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South Africa Test Fours Stats

How many fours South Africa hit, and who hits 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		22 Nov 25 A Won408 runs		14 Nov 25 A Won30 runs		20 Oct 25 A Won8 wkts		12 Oct 25 A Lost		6 Jul 25 A Woninns		28 Jun 25 A Won328 runs		11 Jun 25 H Won5 wkts
Player	Avg	Hit %	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
South Africa total	30.4		41	37	45	-	39	28	46	25	17	9	28	10	26	13	74	-	34	36	14	26
M. AckermanBatter, 3 inns	6.7	67%2/3	1294	880	038
W. MulderAll-rounder, 16 inns	6.4	31%5/16	02	10221	138		350	3110	218	569	351	130			341	03	49334		147	17206	044	550
L. PretoriusKeeper, 3 inns	6.0	67%2/3															787		11160	06
S. MuthusamyBatter, 4 inns	4.8	50%2/4							10206	-DNB			8155	-DNB	134	014	-DNB
A. MarkramBatter, 15 inns	4.6	47%7/15	10141	06	228		767	10237	581	384	548	023	462	845	137	011					06	14207
D. BedinghamKeeper, 10 inns	4.3	50%5/10	780	116	01		973	868									7101		03	439	6111	149
C. BoschAll-rounder, 4 inns	4.0	25%1/4	-DNB	-DNB							023	237					-DNB		10124	441
R. RickeltonKeeper, 15 inns	3.7	33%5/15	583	12219	551		03	012	582	464	422	123	126	229	9137	4145					323	18
M. JansenAll-rounder, 10 inns	3.5	50%5/10	771	08	9100		620	654	691	-DNB	03	016	126	-DNB							03	-DNB
T. BavumaBatter, 11 inns	3.4	27%3/11	03	1115	18334		027	018	592	011	011	4136									484	5134
T. de ZorziBatter, 11 inns	2.2	9%1/11							359	468	155	02	193	00	10171	047	230		016	335
D. BrevisBatter, 6 inns	2.2	17%1/6											04	-DNB	01	654	435		341	09
T. StubbsKeeper, 12 inns	1.92	17%2/12					366	012	4112	9180	174	018	6205	04	017	08					013	043
S. HarmerBowler, 11 inns	1.64	9%1/11	07	03	10157		475	03	017	-DNB	15	020	07	-DNB	236	129
K. VerreynneKeeper, 13 inns	1.62	15%2/13					220	03	5122	-DNB	236	116	029	-DNB	013	148	562		216	356	039	013
K. MaharajBowler, 9 inns	1.33	0%0/9					244	03	131	-DNB	03	03	353	-DNB					130	470	115	-DNB
M. BreetzkeBatter, 5 inns	1.20	20%1/5	012	5121	017														145	06
K. RabadaBowler, 7 inns	0.57	0%0/7	02	014	00								461	-DNB	09	02					06	-DNB
C C. YusufAll-rounder, 2 inns	3.0	50%1/2															-DNB		549	117
A. NortjeBowler, 2 inns	2.0	0%0/2			-DNB		326	14
P. SubrayenAll-rounder, 2 inns	0.50	0%0/2													011	18	-DNB
K. MaphakaBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2															-DNB		012	014
G. CoetzeeAll-rounder, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2	01	06
L. NgidiBowler, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1																			01	-DNB
L L. SenokwaneBatter, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1															036

A green cell reached the line. Each innings is its own column, the 1st then the 2nd. The line under a score is the balls faced; * not out; DNB did not bat.

South Africa Team Fours

Line30.5

Avg30.423.2

Hit44%

1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd

27 Oct 26

H Won176 runs

18 Oct 26

H Woninns

9 Oct 26

H Lost214 runs

22 Nov 25

A Won408 runs

14 Nov 25

A Won30 runs

20 Oct 25

A Won8 wkts

12 Oct 25

A Lost

6 Jul 25

A Woninns

28 Jun 25

A Won328 runs

11 Jun 25

H Won5 wkts

South Africa Fours Match by Match

The last 10 Tests, innings by innings, and how often South Africa went over the line

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag	30.5+
Avg			30.4	23.2	44%
Australia (H)WTC, 27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	1st	41	49
Australia (H)WTC, 27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	2nd	37	14
Australia (H)WTC, 18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	1st	45	11
Australia (H)WTC, 18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	2nd	-	35	-
Australia (H)WTC, 9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	1st	39	44
Australia (H)WTC, 9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	2nd	28	30
India (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025	Wby 408 runs	1st	46	18
India (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025	Wby 408 runs	2nd	25	10
India (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025	Wby 30 runs	1st	17	20
India (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025	Wby 30 runs	2nd	9	8
Pakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025	Wby 8 wickets	1st	28	24
Pakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	10	13
Pakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025	L	1st	26	28
Pakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025	L	2nd	13	20
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 236 runs	1st	74	15
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 236 runs	2nd	-	24	-
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025	Wby 328 runs	1st	34	29
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025	Wby 328 runs	2nd	36	26
Australia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	1st	14	28
Australia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	2nd	26	18

Bangladesh Fours Match by Match

South Africa's next opponent, their last 10 Tests

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag
Avg			27.9	30.3
West Indies (H)WTC, 5 Nov	Ddrawn	1st	40	37
West Indies (H)WTC, 5 Nov	Ddrawn	2nd	20	39
West Indies (H)WTC, 28 Oct	Lby 8 wickets	1st	24	26
West Indies (H)WTC, 28 Oct	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	11	20
Afghanistan (A)TEST, 9 Oct	Ddrawn	1st	29	23
Afghanistan (A)TEST, 9 Oct	Ddrawn	2nd	42	37
Australia (A)WTC, 22 Aug	Lby an innings and 51 runs	1st	9	27
Australia (A)WTC, 22 Aug	Lby an innings and 51 runs	2nd	10	-
Australia (A)WTC, 13 Aug	Wby 9 wickets	1st	40	20
Australia (A)WTC, 13 Aug	Wby 9 wickets	2nd	6	22
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun	Lby an innings and 85 runs	1st	21	45
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun	Lby an innings and 85 runs	2nd	25	-
Pakistan (H)WTC, 16 May	Wby 78 runs	1st	32	27
Pakistan (H)WTC, 16 May	Wby 78 runs	2nd	38	36
Pakistan (H)WTC, 8 May	Wby 104 runs	1st	45	47
Pakistan (H)WTC, 8 May	Wby 104 runs	2nd	22	18
Ireland (H)TEST, 19 Nov 2025	Wby 217 runs	1st	29	31
Ireland (H)TEST, 19 Nov 2025	Wby 217 runs	2nd	25	27
Ireland (H)TEST, 11 Nov 2025	Wby an innings and 47 runs	1st	62	31
Ireland (H)TEST, 11 Nov 2025	Wby an innings and 47 runs	2nd	-	32

South Africa Fours Lines

How often each line went over, last 10 Tests, an innings each

Line	Over	Under	Over %
24.5	13	5	72%
27.5	10	8	56%
30.5	8	10	44%
33.5	8	10	44%
36.5	6	12	33%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
45.5	11	7	61%
48.5	11	7	61%
51.5	10	8	56%
54.5	8	10	44%
57.5	7	11	39%

Fours Batting First and Chasing

South Africa's fours per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	6	6	60.7	43.2
Second	4	2	46.0	51.3

Test Fours Table

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

Side	P	For	Ag	Match
1New Zealand	12	63.8	55.1	119
2England	20	62.4	67.2	130
3India	17	57.5	54.7	112
4South Africa	14	57.3	50.1	107
5Sri Lanka	10	54.8	53.7	109
6Zimbabwe	13	51.2	54.6	106
7Bangladesh	16	50.8	51.0	102
8Australia	21	50.5	43.5	94.0
9Pakistan	13	48.8	52.6	101
10West Indies	18	44.2	51.6	95.8

South Africa Fours by Competition

Fours per game in each Test competition

Competition	P	W-L	For	Ag
ICC World Test Championship	8	6-2	50.5	46.3
Test Series	2	2-0	72.0	47.0

South Africa Test Fours Questions

How many fours do South Africa hit per innings in Tests?

South Africa have averaged 30.4 fours an innings over their last 10 Tests, their opponents 23.2.

How often do South Africa go over 30.5 fours in an innings?

South Africa went over 30.5 fours in 8 of their last 18 innings.

Who hits the most fours for South Africa?

Over South Africa's last 10 Tests: Wiaan Mulder (103 in 16 innings, 6.4 an innings), Aiden Markram (69 in 15 innings, 4.6 an innings), Ryan Rickelton (56 in 15 innings, 3.7 an innings).

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

74 in their first innings against Zimbabwe on 6 Jul 2025 at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.

Do South Africa hit more fours batting first or chasing?

Batting first South Africa average 60.7 fours (6 Tests); batting second 46.0 (4).

Last innings37v Australia (H)

Per innings30.4Last 10 Tests

Over 30.544%8 of last 18 innings

South Africa v Bangladesh Fours

Last 10 Tests each, per game

Per game	SA	BAN
Hit	54.8	53.0
Conceded	46.4	54.5
Match	101	108

Over 54.5 SA fours

Hit in 5 of SA's last 10

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Hit in 4 of SA's last 10

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South Africa Fours Hit Leaders

Who reached the line most, last 10 Tests

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