africa | 10 Apr 2021 | T20I # 1145 | |
| S Dhawan | 72 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 184.61 | India | v South Africa | 18 Feb 2018 | T20I # 652 | |
| GC Smith | 71* | 40 | 9 | 4 | 177.50 | South Africa | v Pakistan | 2 Feb 2007 | T20I # 14 | |
| AB de Villiers | 71 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 244.82 | South Africa | v England | 21 Feb 2016 | T20I # 506 | |
| RR Hendricks | 70 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 140.00 | South Africa | v India | 18 Feb 2018 | T20I # 652 | |
| HM Amla | 69* | 38 | 8 | 3 | 181.57 | South Africa | v England | 21 Feb 2016 | T20I # 506 | |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | 66* | 42 | 7 | 1 | 157.14 | Pakistan | v Australia | 18 Sep 2007 | T20I # 37 | |
| RR Hendricks | 66 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 126.92 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | 24 Mar 2019 | T20I # 763 | |
| DA Miller | 65* | 29 | 4 | 5 | 224.13 | South Africa | v Pakistan | 3 Feb 2019 | T20I # 734 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 65 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 240.74 | Sri Lanka | v Kenya | 14 Sep 2007 | T20I # 27 | |
| Aftab Ahmed | 62* | 49 | 8 | 1 | 126.53 | Bangladesh | v West Indies | 13 Sep 2007 | T20I # 24 | |
| LRPL Taylor | 62 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 144.18 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | 15 Sep 2007 | T20I # 30 | |
| GC Smith | 61 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 141.86 | South Africa | v New Zealand | 21 Oct 2005 | T20I # 3 | |
| Mohammad Ashraful | 61 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 225.92 | Bangladesh | v West Indies | 13 Sep 2007 | T20I # 24 | |
| ST Jayasuriya | 61 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 138.63 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | 15 Sep 2007 | T20I # 30 | |
| JH Kallis | 61 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 145.23 | South Africa | v India | 30 Mar 2012 | T20I # 242 | |
| MN Samuels | 60 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 153.84 | West Indies | v South Africa | 11 Jan 2015 | T20I # 414 | |
| LE Bosman | 58 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 187.09 | South Africa | v England | 13 Nov 2009 | T20I # 124 | |
| Shoaib Malik | 57 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 183.87 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | 17 Sep 2007 | T20I # 35 | |
| PD Collingwood | 57 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 178.12 | England | v South Africa | 13 Nov 2009 | T20I # 124 | |
| HH Gibbs | 56 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 164.70 | South Africa | v Australia | 24 Feb 2006 | T20I # 6 | |
| Hussain Talat | 55 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 134.14 | Pakistan | v South Africa | 3 Feb 2019 | T20I # 734 | |
| AD Mathews | 54* | 50 | 1 | 3 | 108.00 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | 22 Jan 2017 | T20I # 590 | |
| JC Buttler | 54 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 192.85 | England | v South Africa | 21 Feb 2016 | T20I # 506 | |
| AK Markram | 54 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 180.00 | South Africa | v Pakistan | 12 Apr 2021 | T20I # 1146 | |
| LE Bosman | 53* | 32 | 5 | 2 | 165.62 | South Africa | v Pakistan | 2 Feb 2007 | T20I # 14 | |
| Shoaib Malik | 52* | 38 | 4 | 2 | 136.84 | Pakistan | v Australia | 18 Sep 2007 | T20I # 37 | |
| AB de Villiers | 52* | 45 | 4 | 1 | 115.55 | South Africa | v New Zealand | 23 Nov 2007 | T20I # 48 | |
| DS Smith | 51 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 98.07 | West Indies | v Bangladesh | 13 Sep 2007 | T20I # 24 | |
| G Gambhir | 51 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 154.54 | India | v New Zealand | 16 Sep 2007 | T20I # 32 | |
| Younis Khan | 51 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 145.71 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | 17 Sep 2007 | T20I # 35 | |
| AK Markram | 51 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 159.37 | South Africa | v Pakistan | 10 Apr 2021 | T20I # 1145 | |
| H Klaasen | 50 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 178.57 | South Africa | v Pakistan | 10 Apr 2021 | T20I # 1145 | |
| Babar Azam | 50 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 | Pakistan | v South Africa | 12 Apr 2021 | T20I # 1146 | |
| G Gambhir | 49* | 28 | 7 | 1 | 175.00 | India | v South Africa | 30 Mar 2012 | T20I # 242 |
| 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 |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg, 2nd T20I, Apr 12, 2021
[T20I # 1146] |
|
South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg, 1st T20I, Apr 10, 2021
[T20I # 1145] |
|
South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 1st T20I, Feb 21, 2020
[T20I # 1046] |
