| Score | Overs | Ext | b | lb | w | nb | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460 | 120.2 | 64 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 36 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 | Test # 1283 | |
| 682/6d | 177.0 | 64 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 13 | v England | Lord's | 31 Jul 2003 | Test # 1653 | |
| 386 | 104.4 | 62 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 31 | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 8 Nov 2002 | Test # 1624 | |
| 651 | 154.3 | 62 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 10 | v Australia | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 | Test # 1916 | |
| 510/9d | 190.4 | 53 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 16 | v India | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 | Test # 1722 | |
| 403 | 167.5 | 48 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 15 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 6 Oct 1997 | Test # 1380 | |
| 298 | 112.4 | 44 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 3 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 18 Jun 2021 | Test # 2426 | |
| 621 | 142.1 | 44 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 7 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
| 563 | 143.0 | 43 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 16 | v India | Bloemfontein | 3 Nov 2001 | Test # 1564 | |
| 604/6d | 158.0 | 42 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 12 | v West Indies | Centurion | 16 Jan 2004 | Test # 1682 | |
| 495 | 181.0 | 42 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 16 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 6 Sep 1993 | Test # 1233 | |
| 314 | 90.2 | 41 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 6 | v England | Birmingham | 30 Jul 2008 | Test # 1883 | |
| 272 | 114.2 | 41 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 3 Jan 2009 | Test # 1904 | |
| 540/8d | 160.1 | 41 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 1 | v Australia | Perth | 3 Nov 2016 | Test # 2230 | |
| 188 | 66.5 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 31 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 31 Mar 2005 | Test # 1745 | |
| 365 | 100.5 | 39 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 8 | v England | Leeds | 21 Aug 2003 | Test # 1656 | |
| 428 | 121.1 | 39 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 9 | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 | |
| 327 | 99.0 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 8 | v England | Cape Town | 11 Mar 1910 | Test # 110 | |
| 417 | 117.5 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 25 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 11 Jan 2007 | Test # 1828 | |
| 329 | 128.5 | 38 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | v Australia | Nottingham | 5 Aug 1912 | Test # 127 | |
| 470/2d | 130.5 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 21 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 | Test # 1640 | |
| 532 | 145.0 | 38 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 18 | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2004 | Test # 1681 | |
| 459 | 153.0 | 38 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 15 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2008 | Test # 1902 | |
| 658/9d | 166.2 | 38 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 23 | v West Indies | Durban | 26 Dec 2003 | Test # 1679 | |
| 482 | 166.4 | 38 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 18 | v Australia | Adelaide | 7 Jan 1911 | Test # 113 | |
| 332 | 92.2 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 18 | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 1994 | Test # 1266 | |
| 370 | 132.2 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 10 | v Australia | Durban | 6 Mar 2009 | Test # 1913 | |
| 403/9d | 138.0 | 37 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 10 | v England | Johannesburg | 25 Nov 1999 | Test # 1471 | |
| 491 | 149.3 | 37 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 5 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1935 | Test # 248 | |
| 434 | 157.2 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 20 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 | Test # 1810 | |
| 222/8d | 69.3 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | v England | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2005 | Test # 1732 | |
| 480/7d | 109.5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | v Zimbabwe | Centurion | 11 Mar 2005 | Test # 1740 | |
| 368 | 134.4 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 13 | v England | Durban | 18 Jan 1923 | Test # 150 | |
| 345 | 135.5 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 25 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 18 Apr 1992 | Test # 1188 | |
| 419 | 118.1 | 35 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 9 | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 | Test # 1734 | |
| 373 | 128.3 | 35 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 14 | v India | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2007 | Test # 1827 | |
| 290 | 131.3 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 | Test # 1952 | |
| 464/8d | 157.0 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | v England | Durban | 21 Jan 1928 | Test # 170 | |
| 364 | 104.2 | 34 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 7 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 14 Feb 1998 | Test # 1400 | |
| 362 | 119.5 | 34 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 8 | v England | Nottingham | 14 Aug 2003 | Test # 1654 | |
| 287/5 | 126.0 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 3 | v Australia | Perth | 16 Dec 2005 | Test # 1777 | |
| 450 | 128.1 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 18 | v England | Gqeberha | 9 Dec 1999 | Test # 1475 | |
| 384 | 134.4 | 33 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 5 | v Australia | Centurion | 21 Mar 1997 | Test # 1362 | |
| 376 | 139.4 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 10 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 4 Aug 2004 | Test # 1709 | |
| 265/8d | 67.4 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 12 | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2006 | Test # 1825 | |
| 259/7d | 80.0 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 6 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 | Test # 1283 | |
| 241 | 84.3 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 20 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 17 Oct 2003 | Test # 1664 | |
| 292 | 88.5 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 14 | v New Zealand | Durban | 8 Dec 1961 | Test # 515 | |
| 368 | 107.0 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 23 | v Pakistan | Durban | 26 Dec 2002 | Test # 1635 | |
| 335 | 142.2 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1962 | Test # 519 |
| 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 |
Team is the team credited with the extras, Opposition is the team that conceded them.
| 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] |
