Individual Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain in Tests at SA: Newlands, Cape Town

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
GC Smith (SA)	2004-2014	15	9	2	0	4	0	4.500	60	13.33	0	26.66	0	81.81
WJ Cronje (SA)	1995-2000	6	6	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
F du Plessis (SA)	2017-2020	5	4	1	0	0	0	4.000	80	20	0	0	0	80
HM Amla (SA)	2015-2016	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2014	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
HG Deane (SA)	1927-1931	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
D Elgar (SA)	2022-2024	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
FL Fane (ENG)	1910-1910	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
Lord Hawke (ENG)	1896-1899	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
V Kohli (IND)	2018-2022	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
BC Lara (WI)	1999-2004	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
DJ McGlew (SA)	1957-1962	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
WH Milton (SA)	1889-1892	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
AD Nourse (SA)	1949-1950	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	2001-2003	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
RT Ponting (AUS)	2006-2009	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
PW Sherwell (SA)	1906-1906	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
SJ Snooke (SA)	1910-1910	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
HW Taylor (SA)	1921-1923	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
PF Warner (ENG)	1906-1906	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
KC Wessels (SA)	1993-1994	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
MA Atherton (ENG)	1996-1996	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1993-1993	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
A Bacher (SA)	1970-1970	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
T Bavuma (SA)	2025-2025	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
M Bisset (SA)	1899-1899	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
AR Border (AUS)	1994-1994	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
MV Boucher (SA)	2002-2002	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
MP Bowden (ENG)	1889-1889	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
APF Chapman (ENG)	1931-1931	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
JE Cheetham (SA)	1954-1954	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
HL Collins (AUS)	1921-1921	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
AN Cook (ENG)	2016-2016	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
ID Craig (AUS)	1957-1958	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
J Darling (AUS)	1902-1902	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
MS Dhoni (IND)	2011-2011	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
TM Dilshan (SL)	2012-2012	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
R Dravid (IND)	2007-2007	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
SP Fleming (NZ)	2006-2006	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2008-2008	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
TL Goddard (SA)	1965-1965	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
EA Halliwell (SA)	1902-1902	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
WR Hammond (ENG)	1938-1939	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
AL Hassett (AUS)	1949-1950	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
N Hussain (ENG)	2000-2000	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2007-2007	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2001	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
JH Kallis (SA)	2009-2009	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
WM Lawry (AUS)	1970-1970	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
BB McCullum (NZ)	2013-2013	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
FG Mann (ENG)	1949-1949	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
FT Mann (ENG)	1923-1923	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
AD Mathews (SL)	2017-2017	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
PBH May (ENG)	1957-1957	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
A Melville (SA)	1938-1939	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2013-2013	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
GO Rabone (NZ)	1954-1954	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
D Ramdin (WI)	2015-2015	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1998-1998	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
WW Read (ENG)	1892-1892	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
JR Reid (NZ)	1962-1962	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
AR Richards (SA)	1896-1896	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
VY Richardson (AUS)	1936-1936	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
JE Root (ENG)	2020-2020	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1995-1995	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2019-2019	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Shan Masood (PAK)	2025-2025	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
RG Sharma (IND)	2024-2024	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
RB Simpson (AUS)	1966-1967	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
MJK Smith (ENG)	1965-1965	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
SPD Smith (AUS)	2018-2018	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
RT Stanyforth (ENG)	1927-1928	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2010-2010	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
T Taibu (ZIM)	2005-2005	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1997-1997	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
PL van der Merwe (SA)	1966-1967	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1957-1958	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2005-2005	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
HF Wade (SA)	1936-1936	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2003-2003	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	2002-2002	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs Pakistan at Cape Town, South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd Test, Jan 3-6, 2025 [Test # 2576]

South Africa vs India at Cape Town, India in South Africa 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]

India vs South Africa at Cape Town, India in South Africa 3rd Test, Jan 11-14, 2022 [Test # 2448]