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ICC World Test Championship - Sun 15 Nov, 08:00 Their catches Preview

South Africa Test Cricket Catches Stats

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

Updated , after the Australia game

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ICC World Test Championship 22 Nov 25 IndiaA Won408 runs
ICC World Test Championship 14 Nov 25 IndiaA Won30 runs
ICC World Test Championship 20 Oct 25 PakistanA Won8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 12 Oct 25 PakistanA Lost
Test Series 6 Jul 25 ZimbabweA Woninns
Test Series 28 Jun 25 ZimbabweA Won328 runs
ICC World Test Championship 29 Oct 24 BangladeshA Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 21 Oct 24 BangladeshA Won7 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 15 Aug 24 West IndiesA Won40 runs
ICC World Test Championship 7 Aug 24 West IndiesA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 12 Feb 24 New ZealandA Lost7 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 3 Feb 24 New ZealandA Lost281 runs
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jan 23 AustraliaA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 25 Dec 22 AustraliaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 17 Dec 22 AustraliaA Lost6 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 8 Sep 22 EnglandA Lost9 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 25 Aug 22 EnglandA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 17 Aug 22 EnglandA Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 24 Feb 22 New ZealandA Won198 runs
ICC World Test Championship 16 Feb 22 New ZealandA Lostinns
Test Series 18 Jun 21 West IndiesA Won158 runs
Test Series 10 Jun 21 West IndiesA Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 4 Feb 21 PakistanA Lost95 runs
ICC World Test Championship 26 Jan 21 PakistanA Lost7 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 19 Oct 19 IndiaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 10 Oct 19 IndiaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 2 Oct 19 IndiaA Lost203 runs
Test Series 20 Jul 18 Sri LankaA Lost199 runs
Test Series 12 Jul 18 Sri LankaA Lost278 runs
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South Africa total 5.5 10767545486687856554552624-5-94706-46868-898585415-2-518374
Kyle Verreynne South Africa K. VerreynneKeeper, 36 inns 1.36 75%27/36 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 3 3 0 2 2 0 0 0
Quinton de Kock South Africa Q. de KockKeeper, 16 inns 1.19 75%12/16 3 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 1
Aiden Markram South Africa A. MarkramBatter, 37 inns 0.97 62%23/37 5 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Wiaan Mulder South Africa W. MulderAll-rounder, 28 inns 0.75 54%15/28 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 0
N South Africa N. BrandAll-rounder, 4 inns 0.75 75%3/4 0 1 1 1
R South Africa R. de SwardtKeeper, 4 inns 0.75 50%2/4 1 0 2 0
Clyde Fortuin South Africa C. FortuinKeeper, 4 inns 0.75 50%2/4 2 0 1 0
Kwena Maphaka South Africa K. MaphakaBowler, 4 inns 0.75 50%2/4 2 0 1 0
Sarel Erwee South Africa S. ErweeBowler, 12 inns 0.58 50%6/12 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1
Dean Elgar South Africa D. ElgarBatter, 28 inns 0.57 50%14/28 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
Tony de Zorzi South Africa T. de ZorziBatter, 20 inns 0.55 45%9/20 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Marco Jansen South Africa M. JansenAll-rounder, 17 inns 0.53 53%9/17 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Faf du Plessis South Africa F. du PlessisBatter, 12 inns 0.50 42%5/12 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
Hashim Amla South Africa H. AmlaBatter, 4 inns 0.50 50%2/4 0 0 1 1
Raynard Van Tonder South Africa R. Van TonderBatter, 4 inns 0.50 25%1/4 2 0 0 0
C South Africa C. YusufAll-rounder, 4 inns 0.50 50%2/4 1 0 1 0
Rassie van der Dussen South Africa R. van der DussenBatter, 17 inns 0.47 41%7/17 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Keegan Petersen South Africa K. PetersenAll-rounder, 15 inns 0.47 40%6/15 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Senuran Muthusamy South Africa S. MuthusamyBatter, 13 inns 0.46 31%4/13 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Tristan Stubbs South Africa T. StubbsKeeper, 16 inns 0.44 38%6/16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2
Zubayr Hamza South Africa Z. HamzaBatter, 8 inns 0.38 38%3/8 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Dewald Brevis South Africa D. BrevisBatter, 8 inns 0.38 38%3/8 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Simon Harmer South Africa S. HarmerBowler, 12 inns 0.33 25%3/12 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Khaya Zondo South Africa K. ZondoBatter, 6 inns 0.33 33%2/6 0 1 1 0 0 0
Corbin Bosch South Africa C. BoschAll-rounder, 6 inns 0.33 33%2/6 0 1 0 0 0 1
Temba Bavuma South Africa T. BavumaBatter, 27 inns 0.30 26%7/27 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Theunis de Bruyn South Africa T. de BruynBatter, 7 inns 0.29 29%2/7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kagiso Rabada South Africa K. RabadaBowler, 40 inns 0.25 20%8/40 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
David Bedingham South Africa D. BedinghamKeeper, 16 inns 0.25 25%4/16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tshepo Moreki South Africa T. MorekiBowler, 4 inns 0.25 25%1/4 0 0 1 0
Lhuan-dre Pretorius South Africa L. PretoriusKeeper, 4 inns 0.25 25%1/4 0 0 0 1
Lungi Ngidi South Africa L. NgidiBowler, 17 inns 0.24 24%4/17 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Anrich Nortje South Africa A. NortjeBowler, 19 inns 0.21 16%3/19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Keshav Maharaj South Africa K. MaharajBowler, 42 inns 0.19 17%7/42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Rickelton South Africa R. RickeltonKeeper, 16 inns 0.13 13%2/16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dane Piedt South Africa D. PiedtBowler, 9 inns 0.11 11%1/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dane Paterson South Africa D. PatersonBowler, 6 inns 0.00 0%0/6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vernon Philander South Africa V. PhilanderBowler, 5 inns 0.00 0%0/5 0 0 0 0 0
George Linde South Africa G. LindeAll-rounder, 5 inns 0.00 0%0/5 0 0 0 0 0
Dale Steyn South Africa D. SteynBowler, 4 inns 0.00 0%0/4 0 0 0 0
Matthew Breetzke South Africa M. BreetzkeBatter, 4 inns 0.00 0%0/4 0 0 0 0
Prenelan Subrayen South Africa P. SubrayenAll-rounder, 4 inns 0.00 0%0/4 0 0 0 0
Duanne Olivier South Africa D. OlivierBowler, 3 inns 0.00 0%0/3 0 0 0
Heinrich Klaasen South Africa H. KlaasenKeeper, 2 inns 1.50 50%1/2 0 3
L South Africa L. SenokwaneBatter, 2 inns 1.00 50%1/2 0 2
Lutho Sipamla South Africa L. SipamlaBowler, 2 inns 0.50 50%1/2 0 1
Edward Moore South Africa E. MooreBatter, 2 inns 0.50 50%1/2 0 1
Tabraiz Shamsi South Africa T. ShamsiBowler, 2 inns 0.00 0%0/2 0 0
Shaun von Berg South Africa S. von BergAll-rounder, 2 inns 0.00 0%0/2 0 0
Nandre Burger South Africa N. BurgerBowler, 2 inns 0.00 0%0/2 0 0
Glenton Stuurman South Africa G. StuurmanBowler, 1 inns 0.00 0%0/1 0
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South Africa Team Catches

Line5.5
Avg5.55.2
Hit48%
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ICC World Test Championship 22 Nov 25 IndiaA Won408 runs
ICC World Test Championship 14 Nov 25 IndiaA Won30 runs
ICC World Test Championship 20 Oct 25 PakistanA Won8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 12 Oct 25 PakistanA Lost
Test Series 6 Jul 25 ZimbabweA Woninns
Test Series 28 Jun 25 ZimbabweA Won328 runs
ICC World Test Championship 29 Oct 24 BangladeshA Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 21 Oct 24 BangladeshA Won7 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 15 Aug 24 West IndiesA Won40 runs
ICC World Test Championship 7 Aug 24 West IndiesA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 12 Feb 24 New ZealandA Lost7 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 3 Feb 24 New ZealandA Lost281 runs
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jan 23 AustraliaA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 25 Dec 22 AustraliaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 17 Dec 22 AustraliaA Lost6 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 8 Sep 22 EnglandA Lost9 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 25 Aug 22 EnglandA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 17 Aug 22 EnglandA Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 24 Feb 22 New ZealandA Won198 runs
ICC World Test Championship 16 Feb 22 New ZealandA Lostinns
Test Series 18 Jun 21 West IndiesA Won158 runs
Test Series 10 Jun 21 West IndiesA Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 4 Feb 21 PakistanA Lost95 runs
ICC World Test Championship 26 Jan 21 PakistanA Lost7 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 19 Oct 19 IndiaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 10 Oct 19 IndiaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 2 Oct 19 IndiaA Lost203 runs
Test Series 20 Jul 18 Sri LankaA Lost199 runs
Test Series 12 Jul 18 Sri LankaA Lost278 runs

South Africa Catches Match by Match

The last 29 Tests, innings by innings, and how often South Africa went over the line

Line5.5
OpponentResultInnsForAg 5.5+
Avg 5.55.2 48%
IndiaIndia (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025 Wby 408 runs 1st 106
2nd 72
IndiaIndia (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025 Wby 30 runs 1st 62
2nd 73
PakistanPakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025 Wby 8 wickets 1st 55
2nd 41
PakistanPakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025 L 1st 58
2nd 43
ZimbabweZimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025 Wby an innings and 236 runs 1st 83
2nd 6-
ZimbabweZimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025 Wby 328 runs 1st 68
2nd 85
BangladeshBangladesh (A)WTC, 29 Oct 2024 Wby an innings and 273 runs 1st 72
2nd 8-
BangladeshBangladesh (A)WTC, 21 Oct 2024 Wby 7 wickets 1st 55
2nd 62
West IndiesWest Indies (A)WTC, 15 Aug 2024 Wby 40 runs 1st 53
2nd 55
West IndiesWest Indies (A)WTC, 7 Aug 2024 Ddrawn 1st 46
2nd 52
New ZealandNew Zealand (A)WTC, 12 Feb 2024 Lby 7 wickets 1st 57
2nd 28
New ZealandNew Zealand (A)WTC, 3 Feb 2024 Lby 281 runs 1st 65
2nd 28
AustraliaAustralia (A)WTC, 3 Jan 2023 Ddrawn 1st 46
2nd -1 -
AustraliaAustralia (A)WTC, 25 Dec 2022 Lby an innings and 182 runs 1st 57
2nd -4 -
AustraliaAustralia (A)WTC, 17 Dec 2022 Lby 6 wickets 1st 98
2nd 46
EnglandEngland (A)WTC, 8 Sep 2022 Lby 9 wickets 1st 77
2nd 04
EnglandEngland (A)WTC, 25 Aug 2022 Lby an innings and 85 runs 1st 66
2nd -7 -
EnglandEngland (A)WTC, 17 Aug 2022 Wby an innings and 12 runs 1st 48
2nd 6-
New ZealandNew Zealand (A)WTC, 24 Feb 2022 Wby 198 runs 1st 88
2nd 67
New ZealandNew Zealand (A)WTC, 16 Feb 2022 Lby an innings and 276 runs 1st 89
2nd -6 -
West IndiesWest Indies (A)TEST, 18 Jun 2021 Wby 158 runs 1st 88
2nd 98
West IndiesWest Indies (A)TEST, 10 Jun 2021 Wby an innings and 63 runs 1st 810
2nd 5-
PakistanPakistan (A)WTC, 4 Feb 2021 Lby 95 runs 1st 83
2nd 56
PakistanPakistan (A)WTC, 26 Jan 2021 Lby 7 wickets 1st 45
2nd 16
IndiaIndia (A)WTC, 19 Oct 2019 Lby an innings and 202 runs 1st 53
2nd -4 -
IndiaIndia (A)WTC, 10 Oct 2019 Lby an innings and 137 runs 1st 24
2nd -7 -
IndiaIndia (A)WTC, 2 Oct 2019 Lby 203 runs 1st 54
2nd 12
Sri LankaSri Lanka (A)TEST, 20 Jul 2018 Lby 199 runs 1st 87
2nd 34
Sri LankaSri Lanka (A)TEST, 12 Jul 2018 Lby 278 runs 1st 74
2nd 45

Bangladesh Catches Match by Match

South Africa's next opponent, their last 40 Tests

Bangladesh catches →
OpponentResultInnsForAg
Avg 4.55.7
West IndiesWest Indies (H)WTC, 5 Nov Ddrawn 1st 17
2nd 41
West IndiesWest Indies (H)WTC, 28 Oct Lby 8 wickets 1st 75
2nd 14
AfghanistanAfghanistan (A)TEST, 9 Oct Ddrawn 1st 67
2nd 85
AustraliaAustralia (A)WTC, 22 Aug Lby an innings and 51 runs 1st 47
2nd -8
AustraliaAustralia (A)WTC, 13 Aug Wby 9 wickets 1st 55
2nd 40
ZimbabweZimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun Lby an innings and 85 runs 1st 68
2nd -9
PakistanPakistan (H)WTC, 16 May Wby 78 runs 1st 97
2nd 87
PakistanPakistan (H)WTC, 8 May Wby 104 runs 1st 77
2nd 56
IrelandIreland (H)TEST, 19 Nov 2025 Wby 217 runs 1st 46
2nd 32
IrelandIreland (H)TEST, 11 Nov 2025 Wby an innings and 47 runs 1st 37
2nd 5-
Sri LankaSri Lanka (A)WTC, 25 Jun 2025 Lby an innings and 78 runs 1st 57
2nd -5
Sri LankaSri Lanka (A)WTC, 17 Jun 2025 Ddrawn 1st 67
2nd 22
ZimbabweZimbabwe (H)TEST, 28 Apr 2025 Wby an innings and 106 runs 1st 55
2nd 6-
ZimbabweZimbabwe (H)TEST, 20 Apr 2025 Lby 3 wickets 1st 68
2nd 410
West IndiesWest Indies (A)WTC, 30 Nov 2024 Wby 101 runs 1st 58
2nd 38
West IndiesWest Indies (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2024 Lby 201 runs 1st 55
2nd 76
South AfricaSouth Africa (H)WTC, 29 Oct 2024 Lby an innings and 273 runs 1st 27
2nd -8
South AfricaSouth Africa (H)WTC, 21 Oct 2024 Lby 7 wickets 1st 55
2nd 26
IndiaIndia (A)WTC, 27 Sep 2024 Lby 7 wickets 1st 45
2nd 24
IndiaIndia (A)WTC, 19 Sep 2024 Lby 280 runs 1st 105
2nd 38
PakistanPakistan (H)WTC, 30 Aug 2024 Wby 6 wickets 1st 45
2nd 93
PakistanPakistan (A)WTC, 21 Aug 2024 Wby 10 wickets 1st 57
2nd 50
Sri LankaSri Lanka (H)WTC, 30 Mar 2024 Lby 192 runs 1st 33
2nd 46
Sri LankaSri Lanka (H)WTC, 22 Mar 2024 Lby 328 runs 1st 77
2nd 78
New ZealandNew Zealand (H)WTC, 6 Dec 2023 Lby 4 wickets 1st 87
2nd 36
New ZealandNew Zealand (H)WTC, 28 Nov 2023 Wby 150 runs 1st 68
2nd 74
AfghanistanAfghanistan (H)TEST, 14 Jun 2023 Wby 546 runs 1st 88
2nd 73
IrelandIreland (H)TEST, 4 Apr 2023 Wby 7 wickets 1st 35
2nd 52
IndiaIndia (H)WTC, 22 Dec 2022 Lby 3 wickets 1st 58
2nd 23
IndiaIndia (H)WTC, 14 Dec 2022 Lby 188 runs 1st 25
2nd 25
West IndiesWest Indies (A)WTC, 24 Jun 2022 Lby 10 wickets 1st 56
2nd 06
West IndiesWest Indies (A)WTC, 16 Jun 2022 Lby 7 wickets 1st 58
2nd 27
Sri LankaSri Lanka (H)WTC, 23 May 2022 Lby 10 wickets 1st 56
2nd 05
Sri LankaSri Lanka (H)WTC, 15 May 2022 Ddrawn 1st 46
2nd 3-
South AfricaSouth Africa (A)WTC, 8 Apr 2022 Lby 332 runs 1st 45
2nd 26
South AfricaSouth Africa (A)WTC, 31 Mar 2022 Lby 220 runs 1st 46
2nd 45
New ZealandNew Zealand (A)WTC, 8 Jan 2022 Lby an innings and 117 runs 1st 55
2nd -9
New ZealandNew Zealand (A)WTC, 31 Dec 2021 Wby 8 wickets 1st 86
2nd 42
PakistanPakistan (H)WTC, 4 Dec 2021 Lby an innings and 8 runs 1st 15
2nd -3
PakistanPakistan (H)WTC, 26 Nov 2021 Lby 8 wickets 1st 26
2nd 05

South Africa Catches Lines

How often each line went over, last 29 Tests, an innings each

LineOverUnderOver %
3.545787%
4.5371571%
5.5252748%
6.5173533%
7.5124023%
LineOverUnderOver %
8.5361275%
9.5311765%
10.5222646%
11.5173135%
12.5133527%

Catches Batting First and Chasing

South Africa's catches per game by when they batted

BattingPWForAg
First16810.910.5
Second1348.68.8

Test Catches Table

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

SidePForAgMatch
1South AfricaSouth Africa 1412.79.121.8
2AustraliaAustralia 2112.110.022.1
3New ZealandNew Zealand 1211.89.921.7
4EnglandEngland 2011.59.921.4
5IndiaIndia 1710.111.021.1
6ZimbabweZimbabwe 139.59.719.2
7West IndiesWest Indies 189.39.719.0
8PakistanPakistan 139.110.819.9
9BangladeshBangladesh 169.011.220.2
10Sri LankaSri Lanka 108.311.519.8

South Africa Catches by Competition

Catches per game in each Test competition

CompetitionPW-LForAg
ICC World Test ChampionshipICC World Test Championship238-139.09.6
Test SeriesTest Series64-213.310.3

South Africa Test Catches Questions

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

South Africa have averaged 5.5 catches an innings over their last 29 Tests, since July 2018, against their opponents' 5.2, and their best was 10 in their first innings against India on 22 Nov 2025.

How often do South Africa go over 5.5 catches in an innings?

South Africa went over 5.5 catches in 25 of 52 innings over their last 29 Tests, since July 2018, 48% of the time, while averaging 5.5 an innings against their opponents' 5.2.

Who takes the most catches for South Africa?

Kyle Verreynne takes the most catches for South Africa over their last 29 Tests, since July 2018, with 49 in 36 innings at 1.36 an innings, ahead of Aiden Markram (36) and Wiaan Mulder (21).

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

South Africa's highest over their last 29 Tests, since July 2018, is 10 catches in their first innings against India on 22 Nov 2025 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, against their average of 5.5.

Do South Africa take more catches batting first or chasing?

Batting first brings South Africa more catches over their last 29 Tests, since July 2018: they average 10.9 catches batting first in 16 Tests, and 8.6 batting second in 13, a gap of 2.3 catches.