Highest partnerships in Tests held in South Africa
Highest partnerships by runs
Partners | Runs | Wickets | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
GS Sobers, CC Hunte | 446 | 2nd | West Indies | v Pakistan | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 | Test # 450 |
FMM Worrell, GS Sobers | 399 | 4th | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 6 Jan 1960 | Test # 485 |
BA Stokes, JM Bairstow | 399 | 6th | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 |
GM Turner, TW Jarvis | 387 | 1st | New Zealand | v West Indies | Georgetown | 6 Apr 1972 | Test # 696 |
SR Waugh, GS Blewett | 385 | 5th | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 28 Feb 1997 | Test # 1356 |
RB Simpson, WM Lawry | 382 | 1st | Australia | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 5 May 1965 | Test # 589 |
GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 368 | 1st | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2003 | Test # 1637 |
C Washbrook, L Hutton | 359 | 1st | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 |
CC Depeiaza, DS Atkinson | 347 | 7th | West Indies | v Australia | Bridgetown | 14 May 1955 | Test # 406 |
FMM Worrell, ED Weekes | 338 | 3rd | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 1954 | Test # 385 |
RR Sarwan, CH Gayle | 331 | 2nd | West Indies | v South Africa | St John's | 29 Apr 2005 | Test # 1750 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 330 | 3rd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 8 Nov 2007 | Test # 1846 |
BC Lara, JC Adams | 322 | 5th | West Indies | v Australia | Kingston | 13 Mar 1999 | Test # 1451 |
DR Martyn, AC Gilchrist | 317 | 6th | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 22 Feb 2002 | Test # 1590 |
RT Ponting, DS Lehmann | 315 | 3rd | Australia | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 19 Apr 2003 | Test # 1639 |
RB Richardson, IVA Richards | 308 | 3rd | West Indies | v Australia | St John's | 7 Apr 1984 | Test # 987 |
AB de Villiers, HM Amla | 308 | 4th | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2150 |
RA Smith, MA Atherton | 303 | 3rd | England | v West Indies | St John's | 16 Apr 1994 | Test # 1259 |
GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 301 | 1st | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 16 Jan 2004 | Test # 1682 |
DL Haynes, CG Greenidge | 298 | 1st | West Indies | v England | St John's | 12 Apr 1990 | Test # 1144 |
RB Richardson, DL Haynes | 297 | 2nd | West Indies | v Australia | Georgetown | 23 Mar 1991 | Test # 1167 |
DL Haynes, CG Greenidge | 296 | 1st | West Indies | v India | St John's | 28 Apr 1983 | Test # 956 |
JO Holder, SO Dowrich | 295* | 7th | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 23 Jan 2019 | Test # 2342 |
CC McDonald, RN Harvey | 295 | 3rd | Australia | v West Indies | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | Test # 408 |
CL Hooper, S Chanderpaul | 293 | 5th | West Indies | v India | Georgetown | 11 Apr 2002 | Test # 1598 |
JP Duminy, HM Amla | 292 | 3rd | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 12 Jan 2017 | Test # 2247 |
WW Hinds, S Chanderpaul | 284 | 4th | West Indies | v South Africa | Georgetown | 31 Mar 2005 | Test # 1745 |
BC Lara, RD Jacobs | 282* | 6th | West Indies | v England | St John's | 10 Apr 2004 | Test # 1696 |
SR Waugh, RT Ponting | 281 | 5th | Australia | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 26 Mar 1999 | Test # 1453 |
PA Gibb, WJ Edrich | 280 | 2nd | England | v South Africa | Durban | 3 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
SM Nurse, RB Kanhai | 273 | 3rd | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1968 | Test # 635 |
ME Trescothick, AJ Strauss | 273 | 1st | England | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2004 | Test # 1730 |
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 |
CL Walcott, GS Sobers | 269 | 2nd | West Indies | v Pakistan | Georgetown | 13 Mar 1958 | Test # 452 |
LG Rowe, RC Fredericks | 269 | 2nd | West Indies | v New Zealand | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 | Test # 693 |
AG Prince, JH Kallis | 267 | 5th | South Africa | v West Indies | St John's | 29 Apr 2005 | Test # 1750 |
RR Sarwan, S Chanderpaul | 262* | 5th | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Kingston | 4 Jun 2004 | Test # 1703 |
RR Sarwan, D Ramdin | 261 | 6th | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 26 Feb 2009 | Test # 1911 |
IJ Siedle, B Mitchell | 260 | 1st | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1931 | Test # 202 |
JEC Franklin, SP Fleming | 256 | 8th | New Zealand | v South Africa | Cape Town | 27 Apr 2006 | Test # 1800 |
EDAS McMorris, RB Kanhai | 255 | 2nd | West Indies | v India | Kingston | 7 Mar 1962 | Test # 526 |
GS Sobers, CA Davis | 254 | 6th | West Indies | v New Zealand | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1972 | Test # 695 |
KOA Powell, CH Gayle | 254 | 1st | West Indies | v New Zealand | North Sound | 25 Jul 2012 | Test # 2050 |
GM Wood, CS Serjeant | 251 | 4th | Australia | v West Indies | Georgetown | 31 Mar 1978 | Test # 822 |
JH Kallis, HH Gibbs | 251 | 3rd | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2004 | Test # 1681 |
DL Haynes, CG Greenidge | 250* | 1st | West Indies | v Australia | Georgetown | 2 Mar 1984 | Test # 979 |
GS Sobers, RB Kanhai | 250 | 4th | West Indies | v England | Georgetown | 28 Mar 1968 | Test # 636 |
A Sandham, LEG Ames | 249 | 4th | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 3 Apr 1930 | Test # 193 |
LG Rowe, AI Kallicharran | 249 | 2nd | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 6 Mar 1974 | Test # 734 |
G Kirsten, JH Kallis | 249 | 4th | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 26 Dec 2003 | Test # 1679 |
T Stubbs, T Bavuma | 249 | 4th | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 27 Nov 2024 | Test # 2563 |
RT Ponting, JL Langer | 248 | 2nd | Australia | v West Indies | Georgetown | 10 Apr 2003 | Test # 1638 |
F du Plessis, HM Amla | 247 | 4th | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 6 Oct 2017 | Test # 2277 |
GC Smith, AB de Villiers | 245 | 1st | South Africa | v West Indies | St John's | 29 Apr 2005 | Test # 1750 |
AK Markram, D Elgar | 243 | 1st | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 6 Oct 2017 | Test # 2277 |
E Paynter, WR Hammond | 242 | 3rd | England | v South Africa | Durban | 20 Jan 1939 | Test # 269 |
ED Weekes, CL Walcott | 242 | 3rd | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 11 Apr 1955 | Test # 404 |
JL Langer, ML Hayden | 242 | 1st | Australia | v West Indies | St John's | 9 May 2003 | Test # 1645 |
EH Hendren, LEG Ames | 237 | 4th | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 1 Feb 1930 | Test # 189 |
P Roy, VL Manjrekar | 237 | 2nd | India | v West Indies | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 | Test # 371 |
CH Lloyd, HA Gomes | 237 | 4th | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 11 Mar 1983 | Test # 952 |
RB Richardson, IVA Richards | 235 | 4th | West Indies | v India | Kingston | 28 Apr 1989 | Test # 1120 |
JH Kallis, DJ Cullinan | 235 | 3rd | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1999 | Test # 1440 |
RD Rickelton, T Bavuma | 235 | 4th | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2025 | Test # 2576 |
G Kirsten, JH Kallis | 234 | 3rd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 25 Oct 2002 | Test # 1621 |
BP Nash, S Chanderpaul | 234 | 5th | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 6 Mar 2009 | Test # 1914 |
JHW Fingleton, WA Brown | 233 | 1st | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1936 | Test # 249 |
SPD Smith, SE Marsh | 233 | 5th | Australia | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 | Test # 2119 |
RR Sarwan, BC Lara | 232 | 3rd | West Indies | v England | St John's | 10 Apr 2004 | Test # 1696 |
JHB Waite, DJ McGlew | 231 | 3rd | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 | Test # 447 |
SR Waugh, ME Waugh | 231 | 4th | Australia | v West Indies | Kingston | 29 Apr 1995 | Test # 1297 |
GE Tyldesley, H Sutcliffe | 230 | 2nd | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1927 | Test # 168 |
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 |
AJ Strauss, AN Cook | 229 | 1st | England | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 26 Feb 2009 | Test # 1911 |
RG Sharma, YBK Jaiswal | 229 | 1st | India | v West Indies | Roseau | 12 Jul 2023 | Test # 2510 |
RK Nunes, GA Headley | 227 | 2nd | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 3 Apr 1930 | Test # 193 |
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers | 227 | 3rd | South Africa | v England | Centurion | 21 Jan 2005 | Test # 1736 |
RM Cowper, BC Booth | 225 | 3rd | Australia | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 26 Mar 1965 | Test # 584 |
GC Smith, HM Amla | 225 | 2nd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 19 Nov 2008 | Test # 1893 |
KR Miller, RN Harvey | 224 | 3rd | Australia | v West Indies | Kingston | 26 Mar 1955 | Test # 403 |
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers | 224 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1985 |
SM Katich, PA Jaques | 223 | 1st | Australia | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 12 Jun 2008 | Test # 1879 |
FMM Worrell, JKC Holt | 222 | 2nd | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 6 Feb 1954 | Test # 383 |
SR Tendulkar, M Azharuddin | 222 | 6th | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1997 | Test # 1349 |
CA Pujara, V Kohli | 222 | 3rd | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 | Test # 2108 |
W Rhodes, JB Hobbs | 221 | 1st | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 11 Mar 1910 | Test # 110 |
PL van der Merwe, DT Lindsay | 221 | 7th | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 |
KR Miller, RG Archer | 220 | 5th | Australia | v West Indies | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 | Test # 408 |
KJ Wadsworth, GM Turner | 220 | 6th | New Zealand | v West Indies | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 | Test # 693 |
IVA Richards, AI Kallicharran | 220 | 3rd | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 10 Mar 1976 | Test # 773 |
SR Tendulkar, V Sehwag | 220 | 5th | India | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 3 Nov 2001 | Test # 1564 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 220 | 3rd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1848 |
BP Nash, S Chanderpaul | 220 | 4th | West Indies | v South Africa | Basseterre | 18 Jun 2010 | Test # 1961 |
ED Weekes, BH Pairaudeau | 219 | 5th | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 21 Jan 1953 | Test # 363 |
BC Lara, S Chanderpaul | 219 | 5th | West Indies | v England | St John's | 16 Apr 1994 | Test # 1259 |
Mohammad Wasim, Imran Nazir | 219 | 1st | Pakistan | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 18 May 2000 | Test # 1496 |
Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq | 219 | 5th | Pakistan | v South Africa | Cape Town | 14 Feb 2013 | Test # 2073 |
MJ Prior, PD Collingwood | 218 | 5th | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 6 Mar 2009 | Test # 1914 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia vs West Indies at Kingston, Australia in West Indies 3rd Test, Jul 12-14, 2025 [Test # 2595]
Australia vs West Indies at St George's, Australia in West Indies 2nd Test, Jul 3-6, 2025 [Test # 2592]
Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown, Australia in West Indies 1st Test, Jun 25-27, 2025 [Test # 2589]