Cricket Records for South Africa (Host) in Test matches
Most runs conceded in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
50.0 | 3 | 237 | 3 | 4.74 | Pakistan | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2003 | Test # 1637 | |
43.0 | 1 | 199 | 5 | 4.62 | Zimbabwe | v West Indies | Bulawayo | 12 Nov 2003 | Test # 1669 | |
42.0 | 2 | 192 | 0 | 4.57 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 | Test # 1562 | |
53.0 | 4 | 187 | 1 | 3.52 | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Bulawayo | 28 Jul 2016 | Test # 2210 | |
40.0 | 3 | 182 | 3 | 4.55 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 30 Mar 2018 | Test # 2302 | |
42.3 | 8 | 182 | 4 | 4.28 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 27 Jan 2020 | Test # 2383 | |
79.0 | 19 | 181 | 5 | 2.29 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Bulawayo | 14 Sep 2001 | Test # 1563 | |
58.0 | 15 | 180 | 5 | 3.10 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 16 Jan 2020 | Test # 2380 | |
56.0 | 4 | 178 | 0 | 3.17 | Bangladesh | v South Africa | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 | Test # 2276 | |
29.5 | 2 | 175 | 3 | 5.86 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 | |
55.2 | 10 | 174 | 1 | 2.36 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 | |
45.0 | 5 | 171 | 4 | 3.80 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
38.2 | 4 | 170 | 3 | 4.43 | West Indies | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2003 | Test # 1679 | |
36.0 | 2 | 169 | 2 | 4.69 | India | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1985 | |
60.0 | 9 | 167 | 5 | 2.08 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1949 | Test # 313 | |
44.0 | 4 | 165 | 4 | 3.75 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 | Test # 250 | |
58.0 | 11 | 165 | 4 | 2.84 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 25 Sep 1997 | Test # 1379 | |
52.0 | 7 | 163 | 1 | 3.13 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 28 Feb 1997 | Test # 1356 | |
44.0 | 5 | 163 | 1 | 3.70 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 2004 | Test # 1730 | |
60.0 | 19 | 162 | 3 | 2.70 | West Indies | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 27 Jul 2001 | Test # 1553 | |
43.0 | 5 | 162 | 4 | 3.76 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 27 Apr 2006 | Test # 1800 | |
70.0 | 15 | 161 | 6 | 2.30 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 08 Mar 2002 | Test # 1593 | |
52.0 | 8 | 161 | 1 | 3.09 | Zimbabwe | v West Indies | Bulawayo | 29 Oct 2017 | Test # 2280 | |
51.0 | 9 | 160 | 3 | 3.13 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 05 Feb 1970 | Test # 671 | |
43.0 | 9 | 160 | 2 | 3.72 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2020 | Test # 2379 | |
51.0 | 4 | 157 | 1 | 3.07 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 | Test # 251 | |
40.0 | 3 | 157 | 5 | 2.94 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1938 | Test # 268 | |
44.0 | 6 | 157 | 2 | 3.56 | Zimbabwe | v West Indies | Bulawayo | 19 Jul 2001 | Test # 1551 | |
49.3 | 7 | 157 | 5 | 3.17 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Harare | 09 Aug 2014 | Test # 2135 | |
41.0 | 4 | 155 | 1 | 2.83 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
52.0 | 14 | 155 | 0 | 2.98 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 | |
36.0 | 4 | 154 | 2 | 3.20 | South Africa | v Australia | Gqeberha | 03 Mar 1950 | Test # 322 | |
30.0 | 2 | 154 | 2 | 5.13 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 | |
35.0 | 4 | 153 | 1 | 4.37 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 22 Feb 2002 | Test # 1590 | |
36.0 | 4 | 153 | 5 | 4.25 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 2015 | Test # 2196 | |
28.0 | 3 | 150 | 1 | 5.35 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 | |
18.0 | 2 | 149 | 0 | 8.27 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 | Test # 1916 | |
51.0 | 7 | 148 | 3 | 2.90 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 206 | |
30.0 | 3 | 148 | 1 | 4.93 | Bangladesh | v South Africa | East London | 18 Oct 2002 | Test # 1619 | |
37.3 | 5 | 148 | 4 | 3.94 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 | Test # 1916 | |
46.0 | 7 | 148 | 2 | 3.21 | West Indies | v South Africa | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2150 | |
27.0 | 2 | 147 | 2 | 5.44 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 | Test # 1562 | |
63.0 | 10 | 147 | 2 | 2.33 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Cape Town | 27 Apr 2006 | Test # 1800 | |
36.0 | 2 | 147 | 1 | 4.08 | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Bulawayo | 06 Aug 2016 | Test # 2214 | |
32.0 | 7 | 146 | 3 | 3.42 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 | |
32.0 | 2 | 146 | 5 | 4.56 | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Bulawayo | 25 Sep 1997 | Test # 1379 | |
38.0 | 4 | 146 | 1 | 3.84 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 2009 | Test # 1944 | |
27.0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 5.37 | Bangladesh | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 06 Oct 2017 | Test # 2277 | |
49.0 | 5 | 144 | 2 | 2.20 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 | Test # 320 | |
46.0 | 4 | 144 | 1 | 3.13 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 04 Dec 1964 | Test # 571 | |
34.0 | 2 | 144 | 5 | 4.23 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 | Test # 1734 | |
55.0 | 11 | 143 | 3 | 2.60 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 14 Dec 1935 | Test # 247 | |
31.0 | 4 | 143 | 3 | 4.61 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 02 Feb 1962 | Test # 523 | |
67.0 | 24 | 143 | 4 | 2.13 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 14 Sep 2001 | Test # 1563 | |
54.0 | 13 | 143 | 4 | 2.64 | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 01 Sep 2011 | Test # 2006 | |
37.0 | 6 | 142 | 2 | 2.87 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 | |
30.2 | 5 | 142 | 1 | 4.68 | Australia | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1970 | Test # 673 | |
35.0 | 5 | 142 | 1 | 4.05 | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 31 Jan 1995 | Test # 1285 | |
42.0 | 6 | 142 | 4 | 3.38 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Harare | 29 Oct 2016 | Test # 2228 | |
37.0 | 4 | 141 | 2 | 2.85 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1949 | Test # 319 | |
54.0 | 8 | 141 | 3 | 2.61 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1995 | Test # 1282 | |
42.0 | 5 | 141 | 1 | 3.35 | Zimbabwe | v India | Bulawayo | 13 Sep 2005 | Test # 1765 | |
33.0 | 6 | 140 | 5 | 4.24 | India | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 | Test # 1564 | |
41.0 | 5 | 140 | 5 | 3.41 | Zimbabwe | v West Indies | Bulawayo | 04 Feb 2023 | Test # 2489 | |
58.2 | 15 | 138 | 6 | 2.36 | India | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 | Test # 2111 | |
37.3 | 5 | 137 | 3 | 3.65 | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Harare | 03 Sep 2013 | Test # 2095 | |
43.0 | 10 | 136 | 1 | 2.37 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 07 Feb 1958 | Test # 449 | |
51.0 | 7 | 136 | 0 | 2.66 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 | Test # 1349 | |
35.0 | 7 | 136 | 2 | 3.88 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 28 Feb 1997 | Test # 1356 | |
34.0 | 1 | 136 | 0 | 4.00 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Bulawayo | 14 May 2004 | Test # 1699 | |
30.0 | 7 | 136 | 5 | 4.53 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1848 | |
40.0 | 1 | 136 | 3 | 3.40 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Harare | 06 Nov 2016 | Test # 2231 | |
45.0 | 8 | 135 | 4 | 3.00 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1998 | Test # 1410 | |
33.0 | 4 | 135 | 1 | 4.09 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 11 Jan 2013 | Test # 2071 | |
34.0 | 1 | 135 | 1 | 3.97 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 | Test # 2108 | |
50.0 | 10 | 135 | 6 | 2.70 | Bangladesh | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 | |
36.5 | 2 | 134 | 1 | 3.63 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 11 Jan 2013 | Test # 2071 | |
37.0 | 4 | 133 | 1 | 2.69 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 | |
34.0 | 6 | 133 | 0 | 3.91 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1965 | Test # 573 | |
50.2 | 11 | 133 | 2 | 2.64 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1965 | Test # 573 | |
57.0 | 10 | 133 | 2 | 2.33 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Centurion | 15 Nov 2002 | Test # 1626 | |
34.3 | 3 | 133 | 5 | 3.85 | West Indies | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 04 Nov 2003 | Test # 1668 | |
36.0 | 6 | 133 | 3 | 3.69 | Bangladesh | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 19 Feb 2004 | Test # 1683 | |
34.0 | 4 | 133 | 2 | 3.91 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 | Test # 1916 | |
47.0 | 5 | 133 | 3 | 2.82 | Bangladesh | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 17 Apr 2013 | Test # 2086 | |
41.3 | 9 | 132 | 4 | 3.18 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1922 | Test # 148 | |
56.0 | 12 | 132 | 1 | 1.76 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 | |
23.0 | 2 | 132 | 2 | 4.30 | South Africa | v Australia | Gqeberha | 03 Mar 1950 | Test # 322 | |
50.0 | 12 | 132 | 3 | 2.64 | India | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 | Test # 1564 | |
30.0 | 3 | 132 | 3 | 4.40 | West Indies | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2004 | Test # 1681 | |
37.0 | 4 | 132 | 4 | 3.56 | West Indies | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2004 | Test # 1681 | |
39.0 | 5 | 132 | 2 | 3.38 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 | |
45.0 | 10 | 131 | 6 | 2.91 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 21 Jan 1928 | Test # 170 | |
29.0 | 6 | 131 | 1 | 4.51 | West Indies | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 04 Nov 2003 | Test # 1668 | |
22.0 | 1 | 131 | 0 | 5.95 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 | |
40.1 | 7 | 131 | 2 | 3.26 | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Harare | 07 May 2021 | Test # 2421 | |
53.0 | 21 | 130 | 5 | 1.83 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1957 | Test # 435 | |
36.0 | 3 | 130 | 1 | 3.61 | Australia | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1970 | Test # 673 | |
38.0 | 8 | 130 | 3 | 3.42 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 | Test # 1349 | |
38.0 | 4 | 130 | 5 | 3.42 | Bangladesh | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 19 Nov 2008 | Test # 1893 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
South Africa v India at Cape Town, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]
South Africa v India at Centurion, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Dec 26-28, 2023 [Test # 2520]
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2023 [Test # 2497]
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