Most runs conceded in an innings for South Africa in Tests
Most runs conceded in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Innings in match | Team | Opposition | Ground | Result | Match Date | Scorecard |
65.0 | 5 | 221 | - | 3.40 | 2 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | lost | 27 Jul 2006 | Test # 1810 | |
69.0 | 12 | 212 | 5 | 3.07 | 2 | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Sheikhupura | draw | 17 Oct 1996 | Test # 1336 | |
53.1 | 6 | 203 | 3 | 3.81 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Chennai | draw | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 | |
43.0 | 1 | 199 | 5 | 4.62 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v West Indies | Bulawayo | lost | 12 Nov 2003 | Test # 1669 | |
50.0 | 10 | 196 | 1 | 3.92 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Pune | lost | 10 Oct 2019 | Test # 2364 | |
42.0 | 2 | 192 | - | 4.57 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Harare | lost | 07 Sep 2001 | Test # 1562 | |
55.0 | 6 | 189 | 3 | 3.43 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Visakhapatnam | lost | 02 Oct 2019 | Test # 2363 | |
42.0 | 5 | 188 | 2 | 4.47 | 2 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | draw | 17 Aug 1935 | Test # 246 | |
36.0 | 5 | 187 | - | 5.19 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v Australia | W.A.C.A | lost | 09 Oct 2003 | Test # 1661 | |
53.0 | 4 | 187 | 1 | 3.52 | 2 | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Bulawayo | lost | 28 Jul 2016 | Test # 2210 | |
50.0 | 4 | 186 | 3 | 3.72 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v India | Delhi | lost | 13 Mar 1993 | Test # 1218 | |
45.0 | 6 | 184 | 3 | 4.08 | 1 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Galle | lost | 20 Jul 2000 | Test # 1504 | |
33.0 | 2 | 184 | 1 | 5.57 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Bulawayo | lost | 06 Jul 2025 | Test # 2593 | |
68.0 | 18 | 182 | 5 | 2.67 | 2 | Zimbabwe | v India | Nagpur | lost | 21 Feb 2002 | Test # 1589 | |
50.0 | 5 | 182 | 1 | 3.64 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | lost | 14 Feb 2010 | Test # 1952 | |
79.0 | 19 | 181 | 5 | 2.29 | 2 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Bulawayo | draw | 14 Sep 2001 | Test # 1563 | |
23.0 | - | 180 | - | 7.82 | 1 | South Africa | v Australia | Adelaide | draw | 22 Nov 2012 | Test # 2061 | |
58.0 | 15 | 180 | 5 | 3.10 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | lost | 16 Jan 2020 | Test # 2380 | |
40.5 | 2 | 175 | 2 | 4.28 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v India | Nagpur | draw | 25 Nov 2000 | Test # 1517 | |
29.5 | 2 | 175 | 3 | 5.86 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | draw | 02 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 | |
55.2 | 10 | 174 | 1 | 2.36 | 4 | South Africa | v England | Durban | draw | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 | |
65.0 | 11 | 174 | 1 | 2.67 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | lost | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
68.0 | 17 | 174 | 5 | 2.55 | 2 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | draw | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 | |
42.0 | 4 | 170 | 2 | 4.04 | 2 | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | lost | 22 Feb 2020 | Test # 2386 | |
51.2 | 11 | 169 | 4 | 2.47 | 2 | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | lost | 09 Jan 1953 | Test # 362 | |
38.0 | 4 | 168 | 1 | 4.42 | 3 | South Africa | v Australia | Melbourne | lost | 17 Feb 1911 | Test # 114 | |
60.0 | 9 | 167 | 5 | 2.08 | 2 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | lost | 05 Mar 1949 | Test # 313 | |
44.0 | 4 | 165 | 4 | 3.75 | 2 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | lost | 15 Feb 1936 | Test # 250 | |
62.0 | 9 | 165 | 2 | 2.66 | 2 | South Africa | v West Indies | Basseterre | draw | 18 Jun 2010 | Test # 1961 | |
52.0 | 7 | 163 | 1 | 3.13 | 2 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | lost | 28 Feb 1997 | Test # 1356 | |
44.0 | 5 | 163 | 1 | 3.70 | 3 | South Africa | v England | Durban | draw | 26 Dec 2004 | Test # 1730 | |
43.0 | 5 | 162 | 4 | 3.76 | 1 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | draw | 27 Apr 2006 | Test # 1800 | |
52.0 | 8 | 161 | 1 | 3.09 | 2 | Zimbabwe | v West Indies | Bulawayo | draw | 29 Oct 2017 | Test # 2280 | |
43.0 | 9 | 160 | 2 | 3.72 | 3 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | lost | 03 Jan 2020 | Test # 2379 | |
51.0 | 4 | 157 | 1 | 3.07 | 2 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | lost | 28 Feb 1936 | Test # 251 | |
40.0 | 3 | 157 | 5 | 2.94 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | draw | 31 Dec 1938 | Test # 268 | |
44.0 | 6 | 157 | 2 | 3.56 | 2 | Zimbabwe | v West Indies | Bulawayo | lost | 19 Jul 2001 | Test # 1551 | |
49.3 | 7 | 157 | 5 | 3.17 | 2 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Harare | lost | 09 Aug 2014 | Test # 2135 | |
41.0 | 4 | 155 | 1 | 2.83 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | draw | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
55.0 | 16 | 154 | 4 | 2.80 | 3 | South Africa | v Australia | Melbourne | lost | 31 Dec 1931 | Test # 214 | |
36.0 | 4 | 154 | 2 | 3.20 | 1 | South Africa | v Australia | Gqeberha | lost | 03 Mar 1950 | Test # 322 | |
40.0 | 4 | 154 | 3 | 3.85 | 3 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | lost | 20 Jul 2018 | Test # 2313 | |
35.0 | 4 | 153 | 1 | 4.37 | 1 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | lost | 22 Feb 2002 | Test # 1590 | |
36.0 | 4 | 153 | 5 | 4.25 | 3 | South Africa | v England | Durban | lost | 26 Dec 2015 | Test # 2196 | |
37.0 | 2 | 152 | 6 | 4.10 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | lost | 14 Jun 1924 | Test # 153 | |
40.0 | - | 152 | - | 3.80 | 2 | Zimbabwe | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | draw | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2573 | |
33.0 | 3 | 150 | 4 | 4.54 | 3 | South Africa | v Australia | Melbourne | lost | 31 Dec 1931 | Test # 214 | |
28.0 | 3 | 150 | 1 | 5.35 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | draw | 02 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 | |
48.0 | 6 | 150 | 4 | 3.12 | 4 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | lost | 14 Jul 2017 | Test # 2263 | |
47.0 | 5 | 149 | - | 3.17 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | lost | 12 Nov 2014 | Test # 2145 | |
51.0 | 7 | 148 | 3 | 2.90 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | draw | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 206 | |
50.0 | 5 | 148 | 4 | 2.96 | 2 | South Africa | v England | Manchester | lost | 05 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
42.0 | 3 | 148 | 2 | 3.52 | 1 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Galle | draw | 04 Aug 2004 | Test # 1709 | |
27.0 | 2 | 147 | 2 | 5.44 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Harare | lost | 07 Sep 2001 | Test # 1562 | |
36.0 | 2 | 147 | 1 | 4.08 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Bulawayo | lost | 06 Aug 2016 | Test # 2214 | |
46.2 | 12 | 146 | 4 | 3.15 | 2 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | won | 07 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 | |
34.0 | 1 | 146 | 2 | 4.29 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v India | Delhi | lost | 13 Mar 1993 | Test # 1218 | |
45.2 | 7 | 146 | 2 | 3.22 | 2 | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Sheikhupura | draw | 17 Oct 1996 | Test # 1336 | |
32.0 | 2 | 146 | 5 | 4.56 | 4 | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Bulawayo | draw | 25 Sep 1997 | Test # 1379 | |
31.0 | 4 | 146 | 4 | 4.70 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v Australia | W.A.C.A | lost | 09 Oct 2003 | Test # 1661 | |
38.0 | 4 | 146 | 1 | 3.84 | 2 | South Africa | v England | Durban | lost | 26 Dec 2009 | Test # 1944 | |
30.0 | 5 | 146 | 5 | 4.86 | 1 | South Africa | v Australia | Adelaide | draw | 22 Nov 2012 | Test # 2061 | |
43.5 | 2 | 146 | 2 | 3.33 | 4 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | lost | 14 Jul 2017 | Test # 2263 | |
31.0 | 5 | 145 | 5 | 4.67 | 3 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | won | 31 Jul 2003 | Test # 1653 | |
43.0 | 3 | 145 | 2 | 3.37 | 2 | South Africa | v West Indies | St John's | draw | 29 Apr 2005 | Test # 1750 | |
45.0 | 1 | 145 | 2 | 3.22 | 2 | Zimbabwe | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | draw | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2573 | |
49.0 | 5 | 144 | 2 | 2.20 | 4 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | lost | 20 Jan 1950 | Test # 320 | |
46.0 | 4 | 144 | 1 | 3.13 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Durban | lost | 04 Dec 1964 | Test # 571 | |
28.0 | 1 | 144 | 2 | 5.14 | 2 | South Africa | v Australia | Melbourne | lost | 26 Dec 2022 | Test # 2485 | |
55.0 | 11 | 143 | 3 | 2.60 | 2 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | lost | 14 Dec 1935 | Test # 247 | |
51.0 | 15 | 143 | 4 | 2.80 | 3 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | draw | 07 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
67.0 | 24 | 143 | 4 | 2.13 | 1 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | draw | 14 Sep 2001 | Test # 1563 | |
24.3 | 3 | 143 | 3 | 5.83 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v England | Nottingham | lost | 22 May 2025 | Test # 2584 | |
32.0 | - | 142 | 3 | 4.43 | 1 | South Africa | v Australia | Manchester | lost | 27 May 1912 | Test # 121 | |
40.0 | 2 | 142 | 5 | 3.55 | 2 | South Africa | v Australia | Adelaide | lost | 29 Jan 1932 | Test # 215 | |
44.0 | 6 | 142 | 4 | 2.42 | 1 | South Africa | v Australia | Adelaide | draw | 24 Jan 1953 | Test # 364 | |
43.0 | 7 | 142 | - | 3.30 | 3 | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Auckland | draw | 20 Jan 1996 | Test # 1323 | |
25.3 | - | 142 | 2 | 5.56 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v Australia | W.A.C.A | lost | 09 Oct 2003 | Test # 1661 | |
42.0 | 6 | 142 | 4 | 3.38 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Harare | lost | 29 Oct 2016 | Test # 2228 | |
33.0 | 1 | 142 | 1 | 4.30 | 2 | Zimbabwe | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | draw | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2573 | |
37.0 | 4 | 141 | 2 | 2.85 | 1 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | lost | 31 Dec 1949 | Test # 319 | |
42.0 | 5 | 141 | 1 | 3.35 | 2 | Zimbabwe | v India | Bulawayo | lost | 13 Sep 2005 | Test # 1765 | |
46.5 | 6 | 140 | 5 | 2.98 | 2 | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | lost | 18 Dec 1931 | Test # 213 | |
41.0 | 5 | 140 | 5 | 3.41 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v West Indies | Bulawayo | draw | 04 Feb 2023 | Test # 2489 | |
38.0 | 7 | 138 | 1 | 3.63 | 4 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | draw | 12 Nov 2010 | Test # 1976 | |
33.0 | 3 | 137 | 2 | 4.15 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | lost | 14 Aug 2003 | Test # 1654 | |
37.3 | 5 | 137 | 3 | 3.65 | 3 | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Harare | lost | 03 Sep 2013 | Test # 2095 | |
31.0 | 1 | 137 | - | 4.41 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | lost | 11 Nov 2018 | Test # 2325 | |
45.0 | 5 | 137 | 3 | 3.04 | 3 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | won | 03 Jan 2025 | Test # 2576 | |
43.0 | 10 | 136 | 1 | 2.37 | 1 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | lost | 07 Feb 1958 | Test # 449 | |
35.0 | 7 | 136 | 2 | 3.88 | 2 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | lost | 28 Feb 1997 | Test # 1356 | |
34.0 | 1 | 136 | - | 4.00 | 2 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Bulawayo | lost | 14 May 2004 | Test # 1699 | |
40.0 | 1 | 136 | 3 | 3.40 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Harare | lost | 06 Nov 2016 | Test # 2231 | |
29.0 | 2 | 135 | 1 | 4.65 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | draw | 04 Aug 1994 | Test # 1264 | |
39.0 | - | 135 | 3 | 3.46 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | draw | 20 Nov 2004 | Test # 1722 | |
41.5 | 3 | 135 | - | 3.22 | 2 | South Africa | v Australia | Melbourne | lost | 26 Dec 2022 | Test # 2485 | |
37.0 | 4 | 133 | 1 | 2.69 | 4 | South Africa | v England | Durban | draw | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 | |
31.0 | 2 | 133 | 4 | 4.29 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Ranchi | lost | 19 Oct 2019 | Test # 2365 | |
26.0 | 4 | 133 | - | 5.11 | 1 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Bulawayo | lost | 06 Jul 2025 | Test # 2593 | |
56.0 | 12 | 132 | 1 | 1.76 | 4 | South Africa | v England | Durban | draw | 03 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
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