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South Africa Test Cricket Catches Stats

How many catches South Africa take, and who takes the most, game by game

Updated 27 October 2026, after the Australia game

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Player	Avg	Hit %	27 Oct 26 H Won176 runs		18 Oct 26 H Woninns		9 Oct 26 H Lost214 runs		11 Jun 25 H Won5 wkts		3 Jan 25 H Won10 wkts		26 Dec 24 H Won2 wkts		5 Dec 24 H Won109 runs		27 Nov 24 H Won233 runs		3 Jan 24 H Lost7 wkts		26 Dec 23 H Woninns		8 Mar 23 H Won284 runs		28 Feb 23 H Won87 runs		8 Apr 22 H Won332 runs		31 Mar 22 H Won220 runs		11 Jan 22 H Won7 wkts		3 Jan 22 H Won7 wkts		26 Dec 21 H Lost113 runs		3 Jan 21 H Won10 wkts		26 Dec 20 H Woninns		24 Jan 20 H Lost191 runs
Player	Avg	Hit %	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
South Africa total	6.8		8	5	8	4	6	4	6	4	6	7	9	8	7	7	6	7	8	2	7	6	7	4	8	8	5	6	6	5	10	10	10	7	9	9	9	7	5	6	7	8
Q. de KockKeeper, 8 inns	3.1	100%8/8																																	4	3	5	3	1	3	2	4
K. VerreynneKeeper, 24 inns	1.92	79%19/24					2	0	2	2	1	0	2	2	4	3	0	2	2	1	4	2					0	1	2	0	5	2	3	4
H. KlaasenKeeper, 4 inns	1.75	100%4/4																					1	1	2	3
L. WilliamsBowler, 4 inns	1.00	75%3/4																									2	1	0	1
R. van der DussenBatter, 12 inns	0.92	75%9/12																													0	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	2	1
K. PetersenAll-rounder, 16 inns	0.81	56%9/16																			0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	1	3	0	1	1
A. MarkramBatter, 34 inns	0.79	56%19/34	2	0	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1					1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
R. RickeltonKeeper, 20 inns	0.70	40%8/20	3	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1							0	0			0	1	0	0
M. JansenAll-rounder, 28 inns	0.68	46%13/28	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	0			3	0					0	1	0	1	0	0
S. HarmerBowler, 12 inns	0.67	33%4/12	2	0	3	0	0	0															0	0			0	0	2	1
F. du PlessisBatter, 6 inns	0.67	67%4/6																																			1	0	1	0	1	1
D. BedinghamKeeper, 20 inns	0.65	25%5/20	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2
D. ElgarBatter, 24 inns	0.58	46%11/24																	0	0	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
T. StubbsKeeper, 14 inns	0.57	36%5/14					0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	1
C. BoschAll-rounder, 4 inns	0.50	50%2/4	0	1									0	1
M. BreetzkeBatter, 4 inns	0.50	50%2/4	0	0	1	1
W. MulderAll-rounder, 26 inns	0.46	35%9/26	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0					0	0			1	0	0	0			0	2	1	1					2	2	0	1	0	0
D. PatersonBowler, 6 inns	0.33	33%2/6											1	0	0	0																									0	1
T. BavumaBatter, 38 inns	0.29	26%10/38	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
K. MaharajBowler, 28 inns	0.29	29%8/28					0	1	0	1	0	1			0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1
L. SipamlaBowler, 4 inns	0.25	25%1/4																																			0	1	0	0
S. ErweeBowler, 4 inns	0.25	25%1/4																									1	0	0	0
N. BurgerBowler, 4 inns	0.25	25%1/4																	0	0	1	0
K. RabadaBowler, 28 inns	0.21	14%4/28	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1					0	0	2	0	0	0
T. de ZorziBatter, 14 inns	0.21	14%2/14											0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
L. NgidiBowler, 14 inns	0.14	14%2/14							0	0									0	0											0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
D. OlivierBowler, 8 inns	0.13	13%1/8																									1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G. CoetzeeAll-rounder, 10 inns	0.10	10%1/10	0	0													0	1			0	0	0	0	0	0
A. NortjeBowler, 12 inns	0.08	8%1/12			0	0	0	0																	0	1											0	0	0	0	0	0
M. AckermanBatter, 4 inns	0.00	0%0/4	0	0	0	0
P. MalanBatter, 2 inns	1.00	100%2/2																																							1	1
S. MuthusamyBatter, 2 inns	0.50	50%1/2																							1	0
K. MaphakaBowler, 2 inns	0.50	50%1/2									0	1
V. PhilanderBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2																																							0	0
D. PretoriusAll-rounder, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2																																							0	0
B. HendricksBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2																																							0	0

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South Africa Team Catches

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Avg6.85.6

Hit58%

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27 Oct 26

H Won176 runs

18 Oct 26

H Woninns

9 Oct 26

H Lost214 runs

11 Jun 25

H Won5 wkts

3 Jan 25

H Won10 wkts

26 Dec 24

H Won2 wkts

5 Dec 24

H Won109 runs

27 Nov 24

H Won233 runs

3 Jan 24

H Lost7 wkts

26 Dec 23

H Woninns

8 Mar 23

H Won284 runs

28 Feb 23

H Won87 runs

8 Apr 22

H Won332 runs

31 Mar 22

H Won220 runs

11 Jan 22

H Won7 wkts

3 Jan 22

H Won7 wkts

26 Dec 21

H Lost113 runs

3 Jan 21

H Won10 wkts

26 Dec 20

H Woninns

24 Jan 20

H Lost191 runs

South Africa Catches Match by Match

The last 20 Tests, innings by innings, and how often South Africa went over the line

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag	6.5+
Avg			6.8	5.6	58%
Australia (H)27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	1st	8	3
Australia (H)27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	2nd	5	6
Australia (H)18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	1st	8	7
Australia (H)18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	2nd	4	-
Australia (H)9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	1st	6	10
Australia (H)9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	2nd	4	8
Australia (H)11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	1st	6	5
Australia (H)11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	2nd	4	4
Pakistan (H)3 Jan 2025	Wby 10 wickets	1st	6	9
Pakistan (H)3 Jan 2025	Wby 10 wickets	2nd	7	0
Pakistan (H)26 Dec 2024	Wby 2 wickets	1st	9	8
Pakistan (H)26 Dec 2024	Wby 2 wickets	2nd	8	3
Sri Lanka (H)5 Dec 2024	Wby 109 runs	1st	7	5
Sri Lanka (H)5 Dec 2024	Wby 109 runs	2nd	7	5
Sri Lanka (H)27 Nov 2024	Wby 233 runs	1st	6	7
Sri Lanka (H)27 Nov 2024	Wby 233 runs	2nd	7	1
India (H)3 Jan 2024	Lby 7 wickets	1st	8	9
India (H)3 Jan 2024	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	2	10
India (H)26 Dec 2023	Wby an innings and 32 runs	1st	7	5
India (H)26 Dec 2023	Wby an innings and 32 runs	2nd	6	-
West Indies (H)8 Mar 2023	Wby 284 runs	1st	7	7
West Indies (H)8 Mar 2023	Wby 284 runs	2nd	4	8
West Indies (H)28 Feb 2023	Wby 87 runs	1st	8	5
West Indies (H)28 Feb 2023	Wby 87 runs	2nd	8	8
Bangladesh (H)8 Apr 2022	Wby 332 runs	1st	5	4
Bangladesh (H)8 Apr 2022	Wby 332 runs	2nd	6	2
Bangladesh (H)31 Mar 2022	Wby 220 runs	1st	6	4
Bangladesh (H)31 Mar 2022	Wby 220 runs	2nd	5	4
India (H)11 Jan 2022	Wby 7 wickets	1st	10	7
India (H)11 Jan 2022	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	10	2
India (H)3 Jan 2022	Wby 7 wickets	1st	10	7
India (H)3 Jan 2022	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	7	1
India (H)26 Dec 2021	Lby 113 runs	1st	9	6
India (H)26 Dec 2021	Lby 113 runs	2nd	9	5
Sri Lanka (H)3 Jan 2021	Wby 10 wickets	1st	9	8
Sri Lanka (H)3 Jan 2021	Wby 10 wickets	2nd	7	0
Sri Lanka (H)26 Dec 2020	Wby an innings and 45 runs	1st	5	7
Sri Lanka (H)26 Dec 2020	Wby an innings and 45 runs	2nd	6	-
England (H)24 Jan 2020	Lby 191 runs	1st	7	8
England (H)24 Jan 2020	Lby 191 runs	2nd	8	8

Bangladesh Catches Match by Match

South Africa's next opponent, their last 20 Tests

Bangladesh catches →

Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag
Avg			4.8	6.0
West Indies (H)WTC, 5 Nov	Ddrawn	1st	1	7
West Indies (H)WTC, 5 Nov	Ddrawn	2nd	4	1
West Indies (H)WTC, 28 Oct	Lby 8 wickets	1st	7	5
West Indies (H)WTC, 28 Oct	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	1	4
Afghanistan (A)TEST, 9 Oct	Ddrawn	1st	6	7
Afghanistan (A)TEST, 9 Oct	Ddrawn	2nd	8	5
Australia (A)WTC, 22 Aug	Lby an innings and 51 runs	1st	4	7
Australia (A)WTC, 22 Aug	Lby an innings and 51 runs	2nd	-	8
Australia (A)WTC, 13 Aug	Wby 9 wickets	1st	5	5
Australia (A)WTC, 13 Aug	Wby 9 wickets	2nd	4	0
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun	Lby an innings and 85 runs	1st	6	8
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun	Lby an innings and 85 runs	2nd	-	9
Pakistan (H)WTC, 16 May	Wby 78 runs	1st	9	7
Pakistan (H)WTC, 16 May	Wby 78 runs	2nd	8	7
Pakistan (H)WTC, 8 May	Wby 104 runs	1st	7	7
Pakistan (H)WTC, 8 May	Wby 104 runs	2nd	5	6
Ireland (H)TEST, 19 Nov 2025	Wby 217 runs	1st	4	6
Ireland (H)TEST, 19 Nov 2025	Wby 217 runs	2nd	3	2
Ireland (H)TEST, 11 Nov 2025	Wby an innings and 47 runs	1st	3	7
Ireland (H)TEST, 11 Nov 2025	Wby an innings and 47 runs	2nd	5	-
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 25 Jun 2025	Lby an innings and 78 runs	1st	5	7
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 25 Jun 2025	Lby an innings and 78 runs	2nd	-	5
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 17 Jun 2025	Ddrawn	1st	6	7
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 17 Jun 2025	Ddrawn	2nd	2	2
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 28 Apr 2025	Wby an innings and 106 runs	1st	5	5
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 28 Apr 2025	Wby an innings and 106 runs	2nd	6	-
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 20 Apr 2025	Lby 3 wickets	1st	6	8
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 20 Apr 2025	Lby 3 wickets	2nd	4	10
West Indies (A)WTC, 30 Nov 2024	Wby 101 runs	1st	5	8
West Indies (A)WTC, 30 Nov 2024	Wby 101 runs	2nd	3	8
West Indies (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2024	Lby 201 runs	1st	5	5
West Indies (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2024	Lby 201 runs	2nd	7	6
South Africa (H)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Lby an innings and 273 runs	1st	2	7
South Africa (H)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Lby an innings and 273 runs	2nd	-	8
South Africa (H)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Lby 7 wickets	1st	5	5
South Africa (H)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	2	6
India (A)WTC, 27 Sep 2024	Lby 7 wickets	1st	4	5
India (A)WTC, 27 Sep 2024	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	2	4
India (A)WTC, 19 Sep 2024	Lby 280 runs	1st	10	5
India (A)WTC, 19 Sep 2024	Lby 280 runs	2nd	3	8

South Africa Catches Lines

How often each line went over, last 20 Tests, an innings each

Line	Over	Under	Over %
4.5	35	5	88%
5.5	31	9	78%
6.5	23	17	58%
7.5	14	26	35%
8.5	7	33	18%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
10.5	28	9	76%
11.5	24	13	65%
12.5	16	21	43%
13.5	14	23	38%
14.5	12	25	32%

Catches Batting First and Chasing

South Africa's catches per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	10	9	12.4	10.4
Second	10	7	14.7	10.2

Test Catches Table

Catches per game, sides with 8+ Tests in the last two years

Side	P	For	Ag	Match
1South Africa	14	12.7	9.1	21.8
2Australia	21	12.1	10.0	22.1
3New Zealand	12	11.8	9.9	21.7
4England	20	11.5	9.9	21.4
5India	17	10.1	11.0	21.1
6Zimbabwe	13	9.5	9.7	19.2
7West Indies	18	9.3	9.7	19.0
8Pakistan	13	9.1	10.8	19.9
9Bangladesh	16	9.0	11.2	20.2
10Sri Lanka	10	8.3	11.5	19.8

South Africa Test Catches Questions

How many catches do South Africa take per innings in Tests?

South Africa have averaged 6.8 catches an innings over their last 20 Tests, since January 2020, against their opponents' 5.6, and their best was 10 in their first innings against India on 11 Jan 2022.

How often do South Africa go over 6.5 catches in an innings?

South Africa went over 6.5 catches in 23 of 40 innings over their last 20 Tests, since January 2020, 58% of the time, while averaging 6.8 an innings against their opponents' 5.6.

Who takes the most catches for South Africa?

Kyle Verreynne takes the most catches for South Africa over their last 20 Tests, since January 2020, with 46 in 24 innings at 1.92 an innings, ahead of Aiden Markram (27) and Quinton de Kock (25).

What is South Africa's highest catches in an innings in a recent Test?

South Africa's highest over their last 20 Tests, since January 2020, is 10 catches in their first innings against India on 11 Jan 2022 at Newlands, Cape Town, against their average of 6.8.

Do South Africa take more catches batting first or chasing?

Chasing brings South Africa more catches over their last 20 Tests, since January 2020: they average 12.4 catches batting first in 10 Tests, and 14.7 batting second in 10, a gap of 2.3 catches.

Last innings5v Australia (H)

Per innings6.8Last 20 Tests

Over 6.558%23 of last 40 innings

South Africa v Bangladesh Catches

Last 10 Tests each, per game

Per game	SA	BAN
Taken	12.1	9.0
Opponents took	8.9	10.8
Match	21.0	19.8

Over 12.5 SA catches

Hit in 5 of SA's last 10

Over 21.5 match catches

Hit in 4 of SA's last 10

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South Africa Catches Hit Leaders

Who reached the line most, last 20 Tests

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