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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 %	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		29 Oct 24 A Woninns		21 Oct 24 A Won7 wkts		15 Aug 24 A Won40 runs		7 Aug 24 A Drew
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	27.1		46	25	17	9	28	10	26	13	74	-	34	36	36	-	31	15	15	24	35	14
W. MulderAll-rounder, 14 inns	7.4	36%5/14	218	569	351	130			341	03	49334		147	17206	8150		8112	-DNB	02	271	485	-DNB
L. PretoriusKeeper, 3 inns	6.0	67%2/3									787		11160	06
S. MuthusamyBatter, 5 inns	4.8	60%3/5	10206	-DNB			8155	-DNB	134	014	-DNB				575
C. BoschAll-rounder, 4 inns	4.0	25%1/4			023	237					-DNB		10124	441
T. de ZorziBatter, 18 inns	3.5	28%5/18	359	468	155	02	193	00	10171	047	230		016	335	12269		472	752	010	572	7145	460
R. RickeltonKeeper, 12 inns	3.1	17%2/12	582	464	422	123	126	229	9137	4145					141		449	03			249	-DNB
T. StubbsKeeper, 15 inns	3.1	27%4/15	4112	9180	174	018	6205	04	017	08					6198		427	437	365	175	248	650
A. MarkramBatter, 15 inns	3.0	27%4/15	581	384	548	023	462	845	137	011					255		17	427	130	6108	134	448
K. VerreynneKeeper, 14 inns	3.0	36%5/14	5122	-DNB	236	116	029	-DNB	013	148	562		216	356	03		8144	-DNB	233	878	587	-DNB
D. BrevisBatter, 6 inns	2.2	17%1/6					04	-DNB	01	654	435		341	09
T. BavumaBatter, 8 inns	2.1	25%2/8	592	011	011	4136													02	118	7182	017
D. BedinghamKeeper, 9 inns	2.1	11%1/9									7101		03	439	278		025	013	354	010	345	-DNB
D. PiedtBowler, 3 inns	2.0	0%0/3															287	-DNB	460	021
M. JansenAll-rounder, 4 inns	1.75	25%1/4	691	-DNB	03	016	126	-DNB
K. RabadaBowler, 7 inns	1.29	0%0/7					461	-DNB	09	02					-DNB		05	-DNB	010	123	432	-DNB
K. MaharajBowler, 10 inns	0.90	0%0/10	131	-DNB	03	03	353	-DNB					130	470	-DNB		01	-DNB	02	02	01	-DNB
S. HarmerBowler, 6 inns	0.67	0%0/6	017	-DNB	15	020	07	-DNB	236	129
M. BreetzkeBatter, 3 inns	0.33	0%0/3											145	06			04	-DNB
C C. YusufAll-rounder, 2 inns	3.0	50%1/2									-DNB		549	117
N. BurgerBowler, 2 inns	1.00	0%0/2																	256	06
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
L. NgidiBowler, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1																			04	-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

Line27.5

Avg27.119.0

Hit44%

1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd

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

29 Oct 24

A Woninns

21 Oct 24

A Won7 wkts

15 Aug 24

A Won40 runs

7 Aug 24

A Drew

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	27.5+
Avg			27.1	19.0	44%
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
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Wby an innings and 273 runs	1st	36	12
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Wby an innings and 273 runs	2nd	-	7	-
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Wby 7 wickets	1st	31	12
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	15	30
West Indies (A)WTC, 15 Aug 2024	Wby 40 runs	1st	15	17
West Indies (A)WTC, 15 Aug 2024	Wby 40 runs	2nd	24	24
West Indies (A)WTC, 7 Aug 2024	Ddrawn	1st	35	23
West Indies (A)WTC, 7 Aug 2024	Ddrawn	2nd	14	20

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 %
21.5	11	7	61%
24.5	10	8	56%
27.5	8	10	44%
30.5	7	11	39%
33.5	6	12	33%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
39.5	11	7	61%
42.5	11	7	61%
45.5	9	9	50%
48.5	7	11	39%
51.5	7	11	39%

Fours Batting First and Chasing

South Africa's fours per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	7	6	52.1	36.1
Second	3	2	41.0	42.3

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	6-1	43.0	35.8
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 27.1 fours an innings over their last 10 Tests, their opponents 19.0.

How often do South Africa go over 27.5 fours in an innings?

South Africa went over 27.5 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 14 innings, 7.4 an innings), Tony de Zorzi (63 in 18 innings, 3.5 an innings), Tristan Stubbs (46 in 15 innings, 3.1 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 52.1 fours (7 Tests); batting second 41.0 (3).

Last innings37v Australia (H)

Per innings27.1Last 10 Tests

Over 27.544%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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