Batting Most Sixes Innings - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Most sixes in an innings

Player	Runs scored in an inns	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
D Elgar	103	246	187	11	3	55.08	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
DW Steyn	30	75	71	2	2	42.25	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
DW Steyn	19	18	18	0	2	105.55	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
F du Plessis	80	247	196	5	1	40.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
F du Plessis	36	130	109	3	1	33.02	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
AN Petersen	32	87	58	2	1	55.17	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
D Elgar	21	35	28	3	1	75.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
Q de Kock	81	195	152	5	1	53.28	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
AN Petersen	34	76	46	4	0	73.91	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
JP Duminy	100	276	206	10	0	48.54	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
AN Petersen	32	78	63	4	0	50.79	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
VD Philander	27	115	96	3	0	28.12	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
DW Steyn	3	37	20	0	0	15.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
M Morkel	22	115	74	4	0	29.72	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
AB de Villiers	51	81	58	6	0	87.93	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
AB de Villiers	21	66	48	4	0	43.75	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
D Elgar	12	41	29	2	0	41.37	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
JP Duminy	8	16	10	0	0	80.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
Q de Kock	36	59	40	4	0	90.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
Q de Kock	51	112	90	6	0	56.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
F du Plessis	37	103	78	3	0	47.43	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
HM Amla	11	41	36	1	0	30.55	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
HM Amla	22	27	24	2	0	91.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
Q de Kock	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
Q de Kock	37	96	92	1	0	40.21	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
AN Petersen	0	21	25	0	0	0.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
D Elgar	13	68	65	1	0	20.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
D Elgar	1	35	22	0	0	4.54	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
DW Steyn	6	31	28	1	0	21.42	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
VD Philander	27	105	98	5	0	27.55	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
JP Duminy	3	63	65	0	0	4.61	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
Imran Tahir	15	63	32	2	0	46.87	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
HM Amla	25	170	159	4	0	15.72	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
HM Amla	139	486	382	12	0	36.38	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
F du Plessis	10	51	49	2	0	20.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
JP Duminy	3	68	58	0	0	5.17	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
VD Philander	9	38	29	0	0	31.03	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
AB de Villiers	12	82	67	1	0	17.91	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
AB de Villiers	37	127	99	5	0	37.37	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
M Morkel	0	5	1	0	0	0.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
AN Petersen	2	7	10	0	0	20.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
Imran Tahir	4	27	21	1	0	19.04	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
M Morkel	2	6	4	0	0	50.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
AB de Villiers	7	48	34	0	0	20.58	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
D Elgar	61	183	146	7	0	41.78	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
DL Piedt	13	37	28	0	0	46.42	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
JP Duminy	55	194	134	1	0	41.04	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
AN Petersen	17	40	30	3	0	56.66	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
F du Plessis	98	356	264	11	0	37.12	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
F du Plessis	5	4	6	1	0	83.33	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
HM Amla	4	36	27	0	0	14.81	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
VD Philander	17	110	87	1	0	19.54	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Aug 2014	Test # 2135

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Western Province vs Titans at Cape Town, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 26th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 31/1 (11.0 ov, L Senokwane 13*, N Brand 13*, D Paterson 1/12) - Stumps

North West vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 25th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 160/2 (42.0 ov, LC Ngoepe 83*, KJ Dudgeon 0/27) - Stumps

Warriors vs Dolphins at Durban, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 27th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/1 (15.4 ov, Semal Pillay 43*, S van Staden 11*, GG Peters 0/27) - Stumps