South Africa Stats
South Africa Test Cricket Stats
South Africa Tests game by game, and how the opposition did in each
Updated , after the Australia game
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| Runs | 237252 | 489201 | 260140 | 159189 | 15393 | 404333 | 73138 | 269378 | 183167 | 626170 | -220 | 418251 | 369208 | 577159 | -143 | 308106 | 106307 | 160144 | 246222 | 357233 | 173201 | 242211 | 235269 | 162511 | 247179 | 255475 | 106 | 189575 | 204 | 152218 | 9935 | 118158 | 169130 | 151415 | 179 | 326165 | -149 | 364293 | 354227 | 95482 | 111 | 298149 | 174165 | 32297 | -162 | 201272 | 274298 | 220378 | 24590 | 162497 | 133 | 275601 | 189 | 431502 | 191323 | 124338 | 290275 | 126287 | 73190 |
| Wickets | 8.79.1 | 1010 | 105 | 1010 | 1010 | 1010 | 102 | 1010 | 1010 | 105 | 10 | 109 | 1010 | 106 | 10 | 1010 | 103 | 1010 | 1010 | 1010 | 53 | 1010 | 310 | 1010 | 410 | 410 | -2 | 810 | -10 | 1010 | 410 | 1010 | 110 | 910 | -10 | 1010 | 10 | 1010 | 109 | 1010 | -10 | 1010 | 1010 | 1010 | 10 | 1010 | 1010 | 1010 | 310 | 910 | -10 | 510 | -10 | 710 | 410 | 1010 | 510 | 1010 | 1010 |
| Run rate | 3.203.40 | 3.22.4 | 3.32.2 | 2.93.0 | 2.82.7 | 3.42.9 | 5.82.8 | 3.23.4 | 3.03.6 | 5.54.0 | -2.8 | 4.63.7 | 4.53.1 | 4.03.5 | -3.3 | 3.52.6 | 4.83.4 | 3.03.4 | 3.13.4 | 3.02.5 | 6.03.6 | 2.52.7 | 3.42.9 | 2.23.6 | 3.14.2 | 2.43.6 | 2.5 | 2.84.0 | 3.0 | 3.14.3 | 2.64.5 | 3.34.4 | 3.05.8 | 2.83.9 | 2.1 | 3.73.7 | -4.0 | 2.73.7 | 3.52.4 | 1.94.1 | 2.7 | 2.62.8 | 3.32.8 | 3.32.4 | -2.5 | 3.12.4 | 3.02.9 | 3.23.2 | 2.43.9 | 2.94.3 | 2.8 | 2.63.8 | 2.8 | 3.33.7 | 3.04.8 | 3.63.2 | 3.33.4 | 2.33.7 | 2.53.3 |
| Sixes | 2.73.1 | 123 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 83 | 11 | 47 | 21 | 83 | -3 | 111 | 52 | 172 | -7 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 53 | 31 | 04 | 32 | 09 | 32 | 54 | 0 | 06 | 1 | 11 | 00 | 10 | 10 | 04 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 04 | 52 | 03 | 0 | 00 | 21 | 70 | -3 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 00 | 213 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 714 | 314 | 10 | 22 | 01 | 22 |
| Fours | 24.826.7 | 4618 | 2510 | 1720 | 98 | 2824 | 1013 | 2628 | 1320 | 7415 | -24 | 3429 | 3626 | 3612 | -7 | 3112 | 1530 | 1517 | 2424 | 3523 | 1420 | 3620 | 2628 | 2454 | 3015 | 2054 | 11 | 2155 | 19 | 1427 | 142 | 1123 | 2217 | 1339 | 13 | 4019 | -11 | 4636 | 4029 | 955 | 13 | 2215 | 1519 | 3310 | -17 | 2737 | 3638 | 3038 | 2516 | 2057 | 19 | 4275 | 22 | 5557 | 2731 | 1241 | 2931 | 1125 | 418 |
| Catches | 5.55.2 | 106 | 72 | 62 | 73 | 55 | 41 | 58 | 43 | 83 | 6 | 68 | 85 | 72 | 8 | 55 | 62 | 53 | 55 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 28 | 65 | 28 | 46 | -1 | 57 | -4 | 98 | 46 | 77 | 04 | 66 | -7 | 48 | 6 | 88 | 67 | 89 | -6 | 88 | 98 | 810 | 5 | 83 | 56 | 45 | 16 | 53 | -4 | 24 | -7 | 54 | 12 | 87 | 34 | 74 | 45 |
South Africa Test Game by Game
Runs, the last 29 Tests, newest on the left
South Africa Test Results
The last 29 Tests, newest first: 12 won
South Africa Test Splits
The last 29 Tests: home and away, batting first or chasing, the toss, competition, opponent, ground and year, and runs a game (first innings)
| Venue | P | W-L | Win % | Runs | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 29 | 12-15 | 41% | 275 | 303 |
| Innings | P | W-L | Win % | Runs | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 16 | 8-7 | 50% | 288 | 264 |
| Batting second | 13 | 4-8 | 31% | 259 | 351 |
| Toss | P | W-L | Win % | Runs | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won the toss | 12 | 7-4 | 58% | 302 | 263 |
| Lost the toss | 17 | 5-11 | 29% | 256 | 332 |
| Competition | P | W-L | Win % | Runs | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ICC World Test Championship
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23 | 8-13 | 35% | 264 | 326 |
 Test Series
|
6 | 4-2 | 67% | 319 | 215 |
| Opponent | P | W-L | Win % | Runs | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 India
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5 | 2-3 | 40% | 303 | 398 |
 West Indies
|
4 | 3-0 | 75% | 284 | 156 |
 Pakistan
|
4 | 1-3 | 25% | 274 | 340 |
 New Zealand
|
4 | 1-3 | 25% | 216 | 374 |
 England
|
3 | 1-2 | 33% | 198 | 246 |
 Australia
|
3 | 0-2 | 0% | 199 | 423 |
 Zimbabwe
|
2 | 2-0 | 100% | 522 | 211 |
 Bangladesh
|
2 | 2-0 | 100% | 443 | 133 |
 Sri Lanka
|
2 | 0-2 | 0% | 125 | 313 |
| Ground | P | W-L | Win % | Runs | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 2 | 2-0 | 100% | 522 | 211 |
| Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet | 2 | 2-0 | 100% | 310 | 123 |
| Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 2 | 1-1 | 50% | 303 | 303 |
| Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 2 | 1-1 | 50% | 230 | 388 |
| Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati | 1 | 1-0 | 100% | 489 | 201 |
| Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 1 | 1-0 | 100% | 159 | 189 |
| Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium, Chittagong | 1 | 1-0 | 100% | 577 | 159 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka | 1 | 1-0 | 100% | 308 | 106 |
| Providence Stadium, Providence | 1 | 1-0 | 100% | 160 | 144 |
| Lord's, London | 1 | 1-0 | 100% | 326 | 165 |
| Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 269 | 378 |
| Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 357 | 233 |
| Seddon Park, Hamilton | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 242 | 211 |
| Bay Oval, Mount Maunganu | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 162 | 511 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 255 | 475 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground, Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 189 | 575 |
| The Gabba, Brisbane | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 152 | 218 |
| Kennington Oval, London | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 118 | 158 |
| Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 151 | 415 |
| National Stadium, Karachi | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 220 | 378 |
| JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 162 | 497 |
| Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 275 | 601 |
| Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Pothanamallayapalam, Visakhapatnam | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 431 | 502 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 124 | 338 |
| Galle International Stadium, Galle | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 126 | 287 |
| Year | P | W-L | Win % | Runs | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 5-1 | 83% | 394 | 254 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3-2 | 50% | 301 | 227 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 255 | 475 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2-5 | 29% | 199 | 329 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2-2 | 50% | 260 | 224 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0-3 | 0% | 289 | 533 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 125 | 313 |
Test Sides
International sides with 8+ Tests in the last two years, by win rate
| Side | P | Win % | Runs | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1South Africa |
14 | 86% | 277 | 238 |
| 2New Zealand |
12 | 67% | 319 | 232 |
| 3Australia |
21 | 67% | 218 | 231 |
| 4England |
20 | 50% | 321 | 263 |
| 5Bangladesh |
16 | 44% | 291 | 242 |
| 6India |
17 | 41% | 300 | 252 |
| 7West Indies |
18 | 28% | 259 | 275 |
| 8Zimbabwe |
13 | 23% | 237 | 388 |
| 9Pakistan |
13 | 23% | 224 | 252 |
| 10Sri Lanka |
10 | 10% | 296 | 392 |
South Africa Test Questions
What is South Africa's average Test first-innings score?
South Africa's first innings have averaged 275 runs over their last 29 Tests, since July 2018, against their opponents' 303; their highest was 626 against Zimbabwe on 6 Jul 2025, and their lowest 95 against New Zealand on 16 Feb 2022.
What is South Africa's Test record?
South Africa have won 12 and lost 15 with 2 drawn or tied of their last 29 Tests, since July 2018, a 41% win rate, and their latest Test was a win against India on 22 Nov 2025.
Do South Africa do better batting first or chasing in Tests?
Batting first has suited South Africa better than chasing over their last 29 Tests, since July 2018: they have won 8 of 16 batting first, averaging 288, and 4 of 13 batting second, averaging 259.
Who has scored the most Test runs for South Africa recently?
Wiaan Mulder has the most Test runs for South Africa over their last 29 Tests, since July 2018, with 1018 in 14 matches, ahead of Kyle Verreynne (878) and Aiden Markram (854).
Who has taken the most Test wickets for South Africa recently?
Keshav Maharaj has the most Test wickets for South Africa over their last 29 Tests, since July 2018, with 95 in 22 matches, ahead of Kagiso Rabada (92) and Anrich Nortje (35).
When do South Africa play their next Test?
South Africa play their next Test against Bangladesh at home in the ICC World Test Championship on Sunday 15 November 2026, 08:00 (UK time); their latest was a win against India on 22 Nov 2025, and they have won 12 of their last 29 Tests, since July 2018.