Cricket Records for South Africa in Test matches
Highest partnerships by runs
Partners | Runs | Wkt | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene | 624 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 | Test # 1810 |
RS Mahanama, ST Jayasuriya | 576 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 |
KC Sangakkara, MS Atapattu | 438 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 14 May 2004 | Test # 1699 |
TT Samaraweera, DPMD Jayawardene | 437 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Karachi | 21 Feb 2009 | Test # 1909 |
JA Rudolph, HH Dippenaar | 429* | 3rd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 | Test # 1640 |
GC Smith, ND McKenzie | 415 | 1st | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 | Test # 1865 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 377* | 3rd | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 19 Jul 2012 | Test # 2049 |
GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 368 | 1st | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2003 | Test # 1637 |
HAPW Jayawardene, DPMD Jayawardene | 351 | 6th | Sri Lanka | v India | Ahmedabad | 16 Nov 2009 | Test # 1933 |
FDM Karunaratne, DM de Silva | 345 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 21 Apr 2021 | Test # 2418 |
RG Pollock, EJ Barlow | 341 | 3rd | South Africa | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1964 | Test # 553 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 340 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 6 Feb 2010 | Test # 1951 |
GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 338 | 1st | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 | Test # 1651 |
GC Smith, AB de Villiers | 338 | 5th | South Africa | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 23 Oct 2013 | Test # 2100 |
ST Jayasuriya, MS Atapattu | 335 | 1st | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Kandy | 28 Jun 2000 | Test # 1502 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 330 | 3rd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 8 Nov 2007 | Test # 1846 |
AD Nourse, A Melville | 319 | 3rd | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 |
JH Kallis, HH Gibbs | 315* | 2nd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 11 Mar 1999 | Test # 1449 |
KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene | 311 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Kandy | 11 Jul 2007 | Test # 1839 |
AB de Villiers, HM Amla | 308 | 4th | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2150 |
BKG Mendis, DM de Silva | 308 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 31 Jan 2018 | Test # 2295 |
GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 301 | 1st | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 16 Jan 2004 | Test # 1682 |
JP Duminy, HM Amla | 292 | 3rd | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 12 Jan 2017 | Test # 2247 |
ST Jayasuriya, MS Atapattu | 281 | 1st | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 6 May 2004 | Test # 1698 |
BKG Mendis, FDM Karunaratne | 281 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Galle | 16 Apr 2023 | Test # 2502 |
TT Samaraweera, TM Dilshan | 280 | 5th | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Sep 2005 | Test # 1766 |
BKG Mendis, AD Mathews | 274* | 4th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2018 | Test # 2335 |
GC Smith, G Kirsten | 272 | 2nd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | East London | 18 Oct 2002 | Test # 1619 |
AG Prince, MV Boucher | 271 | 6th | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Centurion | 26 Nov 2008 | Test # 1895 |
BKG Mendis, KNM Fernando | 268 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Galle | 24 Apr 2023 | Test # 2503 |
AG Prince, JH Kallis | 267 | 5th | South Africa | v West Indies | St John's | 29 Apr 2005 | Test # 1750 |
TT Samaraweera, DPMD Jayawardene | 262 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 18 Dec 2003 | Test # 1675 |
IJ Siedle, B Mitchell | 260 | 1st | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1931 | Test # 202 |
GC Smith, HM Amla | 259 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 19 Jul 2012 | Test # 2049 |
GC Smith, G Kirsten | 257 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 31 Jul 2003 | Test # 1653 |
G Kirsten, HH Gibbs | 256 | 1st | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 Sep 2001 | Test # 1562 |
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers | 256 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 3 Apr 2008 | Test # 1871 |
JH Kallis, HH Gibbs | 251 | 3rd | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2004 | Test # 1681 |
D Elgar, JP Duminy | 250 | 3rd | South Africa | v Australia | Perth | 3 Nov 2016 | Test # 2230 |
G Kirsten, JH Kallis | 249 | 4th | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 26 Dec 2003 | Test # 1679 |
F du Plessis, HM Amla | 247 | 4th | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 6 Oct 2017 | Test # 2277 |
ARA Murray, DJ McGlew | 246 | 7th | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 6 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 |
GC Smith, AB de Villiers | 245 | 1st | South Africa | v West Indies | St John's | 29 Apr 2005 | Test # 1750 |
ST Jayasuriya, PA de Silva | 243 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v England | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 | Test # 1423 |
AK Markram, D Elgar | 243 | 1st | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 6 Oct 2017 | Test # 2277 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 242* | 3rd | South Africa | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 12 Nov 2010 | Test # 1976 |
A Ranatunga, AP Gurusinha | 240* | 4th | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Mar 1986 | Test # 1043 |
G Kirsten, JH Kallis | 238 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 2 Jul 1998 | Test # 1420 |
FDM Karunaratne, LD Chandimal | 238 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Galle | 14 Oct 2015 | Test # 2181 |
G Kirsten, AC Hudson | 236 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 |
JH Kallis, DJ Cullinan | 235 | 3rd | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1999 | Test # 1440 |
ST Jayasuriya, PA de Silva | 234 | 5th | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 21 Jul 2002 | Test # 1609 |
G Kirsten, JH Kallis | 234 | 3rd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 25 Oct 2002 | Test # 1621 |
AD Mathews, LD Chandimal | 232 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v Afghanistan | Colombo (SSC) | 2 Feb 2024 | Test # 2527 |
JHB Waite, DJ McGlew | 231 | 3rd | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 | Test # 447 |
A Ranatunga, AP Gurusinha | 230 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 17 Aug 1992 | Test # 1194 |
PA de Silva, MS Atapattu | 230 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 22 Feb 2001 | Test # 1530 |
GC Smith, HM Amla | 230 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2010 | Test # 1946 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 230 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1985 |
FDM Karunaratne, KNM Fernando | 228 | 1st | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Galle | 24 Apr 2023 | Test # 2503 |
G Kirsten, HH Gibbs | 227 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 4 Sep 2003 | Test # 1659 |
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers | 227 | 3rd | South Africa | v England | Centurion | 21 Jan 2005 | Test # 1736 |
MG Vandort, DPMD Jayawardene | 227 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Dec 2007 | Test # 1853 |
GC Smith, HM Amla | 225 | 2nd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 19 Nov 2008 | Test # 1893 |
KC Sangakkara, TM Dilshan | 225 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Jun 2012 | Test # 2047 |
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers | 224 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1985 |
WPUJC Vaas, HAPW Jayawardene | 223* | 7th | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Jun 2007 | Test # 1837 |
PL van der Merwe, DT Lindsay | 221 | 7th | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 220 | 3rd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1848 |
AG Prince, JH Kallis | 219 | 4th | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 2 Jan 2006 | Test # 1780 |
ST Jayasuriya, PA de Silva | 218 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 |
S Wettimuny, RL Dias | 217 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 |
S Ranatunga, AP Gurusinha | 217 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 11 Oct 1994 | Test # 1270 |
GC Smith, AB de Villiers | 217 | 1st | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Cape Town | 4 Mar 2005 | Test # 1737 |
LRD Mendis, RL Dias | 216 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v India | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 |
D Elgar, HM Amla | 215 | 2nd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 | Test # 2276 |
HW Taylor, HG Deane | 214 | 4th | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 17 Aug 1929 | Test # 185 |
AG Prince, HH Gibbs | 213 | 5th | South Africa | v Pakistan | Centurion | 11 Jan 2007 | Test # 1828 |
KC Sangakkara, TM Dilshan | 213 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Galle | 8 Mar 2013 | Test # 2078 |
G Kirsten, DJ Cullinan | 212 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 |
AG Prince, AB de Villiers | 212 | 5th | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 18 Jul 2008 | Test # 1881 |
DM de Silva, LD Chandimal | 211 | 6th | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Aug 2016 | Test # 2217 |
AN Petersen, HM Amla | 209 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 | Test # 1952 |
HDRL Thirimanne, FDM Karunaratne | 209 | 1st | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 | Test # 2419 |
GC Smith, JH Kallis | 207 | 3rd | South Africa | v Pakistan | Lahore | 8 Oct 2007 | Test # 1844 |
TT Samaraweera, TM Dilshan | 207 | 5th | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Lahore | 1 Mar 2009 | Test # 1912 |
NT Paranavitana, TM Dilshan | 207 | 1st | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 3 Jun 2011 | Test # 1995 |
AW Nourse, CN Frank | 206 | 4th | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 | Test # 146 |
DPMD Jayawardene, MS Atapattu | 206 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord's | 16 May 2002 | Test # 1603 |
AN Petersen, JH Kallis | 205 | 3rd | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 |
F du Plessis, AB de Villiers | 205 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 | Test # 2108 |
GC Smith, ND McKenzie | 204 | 1st | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 10 Jul 2008 | Test # 1880 |
KC Sangakkara, TT Samaraweera | 204 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Lahore | 1 Mar 2009 | Test # 1912 |
HDRL Thirimanne, LD Chandimal | 203* | 5th | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Galle | 8 Mar 2013 | Test # 2078 |
KC Sangakkara, ST Jayasuriya | 203 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Lahore | 6 Mar 2002 | Test # 1592 |
SC Cook, HM Amla | 202 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 | Test # 2200 |
PHKD Mendis, DM de Silva | 202 | 6th | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 22 Mar 2024 | Test # 2536 |
KC Sangakkara, HAPW Jayawardene | 201 | 6th | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 18 Oct 2011 | Test # 2009 |
RG Pollock, HR Lance | 200 | 6th | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 5 Feb 1970 | Test # 671 |
GC Smith, JH Kallis | 200 | 3rd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 7 Mar 2012 | Test # 2035 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]
New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]
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