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South Africa Test Sixes Stats

How many sixes 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	4.1		3	4	5	-	3	1	12	2	2	2	8	1	4	2	8	-	11	5	1	0
L. PretoriusKeeper, 3 inns	2.3	67%2/3															387		4160	06
M. JansenAll-rounder, 10 inns	1.20	40%4/10	071	08	3100		020	154	791	-DNB	03	116	026	-DNB							03	-DNB
D. BrevisBatter, 6 inns	1.00	33%2/6											04	-DNB	01	254	035		441	09
W. MulderAll-rounder, 16 inns	0.69	25%4/16	02	4221	038		150	0110	018	069	051	030			041	03	4334		047	2206	044	050
M. AckermanBatter, 3 inns	0.67	33%1/3	294	080	038
T. de ZorziBatter, 11 inns	0.64	45%5/11							159	168	155	02	293	00	2171	047	030		016	035
K. RabadaBowler, 7 inns	0.57	14%1/7	02	014	00								461	-DNB	09	02					06	-DNB
S. MuthusamyBatter, 4 inns	0.50	25%1/4							2206	-DNB			0155	-DNB	034	014	-DNB
K. MaharajBowler, 9 inns	0.44	33%3/9					144	03	031	-DNB	03	03	053	-DNB					230	170	015	-DNB
T. StubbsKeeper, 12 inns	0.33	25%3/12					066	012	2112	1180	074	018	1205	04	017	08					013	043
C. BoschAll-rounder, 4 inns	0.25	25%1/4	-DNB	-DNB							023	137					-DNB		0124	041
A. MarkramBatter, 15 inns	0.20	20%3/15	1141	06	028		067	0237	081	084	148	023	162	045	037	011					06	0207
R. RickeltonKeeper, 15 inns	0.20	13%2/15	083	0219	051		03	012	082	064	022	023	026	129	2137	0145					023	08
T. BavumaBatter, 11 inns	0.18	18%2/11	03	0115	1334		027	018	092	011	011	0136									184	0134
S. HarmerBowler, 11 inns	0.18	18%2/11	07	03	1157		175	03	017	-DNB	05	020	07	-DNB	036	029
D. BedinghamKeeper, 10 inns	0.10	10%1/10	080	016	01		073	068									0101		03	139	0111	049
K. VerreynneKeeper, 13 inns	0.08	8%1/13					020	03	0122	-DNB	036	016	029	-DNB	013	048	162		016	056	039	013
M. BreetzkeBatter, 5 inns	0.00	0%0/5	012	0121	017														045	06
K. MaphakaBowler, 2 inns	1.00	100%2/2															-DNB		112	114
C C. YusufAll-rounder, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2															-DNB		049	017
P. SubrayenAll-rounder, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2													011	08	-DNB
A. NortjeBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2			-DNB		026	04
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 Sixes

Line4.5

Avg4.12.5

Hit33%

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 Sixes 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	4.5+
Avg			4.1	2.5	33%
Australia (H)WTC, 27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	1st	3	4
Australia (H)WTC, 27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	2nd	4	0
Australia (H)WTC, 18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	1st	5	0
Australia (H)WTC, 18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	2nd	-	0	-
Australia (H)WTC, 9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	1st	3	3
Australia (H)WTC, 9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	2nd	1	9
India (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025	Wby 408 runs	1st	12	3
India (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025	Wby 408 runs	2nd	2	4
India (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025	Wby 30 runs	1st	2	4
India (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025	Wby 30 runs	2nd	2	2
Pakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025	Wby 8 wickets	1st	8	3
Pakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	1	1
Pakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025	L	1st	4	7
Pakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025	L	2nd	2	1
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 236 runs	1st	8	3
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 236 runs	2nd	-	3	-
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025	Wby 328 runs	1st	11	1
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025	Wby 328 runs	2nd	5	2
Australia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	1st	1	0
Australia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	2nd	0	0

Bangladesh Sixes Match by Match

South Africa's next opponent, their last 10 Tests

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag
Avg			2.6	3.0
West Indies (H)WTC, 5 Nov	Ddrawn	1st	12	3
West Indies (H)WTC, 5 Nov	Ddrawn	2nd	0	6
West Indies (H)WTC, 28 Oct	Lby 8 wickets	1st	0	3
West Indies (H)WTC, 28 Oct	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	0	3
Afghanistan (A)TEST, 9 Oct	Ddrawn	1st	6	3
Afghanistan (A)TEST, 9 Oct	Ddrawn	2nd	0	9
Australia (A)WTC, 22 Aug	Lby an innings and 51 runs	1st	0	1
Australia (A)WTC, 22 Aug	Lby an innings and 51 runs	2nd	1	-
Australia (A)WTC, 13 Aug	Wby 9 wickets	1st	5	2
Australia (A)WTC, 13 Aug	Wby 9 wickets	2nd	0	1
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun	Lby an innings and 85 runs	1st	0	1
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun	Lby an innings and 85 runs	2nd	0	-
Pakistan (H)WTC, 16 May	Wby 78 runs	1st	2	5
Pakistan (H)WTC, 16 May	Wby 78 runs	2nd	1	2
Pakistan (H)WTC, 8 May	Wby 104 runs	1st	4	2
Pakistan (H)WTC, 8 May	Wby 104 runs	2nd	2	0
Ireland (H)TEST, 19 Nov 2025	Wby 217 runs	1st	8	1
Ireland (H)TEST, 19 Nov 2025	Wby 217 runs	2nd	1	4
Ireland (H)TEST, 11 Nov 2025	Wby an innings and 47 runs	1st	8	6
Ireland (H)TEST, 11 Nov 2025	Wby an innings and 47 runs	2nd	-	2

South Africa Sixes Lines

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

Line	Over	Under	Over %
2.5	10	8	56%
3.5	8	10	44%
4.5	6	12	33%
5.5	4	14	22%
6.5	4	14	22%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
4.5	12	6	67%
5.5	11	7	61%
6.5	8	10	44%
7.5	6	12	33%
8.5	6	12	33%

Sixes Batting First and Chasing

South Africa's sixes per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	6	6	9.0	4.3
Second	4	2	5.0	6.0

Test Sixes Table

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

Side	P	For	Ag	Match
1South Africa	14	7.7	4.5	12.2
2India	17	7.4	6.3	13.6
3New Zealand	12	6.1	3.3	9.4
4Sri Lanka	10	6.0	6.4	12.4
5West Indies	18	5.3	5.2	10.5
6England	20	5.2	6.2	11.4
7Bangladesh	16	4.7	5.3	9.9
8Zimbabwe	13	4.3	5.1	9.4
9Pakistan	13	4.1	5.2	9.3
10Australia	21	3.8	5.0	8.7

South Africa Sixes by Competition

Sixes per game in each Test competition

Competition	P	W-L	For	Ag
ICC World Test Championship	8	6-2	6.3	5.1
Test Series	2	2-0	12.0	4.5

South Africa Test Sixes Questions

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

South Africa have averaged 4.1 sixes an innings over their last 10 Tests, their opponents 2.5.

How often do South Africa go over 4.5 sixes in an innings?

South Africa went over 4.5 sixes in 6 of their last 18 innings.

Who hits the most sixes for South Africa?

Over South Africa's last 10 Tests: Marco Jansen (12 in 10 innings, 1.20 an innings), Wiaan Mulder (11 in 16 innings, 0.69 an innings), Lhuan-dre Pretorius (7 in 3 innings, 2.3 an innings).

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

12 in their first innings against India on 22 Nov 2025 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.

Do South Africa hit more sixes batting first or chasing?

Batting first South Africa average 9.0 sixes (6 Tests); batting second 5.0 (4).

Last innings4v Australia (H)

Per innings4.1Last 10 Tests

Over 4.533%6 of last 18 innings

South Africa v Bangladesh Sixes

Last 10 Tests each, per game

Per game	SA	BAN
Hit	7.4	5.0
Conceded	5.0	5.4
Match	12.4	10.4

Over 7.5 SA sixes

Hit in 4 of SA's last 10

Over 12.5 match sixes

Hit in 6 of SA's last 10

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South Africa Sixes Hit Leaders

Who reached the line most, last 10 Tests

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