South Africa Stats
South Africa Test Stats
South Africa Tests game by game, and how the opposition did in each
Updated 27 October 2026, 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 |
Each figure is South Africa's, the opposition's under it. Wickets are the wickets South Africa took. Each innings is its own column, the 1st then the 2nd, against the opposition's same innings.
South Africa Test Game by Game
Runs, the last 29 Tests, newest on the left
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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, their opponents' 303. Their highest was 626 against Zimbabwe on 6 Jul 2025, their lowest 95 against New Zealand.
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.
Do South Africa do better batting first or chasing in Tests?
Batting first, South Africa have won 8 of 16 and averaged 288. Batting second they have won 4 of 13, averaging 259.
Who has scored the most Test runs for South Africa recently?
Over South Africa's last 29 Tests: Wiaan Mulder (1018 runs in 14), Kyle Verreynne (878 runs in 20), Aiden Markram (854 runs in 20).
Who has taken the most Test wickets for South Africa recently?
Over South Africa's last 29 Tests: Keshav Maharaj (95 wickets in 22), Kagiso Rabada (92 wickets in 23), Anrich Nortje (35 wickets in 12).
When do South Africa play their next Test?
South Africa play Bangladesh at home in the ICC World Test Championship on Sun 15 Nov, 08:00 (UK time).