Batting Most Runs Innings IN India

High scores for South Africa in Tests IN India

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
HM Amla	253*	675	473	22	-	53.48	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	1	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
AB de Villiers	217*	480	333	17	2	65.16	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	2	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
JH Kallis	173	419	351	15	2	49.28	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	1	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
AJ Hall	163	588	454	17	-	35.90	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	1	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
D Elgar	160	-	287	18	4	55.74	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	2	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
HM Amla	159	406	262	20	-	60.68	South Africa	v India	Chennai	1	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
ND McKenzie	155*	445	339	13	1	45.72	South Africa	v India	Chennai	3	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
DJ Cullinan	153*	364	261	15	1	58.62	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	3	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
AC Hudson	146	317	244	24	-	59.83	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	1	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
G Kirsten	133	317	196	18	-	67.85	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	3	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
JH Kallis	132	359	275	14	1	48.00	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	2	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
HM Amla	123*	499	394	16	-	31.21	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	3	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
JH Kallis	121	399	259	12	-	46.71	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	1	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
HM Amla	114	228	166	14	1	68.67	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	1	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
Q de Kock	111	-	163	16	2	68.09	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	2	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
S Muthusamy	109	299	206	10	2	52.91	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	1	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
G Kirsten	102	244	170	14	-	60.00	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	1	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
AN Petersen	100	226	164	16	-	60.97	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	1	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
L Klusener	97	251	169	5	1	57.39	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	2	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
JH Kallis	95	432	359	7	2	26.46	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	2	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
ND McKenzie	94	230	156	18	-	60.25	South Africa	v India	Chennai	1	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
T Stubbs	94	223	180	9	1	52.22	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	3	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
M Jansen	93	147	91	6	7	102.19	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	1	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
N Boje	85	221	198	9	-	42.92	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	2	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
AB de Villiers	85	159	105	11	1	80.95	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	1	14 Nov 2015	Test # 2188
Z de Bruyn	83	309	206	6	3	40.29	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	1	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
HM Amla	81	200	148	9	-	54.72	South Africa	v India	Chennai	3	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
G Kirsten	79	264	209	7	-	37.79	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	2	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
GC Smith	73	157	97	13	-	75.25	South Africa	v India	Chennai	1	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
KA Maharaj	72	-	132	12	-	54.54	South Africa	v India	Pune	2	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
GC Smith	71	169	124	11	-	57.25	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	3	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
MV Boucher	70	216	146	9	-	47.94	South Africa	v India	Chennai	1	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
GC Smith	69	194	134	8	2	51.49	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	1	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
PS de Villiers	67*	189	136	5	1	49.26	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	2	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
F du Plessis	64	-	117	9	1	54.70	South Africa	v India	Pune	2	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
AB de Villiers	63	116	83	6	-	75.90	South Africa	v India	Mohali	2	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
Zubayr Hamza	62	-	79	10	1	78.48	South Africa	v India	Ranchi	2	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
JA Rudolph	61	209	162	7	-	37.65	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	1	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
DL Piedt	56	-	107	9	1	52.33	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	4	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
T Bavuma	55*	183	136	4	-	40.44	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	3	14 Nov 2025	Test # 2606
JH Kallis	55	133	98	4	-	56.12	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	3	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
F du Plessis	55	-	103	8	1	53.39	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	2	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
DJ Cullinan	53	148	86	5	1	61.62	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	2	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
AB de Villiers	53	104	88	5	-	60.22	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	1	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
HM Amla	51	114	101	6	-	50.49	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	1	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
WJ Cronje	50	90	95	8	-	52.63	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	4	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
G Kirsten	50	192	139	6	-	35.97	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	2	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
S Muthusamy	49*	-	108	5	-	45.37	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	4	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
T Stubbs	49	152	112	4	2	43.75	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	1	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
T de Zorzi	49	102	68	4	1	72.05	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	3	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
WJ Cronje	48*	172	122	6	-	39.34	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	4	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
HH Dippenaar	48	154	127	5	-	37.79	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	1	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
D Elgar	48	-	72	8	-	66.66	South Africa	v India	Pune	3	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
HH Gibbs	47	129	101	7	-	46.53	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	2	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
GC Smith	47	141	100	7	-	47.00	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	3	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
HH Gibbs	46	108	75	9	-	61.33	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	4	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
K Verreynne	45	162	122	5	-	36.88	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	1	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
SM Pollock	44*	176	140	4	-	31.42	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	1	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
VD Philander	44*	-	192	6	-	22.91	South Africa	v India	Pune	2	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
AB de Villiers	44	66	58	8	-	75.86	South Africa	v India	Chennai	1	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
DJ Cullinan	43	97	75	4	1	57.33	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	2	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
DJ Cullinan	43	130	80	7	-	53.75	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	1	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
G Kirsten	43	164	108	5	-	39.81	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	2	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
HM Amla	43	147	97	6	-	44.32	South Africa	v India	Mohali	2	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
AB de Villiers	43	354	297	6	-	14.47	South Africa	v India	Delhi	4	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
ND McKenzie	42	122	73	8	-	57.53	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	2	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
AB de Villiers	42	121	78	5	-	53.84	South Africa	v India	Delhi	2	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
T Bavuma	41	124	92	5	-	44.56	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	1	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
MV Boucher	39	86	75	3	-	52.00	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	1	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
HM Amla	39	219	167	2	-	23.35	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	4	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
F du Plessis	39	185	152	3	1	25.65	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	4	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
AK Markram	39	-	74	5	1	52.70	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	4	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
D Elgar	38	118	81	2	1	46.91	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	1	14 Nov 2015	Test # 2188
T Bavuma	38	-	63	4	1	60.31	South Africa	v India	Pune	3	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
AK Markram	38	114	81	5	-	46.91	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	1	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
JH Kallis	37	129	108	3	-	34.25	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	1	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
GC Smith	37	91	66	5	-	56.06	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	1	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
D Elgar	37	151	123	2	-	30.08	South Africa	v India	Mohali	2	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
VD Philander	37	-	72	2	2	51.38	South Africa	v India	Pune	3	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
GF Linde	37	-	81	3	1	45.67	South Africa	v India	Ranchi	2	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
DJ Richardson	36*	85	60	4	-	60.00	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	1	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
JH Kallis	36*	191	129	5	-	27.90	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	4	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
ND McKenzie	36	93	57	5	-	63.15	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	1	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
S van Zyl	36	107	82	6	-	43.90	South Africa	v India	Mohali	4	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
PWA Mulder	35*	76	69	5	-	50.72	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	3	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
GC Smith	35	60	30	5	-	116.66	South Africa	v India	Chennai	3	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
M Morkel	35	91	54	7	-	64.81	South Africa	v India	Chennai	1	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
GC Smith	35	157	90	3	-	38.88	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	3	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
JP Duminy	35	72	65	1	2	53.84	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	2	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
RD Rickelton	35	83	64	4	-	54.68	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	3	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
RD Rickelton	35	118	82	5	-	42.68	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	1	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
L Klusener	34*	121	100	5	-	34.00	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	4	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
WJ Cronje	34	51	37	5	-	91.89	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	3	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
RJ Peterson	34	28	24	3	1	141.66	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	1	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
GC Smith	34	80	42	6	-	80.95	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	2	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
T Bavuma	34	153	117	4	1	29.05	South Africa	v India	Delhi	4	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
S Muthusamy	33*	-	106	4	-	31.13	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	2	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
L Klusener	33	96	58	2	-	56.89	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	2	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
Z de Bruyn	32*	103	72	2	-	44.44	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	3	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
PL Symcox	32	105	81	1	1	39.50	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	2	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs India at Guwahati, South Africa in India 2nd Test, Nov 22-26, 2025 [Test # 2609]

South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]

Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2603]