Highest partnerships for South Africa in Tests
Highest partnerships by runs
Partners | Runs | Wickets | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
GS Sobers, CC Hunte | 446 | 2nd | West Indies | v Pakistan | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 | Test # 450 |
JA Rudolph, HH Dippenaar | 429* | 3rd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 | Test # 1640 |
GC Smith, ND McKenzie | 415 | 1st | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 | Test # 1865 |
FMM Worrell, GS Sobers | 399 | 4th | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 6 Jan 1960 | Test # 485 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 377* | 3rd | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 19 Jul 2012 | Test # 2049 |
GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 368 | 1st | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2003 | Test # 1637 |
CC Depeiaza, DS Atkinson | 347 | 7th | West Indies | v Australia | Bridgetown | 14 May 1955 | Test # 406 |
RG Pollock, EJ Barlow | 341 | 3rd | South Africa | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1964 | Test # 553 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 340 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 6 Feb 2010 | Test # 1951 |
FMM Worrell, ED Weekes | 338 | 3rd | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 1954 | Test # 385 |
GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 338 | 1st | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 | Test # 1651 |
GC Smith, AB de Villiers | 338 | 5th | South Africa | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 23 Oct 2013 | Test # 2100 |
T Chanderpaul, KC Brathwaite | 336 | 1st | West Indies | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 4 Feb 2023 | Test # 2489 |
RR Sarwan, CH Gayle | 331 | 2nd | West Indies | v South Africa | St John's | 29 Apr 2005 | Test # 1750 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 330 | 3rd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 8 Nov 2007 | Test # 1846 |
MN Samuels, DM Bravo | 326 | 3rd | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Khulna | 21 Nov 2012 | Test # 2060 |
BC Lara, JC Adams | 322 | 5th | West Indies | v Australia | Kingston | 13 Mar 1999 | Test # 1451 |
AD Nourse, A Melville | 319 | 3rd | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 |
JH Kallis, HH Gibbs | 315* | 2nd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 11 Mar 1999 | Test # 1449 |
RB Richardson, IVA Richards | 308 | 3rd | West Indies | v Australia | St John's | 7 Apr 1984 | Test # 987 |
AB de Villiers, HM Amla | 308 | 4th | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2150 |
IVA Richards, AI Kallicharran | 303 | 3rd | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 3 Jun 1976 | Test # 777 |
GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 301 | 1st | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 16 Jan 2004 | Test # 1682 |
DL Haynes, CG Greenidge | 298 | 1st | West Indies | v England | St John's | 12 Apr 1990 | Test # 1144 |
RB Richardson, DL Haynes | 297 | 2nd | West Indies | v Australia | Georgetown | 23 Mar 1991 | Test # 1167 |
D Ramdin, S Chanderpaul | 296* | 5th | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 13 Nov 2012 | Test # 2057 |
DL Haynes, CG Greenidge | 296 | 1st | West Indies | v India | St John's | 28 Apr 1983 | Test # 956 |
JO Holder, SO Dowrich | 295* | 7th | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 23 Jan 2019 | Test # 2342 |
RB Richardson, BC Lara | 293 | 3rd | West Indies | v Australia | Sydney | 2 Jan 1993 | Test # 1208 |
CL Hooper, S Chanderpaul | 293 | 5th | West Indies | v India | Georgetown | 11 Apr 2002 | Test # 1598 |
JP Duminy, HM Amla | 292 | 3rd | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 12 Jan 2017 | Test # 2247 |
CG Greenidge, HA Gomes | 287* | 2nd | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 28 Jun 1984 | Test # 990 |
WW Hinds, S Chanderpaul | 284 | 4th | West Indies | v South Africa | Georgetown | 31 Mar 2005 | Test # 1745 |
FMM Worrell, ED Weekes | 283 | 4th | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 | Test # 325 |
BC Lara, RD Jacobs | 282* | 6th | West Indies | v England | St John's | 10 Apr 2004 | Test # 1696 |
AFG Griffith, SL Campbell | 276 | 1st | West Indies | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 16 Dec 1999 | Test # 1477 |
GS Sobers, DAJ Holford | 274* | 6th | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 16 Jun 1966 | Test # 606 |
SM Nurse, RB Kanhai | 273 | 3rd | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1968 | Test # 635 |
GC Smith, G Kirsten | 272 | 2nd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | East London | 18 Oct 2002 | Test # 1619 |
AG Prince, MV Boucher | 271 | 6th | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Centurion | 26 Nov 2008 | Test # 1895 |
CL Walcott, GS Sobers | 269 | 2nd | West Indies | v Pakistan | Georgetown | 13 Mar 1958 | Test # 452 |
LG Rowe, RC Fredericks | 269 | 2nd | West Indies | v New Zealand | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 | Test # 693 |
CL Walcott, GE Gomez | 267 | 4th | West Indies | v India | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 |
AG Prince, JH Kallis | 267 | 5th | South Africa | v West Indies | St John's | 29 Apr 2005 | Test # 1750 |
GS Sobers, SM Nurse | 265 | 5th | West Indies | v England | Leeds | 4 Aug 1966 | Test # 608 |
RR Sarwan, S Chanderpaul | 262* | 5th | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Kingston | 4 Jun 2004 | Test # 1703 |
RR Sarwan, D Ramdin | 261 | 6th | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 26 Feb 2009 | Test # 1911 |
IJ Siedle, B Mitchell | 260 | 1st | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1931 | Test # 202 |
GC Smith, HM Amla | 259 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 19 Jul 2012 | Test # 2049 |
GC Smith, G Kirsten | 257 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 31 Jul 2003 | Test # 1653 |
G Kirsten, HH Gibbs | 256 | 1st | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 Sep 2001 | Test # 1562 |
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers | 256 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 3 Apr 2008 | Test # 1871 |
EDAS McMorris, RB Kanhai | 255 | 2nd | West Indies | v India | Kingston | 7 Mar 1962 | Test # 526 |
GS Sobers, CA Davis | 254 | 6th | West Indies | v New Zealand | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1972 | Test # 695 |
KOA Powell, CH Gayle | 254 | 1st | West Indies | v New Zealand | North Sound | 25 Jul 2012 | Test # 2050 |
JH Kallis, HH Gibbs | 251 | 3rd | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2004 | Test # 1681 |
DL Haynes, CG Greenidge | 250* | 1st | West Indies | v Australia | Georgetown | 2 Mar 1984 | Test # 979 |
GS Sobers, RB Kanhai | 250 | 4th | West Indies | v England | Georgetown | 28 Mar 1968 | Test # 636 |
DL Murray, CH Lloyd | 250 | 6th | West Indies | v India | Wankhede | 23 Jan 1975 | Test # 753 |
D Elgar, JP Duminy | 250 | 3rd | South Africa | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 3 Nov 2016 | Test # 2230 |
LG Rowe, AI Kallicharran | 249 | 2nd | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 6 Mar 1974 | Test # 734 |
G Kirsten, JH Kallis | 249 | 4th | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 26 Dec 2003 | Test # 1679 |
T Stubbs, T Bavuma | 249 | 4th | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 27 Nov 2024 | Test # 2563 |
F du Plessis, HM Amla | 247 | 4th | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 6 Oct 2017 | Test # 2277 |
ARA Murray, DJ McGlew | 246 | 7th | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 6 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 |
SD Hope, KC Brathwaite | 246 | 4th | West Indies | v England | Leeds | 25 Aug 2017 | Test # 2271 |
GC Smith, AB de Villiers | 245 | 1st | South Africa | v West Indies | St John's | 29 Apr 2005 | Test # 1750 |
AK Markram, D Elgar | 243 | 1st | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 6 Oct 2017 | Test # 2277 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 242* | 3rd | South Africa | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 12 Nov 2010 | Test # 1976 |
ED Weekes, CL Walcott | 242 | 3rd | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 11 Apr 1955 | Test # 404 |
JB Stollmeyer, AF Rae | 239 | 1st | West Indies | v India | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 | Test # 310 |
G Kirsten, JH Kallis | 238 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 2 Jul 1998 | Test # 1420 |
CH Lloyd, HA Gomes | 237 | 4th | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 11 Mar 1983 | Test # 952 |
G Kirsten, AC Hudson | 236 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 |
RB Richardson, IVA Richards | 235 | 4th | West Indies | v India | Kingston | 28 Apr 1989 | Test # 1120 |
JH Kallis, DJ Cullinan | 235 | 3rd | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1999 | Test # 1440 |
RD Rickelton, T Bavuma | 235 | 4th | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2025 | Test # 2576 |
G Kirsten, JH Kallis | 234 | 3rd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 25 Oct 2002 | Test # 1621 |
BP Nash, S Chanderpaul | 234 | 5th | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 6 Mar 2009 | Test # 1914 |
RR Sarwan, BC Lara | 232 | 3rd | West Indies | v England | St John's | 10 Apr 2004 | Test # 1696 |
JHB Waite, DJ McGlew | 231 | 3rd | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 | Test # 447 |
SM Nurse, MC Carew | 231 | 2nd | West Indies | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 13 Mar 1969 | Test # 652 |
GC Smith, HM Amla | 230 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2010 | Test # 1946 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 230 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1985 |
RK Nunes, GA Headley | 227 | 2nd | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 3 Apr 1930 | Test # 193 |
G Kirsten, HH Gibbs | 227 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 4 Sep 2003 | Test # 1659 |
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers | 227 | 3rd | South Africa | v England | Centurion | 21 Jan 2005 | Test # 1736 |
DL Haynes, CG Greenidge | 225 | 1st | West Indies | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 22 Feb 1980 | Test # 875 |
GC Smith, HM Amla | 225 | 2nd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 19 Nov 2008 | Test # 1893 |
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers | 224 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1985 |
IVA Richards, DL Haynes | 223 | 2nd | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 19 Jun 1980 | Test # 881 |
FMM Worrell, JKC Holt | 222 | 2nd | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 6 Feb 1954 | Test # 383 |
PL van der Merwe, DT Lindsay | 221 | 7th | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 |
BC Lara, JC Adams | 221 | 3rd | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 10 Feb 1995 | Test # 1289 |
IVA Richards, AI Kallicharran | 220 | 3rd | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 10 Mar 1976 | Test # 773 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 220 | 3rd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1848 |
BP Nash, S Chanderpaul | 220 | 4th | West Indies | v South Africa | Basseterre | 18 Jun 2010 | Test # 1961 |
ED Weekes, BH Pairaudeau | 219 | 5th | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 21 Jan 1953 | Test # 363 |
BC Lara, S Chanderpaul | 219 | 5th | West Indies | v England | St John's | 16 Apr 1994 | Test # 1259 |
AG Prince, JH Kallis | 219 | 4th | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 2 Jan 2006 | Test # 1780 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]
India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]
Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]