Individual Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain in Tests held in South Africa

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2014	53	30	15	0	8	0	2.00	56.60	28.30	-	15.09	-	66.66
WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-2000	32	20	5	0	7	0	4.00	62.50	15.62	-	21.87	-	80.00
F du Plessis (SA)	2016-2020	22	14	7	0	1	0	2.00	63.63	31.81	-	4.54	-	66.66
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2003	15	11	0	0	4	0	-	73.33	-	-	26.66	-	100.00
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2004	14	4	6	0	4	0	0.66	28.57	42.85	-	28.57	-	40.00
HW Taylor (SA)	1913-1923	13	1	7	0	5	0	0.14	7.69	53.84	-	38.46	-	12.50
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2006	12	4	4	0	4	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	-	33.33	-	50.00
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1996-2002	11	1	5	0	5	0	0.20	9.09	45.45	-	45.45	-	16.66
A Flower (ZIM)	1994-1999	11	1	5	0	5	0	0.20	9.09	45.45	-	45.45	-	16.66
BC Lara (WI)	1998-2004	11	1	8	0	2	0	0.12	9.09	72.72	-	18.18	-	11.11
AD Nourse (SA)	1948-1950	10	0	6	0	4	0	-	-	60.00	-	40.00	-	-
BRM Taylor (ZIM)	2011-2021	10	3	7	0	0	0	0.42	30.00	70.00	-	-	-	30.00
CR Ervine (ZIM)	2023-2025	8	0	6	0	2	0	-	-	75.00	-	25.00	-	-
T Taibu (ZIM)	2004-2005	8	0	8	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1956-1958	8	2	4	0	2	0	0.50	25.00	50.00	-	25.00	-	33.33
MA Atherton (ENG)	1995-1996	7	0	1	0	6	0	-	-	14.28	-	85.71	-	-
T Bavuma (SA)	2023-2025	7	7	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2016-2017	7	0	6	0	1	0	-	-	85.71	-	14.28	-	-
HG Deane (SA)	1927-1931	7	2	2	0	3	0	1.00	28.57	28.57	-	42.85	-	50.00
D Elgar (SA)	2019-2024	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.50	71.42	28.57	-	-	-	71.42
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1999-2002	7	1	3	0	3	0	0.33	14.28	42.85	-	42.85	-	25.00
DJ McGlew (SA)	1957-1962	7	2	3	0	2	0	0.66	28.57	42.85	-	28.57	-	40.00
KC Wessels (SA)	1992-1994	7	2	1	0	4	0	2.00	28.57	14.28	-	57.14	-	66.66
HM Amla (SA)	2014-2016	6	3	1	0	2	0	3.00	50.00	16.66	-	33.33	-	75.00
M Azharuddin (IND)	1992-1998	6	0	2	0	4	0	-	-	33.33	-	66.66	-	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2005	6	3	2	0	1	0	1.50	50.00	33.33	-	16.66	-	60.00
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2019-2021	6	3	2	0	1	0	1.50	50.00	33.33	-	16.66	-	60.00
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2011-2013	6	2	4	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
RT Ponting (AUS)	2006-2009	6	5	1	0	0	0	5.00	83.33	16.66	-	-	-	83.33
APF Chapman (ENG)	1930-1931	5	0	1	0	4	0	-	-	20.00	-	80.00	-	-
JE Cheetham (SA)	1953-1954	5	4	0	0	1	0	-	80.00	-	-	20.00	-	100.00
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2014	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.50	60.00	40.00	-	-	-	60.00
ID Craig (AUS)	1957-1958	5	3	0	0	2	0	-	60.00	-	-	40.00	-	100.00
MS Dhoni (IND)	2010-2013	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	-	40.00	-	33.33
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1913-1914	5	4	0	0	1	0	-	80.00	-	-	20.00	-	100.00
TL Goddard (SA)	1964-1965	5	0	1	0	4	0	-	-	20.00	-	80.00	-	-
WR Hammond (ENG)	1938-1939	5	1	0	0	4	0	-	20.00	-	-	80.00	-	100.00
AL Hassett (AUS)	1949-1950	5	4	0	0	1	0	-	80.00	-	-	20.00	-	100.00
N Hussain (ENG)	1999-2000	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	-	40.00	-	33.33
V Kohli (IND)	2018-2022	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	-	-	-	40.00
FG Mann (ENG)	1948-1949	5	2	0	0	3	0	-	40.00	-	-	60.00	-	100.00
FT Mann (ENG)	1922-1923	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.00	40.00	20.00	-	40.00	-	66.66
PBH May (ENG)	1956-1957	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.00	40.00	40.00	-	20.00	-	50.00
A Melville (SA)	1938-1939	5	0	1	0	4	0	-	-	20.00	-	80.00	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1994-1998	5	0	2	0	3	0	-	-	40.00	-	60.00	-	-
JR Reid (NZ)	1961-1962	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.00	40.00	40.00	-	20.00	-	50.00
VY Richardson (AUS)	1935-1936	5	4	0	0	1	0	-	80.00	-	-	20.00	-	100.00
PW Sherwell (SA)	1906-1906	5	4	1	0	0	0	4.00	80.00	20.00	-	-	-	80.00
RB Simpson (AUS)	1966-1967	5	1	3	0	1	0	0.33	20.00	60.00	-	20.00	-	25.00
MJK Smith (ENG)	1964-1965	5	1	0	0	4	0	-	20.00	-	-	80.00	-	100.00
SJ Snooke (SA)	1910-1910	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.50	60.00	40.00	-	-	-	60.00
PL van der Merwe (SA)	1966-1967	5	3	1	0	1	0	3.00	60.00	20.00	-	20.00	-	75.00
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2004-2005	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.00	40.00	20.00	-	40.00	-	66.66
HF Wade (SA)	1935-1936	5	0	4	0	1	0	-	-	80.00	-	20.00	-	-
PF Warner (ENG)	1906-1906	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.25	20.00	80.00	-	-	-	20.00
A Bacher (SA)	1970-1970	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
MV Boucher (SA)	2002-2002	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2023-2023	4	1	2	0	1	0	0.50	25.00	50.00	-	25.00	-	33.33
AN Cook (ENG)	2015-2016	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.00	50.00	25.00	-	25.00	-	66.66
Lord Hawke (ENG)	1896-1899	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
WM Lawry (AUS)	1970-1970	4	0	4	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2013-2017	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	-	-	-	25.00
JE Root (ENG)	2019-2020	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.00	75.00	25.00	-	-	-	75.00
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1995-1995	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
RT Stanyforth (ENG)	1927-1928	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.00	50.00	25.00	-	25.00	-	66.66
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2009-2010	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	-	50.00	-	50.00
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2002-2003	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
SR Waugh (AUS)	1999-2002	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.00	75.00	25.00	-	-	-	75.00
KS Williamson (NZ)	2016-2016	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.00	50.00	25.00	-	25.00	-	66.66
MS Atapattu (SL)	2002-2004	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
AR Border (AUS)	1994-1994	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	-	33.33	-	50.00
HL Collins (AUS)	1921-1921	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	-	-	66.66	-	100.00
J Darling (AUS)	1902-1902	3	2	0	0	1	0	-	66.66	-	-	33.33	-	100.00
AB de Villiers (SA)	2016-2017	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
TM Dilshan (SL)	2011-2012	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
R Dravid (IND)	2006-2007	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
EA Halliwell (SA)	1896-1902	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
DL Houghton (ZIM)	1992-1992	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	-	33.33	-	66.66	-	-
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2007-2007	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
HDG Leveson Gower (ENG)	1910-1910	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
AD Mathews (SL)	2016-2017	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
Mominul Haque (BAN)	2021-2022	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
GO Rabone (NZ)	1953-1954	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	-	66.66	-	33.33	-	-
D Ramdin (WI)	2014-2015	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	-	66.66	-	33.33	-	-
Rashid Latif (PAK)	1998-1998	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	-	33.33	-	50.00
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1994-1995	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2018-2019	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
SPD Smith (AUS)	2018-2018	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
MA Taylor (AUS)	1997-1997	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1996-1997	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	-	66.66	-	33.33	-	-
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1998-1998	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50.00	-	-	50.00	-	100.00
Babar Azam (PAK)	2021-2021	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
M Bisset (SA)	1899-1899	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
HB Cameron (SA)	1931-1931	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	100.00	-	-
MD Crowe (NZ)	1992-1992	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50.00	-	-	50.00	-	100.00
Q de Kock (SA)	2020-2021	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
DM de Silva (SL)	2024-2024	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
FL Fane (ENG)	1910-1910	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
CH Gayle (WI)	2007-2008	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2004-2004	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	-	50.00	-	50.00	-	-

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