Cricket Records for South Africa in Test matches
Highest partnerships by runs
Partners | Runs | Wkt | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 330 | 3rd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 8 Nov 2007 | Test # 1846 |
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 |
AB de Villiers, HM Amla | 308 | 4th | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2150 |
GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 301 | 1st | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 16 Jan 2004 | Test # 1682 |
JP Duminy, HM Amla | 292 | 3rd | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 12 Jan 2017 | Test # 2247 |
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 |
AG Prince, JH Kallis | 267 | 5th | South Africa | v West Indies | St John's | 29 Apr 2005 | Test # 1750 |
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 |
JH Kallis, HH Gibbs | 251 | 3rd | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2004 | Test # 1681 |
D Elgar, JP Duminy | 250 | 3rd | South Africa | v Australia | Perth | 3 Nov 2016 | Test # 2230 |
G Kirsten, JH Kallis | 249 | 4th | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 26 Dec 2003 | Test # 1679 |
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 |
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 |
G Kirsten, JH Kallis | 238 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 2 Jul 1998 | Test # 1420 |
G Kirsten, AC Hudson | 236 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 |
JH Kallis, DJ Cullinan | 235 | 3rd | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1999 | Test # 1440 |
G Kirsten, JH Kallis | 234 | 3rd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 25 Oct 2002 | Test # 1621 |
JHB Waite, DJ McGlew | 231 | 3rd | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 | Test # 447 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
PL van der Merwe, DT Lindsay | 221 | 7th | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 220 | 3rd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1848 |
AG Prince, JH Kallis | 219 | 4th | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 2 Jan 2006 | Test # 1780 |
GC Smith, AB de Villiers | 217 | 1st | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Cape Town | 4 Mar 2005 | Test # 1737 |
D Elgar, HM Amla | 215 | 2nd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 | Test # 2276 |
HW Taylor, HG Deane | 214 | 4th | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 17 Aug 1929 | Test # 185 |
AG Prince, HH Gibbs | 213 | 5th | South Africa | v Pakistan | Centurion | 11 Jan 2007 | Test # 1828 |
G Kirsten, DJ Cullinan | 212 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 |
AG Prince, AB de Villiers | 212 | 5th | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 18 Jul 2008 | Test # 1881 |
AN Petersen, HM Amla | 209 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 | Test # 1952 |
GC Smith, JH Kallis | 207 | 3rd | South Africa | v Pakistan | Lahore | 8 Oct 2007 | Test # 1844 |
AW Nourse, CN Frank | 206 | 4th | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 | Test # 146 |
AN Petersen, JH Kallis | 205 | 3rd | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 |
F du Plessis, AB de Villiers | 205 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 | Test # 2108 |
GC Smith, ND McKenzie | 204 | 1st | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 10 Jul 2008 | Test # 1880 |
SC Cook, HM Amla | 202 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 | Test # 2200 |
RG Pollock, HR Lance | 200 | 6th | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 5 Feb 1970 | Test # 671 |
GC Smith, JH Kallis | 200 | 3rd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 7 Mar 2012 | Test # 2035 |
AN Petersen, JP Duminy | 200 | 3rd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 23 Mar 2012 | Test # 2037 |
G Kirsten, JH Kallis | 199 | 2nd | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 Sep 2001 | Test # 1562 |
GC Smith, HM Amla | 199 | 2nd | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 10 Jan 2008 | Test # 1860 |
CB van Ryneveld, EAB Rowan | 198 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 |
B Mitchell, JAJ Christy | 196 | 1st | South Africa | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1932 | Test # 217 |
AK Markram, D Elgar | 196 | 1st | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 | Test # 2276 |
PL Symcox, MV Boucher | 195 | 9th | South Africa | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 14 Feb 1998 | Test # 1400 |
GC Smith, HM Amla | 195 | 2nd | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 9 Nov 2011 | Test # 2016 |
G Kirsten, MV Boucher | 192 | 5th | South Africa | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 1999 | Test # 1480 |
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers | 192 | 4th | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 |
PGV van der Bijl, B Mitchell | 191 | 1st | South Africa | v England | Durban | 3 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
GC Smith, AB de Villiers | 191 | 1st | South Africa | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 21 Apr 2005 | Test # 1749 |
AD Nourse, B Mitchell | 190 | 3rd | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1949 | Test # 309 |
G Kirsten, HH Gibbs | 189 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Bloemfontein | 3 Nov 2001 | Test # 1564 |
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers | 187 | 3rd | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 6 Mar 2009 | Test # 1913 |
AD Nourse, B Mitchell | 184 | 3rd | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 |
JN Rhodes, WJ Cronje | 184 | 5th | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 18 Jun 1998 | Test # 1419 |
HE van der Dussen, D Elgar | 184 | 2nd | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 3 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 |
G Kirsten, DJ Cullinan | 183 | 3rd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Auckland | 27 Feb 1999 | Test # 1446 |
AB de Villiers, HM Amla | 183 | 3rd | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 |
AG Prince, AB de Villiers | 182* | 5th | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 10 Jan 2008 | Test # 1860 |
ND McKenzie, JH Kallis | 181 | 3rd | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 14 Sep 2001 | Test # 1563 |
DW Steyn, JP Duminy | 180 | 9th | South Africa | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2008 | Test # 1902 |
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers | 179 | 4th | South Africa | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 20 Nov 2010 | Test # 1979 |
D Elgar, F du Plessis | 179 | 2nd | South Africa | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 2014 | Test # 2153 |
F du Plessis, T Bavuma | 179 | 5th | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 |
GC Smith, HM Amla | 178 | 2nd | South Africa | v Australia | Perth | 30 Nov 2012 | Test # 2064 |
GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 177 | 1st | South Africa | v New Zealand | Auckland | 18 Mar 2004 | Test # 1689 |
AB de Villiers, HM Amla | 176* | 4th | South Africa | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 1 Feb 2013 | Test # 2072 |
DJ McGlew, TL Goddard | 176 | 1st | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 21 Jul 1955 | Test # 411 |
DJ McGlew, TL Goddard | 176 | 1st | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 | Test # 444 |
G Kirsten, DJ Cullinan | 176 | 3rd | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 2 Jul 1998 | Test # 1420 |
LJ Tancred, CB Llewellyn | 173 | 2nd | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 11 Oct 1902 | Test # 75 |
AJ Pithey, EJ Barlow | 172 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1965 | Test # 573 |
B Mitchell, RH Catterall | 171 | 1st | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 15 Jun 1929 | Test # 181 |
PL Winslow, JHB Waite | 171 | 6th | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 7 Jul 1955 | Test # 410 |
GC Smith, G Kirsten | 171 | 4th | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 26 Mar 2004 | Test # 1692 |
F du Plessis, HM Amla | 171 | 4th | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 170 | 3rd | South Africa | v Pakistan | Karachi | 1 Oct 2007 | Test # 1843 |
D Elgar, F du Plessis | 170 | 4th | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 30 Mar 2018 | Test # 2302 |
JH Kallis, HH Gibbs | 168 | 3rd | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 26 Dec 2003 | Test # 1679 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]
New Zealand v South Africa at Mount Maunganui, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 4-7, 2024 [Test # 2528]
South Africa v India at Cape Town, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]
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