Bowling Most Runs Conceded Innings

Cricket Records for South Africa in Test matches

Most runs conceded in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
HMRKB Herath	53.3	2	240	3	4.48	Sri Lanka	v India	Brabourne	02 Dec 2009	Test # 1937
M Muralidaran	54.0	3	224	2	4.14	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Perth	08 Dec 1995	Test # 1317
S Randiv	73.0	16	222	2	3.04	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	26 Jul 2010	Test # 1966
N Boje	65.0	5	221	0	3.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
PL Harris	53.1	6	203	3	3.81	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
MDK Perera	45.0	2	202	3	4.48	Sri Lanka	v India	Nagpur	24 Nov 2017	Test # 2283
KA Maharaj	50.0	10	196	1	3.92	South Africa	v India	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
M Muralidaran	51.0	4	195	4	3.82	Sri Lanka	v India	Brabourne	02 Dec 2009	Test # 1937
NGRP Jayasuriya	53.0	11	194	2	3.66	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
L Embuldeniya	50.0	4	193	1	3.86	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	19 Dec 2019	Test # 2375
KA Maharaj	55.0	6	189	3	3.43	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
CL Vincent	42.0	5	188	2	4.47	South Africa	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1935	Test # 246
L Embuldeniya	46.0	3	188	2	4.08	Sri Lanka	v India	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
PR Adams	45.0	6	184	3	4.08	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
S Randiv	48.2	3	183	3	3.78	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	15 Nov 2010	Test # 1977
PL Harris	50.0	5	182	1	3.64	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
L Embuldeniya	42.3	8	182	4	4.28	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
Imran Tahir	23.0	0	180	0	7.82	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
KA Maharaj	58.0	15	180	5	3.10	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
M Muralidaran	65.0	11	179	4	2.75	Sri Lanka	v India	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994	Test # 1245
UDU Chandana	47.5	7	179	6	3.74	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999	Test # 1450
L Embuldeniya	45.0	4	176	3	3.91	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
M Muralidaran	37.0	0	175	2	4.72	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1935
K Rabada	29.5	2	175	3	5.86	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
N Gordon	55.2	10	174	1	2.36	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
AMB Rowan	65.0	11	174	1	2.67	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
AMB Rowan	68.0	17	174	5	2.55	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
M Muralidaran	65.0	9	174	2	2.67	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	02 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
M Muralidaran	75.0	30	174	3	2.32	Sri Lanka	v India	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
NGRP Jayasuriya	58.3	13	174	5	2.97	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
M Muralidaran	50.3	8	173	5	3.42	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
M Muralidaran	65.0	14	172	1	2.64	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	21 Feb 2009	Test # 1909
BAW Mendis	63.0	10	172	4	2.73	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	26 Jul 2010	Test # 1966
PW Hasaranga	45.0	5	171	4	3.80	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
M Muralidaran	50.0	4	170	2	3.40	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1845
ARA Murray	51.2	11	169	4	2.47	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
BAW Mendis	59.0	6	169	6	2.86	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	15 Nov 2010	Test # 1977
RO Schwarz	38.0	4	168	1	4.42	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
AMB Rowan	60.0	9	167	5	2.08	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
PADLR Sandakan	33.5	1	167	4	4.93	Sri Lanka	v India	Delhi	02 Dec 2017	Test # 2286
XC Balaskas	44.0	4	165	4	3.75	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1936	Test # 250
PL Harris	62.0	9	165	2	2.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Basseterre	18 Jun 2010	Test # 1961
GF Labrooy	35.0	4	164	1	4.68	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986	Test # 1061
HMRKB Herath	49.0	5	164	3	3.34	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	30 Jun 2012	Test # 2047
CBRLS Kumara	25.0	1	164	0	6.56	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
PR Adams	52.0	7	163	1	3.13	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
N Boje	44.0	5	163	1	3.70	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
RMS Eranga	30.0	3	163	3	5.43	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
DS de Silva	48.0	4	162	2	3.37	Sri Lanka	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982	Test # 934
M Muralidaran	41.5	3	162	5	3.87	Sri Lanka	v India	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994	Test # 1244
M Ntini	43.0	5	162	4	3.76	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
BAW Mendis	38.0	3	162	2	4.26	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1935
MDK Perera	53.2	8	162	4	3.03	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
HMRKB Herath	62.0	11	161	2	2.59	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Galle	08 Mar 2013	Test # 2078
KA Maharaj	43.0	9	160	2	3.72	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
PHT Kaushal	22.0	0	159	1	7.22	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2151
HMRKB Herath	40.0	6	159	1	3.97	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	26 Jul 2017	Test # 2265
SD Anurasiri	45.0	2	158	1	3.51	Sri Lanka	v India	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994	Test # 1245
M Muralidaran	48.0	10	158	3	3.29	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
XC Balaskas	51.0	4	157	1	3.07	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
N Gordon	40.0	3	157	5	2.94	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
BAW Mendis	59.0	14	157	1	2.66	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	21 Feb 2009	Test # 1909
HMRKB Herath	46.0	6	157	5	3.41	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2009	Test # 1927
HMRKB Herath	52.0	11	157	7	3.01	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	16 Sep 2011	Test # 2008
SL Malinga	35.0	6	156	1	4.45	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1847
PM Pushpakumara	38.2	2	156	2	4.06	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017	Test # 2267
MDK Perera	40.0	1	156	2	3.90	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2018	Test # 2335
L Embuldeniya	37.0	4	156	2	4.21	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2356
AMB Rowan	41.0	4	155	1	2.83	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
M Muralidaran	59.3	14	155	7	2.60	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
CL Vincent	55.0	16	154	4	2.80	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
NBF Mann	36.0	4	154	2	3.20	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
CRD Fernando	29.2	2	154	3	5.25	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
KTGD Prasad	30.0	2	154	2	5.13	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
HMRKB Herath	56.0	8	154	1	2.75	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	03 Jan 2015	Test # 2155
HMRKB Herath	42.0	7	154	4	3.66	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017	Test # 2267
KA Maharaj	40.0	4	154	3	3.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
N Boje	35.0	4	153	1	4.37	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
M Muralidaran	56.0	9	153	5	2.73	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
PHT Kaushal	31.0	1	153	1	4.93	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Pallekele	03 Jul 2015	Test # 2169
DL Piedt	36.0	4	153	5	4.25	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
GM Parker	37.0	2	152	6	4.10	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924	Test # 153
BAW Mendis	36.0	3	152	2	4.22	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Galle	08 Mar 2013	Test # 2078
Q McMillan	33.0	3	150	4	4.54	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
M Muralidaran	52.0	5	150	3	2.88	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	30 Sep 1999	Test # 1461
CH Morris	28.0	3	150	1	5.35	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
HMRKB Herath	37.0	2	150	3	4.05	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	31 Jan 2018	Test # 2295
SL Malinga	29.2	2	149	4	5.07	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Cairns	09 Jul 2004	Test # 1706
MDK Perera	41.0	3	149	1	3.63	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2336
EP Nupen	51.0	7	148	3	2.90	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Feb 1931	Test # 206
L Tuckett	50.0	5	148	4	2.96	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
N Boje	42.0	3	148	2	3.52	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
HMRKB Herath	60.0	12	148	1	2.46	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
SD Anurasiri	58.0	13	147	2	2.53	Sri Lanka	v India	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994	Test # 1244
MDK Perera	40.0	3	147	1	3.67	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017	Test # 2267
PVD Chameera	30.0	5	147	1	4.90	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2336
GWA Chubb	46.2	12	146	4	3.15	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
PL Harris	38.0	4	146	1	3.84	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
M Morkel	30.0	5	146	5	4.86	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
KR Pushpakumara	26.0	3	145	4	5.57	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]