Team Highest Innings Totals - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Highest totals

Team	Score	Overs	RR	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Result	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	583/7d	161.1	3.61	1	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	won	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
South Africa	556/4d	120.0	4.63	2	v West Indies	Durban	won	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
South Africa	540	152.5	3.53	1	v India	Chennai	draw	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
South Africa	494/7d	141.2	3.49	2	v India	Ahmedabad	won	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
South Africa	450	136.3	3.29	1	v Pakistan	Karachi	won	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
South Africa	422/3d	126.0	3.34	3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	won	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
South Africa	383	97.3	3.92	2	v New Zealand	Centurion	won	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
South Africa	357	125.1	2.85	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	draw	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
South Africa	331/5d	109.0	3.03	3	v India	Chennai	draw	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
South Africa	321	118.2	2.71	2	v West Indies	Cape Town	won	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
South Africa	305/4d	110.3	2.76	3	v Pakistan	Lahore	draw	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
South Africa	265	87.3	3.02	1	v India	Kanpur	lost	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
South Africa	264/7d	89.0	2.96	3	v Pakistan	Karachi	won	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
South Africa	260	74.5	3.47	4	v West Indies	Gqeberha	lost	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
South Africa	226	74.3	3.03	1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	won	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
South Africa	205/5	67.5	3.02	4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	won	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
South Africa	195	62.1	3.13	2	v West Indies	Gqeberha	lost	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
South Africa	186/3	35.2	5.26	4	v West Indies	Cape Town	won	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
South Africa	170	60.3	2.80	2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	won	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
South Africa	121	55.5	2.16	3	v India	Kanpur	lost	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]