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South Africa

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South Africa's record in every format

Gold marks the best format on each line. South Africa win most often in ODIs.

South Africa international record by format
TestODIT20I
Matches481707244
Won189425130
Lost163250101
Drawn / tied1263 unrecorded621 no result · 5 unrecorded19 no result · 3 unrecorded
Win rate39.5%62.4%56.0%
W/L ratio1.161.701.29
Last 108–26–47–3
head to head

South Africa vs every opponent, all formats

Win rate in each format. Gold marks South Africa's best format against that team.

OpponentTestODIT20I
EnglandTOUGHEST22%35–66 · 156 M49%36–31 · 73 M48%14–13 · 29 M
Australia27%28–55 · 104 M51%59–53 · 116 M32%9–19 · 28 M
India43%20–16 · 46 M52%52–42 · 100 M35%14–21 · 40 M
Pakistan53%17–7 · 32 M60%53–36 · 89 M46%13–14 · 28 M
New Zealand53%26–7 · 49 M58%42–27 · 73 M60%15–10 · 25 M
Sri Lanka48%16–9 · 33 M55%46–33 · 84 M72%13–5 · 18 M
West Indies68%23–3 · 34 M70%45–15 · 64 M47%15–15 · 32 M
ZimbabweDOMINANT91%10–0 · 11 M93%38–2 · 41 M85%11–0 · 13 M
BangladeshDOMINANT88%14–0 · 16 M73%19–6 · 26 M100%9–0 · 9 M
Irelandnot played80%8–2 · 10 M86%6–1 · 7 M
Netherlandsnot played75%6–1 · 8 M67%2–1 · 3 M
Kenyanot played100%10–0 · 10 Mnot played
Afghanistannot played67%4–2 · 6 M75%3–0 · 4 M
Namibianot played100%3–0 · 3 M33%1–2 · 3 M
United Arab Emiratesnot played100%2–0 · 2 M100%1–0 · 1 M
Scotlandnot played100%1–0 · 1 M100%1–0 · 1 M
Canadanot played100%1–0 · 1 M100%1–0 · 1 M
Nepalnot playednot played100%1–0 · 1 M
United States of Americanot playednot played100%1–0 · 1 M

Win % by year

T20Is: 2019 was South Africa's most dominant year, winning 75% of matches.

Test
ODI
T20I

South Africa's highest totals

The biggest innings in each format.

Test
  1. 1vs EnglandLord's · 2003682/6
  2. 2vs West IndiesDurban · 2003658/9
  3. 3vs AustraliaCape Town · 2009651
  4. 4vs EnglandThe Oval · 2012637/2
  5. 5vs EnglandCape Town · 2016627/7
ODI
  1. 1vs West IndiesJohannesburg · 2015439/2
  2. 2vs IndiaMumbai · 2015438/4
  3. 3vs AustraliaJohannesburg · 2006438/9
  4. 4vs Sri LankaDelhi · 2023428/5
  5. 5vs ZimbabwePotchefstroom · 2006418/5
T20I
  1. 1vs West IndiesCenturion · 2023259/4
  2. 2vs EnglandCenturion · 2009241/6
  3. 3vs West IndiesJohannesburg · 2015231/7
  4. 4vs EnglandMumbai · 2016229/4
  5. 5vs NamibiaNamibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek, Namibia · 2026228/4

More South Africa records

Every board, by format, across the whole of South Africa's history.

Most runs

Test
  1. 4AB de Villiers114 mat · avg 50.668,765
  2. 5Gary Kirsten101 mat · avg 44.997,289
  3. 6Herschelle Gibbs90 mat · avg 41.676,167
  4. 7Mark Boucher147 mat · avg 30.305,515
  5. 8Dean Elgar86 mat · avg 37.655,347
  6. 9Daryll Cullinan70 mat · avg 44.214,554
  7. 10Faf du Plessis69 mat · avg 40.034,163
  8. 11Temba Bavuma68 mat · avg 38.123,926
  9. 12Shaun Pollock108 mat · avg 32.323,781
  10. 13Hansie Cronje68 mat · avg 36.413,714
  11. 14Ashwell Prince66 mat · avg 41.653,665
  12. 15Bruce Mitchell42 mat · avg 48.893,471
ODI
  1. 4Herschelle Gibbs248 mat · avg 35.818,094
  2. 5Quinton de Kock163 mat · avg 45.557,060
  3. 6Graeme Smith197 mat · avg 37.786,989
  4. 7Gary Kirsten185 mat · avg 40.716,798
  5. 8Jonty Rhodes245 mat · avg 35.125,935
  6. 9Hansie Cronje188 mat · avg 38.655,565
  7. 10Faf du Plessis143 mat · avg 46.675,507
  8. 11Jean-Paul Duminy199 mat · avg 36.815,117
  9. 12David Miller180 mat · avg 42.904,762
  10. 13Mark Boucher295 mat · avg 28.574,686
  11. 14Daryll Cullinan138 mat · avg 32.713,860
  12. 15Lance Klusener171 mat · avg 41.103,576
T20I
  1. 4Aiden Markram77 mat · avg 31.711,966
  2. 5Jean-Paul Duminy81 mat · avg 38.681,934
  3. 6AB de Villiers78 mat · avg 26.131,672
  4. 7Faf du Plessis50 mat · avg 35.531,528
  5. 8Rassie van der Dussen57 mat · avg 33.481,406
  6. 9Hashim Amla44 mat · avg 33.611,277
  7. 10Heinrich Klaasen58 mat · avg 23.261,000
  8. 11Tristan Stubbs52 mat · avg 30.75984
  9. 12Graeme Smith33 mat · avg 31.68982
  10. 13Dewald Brevis35 mat · avg 29.97929
  11. 14Rilee Rossouw29 mat · avg 34.86767
  12. 15Ryan Rickelton29 mat · avg 28.50741

Most wickets

Test
  1. 4Kagiso Rabada74 mat · avg 22.31341
  2. 5Allan Donald72 mat · avg 22.25330
  3. 6Morne Morkel86 mat · avg 27.67309
  4. 7Jacques Kallis166 mat · avg 32.65292
  5. 8Vernon Philander64 mat · avg 22.32224
  6. 9Keshav Maharaj62 mat · avg 29.52219
  7. 10Hugh Tayfield37 mat · avg 25.91170
  8. 11Paul Adams45 mat · avg 32.87134
  9. 12Andre Nel36 mat · avg 31.86123
  10. 13Trevor Goddard41 mat · avg 26.23123
  11. 14Peter Pollock28 mat · avg 24.19116
  12. 15Neil Adcock26 mat · avg 21.11104
ODI
  1. 4Makhaya Ntini173 mat · avg 24.66266
  2. 5Dale Steyn125 mat · avg 25.95196
  3. 6Lance Klusener171 mat · avg 29.95192
  4. 7Morne Morkel117 mat · avg 25.32188
  5. 8Imran Tahir107 mat · avg 24.84173
  6. 9Kagiso Rabada106 mat · avg 27.46168
  7. 10Lungi Ngidi75 mat · avg 29.13115
  8. 11Hansie Cronje188 mat · avg 34.79114
  9. 12Andre Nel79 mat · avg 27.69106
  10. 13Charl Langeveldt72 mat · avg 29.62100
  11. 14Wayne Parnell73 mat · avg 30.4099
  12. 15Andile Phehlukwayo85 mat · avg 31.3597
T20I
  1. 4Dale Steyn47 mat · avg 18.3664
  2. 5Imran Tahir38 mat · avg 15.0563
  3. 6David Wiese54 mat · avg 22.0259
  4. 7Wayne Parnell56 mat · avg 25.6459
  5. 8Keshav Maharaj54 mat · avg 25.7257
  6. 9Anrich Nortje47 mat · avg 21.2056
  7. 10Andile Phehlukwayo42 mat · avg 22.2450
  8. 11Morne Morkel44 mat · avg 25.3447
  9. 12Johan Botha40 mat · avg 22.2437
  10. 13Dwaine Pretorius30 mat · avg 19.8935
  11. 14George Linde37 mat · avg 23.8335
  12. 15Chris Morris23 mat · avg 20.5034

Highest score

Test
  1. 4Graeme Smith117 mat · avg 47.76277
  2. 5Gary Kirsten101 mat · avg 44.99275
  3. 6Daryll Cullinan70 mat · avg 44.21275
  4. 7Graeme Pollock23 mat · avg 60.97274
  5. 8Ryan Rickelton17 mat · avg 38.93259
  6. 9Jackie McGlew34 mat · avg 42.07255
  7. 10Eric Rowan26 mat · avg 43.67236
  8. 11Dudley Nourse34 mat · avg 53.82231
  9. 12Herschelle Gibbs90 mat · avg 41.67228
  10. 13Neil McKenzie58 mat · avg 37.39226
  11. 14Jacques Kallis166 mat · avg 55.37224
  12. 15Jacques Rudolph48 mat · avg 35.43222
ODI
  1. 4Janneman Malan23 mat · avg 49.84177
  2. 5AB de Villiers228 mat · avg 53.50176
  3. 6Aiden Markram88 mat · avg 35.99175
  4. 7Herschelle Gibbs248 mat · avg 35.81175
  5. 8Heinrich Klaasen60 mat · avg 43.69174
  6. 9Dave Callaghan29 mat · avg 25.95169
  7. 10Andrew Hudson89 mat · avg 29.41161
  8. 11Hashim Amla181 mat · avg 49.47159
  9. 12Jean-Paul Duminy199 mat · avg 36.81150
  10. 13Jordan Hermann3 mat · avg 82.33150
  11. 14Matthew Breetzke17 mat · avg 58.73150
  12. 15Mark Boucher295 mat · avg 28.57147
T20I
  1. 4Reeza Hendricks90 mat · avg 28.78117
  2. 5Quinton de Kock110 mat · avg 30.95115
  3. 6Morne van Wyk8 mat · avg 37.50114
  4. 7Rilee Rossouw29 mat · avg 34.86109
  5. 8David Miller140 mat · avg 33.99106
  6. 9Lhuan-dre Pretorius17 mat · avg 25.12101
  7. 10Hashim Amla44 mat · avg 33.6197
  8. 11Jean-Paul Duminy81 mat · avg 38.6896
  9. 12Rassie van der Dussen57 mat · avg 33.4894
  10. 13Loots Bosman14 mat · avg 24.8594
  11. 14Herschelle Gibbs23 mat · avg 18.1890
  12. 15Graeme Smith33 mat · avg 31.6889

Most hundreds

Test
  1. 4AB de Villiers114 mat · avg 50.6622
  2. 5Gary Kirsten101 mat · avg 44.9921
  3. 6Herschelle Gibbs90 mat · avg 41.6714
  4. 7Dean Elgar86 mat · avg 37.6514
  5. 8Daryll Cullinan70 mat · avg 44.2114
  6. 9Ashwell Prince66 mat · avg 41.6511
  7. 10Faf du Plessis69 mat · avg 40.0310
  8. 11Dudley Nourse34 mat · avg 53.829
  9. 12Bruce Mitchell42 mat · avg 48.898
  10. 13Aiden Markram52 mat · avg 35.037
  11. 14Herbie Taylor42 mat · avg 40.787
  12. 15Jackie McGlew34 mat · avg 42.077
ODI
  1. 4Herschelle Gibbs248 mat · avg 35.8121
  2. 5Jacques Kallis328 mat · avg 44.1917
  3. 6Gary Kirsten185 mat · avg 40.7113
  4. 7Faf du Plessis143 mat · avg 46.6712
  5. 8Graeme Smith197 mat · avg 37.7810
  6. 9David Miller180 mat · avg 42.908
  7. 10Temba Bavuma57 mat · avg 41.696
  8. 11Rassie van der Dussen71 mat · avg 50.606
  9. 12Boeta Dippenaar107 mat · avg 42.234
  10. 13Aiden Markram88 mat · avg 35.994
  11. 14Jean-Paul Duminy199 mat · avg 36.814
  12. 15Heinrich Klaasen60 mat · avg 43.694

Most fifties

Test
  1. 4Graeme Smith117 mat · avg 47.7638
  2. 5Mark Boucher147 mat · avg 30.3035
  3. 6Gary Kirsten101 mat · avg 44.9934
  4. 7Herschelle Gibbs90 mat · avg 41.6726
  5. 8Temba Bavuma68 mat · avg 38.1225
  6. 9Dean Elgar86 mat · avg 37.6523
  7. 10Hansie Cronje68 mat · avg 36.4123
  8. 11Quinton de Kock54 mat · avg 38.8222
  9. 12Faf du Plessis69 mat · avg 40.0321
  10. 13Bruce Mitchell42 mat · avg 48.8921
  11. 14Daryll Cullinan70 mat · avg 44.2120
  12. 15Trevor Goddard41 mat · avg 34.4718
ODI
  1. 4Gary Kirsten185 mat · avg 40.7145
  2. 5Hashim Amla181 mat · avg 49.4739
  3. 6Hansie Cronje188 mat · avg 38.6539
  4. 7Herschelle Gibbs248 mat · avg 35.8137
  5. 8Faf du Plessis143 mat · avg 46.6735
  6. 9Jonty Rhodes245 mat · avg 35.1233
  7. 10Quinton de Kock163 mat · avg 45.5531
  8. 11Jean-Paul Duminy199 mat · avg 36.8127
  9. 12Mark Boucher295 mat · avg 28.5726
  10. 13Boeta Dippenaar107 mat · avg 42.2326
  11. 14David Miller180 mat · avg 42.9024
  12. 15Daryll Cullinan138 mat · avg 32.7123
T20I
  1. 4Jean-Paul Duminy81 mat · avg 38.6811
  2. 5AB de Villiers78 mat · avg 26.1310
  3. 6Faf du Plessis50 mat · avg 35.5310
  4. 7Rassie van der Dussen57 mat · avg 33.4810
  5. 8David Miller140 mat · avg 33.999
  6. 9Hashim Amla44 mat · avg 33.618
  7. 10Heinrich Klaasen58 mat · avg 23.265
  8. 11Graeme Smith33 mat · avg 31.685
  9. 12Jacques Kallis25 mat · avg 35.055
  10. 13Ryan Rickelton29 mat · avg 28.504
  11. 14Loots Bosman14 mat · avg 24.853
  12. 15Connor Esterhuizen10 mat · avg 40.753

Most sixes

Test
  1. 4Dale Steyn93 mat · avg 13.6036
  2. 5Quinton de Kock54 mat · avg 38.8236
  3. 6Shaun Pollock108 mat · avg 32.3235
  4. 7Faf du Plessis69 mat · avg 40.0333
  5. 8Hansie Cronje68 mat · avg 36.4133
  6. 9Keshav Maharaj62 mat · avg 15.6631
  7. 10Hashim Amla124 mat · avg 46.4130
  8. 11Dean Elgar86 mat · avg 37.6527
  9. 12Daryll Cullinan70 mat · avg 44.2125
  10. 13Kagiso Rabada74 mat · avg 12.2625
  11. 14Graeme Smith117 mat · avg 47.7624
  12. 15Wiaan Mulder26 mat · avg 37.0322
ODI
  1. 4Jacques Kallis328 mat · avg 44.19137
  2. 5Herschelle Gibbs248 mat · avg 35.81128
  3. 6Hansie Cronje188 mat · avg 38.6594
  4. 7Mark Boucher295 mat · avg 28.5783
  5. 8Lance Klusener171 mat · avg 41.1076
  6. 9Jean-Paul Duminy199 mat · avg 36.8175
  7. 10Heinrich Klaasen60 mat · avg 43.6971
  8. 11Faf du Plessis143 mat · avg 46.6766
  9. 12Aiden Markram88 mat · avg 35.9962
  10. 13Justin Kemp85 mat · avg 31.5060
  11. 14Shaun Pollock303 mat · avg 26.4658
  12. 15Hashim Amla181 mat · avg 49.4753
T20I
  1. 4Dewald Brevis35 mat · avg 29.9772
  2. 5Jean-Paul Duminy81 mat · avg 38.6871
  3. 6Reeza Hendricks90 mat · avg 28.7870
  4. 7Rassie van der Dussen57 mat · avg 33.4862
  5. 8AB de Villiers78 mat · avg 26.1360
  6. 9Heinrich Klaasen58 mat · avg 23.2652
  7. 10Faf du Plessis50 mat · avg 35.5350
  8. 11Ryan Rickelton29 mat · avg 28.5042
  9. 12Albie Morkel50 mat · avg 21.1939
  10. 13Tristan Stubbs52 mat · avg 30.7539
  11. 14Rilee Rossouw29 mat · avg 34.8639
  12. 15David Wiese54 mat · avg 24.0030

Most fours

Test
  1. 4AB de Villiers114 mat · avg 50.661,024
  2. 5Gary Kirsten101 mat · avg 44.99922
  3. 6Herschelle Gibbs90 mat · avg 41.67887
  4. 7Faf du Plessis69 mat · avg 40.03713
  5. 8Dean Elgar86 mat · avg 37.65704
  6. 9Mark Boucher147 mat · avg 30.30656
  7. 10Temba Bavuma68 mat · avg 38.12599
  8. 11Daryll Cullinan70 mat · avg 44.21548
  9. 12Quinton de Kock54 mat · avg 38.82506
  10. 13Aiden Markram52 mat · avg 35.03467
  11. 14Shaun Pollock108 mat · avg 32.32412
  12. 15Neil McKenzie58 mat · avg 37.39409
ODI
  1. 4Hashim Amla181 mat · avg 49.47822
  2. 5Quinton de Kock163 mat · avg 45.55789
  3. 6Graeme Smith197 mat · avg 37.78788
  4. 7Gary Kirsten185 mat · avg 40.71659
  5. 8Faf du Plessis143 mat · avg 46.67495
  6. 9Jonty Rhodes245 mat · avg 35.12392
  7. 10Hansie Cronje188 mat · avg 38.65366
  8. 11Mark Boucher295 mat · avg 28.57356
  9. 12David Miller180 mat · avg 42.90354
  10. 13Jean-Paul Duminy199 mat · avg 36.81347
  11. 14Boeta Dippenaar107 mat · avg 42.23334
  12. 15Daryll Cullinan138 mat · avg 32.71298
T20I
  1. 4Aiden Markram77 mat · avg 31.71183
  2. 5Hashim Amla44 mat · avg 33.61146
  3. 6AB de Villiers78 mat · avg 26.13140
  4. 7Faf du Plessis50 mat · avg 35.53140
  5. 8Jean-Paul Duminy81 mat · avg 38.68138
  6. 9Graeme Smith33 mat · avg 31.68123
  7. 10Rassie van der Dussen57 mat · avg 33.4889
  8. 11Tristan Stubbs52 mat · avg 30.7576
  9. 12Heinrich Klaasen58 mat · avg 23.2672
  10. 13Rilee Rossouw29 mat · avg 34.8669
  11. 14Temba Bavuma36 mat · avg 20.9462
  12. 15Ryan Rickelton29 mat · avg 28.5057

Best batting average

min 20 innings
Test
  1. 4AB de Villiers114 mat · avg 50.6650.66
  2. 5Colin Bland21 mat · avg 49.0949.09
  3. 6Bruce Mitchell42 mat · avg 48.8948.89
  4. 7Graeme Smith117 mat · avg 47.7647.76
  5. 8Hashim Amla124 mat · avg 46.4146.41
  6. 9Eddie Barlow30 mat · avg 45.7545.75
  7. 10Gary Kirsten101 mat · avg 44.9944.99
  8. 11Daryll Cullinan70 mat · avg 44.2144.21
  9. 12Eric Rowan26 mat · avg 43.6743.67
  10. 13Jackie McGlew34 mat · avg 42.0742.07
  11. 14Herschelle Gibbs90 mat · avg 41.6741.67
  12. 15Ashwell Prince66 mat · avg 41.6541.65
ODI
  1. 4Hashim Amla181 mat · avg 49.4749.47
  2. 5Faf du Plessis143 mat · avg 46.6746.67
  3. 6Quinton de Kock163 mat · avg 45.5545.55
  4. 7Jacques Kallis328 mat · avg 44.1944.19
  5. 8Heinrich Klaasen60 mat · avg 43.6943.69
  6. 9David Miller180 mat · avg 42.9042.90
  7. 10Boeta Dippenaar107 mat · avg 42.2342.23
  8. 11Temba Bavuma57 mat · avg 41.6941.69
  9. 12Lance Klusener171 mat · avg 41.1041.10
  10. 13Gary Kirsten185 mat · avg 40.7140.71
  11. 14Tony de Zorzi24 mat · avg 38.9138.91
  12. 15Rilee Rossouw36 mat · avg 38.7238.72
T20I
  1. 4Rilee Rossouw29 mat · avg 34.8634.86
  2. 5David Miller140 mat · avg 33.9933.99
  3. 6Hashim Amla44 mat · avg 33.6133.61
  4. 7Rassie van der Dussen57 mat · avg 33.4833.48
  5. 8Farhaan Behardien38 mat · avg 32.3832.38
  6. 9Aiden Markram77 mat · avg 31.7131.71
  7. 10Graeme Smith33 mat · avg 31.6831.68
  8. 11Quinton de Kock110 mat · avg 30.9530.95
  9. 12Tristan Stubbs52 mat · avg 30.7530.75
  10. 13Dewald Brevis35 mat · avg 29.9729.97
  11. 14Reeza Hendricks90 mat · avg 28.7828.78
  12. 15Ryan Rickelton29 mat · avg 28.5028.50

Best strike rate

min 500 balls faced
Test
  1. 4Tip Snooke26 mat · avg 22.40168.00
  2. 5Colin Bland21 mat · avg 49.09166.57
  3. 6Aubrey Faulkner25 mat · avg 40.79139.65
  4. 7Eddie Barlow30 mat · avg 45.75138.09
  5. 8Billy Zulch16 mat · avg 32.77117.44
  6. 9Graeme Pollock23 mat · avg 60.97112.35
  7. 10Ali Bacher12 mat · avg 32.3394.04
  8. 11Robin Peterson15 mat · avg 27.2971.49
  9. 12Quinton de Kock54 mat · avg 38.8270.94
  10. 13David Bedingham17 mat · avg 34.0070.29
  11. 14Tony Pithey17 mat · avg 31.5068.08
  12. 15Keshav Maharaj62 mat · avg 15.6661.10
ODI
  1. 4AB de Villiers228 mat · avg 53.50101.10
  2. 5Albie Morkel58 mat · avg 23.70100.26
  3. 6Aiden Markram88 mat · avg 35.9998.18
  4. 7Matthew Breetzke17 mat · avg 58.7398.11
  5. 8Farhaan Behardien59 mat · avg 30.6997.90
  6. 9Tony de Zorzi24 mat · avg 38.9196.61
  7. 10Quinton de Kock163 mat · avg 45.5596.42
  8. 11Rilee Rossouw36 mat · avg 38.7294.36
  9. 12Kyle Verreynne19 mat · avg 38.0790.65
  10. 13Lance Klusener171 mat · avg 41.1089.92
  11. 14Nicky Boje115 mat · avg 26.6888.71
  12. 15Faf du Plessis143 mat · avg 46.6788.61
T20I
  1. 4David Miller140 mat · avg 33.99141.90
  2. 5Heinrich Klaasen58 mat · avg 23.26141.84
  3. 6AB de Villiers78 mat · avg 26.13135.17
  4. 7Tristan Stubbs52 mat · avg 30.75134.43
  5. 8Faf du Plessis50 mat · avg 35.53134.39
  6. 9Hashim Amla44 mat · avg 33.61132.06
  7. 10Reeza Hendricks90 mat · avg 28.78129.21
  8. 11Rassie van der Dussen57 mat · avg 33.48128.75
  9. 12Graeme Smith33 mat · avg 31.68127.53
  10. 13Jean-Paul Duminy81 mat · avg 38.68126.24
  11. 14Jacques Kallis25 mat · avg 35.05119.35
  12. 15Temba Bavuma36 mat · avg 20.94118.17

Most not outs

Test
  1. 4Allan Donald72 mat · avg 10.6933
  2. 5Dale Steyn93 mat · avg 13.6027
  3. 6Mark Boucher147 mat · avg 30.3024
  4. 7Morne Morkel86 mat · avg 11.6523
  5. 8Kagiso Rabada74 mat · avg 12.2622
  6. 9Vernon Philander64 mat · avg 24.0420
  7. 10AB de Villiers114 mat · avg 50.6618
  8. 11Ashwell Prince66 mat · avg 41.6516
  9. 12Hashim Amla124 mat · avg 46.4115
  10. 13Paul Adams45 mat · avg 9.0015
  11. 14Cuan McCarthy15 mat · avg 3.1115
  12. 15Faf du Plessis69 mat · avg 40.0314
ODI
  1. 4Jonty Rhodes245 mat · avg 35.1251
  2. 5Lance Klusener171 mat · avg 41.1050
  3. 6David Miller180 mat · avg 42.9045
  4. 7Jean-Paul Duminy199 mat · avg 36.8140
  5. 8AB de Villiers228 mat · avg 53.5039
  6. 9David Richardson122 mat · avg 19.7333
  7. 10Hansie Cronje188 mat · avg 38.6531
  8. 11Makhaya Ntini173 mat · avg 8.6524
  9. 12Andile Phehlukwayo85 mat · avg 23.2419
  10. 13Kagiso Rabada106 mat · avg 14.8518
  11. 14Morne Morkel117 mat · avg 9.2418
  12. 15Nicky Boje115 mat · avg 26.6818
T20I
  1. 4Farhaan Behardien38 mat · avg 32.3814
  2. 5David Wiese54 mat · avg 24.0014
  3. 6Lungi Ngidi64 mat · avg 11.8013
  4. 7Tristan Stubbs52 mat · avg 30.7513
  5. 8Wayne Parnell56 mat · avg 17.4013
  6. 9Albie Morkel50 mat · avg 21.1911
  7. 10Aiden Markram77 mat · avg 31.7111
  8. 11AB de Villiers78 mat · avg 26.1311
  9. 12Rassie van der Dussen57 mat · avg 33.4811
  10. 13Heinrich Klaasen58 mat · avg 23.2610
  11. 14Johan Botha40 mat · avg 18.279
  12. 15Tabraiz Shamsi70 mat · avg 2.009

Most balls faced

Test
  1. 4AB de Villiers114 mat · avg 50.6616,077
  2. 5Graeme Smith117 mat · avg 47.7615,525
  3. 6Herschelle Gibbs90 mat · avg 41.6712,270
  4. 7Dean Elgar86 mat · avg 37.6511,190
  5. 8Mark Boucher147 mat · avg 30.3011,005
  6. 9Daryll Cullinan70 mat · avg 44.219,300
  7. 10Faf du Plessis69 mat · avg 40.038,986
  8. 11Ashwell Prince66 mat · avg 41.658,385
  9. 12Hansie Cronje68 mat · avg 36.418,320
  10. 13Temba Bavuma68 mat · avg 38.128,073
  11. 14Neil McKenzie58 mat · avg 37.397,744
  12. 15Shaun Pollock108 mat · avg 32.327,198
ODI
  1. 4Gary Kirsten185 mat · avg 40.719,436
  2. 5Hashim Amla181 mat · avg 49.479,178
  3. 6Graeme Smith197 mat · avg 37.788,648
  4. 7Jonty Rhodes245 mat · avg 35.127,336
  5. 8Quinton de Kock163 mat · avg 45.557,322
  6. 9Hansie Cronje188 mat · avg 38.657,277
  7. 10Faf du Plessis143 mat · avg 46.676,215
  8. 11Jean-Paul Duminy199 mat · avg 36.816,052
  9. 12Mark Boucher295 mat · avg 28.575,528
  10. 13Daryll Cullinan138 mat · avg 32.715,492
  11. 14Boeta Dippenaar107 mat · avg 42.235,047
  12. 15David Miller180 mat · avg 42.904,565
T20I
  1. 4Jean-Paul Duminy81 mat · avg 38.681,532
  2. 5Aiden Markram77 mat · avg 31.711,332
  3. 6AB de Villiers78 mat · avg 26.131,237
  4. 7Faf du Plessis50 mat · avg 35.531,137
  5. 8Rassie van der Dussen57 mat · avg 33.481,092
  6. 9Hashim Amla44 mat · avg 33.61967
  7. 10Graeme Smith33 mat · avg 31.68770
  8. 11Tristan Stubbs52 mat · avg 30.75732
  9. 12Heinrich Klaasen58 mat · avg 23.26705
  10. 13Temba Bavuma36 mat · avg 20.94567
  11. 14Dewald Brevis35 mat · avg 29.97565
  12. 15Jacques Kallis25 mat · avg 35.05558

Best bowling figures

Test
  1. 4Lance Klusener49 mat · avg 37.918/64
  2. 5Tip Snooke26 mat · avg 20.068/70
  3. 6Allan Donald72 mat · avg 22.258/71
  4. 7Marco Jansen23 mat · avg 20.547/13
  5. 8Kyle Abbott11 mat · avg 22.727/29
  6. 9George Finlay-Bissett4 mat · avg 18.767/29
  7. 10Makhaya Ntini101 mat · avg 28.837/37
  8. 11Dale Steyn93 mat · avg 22.957/51
  9. 12Alf Hall7 mat · avg 22.157/63
  10. 13Sid Pegler16 mat · avg 33.457/65
  11. 14Marchant de Lange2 mat · avg 30.787/81
  12. 15Aubrey Faulkner25 mat · avg 26.597/84
ODI
  1. 4Allan Donald164 mat · avg 21.796/23
  2. 5Shaun Pollock303 mat · avg 24.516/35
  3. 6Dale Steyn125 mat · avg 25.956/39
  4. 7Lance Klusener171 mat · avg 29.956/49
  5. 8Lungi Ngidi75 mat · avg 29.136/58
  6. 9Andrew Hall88 mat · avg 26.475/18
  7. 10Morne Morkel117 mat · avg 25.325/21
  8. 11Nicky Boje115 mat · avg 35.575/21
  9. 12Jacques Kallis328 mat · avg 31.795/30
  10. 13Hansie Cronje188 mat · avg 34.795/32
  11. 14Keshav Maharaj58 mat · avg 29.705/33
  12. 15Charl Langeveldt72 mat · avg 29.625/39
T20I
  1. 4David Wiese54 mat · avg 22.025/23
  2. 5Tabraiz Shamsi70 mat · avg 20.905/24
  3. 6Wayne Parnell56 mat · avg 25.645/30
  4. 7Lungi Ngidi64 mat · avg 20.925/39
  5. 8Anrich Nortje47 mat · avg 21.204/7
  6. 9Dale Steyn47 mat · avg 18.364/9
  7. 10Ottneil Baartman21 mat · avg 20.384/11
  8. 11Corbin Bosch22 mat · avg 17.944/14
  9. 12Beuran Hendricks19 mat · avg 25.084/14
  10. 13Jacques Kallis25 mat · avg 27.754/15
  11. 14Morne Morkel44 mat · avg 25.344/17
  12. 15Charl Langeveldt9 mat · avg 14.184/19

Best bowling average

min 50 wickets
Test
  1. 4Kagiso Rabada74 mat · avg 22.3122.31
  2. 5Vernon Philander64 mat · avg 22.3222.32
  3. 6Bert Vogler15 mat · avg 22.7322.73
  4. 7Dale Steyn93 mat · avg 22.9522.95
  5. 8Simon Harmer17 mat · avg 23.0723.07
  6. 9Shaun Pollock108 mat · avg 23.1223.12
  7. 10Lungi Ngidi19 mat · avg 23.1523.15
  8. 11Peter Pollock28 mat · avg 24.1924.19
  9. 12Duanne Olivier16 mat · avg 24.2724.27
  10. 13Fanie de Villiers18 mat · avg 24.2724.27
  11. 14Peter Heine14 mat · avg 25.0925.09
  12. 15Reggie Schwarz20 mat · avg 25.7625.76
ODI
  1. 4Imran Tahir107 mat · avg 24.8424.84
  2. 5Lonwabo Tsotsobe61 mat · avg 24.9724.97
  3. 6Craig Matthews56 mat · avg 25.0025.00
  4. 7Morne Morkel117 mat · avg 25.3225.32
  5. 8Dale Steyn125 mat · avg 25.9525.95
  6. 9Andrew Hall88 mat · avg 26.4726.47
  7. 10Ryan McLaren54 mat · avg 27.3027.30
  8. 11Kagiso Rabada106 mat · avg 27.4627.46
  9. 12Andre Nel79 mat · avg 27.6927.69
  10. 13Fanie de Villiers83 mat · avg 27.7527.75
  11. 14Roger Telemachus37 mat · avg 27.9527.95
  12. 15Lungi Ngidi75 mat · avg 29.1329.13
T20I
  1. 4Lungi Ngidi64 mat · avg 20.9220.92
  2. 5Anrich Nortje47 mat · avg 21.2021.20
  3. 6David Wiese54 mat · avg 22.0222.02
  4. 7Andile Phehlukwayo42 mat · avg 22.2422.24
  5. 8Wayne Parnell56 mat · avg 25.6425.64
  6. 9Keshav Maharaj54 mat · avg 25.7225.72
  7. 10Kagiso Rabada79 mat · avg 28.6528.65

Best economy

min 1200 balls bowled
Test
  1. 4Vernon Philander64 mat · avg 22.322.64
  2. 5Paul Harris37 mat · avg 37.872.66
  3. 6Jacques Kallis166 mat · avg 32.652.83
  4. 7Allan Donald72 mat · avg 22.252.84
  5. 8Nicky Boje43 mat · avg 42.652.97
  6. 9Paul Adams45 mat · avg 32.872.99
  7. 10Andre Nel36 mat · avg 31.863.09
  8. 11Morne Morkel86 mat · avg 27.673.12
  9. 12Keshav Maharaj62 mat · avg 29.523.14
  10. 13Makhaya Ntini101 mat · avg 28.833.24
  11. 14Dale Steyn93 mat · avg 22.953.26
  12. 15Kagiso Rabada74 mat · avg 22.313.35
T20I
Nobody qualifies

Best bowling SR

min 50 wickets
Test
  1. 4Dale Steyn93 mat · avg 22.9542.25
  2. 5Bert Vogler15 mat · avg 22.7343.13
  3. 6Anrich Nortje21 mat · avg 26.9244.14
  4. 7Lungi Ngidi19 mat · avg 23.1544.42
  5. 8Allan Donald72 mat · avg 22.2546.94
  6. 9Reggie Schwarz20 mat · avg 25.7647.86
  7. 10Simon Harmer17 mat · avg 23.0748.94
  8. 11Vernon Philander64 mat · avg 22.3250.78
  9. 12Aubrey Faulkner25 mat · avg 26.5951.39
  10. 13Nantie Hayward16 mat · avg 29.8052.14
  11. 14Neil Adcock26 mat · avg 21.1152.86
  12. 15Morne Morkel86 mat · avg 27.6753.26
ODI
  1. 4Allan Donald164 mat · avg 21.7931.39
  2. 5Lonwabo Tsotsobe61 mat · avg 24.9731.46
  3. 6Marco Jansen34 mat · avg 33.7931.63
  4. 7Dale Steyn125 mat · avg 25.9531.80
  5. 8Imran Tahir107 mat · avg 24.8431.94
  6. 9Kagiso Rabada106 mat · avg 27.4632.33
  7. 10Wayne Parnell73 mat · avg 30.4032.44
  8. 11Makhaya Ntini173 mat · avg 24.6632.61
  9. 12Andile Phehlukwayo85 mat · avg 31.3532.63
  10. 13Roger Telemachus37 mat · avg 27.9534.22
  11. 14Charl Langeveldt72 mat · avg 29.6234.76
  12. 15Andrew Hall88 mat · avg 26.4734.95
T20I
  1. 4Dale Steyn47 mat · avg 18.3615.85
  2. 5Tabraiz Shamsi70 mat · avg 20.9016.91
  3. 6Anrich Nortje47 mat · avg 21.2017.41
  4. 7David Wiese54 mat · avg 22.0218.26
  5. 8Wayne Parnell56 mat · avg 25.6418.37
  6. 9Keshav Maharaj54 mat · avg 25.7219.42
  7. 10Kagiso Rabada79 mat · avg 28.6520.36

Five-wicket hauls

Test
  1. 4Shaun Pollock108 mat · avg 23.1216
  2. 5Kagiso Rabada74 mat · avg 22.3116
  3. 6Hugh Tayfield37 mat · avg 25.9114
  4. 7Vernon Philander64 mat · avg 22.3213
  5. 8Keshav Maharaj62 mat · avg 29.5212
  6. 9Peter Pollock28 mat · avg 24.199
  7. 10Morne Morkel86 mat · avg 27.678
  8. 11Bert Vogler15 mat · avg 22.735
  9. 12Buster Nupen17 mat · avg 35.765
  10. 13Jacques Kallis166 mat · avg 32.655
  11. 14Marco Jansen23 mat · avg 20.545
  12. 15Fanie de Villiers18 mat · avg 24.275
ODI
  1. 4Dale Steyn125 mat · avg 25.953
  2. 5Imran Tahir107 mat · avg 24.843
  3. 6Jacques Kallis328 mat · avg 31.792
  4. 7Allan Donald164 mat · avg 21.792
  5. 8Morne Morkel117 mat · avg 25.322
  6. 9Kagiso Rabada106 mat · avg 27.462
  7. 10Lungi Ngidi75 mat · avg 29.132
  8. 11Charl Langeveldt72 mat · avg 29.622
  9. 12Wayne Parnell73 mat · avg 30.402
  10. 13Richard Snell42 mat · avg 35.771
  11. 14Marco Jansen34 mat · avg 33.791
  12. 15Tabraiz Shamsi55 mat · avg 34.381

Four-wicket hauls

Test
  1. 4Morne Morkel86 mat · avg 27.6718
  2. 5Kagiso Rabada74 mat · avg 22.3115
  3. 6Allan Donald72 mat · avg 22.2511
  4. 7Nicky Boje43 mat · avg 42.659
  5. 8Simon Harmer17 mat · avg 23.078
  6. 9Vernon Philander64 mat · avg 22.328
  7. 10Jacques Kallis166 mat · avg 32.657
  8. 11Keshav Maharaj62 mat · avg 29.526
  9. 12Fanie de Villiers18 mat · avg 24.276
  10. 13Tufty Mann19 mat · avg 33.105
  11. 14Cyril Vincent25 mat · avg 31.325
  12. 15Marco Jansen23 mat · avg 20.545
ODI
  1. 4Morne Morkel117 mat · avg 25.327
  2. 5Imran Tahir107 mat · avg 24.847
  3. 6Lonwabo Tsotsobe61 mat · avg 24.977
  4. 7Kagiso Rabada106 mat · avg 27.466
  5. 8Ryan McLaren54 mat · avg 27.305
  6. 9Dale Steyn125 mat · avg 25.954
  7. 10Lungi Ngidi75 mat · avg 29.134
  8. 11Keshav Maharaj58 mat · avg 29.704
  9. 12Anrich Nortje22 mat · avg 27.283
  10. 13Tabraiz Shamsi55 mat · avg 34.383
  11. 14Robin Peterson78 mat · avg 35.733
  12. 15Andrew Hall88 mat · avg 26.473
T20I
  1. 4Dale Steyn47 mat · avg 18.362
  2. 5Imran Tahir38 mat · avg 15.052
  3. 6Morne Morkel44 mat · avg 25.342
  4. 7Ottneil Baartman21 mat · avg 20.382
  5. 8Marco Jansen30 mat · avg 29.762
  6. 9Jacques Kallis25 mat · avg 27.751
  7. 10Charl Langeveldt9 mat · avg 14.181
  8. 11Kwena Maphaka22 mat · avg 32.501
  9. 12Rusty Theron18 mat · avg 19.881
  10. 13Beuran Hendricks19 mat · avg 25.081
  11. 14Chris Morris23 mat · avg 20.501
  12. 15Corbin Bosch22 mat · avg 17.941

Frequently asked questions

In which format does South Africa have the best record?

ODIs: South Africa have won 62.4% of their 707 ODI matches.

How many matches has South Africa won in each format?

189 of 481 Tests, 425 of 707 ODIs, 130 of 244 T20Is.

Who has scored the most T20I runs for South Africa?

Quinton de Kock leads with 3,095 runs, ahead of David Miller (2,821).

Who has taken the most T20I wickets for South Africa?

Lungi Ngidi with 90 at an economy of 8.73.

Which team has South Africa found toughest?

Across all formats, England: South Africa have won 85 of 258 matches (33%).

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