Highest partnerships for South Africa in Tests IN India
Highest partnerships by runs
Partners | Runs | Wickets | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 340 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 6 Feb 2010 | Test # 1951 |
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers | 256 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 3 Apr 2008 | Test # 1871 |
G Kirsten, AC Hudson | 236 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 |
G Kirsten, DJ Cullinan | 212 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 |
AN Petersen, HM Amla | 209 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 | Test # 1952 |
L Klusener, JH Kallis | 164 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Bengaluru | 2 Mar 2000 | Test # 1486 |
D Elgar, Q de Kock | 164 | 6th | South Africa | v India | Visakhapatnam | 2 Oct 2019 | Test # 2363 |
G Kirsten, N Boje | 161 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Bengaluru | 2 Mar 2000 | Test # 1486 |
ND McKenzie, HM Amla | 157 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 |
AJ Hall, Z de Bruyn | 144 | 6th | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 | Test # 1722 |
GC Smith, ND McKenzie | 132 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 |
D Elgar, F du Plessis | 115 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Visakhapatnam | 2 Oct 2019 | Test # 2363 |
JA Rudolph, JH Kallis | 109 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 28 Nov 2004 | Test # 1724 |
VD Philander, KA Maharaj | 109 | 9th | South Africa | v India | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 | Test # 2364 |
AB de Villiers, HM Amla | 108 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 6 Feb 2010 | Test # 1951 |
T Stubbs, T de Zorzi | 101 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Guwahati | 22 Nov 2025 | Test # 2609 |
MV Boucher, HM Amla | 99 | 6th | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 |
S Muthusamy, M Jansen | 97 | 8th | South Africa | v India | Guwahati | 22 Nov 2025 | Test # 2609 |
GC Smith, HM Amla | 91 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 11 Apr 2008 | Test # 1873 |
DL Piedt, S Muthusamy | 91 | 9th | South Africa | v India | Visakhapatnam | 2 Oct 2019 | Test # 2363 |
Zubayr Hamza, T Bavuma | 91 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Ranchi | 19 Oct 2019 | Test # 2365 |
G Kirsten, HH Gibbs | 90 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Wankhede | 24 Feb 2000 | Test # 1484 |
K Verreynne, S Muthusamy | 88 | 7th | South Africa | v India | Guwahati | 22 Nov 2025 | Test # 2609 |
AJ Hall, HH Dippenaar | 87 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 | Test # 1722 |
JH Kallis, DJ Cullinan | 85 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Bengaluru | 2 Mar 2000 | Test # 1486 |
JH Kallis, AJ Hall | 85 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 | Test # 1722 |
T Stubbs, T Bavuma | 84 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Guwahati | 22 Nov 2025 | Test # 2609 |
T Stubbs, PWA Mulder | 82 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Guwahati | 22 Nov 2025 | Test # 2609 |
RD Rickelton, AK Markram | 82 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Guwahati | 22 Nov 2025 | Test # 2609 |
GC Smith, ND McKenzie | 78 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 3 Apr 2008 | Test # 1871 |
MV Boucher, HM Amla | 78 | 6th | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 6 Feb 2010 | Test # 1951 |
GC Smith, AJ Hall | 77 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 28 Nov 2004 | Test # 1724 |
D Elgar, HM Amla | 76 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Mohali | 5 Nov 2015 | Test # 2186 |
F du Plessis, Q de Kock | 75 | 6th | South Africa | v India | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 | Test # 2364 |
F du Plessis, HM Amla | 72 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 | Test # 2189 |
WD Parnell, HM Amla | 70 | 8th | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 | Test # 1952 |
GC Smith, AJ Hall | 67 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 | Test # 1722 |
AB de Villiers, HM Amla | 66 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 |
AB de Villiers, MV Boucher | 66 | 6th | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 3 Apr 2008 | Test # 1871 |
ND McKenzie, HM Amla | 64 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 |
PL Symcox, PS de Villiers | 63 | 8th | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 20 Nov 1996 | Test # 1338 |
BM McMillan, DJ Cullinan | 61* | 4th | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 |
GC Smith, AJ Hall | 61 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 | Test # 1722 |
GC Smith, ND McKenzie | 61 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 11 Apr 2008 | Test # 1873 |
AA Donald, PS de Villiers | 60 | 9th | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 20 Nov 1996 | Test # 1338 |
AC Hudson, HH Gibbs | 60 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 |
SM Pollock, Z de Bruyn | 60 | 7th | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 | Test # 1722 |
RD Rickelton, AK Markram | 59 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Guwahati | 22 Nov 2025 | Test # 2609 |
AC Hudson, WJ Cronje | 58 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 8 Dec 1996 | Test # 1344 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 57 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 | Test # 1952 |
RD Rickelton, AK Markram | 57 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Nov 2025 | Test # 2606 |
VD Philander, KA Maharaj | 56 | 8th | South Africa | v India | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 | Test # 2364 |
DJ Cullinan, WJ Cronje | 55 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 |
JH Kallis, HH Dippenaar | 54* | 5th | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 | Test # 1722 |
M Morkel, MV Boucher | 54 | 7th | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 |
ND McKenzie, JH Kallis | 54 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 |
GC Smith, ND McKenzie | 53 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 |
G Kirsten, HH Gibbs | 51 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Wankhede | 24 Feb 2000 | Test # 1484 |
HH Gibbs, DJ Cullinan | 50 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 |
D Elgar, F du Plessis | 49 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 | Test # 2364 |
JH Kallis, Z de Bruyn | 48 | 6th | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 28 Nov 2004 | Test # 1724 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 48 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 |
AG Prince, HM Amla | 47 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 |
AG Prince, HM Amla | 47 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 | Test # 1952 |
JN Rhodes, DJ Cullinan | 46 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 20 Nov 1996 | Test # 1338 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 46 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 28 Nov 2004 | Test # 1724 |
S Muthusamy, T Bavuma | 46 | 6th | South Africa | v India | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 | Test # 2364 |
GC Smith, JH Kallis | 45 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 28 Nov 2004 | Test # 1724 |
S Muthusamy, T de Zorzi | 45 | 6th | South Africa | v India | Guwahati | 22 Nov 2025 | Test # 2609 |
T Bavuma, HM Amla | 44 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Delhi | 3 Dec 2015 | Test # 2191 |
C Bosch, T Bavuma | 44 | 8th | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Nov 2025 | Test # 2606 |
SM Pollock, RJ Peterson | 43 | 9th | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 | Test # 1722 |
PWA Mulder, T de Zorzi | 43 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Nov 2025 | Test # 2606 |
PL Harris, AB de Villiers | 42* | 8th | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 3 Apr 2008 | Test # 1871 |
PL Symcox, DJ Richardson | 42 | 8th | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 |
S van Zyl, SR Harmer | 42 | 7th | South Africa | v India | Mohali | 5 Nov 2015 | Test # 2186 |
JP Duminy, AB de Villiers | 42 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Bengaluru | 14 Nov 2015 | Test # 2188 |
G Kirsten, WJ Cronje | 40 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 20 Nov 1996 | Test # 1338 |
G Kirsten, HH Gibbs | 39 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 8 Dec 1996 | Test # 1344 |
DJ Vilas, AB de Villiers | 39 | 6th | South Africa | v India | Bengaluru | 14 Nov 2015 | Test # 2188 |
AG Prince, AB de Villiers | 38 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 11 Apr 2008 | Test # 1873 |
GC Smith, JH Kallis | 38 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 11 Apr 2008 | Test # 1873 |
M Morkel, KJ Abbott | 37 | 9th | South Africa | v India | Bengaluru | 14 Nov 2015 | Test # 2188 |
JH Kallis, MV Boucher | 36* | 7th | South Africa | v India | Wankhede | 24 Feb 2000 | Test # 1484 |
JH Kallis, Z de Bruyn | 36 | 6th | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 28 Nov 2004 | Test # 1724 |
GC Smith, AN Petersen | 36 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 | Test # 1952 |
D Elgar, T Bavuma | 36 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Delhi | 3 Dec 2015 | Test # 2191 |
WD Parnell, M Morkel | 35 | 10th | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 | Test # 1952 |
F du Plessis, AB de Villiers | 35 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Delhi | 3 Dec 2015 | Test # 2191 |
K Rabada, S Muthusamy | 35 | 10th | South Africa | v India | Visakhapatnam | 2 Oct 2019 | Test # 2363 |
G Kirsten, AC Hudson | 34 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 8 Dec 1996 | Test # 1344 |
ND McKenzie, AB de Villiers | 34 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 |
SR Harmer, AB de Villiers | 34 | 7th | South Africa | v India | Mohali | 5 Nov 2015 | Test # 2186 |
M van Jaarsveld, GC Smith | 33 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 | Test # 1722 |
D Elgar, AB de Villiers | 33 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Bengaluru | 14 Nov 2015 | Test # 2188 |
TL Tsolekile, JL Ontong | 32 | 9th | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 28 Nov 2004 | Test # 1724 |
AK Markram, F du Plessis | 32 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Visakhapatnam | 2 Oct 2019 | Test # 2363 |
A Nortje, GF Linde | 32 | 9th | South Africa | v India | Ranchi | 19 Oct 2019 | Test # 2365 |
DJ Richardson, WJ Cronje | 31 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 20 Nov 1996 | Test # 1338 |
JH Kallis, WJ Cronje | 31 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Wankhede | 24 Feb 2000 | Test # 1484 |
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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]