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South Africa Test Runs Stats

How many runs South Africa score, and who scores the most, game by game

Updated 27 October 2026, after the Australia game

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Player Avg Hit %
ICC World Test Championship 27 Oct 26 AustraliaH Won176 runs
ICC World Test Championship 18 Oct 26 AustraliaH Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 9 Oct 26 AustraliaH Lost214 runs
ICC World Test Championship 11 Jun 25 AustraliaH Won5 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jan 25 PakistanH Won10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 26 Dec 24 PakistanH Won2 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 5 Dec 24 Sri LankaH Won109 runs
ICC World Test Championship 27 Nov 24 Sri LankaH Won233 runs
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jan 24 IndiaH Lost7 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 26 Dec 23 IndiaH Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 8 Mar 23 West IndiesH Won284 runs
ICC World Test Championship 28 Feb 23 West IndiesH Won87 runs
ICC World Test Championship 8 Apr 22 BangladeshH Won332 runs
ICC World Test Championship 31 Mar 22 BangladeshH Won220 runs
ICC World Test Championship 11 Jan 22 IndiaH Won7 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jan 22 IndiaH Won7 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 26 Dec 21 IndiaH Lost113 runs
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jan 21 Sri LankaH Won10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 26 Dec 20 Sri LankaH Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 24 Jan 20 EnglandH Lost191 runs
ICC World Test Championship 16 Jan 20 EnglandH Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jan 20 EnglandH Lost189 runs
ICC World Test Championship 26 Dec 19 EnglandH Won107 runs
Test Series 21 Feb 19 Sri LankaH Lost8 wkts
Test Series 13 Feb 19 Sri LankaH Lost1 wkt
Test Series 11 Jan 19 PakistanH Won107 runs
Test Series 3 Jan 19 PakistanH Won9 wkts
Test Series 26 Dec 18 PakistanH Won6 wkts
Test Series 24 Jan 18 IndiaH Lost63 runs
Test Series 13 Jan 18 IndiaH Won135 runs
Test Series 5 Jan 18 IndiaH Won72 runs
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South Africa total 257 329387425-2842061382826156130115035831719136655176408-32032134211645317636720421021222924319719130267621-18327420923722324828427222212823525926230343143223151194177335258286130
M. AckermanBatter, 3 inns 54.3 67%2/3 9594 6280 638
T. BavumaBatter, 42 inns 42.6 36%15/42 03 35115 179334 327 118 3684 66134 106179 -DNB 3174 4078 78109 66116 70117 113228 0*0 2864 172280 02 01 67162 3056 93190 422 2851 32*58 5160 23*45 52103 35*80 1930 -DNB 71125 628 2729 02 625 4766 316 89 2342 75162 -DNB 5387 13*10
R. RickeltonKeeper, 18 inns 40.9 17%3/18 4283 101219 3151 03 212 1623 68 259343 -DNB 810 05 101250 2445 2249 1029 4282 1218 2141 39*89
Q. de KockKeeper, 26 inns 38.7 35%9/26 3463 2128 1020 -DNB 1811 76116 3942 63139 326 2026 50107 95128 3437 8687 17 8094 5562 1838 129138 5978 -DNB 4553 -DNB 822 01 01 125 4340 89
D. ElgarBatter, 44 inns 37.6 30%13/44 415 1228 185287 4254 513 71118 18 7089 2629 67101 64102 316 3096 28120 96*188 12 77156 127163 31*27 95130 2664 2473 3574 1522 88180 3478 01 2227 613 217 04 3570 56 511 2030 24*39 2250 50123 440 86*240 3183 61121 03 2554
F. du PlessisBatter, 24 inns 35.3 25%6/24 815 -DNB 199276 329 3592 86 36123 114 1957 2980 2028 2560 50*70 3554 90182 103226 3*6 01 06 819 29 63142 48141 62104 05
A. de VilliersKeeper, 6 inns 35.2 33%2/6 519 613 2048 80121 6584 3550
A. MarkramBatter, 48 inns 35.0 27%13/48 78141 16 1128 3767 75237 06 136207 1740 14*13 89144 3763 2035 5575 911 4781 210 106103 517 96139 1856 115174 4758 822 1622 712 3138 1334 17 521 36*53 6894 2023 25 60116 1827 1127 2831 90124 2125 7896 -DNB 1219 02 28 47 94150 18 511 3443
K. PetersenAll-rounder, 13 inns 33.2 31%4/13 27 -DNB -DNB 1450 78 64124 1425 1936 3685 72166 82113 62118 2844 1522 1736
R. van der DussenBatter, 16 inns 29.6 25%4/16 2154 41*95 117 4092 318 1165 67127 -DNB 1542 07 98138 2441 1036 68187 17141 634 5167
H. AmlaBatter, 16 inns 28.9 31%5/16 01 3272 310 1635 4198 71144 2464 2*5 816 63*148 61121 52140 82153 110 310 415
S. ErweeBowler, 4 inns 28.5 0%0/4 2440 4166 41102 851
P. MalanBatter, 6 inns 26.0 17%1/6 1563 2251 1832 1279 517 84288
D. BedinghamKeeper, 18 inns 25.7 11%2/18 5080 1116 01 4973 4668 45111 21*49 519 47*30 3033 1414 619 3555 46 21*11 1217 1112 5687
M. JansenAll-rounder, 21 inns 23.2 19%4/21 5271 08 85100 2620 3554 03 -DNB 6254 -DNB 213 16*24 45 811 1321 -DNB 03 119 84*147 23*43 69 726 -DNB 2134 -DNB 1942 1314
S. HarmerBowler, 10 inns 21.6 10%1/10 0*7 13 82157 35*75 03 15 1959 2959 -DNB 38*73 1125
K. VerreynneKeeper, 19 inns 21.2 11%2/19 1320 13 1339 4*13 100147 -DNB 213 26 105*133 927 922 -DNB 1530 97 47 2248 39*30 2881 618 02 -DNB 2172 -DNB
W. MulderAll-rounder, 20 inns 20.5 5%1/20 02 115221 1338 3050 29110 644 2750 518 -DNB 9*12 1531 -DNB 1230 4271 3377 615 01 1142 1233 13 717 -DNB 3663
T. StubbsKeeper, 13 inns 18.9 8%1/13 3266 112 213 843 06 -DNB 928 110 418 47112 1638 122221 311 114
T. de BruynBatter, 6 inns 18.7 0%0/6 4982 717 1332 410 2971 1015
K. MaharajBowler, 35 inns 17.1 9%3/35 3444 1*3 715 -DNB 4035 -DNB 04 14*22 2435 -DNB 313 34 17 1024 8495 -DNB 1940 55 2545 -DNB 2129 -DNB 1219 819 28 -DNB 73106 03 71106 416 217 615 1116 05 617 2935 413 415 -DNB 1854 68 3547 1521
M. BreetzkeBatter, 3 inns 16.3 0%0/3 212 43121 417
V. PhilanderBowler, 19 inns 16.2 0%0/19 43 1011 2761 1347 17*58 851 3581 4668 422 1854 115 1433 1629 -DNB 3555 1018 06 2685 2335 010
Z. HamzaBatter, 8 inns 14.9 0%0/8 1014 212 512 1859 3972 416 4168 02 -DNB -DNB
T. de ZorziBatter, 13 inns 14.5 8%1/13 28 213 01 1938 49 1732 217 17 2862 85155 19 2869 01
H. KlaasenKeeper, 4 inns 14.0 0%0/4 1745 1438 2022 58
D. PretoriusAll-rounder, 6 inns 13.8 0%0/6 3773 28 48 021 3345 77
D. PatersonBowler, 7 inns 11.1 0%0/7 1216 -DNB 910 148 43 0*0 0*6 39*40
K. RabadaBowler, 41 inns 9.4 0%0/41 02 2*14 0*0 16 -DNB 6*10 -DNB 1315 31*26 2340 88 1523 -DNB 513 212 19 6*5 1610 815 10*23 1525 -DNB 06 -DNB 2545 04 18 1624 01 3*11 1224 16*12 2265 08 316 02 05 2162 1113 -DNB 1925 -DNB 3084 03 1134 429 2666 533
A. NortjeBowler, 14 inns 9.1 0%0/14 -DNB 1626 44 1411 47 1316 -DNB 03 616 410 18136 519 416 01 0*6 4089
G. CoetzeeAll-rounder, 8 inns 8.5 0%0/8 01 16 18 -DNB 1918 14 9*19 1712 2015
L. WilliamsBowler, 3 inns 8.3 0%0/3 1339 -DNB 1232 00
D. SteynBowler, 10 inns 7.3 0%0/10 3*11 04 1526 16 2*17 0*4 1310 -DNB 2323 -DNB 16*31 0*4
M. MorkelBowler, 6 inns 4.8 0%0/6 9*8 01 69 10*11 2*9 24
N. BurgerBowler, 3 inns 3.3 0%0/3 411 6*20 020
D. OlivierBowler, 13 inns 3.2 0%0/13 0*4 -DNB 1232 05 10*39 -DNB 1*12 -DNB 03 613 0*6 2*7 08 17 10*8 -DNB 0*3 -DNB
L. NgidiBowler, 13 inns 2.5 0%0/13 0*1 -DNB 0*0 810 317 -DNB 01 -DNB 0*1 01 14*18 -DNB 2*9 02 46 1*4 110
C. BoschAll-rounder, 2 inns 40.5 50%1/2 -DNB -DNB 81*93 01
A. PhehlukwayoAll-rounder, 2 inns 4.5 0%0/2 917 03
B. HendricksBowler, 2 inns 4.5 0%0/2 5*9 49
S. MuthusamyBatter, 2 inns 3.5 0%0/2 313 436
L. SipamlaBowler, 2 inns 2.5 0%0/2 519 -DNB 01
K. MaphakaBowler, 1 inns 0.00 0%0/1 02 -DNB
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 Runs

Line250.5
Avg257229
Hit47%
329
387
425
-
284
206
138
282
615
61
301
150
358
317
191
366
55
176
408
-
320
321
342
116
453
176
367
204
210
212
229
243
197
191
302
67
621
-
183
274
209
237
223
248
284
272
222
128
235
259
262
303
431
43
223
151
194
177
335
258
286
130
429
111
99
295
390
314
212
207
194
478
211
237
328
238
42
282
153
80
245
131
251
106
212
159
217
80
298
53
223
198
202
266
327
174
157
211
396
180
389
248
499
-
269
391
181
268
154
197
191
304
185
273
177
294
181
176
187
247
307
151
209
135
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ICC World Test Championship 27 Oct 26 AustraliaH Won176 runs
ICC World Test Championship 18 Oct 26 AustraliaH Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 9 Oct 26 AustraliaH Lost214 runs
ICC World Test Championship 11 Jun 25 AustraliaH Won5 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jan 25 PakistanH Won10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 26 Dec 24 PakistanH Won2 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 5 Dec 24 Sri LankaH Won109 runs
ICC World Test Championship 27 Nov 24 Sri LankaH Won233 runs
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jan 24 IndiaH Lost7 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 26 Dec 23 IndiaH Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 8 Mar 23 West IndiesH Won284 runs
ICC World Test Championship 28 Feb 23 West IndiesH Won87 runs
ICC World Test Championship 8 Apr 22 BangladeshH Won332 runs
ICC World Test Championship 31 Mar 22 BangladeshH Won220 runs
ICC World Test Championship 11 Jan 22 IndiaH Won7 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jan 22 IndiaH Won7 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 26 Dec 21 IndiaH Lost113 runs
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jan 21 Sri LankaH Won10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 26 Dec 20 Sri LankaH Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 24 Jan 20 EnglandH Lost191 runs
ICC World Test Championship 16 Jan 20 EnglandH Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jan 20 EnglandH Lost189 runs
ICC World Test Championship 26 Dec 19 EnglandH Won107 runs
Test Series 21 Feb 19 Sri LankaH Lost8 wkts
Test Series 13 Feb 19 Sri LankaH Lost1 wkt
Test Series 11 Jan 19 PakistanH Won107 runs
Test Series 3 Jan 19 PakistanH Won9 wkts
Test Series 26 Dec 18 PakistanH Won6 wkts
Test Series 24 Jan 18 IndiaH Lost63 runs
Test Series 13 Jan 18 IndiaH Won135 runs
Test Series 5 Jan 18 IndiaH Won72 runs

South Africa Runs Match by Match

The last 31 Tests, innings by innings, and how often South Africa went over the line

Line250.5
OpponentResultInnsForAg 250.5+
Avg 257229 47%
Australia (H)WTC, 27 Oct Wby 176 runs 1st 329429
2nd 387111
Australia (H)WTC, 18 Oct Wby an innings and 31 runs 1st 42599
2nd -295 -
Australia (H)WTC, 9 Oct Lby 214 runs 1st 284390
2nd 206314
Australia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025 Wby 5 wickets 1st 138212
2nd 282207
Pakistan (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2025 Wby 10 wickets 1st 615194
2nd 61478
Pakistan (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2024 Wby 2 wickets 1st 301211
2nd 150237
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 5 Dec 2024 Wby 109 runs 1st 358328
2nd 317238
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 27 Nov 2024 Wby 233 runs 1st 19142
2nd 366282
India (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2024 Lby 7 wickets 1st 55153
2nd 17680
India (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2023 Wby an innings and 32 runs 1st 408245
2nd -131 -
West Indies (H)WTC, 8 Mar 2023 Wby 284 runs 1st 320251
2nd 321106
West Indies (H)WTC, 28 Feb 2023 Wby 87 runs 1st 342212
2nd 116159
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 8 Apr 2022 Wby 332 runs 1st 453217
2nd 17680
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 31 Mar 2022 Wby 220 runs 1st 367298
2nd 20453
India (H)WTC, 11 Jan 2022 Wby 7 wickets 1st 210223
2nd 212198
India (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2022 Wby 7 wickets 1st 229202
2nd 243266
India (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2021 Lby 113 runs 1st 197327
2nd 191174
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2021 Wby 10 wickets 1st 302157
2nd 67211
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2020 Wby an innings and 45 runs 1st 621396
2nd -180 -
England (H)WTC, 24 Jan 2020 Lby 191 runs 1st 183389
2nd 274248
England (H)WTC, 16 Jan 2020 Lby an innings and 53 runs 1st 209499
2nd 237-
England (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2020 Lby 189 runs 1st 223269
2nd 248391
England (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2019 Wby 107 runs 1st 284181
2nd 272268
Sri Lanka (H)TEST, 21 Feb 2019 Lby 8 wickets 1st 222154
2nd 128197
Sri Lanka (H)TEST, 13 Feb 2019 Lby 1 wicket 1st 235191
2nd 259304
Pakistan (H)TEST, 11 Jan 2019 Wby 107 runs 1st 262185
2nd 303273
Pakistan (H)TEST, 3 Jan 2019 Wby 9 wickets 1st 431177
2nd 43294
Pakistan (H)TEST, 26 Dec 2018 Wby 6 wickets 1st 223181
2nd 151176
India (H)TEST, 24 Jan 2018 Lby 63 runs 1st 194187
2nd 177247
India (H)TEST, 13 Jan 2018 Wby 135 runs 1st 335307
2nd 258151
India (H)TEST, 5 Jan 2018 Wby 72 runs 1st 286209
2nd 130135

Bangladesh Runs Match by Match

South Africa's next opponent, their last 40 Tests

Bangladesh runs →
OpponentResultInnsForAg
Avg 246270
West Indies (H)WTC, 5 Nov Ddrawn 1st 386356
2nd 184398
West Indies (H)WTC, 28 Oct Lby 8 wickets 1st 272245
2nd 142170
Afghanistan (A)TEST, 9 Oct Ddrawn 1st 346240
2nd 372346
Australia (A)WTC, 22 Aug Lby an innings and 51 runs 1st 64210
2nd 95-
Australia (A)WTC, 13 Aug Wby 9 wickets 1st 410187
2nd 57284
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun Lby an innings and 85 runs 1st 140410
2nd 185-
Pakistan (H)WTC, 16 May Wby 78 runs 1st 278232
2nd 390358
Pakistan (H)WTC, 8 May Wby 104 runs 1st 413386
2nd 240163
Ireland (H)TEST, 19 Nov 2025 Wby 217 runs 1st 476265
2nd 297291
Ireland (H)TEST, 11 Nov 2025 Wby an innings and 47 runs 1st 587286
2nd -254
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 25 Jun 2025 Lby an innings and 78 runs 1st 247458
2nd 133-
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 17 Jun 2025 Ddrawn 1st 495485
2nd 28572
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 28 Apr 2025 Wby an innings and 106 runs 1st 444227
2nd -111
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 20 Apr 2025 Lby 3 wickets 1st 191273
2nd 255174
West Indies (A)WTC, 30 Nov 2024 Wby 101 runs 1st 164146
2nd 268185
West Indies (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2024 Lby 201 runs 1st 269450
2nd 132152
South Africa (H)WTC, 29 Oct 2024 Lby an innings and 273 runs 1st 159577
2nd 143-
South Africa (H)WTC, 21 Oct 2024 Lby 7 wickets 1st 106308
2nd 307106
India (A)WTC, 27 Sep 2024 Lby 7 wickets 1st 233285
2nd 14698
India (A)WTC, 19 Sep 2024 Lby 280 runs 1st 149376
2nd 234287
Pakistan (H)WTC, 30 Aug 2024 Wby 6 wickets 1st 262274
2nd 185172
Pakistan (A)WTC, 21 Aug 2024 Wby 10 wickets 1st 565448
2nd 30146
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 30 Mar 2024 Lby 192 runs 1st 178531
2nd 318157
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 22 Mar 2024 Lby 328 runs 1st 188280
2nd 182418
New Zealand (H)WTC, 6 Dec 2023 Lby 4 wickets 1st 172180
2nd 144139
New Zealand (H)WTC, 28 Nov 2023 Wby 150 runs 1st 310317
2nd 338181
Afghanistan (H)TEST, 14 Jun 2023 Wby 546 runs 1st 382146
2nd 425115
Ireland (H)TEST, 4 Apr 2023 Wby 7 wickets 1st 369214
2nd 138292
India (H)WTC, 22 Dec 2022 Lby 3 wickets 1st 227314
2nd 231145
India (H)WTC, 14 Dec 2022 Lby 188 runs 1st 150404
2nd 324258
West Indies (A)WTC, 24 Jun 2022 Lby 10 wickets 1st 234408
2nd 18613
West Indies (A)WTC, 16 Jun 2022 Lby 7 wickets 1st 103265
2nd 24588
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 23 May 2022 Lby 10 wickets 1st 365506
2nd 16929
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 15 May 2022 Ddrawn 1st 465397
2nd -260
South Africa (A)WTC, 8 Apr 2022 Lby 332 runs 1st 217453
2nd 80176
South Africa (A)WTC, 31 Mar 2022 Lby 220 runs 1st 298367
2nd 53204
New Zealand (A)WTC, 8 Jan 2022 Lby an innings and 117 runs 1st 126521
2nd 278-
New Zealand (A)WTC, 31 Dec 2021 Wby 8 wickets 1st 458328
2nd 42169
Pakistan (H)WTC, 4 Dec 2021 Lby an innings and 8 runs 1st 87300
2nd 205-
Pakistan (H)WTC, 26 Nov 2021 Lby 8 wickets 1st 330286
2nd 157203

South Africa Runs Lines

How often each line went over, last 31 Tests, an innings each

LineOverUnderOver %
200.5411869%
225.5332656%
250.5283147%
275.5233639%
300.5194032%
LineOverUnderOver %
450.5332557%
475.5312753%
500.5273147%
525.5213736%
550.5193933%

Runs Batting First and Chasing

South Africa's runs per game by when they batted

BattingPWForAg
First1613317216
Second159277271

Test Runs Table

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

SidePForAgMatch
1England 20321263584
2New Zealand 12319232551
3India 17300252552
4Sri Lanka 10296392688
5Bangladesh 16291242532
6South Africa 14277238515
7West Indies 18259275534
8Zimbabwe 13237388625
9Pakistan 13224252476
10Australia 21218231449

South Africa Runs by Competition

Runs per game in each Test competition

CompetitionPW-LForAg
ICC World Test Championship2317-6306258
Test Series85-3274199

South Africa Test Runs Questions

How many runs do South Africa score per innings in Tests?

South Africa have averaged 257 runs an innings over their last 31 Tests, their opponents 229.

How often do South Africa go over 250.5 runs in an innings?

South Africa went over 250.5 runs in 28 of their last 59 innings.

Who scores the most runs for South Africa?

Over South Africa's last 31 Tests: Temba Bavuma (1790 in 42 innings, 42.6 an innings), Aiden Markram (1680 in 48 innings, 35.0 an innings), Dean Elgar (1655 in 44 innings, 37.6 an innings).

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

621 in their first innings against Sri Lanka on 26 Dec 2020 at SuperSport Park, Centurion.

Do South Africa score more runs batting first or chasing?

Batting first South Africa average 317 runs (16 Tests); batting second 277 (15).