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| Rank | Team | Score | Overs | RR | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Result | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | South Africa | 682/6d | 177.0 | 3.85 | 2 | v England | Lord's | won | 31 Jul 2003 | Test # 1653 |
🥈 2 | South Africa | 658/9d | 166.2 | 3.95 | 2 | v West Indies | Durban | won | 26 Dec 2003 | Test # 1679 |
🥉 3 | South Africa | 651 | 154.3 | 4.21 | 2 | v Australia | Cape Town | won | 19 Mar 2009 | Test # 1916 |
4 | South Africa | 637/2d | 189.0 | 3.37 | 2 | v England | The Oval | won | 19 Jul 2012 | Test # 2049 |
5 | South Africa | 627/7d | 211.0 | 2.97 | 2 | v England | Cape Town | draw | 2 Jan 2016 | Test # 2197 |
6 | South Africa | 626/5d | 114.0 | 5.49 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | won | 6 Jul 2025 | Test # 2593 |
7 | South Africa | 622/9d | 167.5 | 3.70 | 1 | v Australia | Durban | won | 5 Feb 1970 | Test # 671 |
8 | South Africa | 621 | 142.1 | 4.36 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | won | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 |
9 | South Africa | 621/5d | 200.1 | 3.10 | 1 | v New Zealand | Auckland | draw | 27 Feb 1999 | Test # 1446 |
10 | South Africa | 620/4d | 130.1 | 4.76 | 2 | v India | Centurion | won | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1985 |
11 | South Africa | 620/7d | 135.0 | 4.59 | 1 | v Pakistan | Cape Town | won | 2 Jan 2003 | Test # 1637 |
12 | South Africa | 620 | 177.3 | 3.49 | 3 | v Australia | Johannesburg | won | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 |
13 | South Africa | 615 | 141.3 | 4.34 | 1 | v Pakistan | Cape Town | won | 3 Jan 2025 | Test # 2576 |
14 | South Africa | 604/6d | 158.0 | 3.82 | 1 | v West Indies | Centurion | won | 16 Jan 2004 | Test # 1682 |
15 | South Africa | 600/3d | 139.0 | 4.31 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | won | 7 Sep 2001 | Test # 1562 |
16 | South Africa | 595 | 123.1x8 | 3.62 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | won | 24 Jan 1964 | Test # 553 |
17 | South Africa | 594/5d | 145.0 | 4.09 | 1 | v England | Birmingham | draw | 24 Jul 2003 | Test # 1651 |
18 | South Africa | 588/6d | 163.0 | 3.60 | 1 | v West Indies | St John's | draw | 29 Apr 2005 | Test # 1750 |
19 | South Africa | 584/9d | 153.0 | 3.81 | 1 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | draw | 20 Nov 2010 | Test # 1979 |
20 | South Africa | 583/7d | 161.1 | 3.61 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | won | 29 Feb 2008 | Test # 1865 |
21 | South Africa | 580/4d | 139.0 | 4.17 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | won | 3 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 |
22 | South Africa | 575/6d | 144.2 | 3.98 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | won | 29 Oct 2024 | Test # 2559 |
23 | South Africa | 573/4d | 120.0 | 4.77 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | won | 6 Oct 2017 | Test # 2277 |
24 | South Africa | 572/7 | 209.2 | 2.73 | 3 | v England | Durban | draw | 26 Dec 1999 | Test # 1480 |
25 | South Africa | 569 | 111.5 | 5.08 | 3 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | won | 30 Nov 2012 | Test # 2064 |
26 | South Africa | 563 | 143.0 | 3.93 | 2 | v India | Bloemfontein | won | 3 Nov 2001 | Test # 1564 |
27 | South Africa | 561 | 148.4 | 3.77 | 1 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | won | 12 Dec 2003 | Test # 1674 |
28 | South Africa | 558/6d | 176.0 | 3.17 | 1 | v India | Nagpur | won | 6 Feb 2010 | Test # 1951 |
29 | South Africa | 556/4d | 120.0 | 4.63 | 2 | v West Indies | Durban | won | 10 Jan 2008 | Test # 1860 |
30 | South Africa | 552/5d | 140.3 | 3.92 | 1 | v West Indies | Centurion | won | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2150 |
30 | South Africa | 552/5d | 199.5 | 2.76 | 1 | v England | Manchester | draw | 2 Jul 1998 | Test # 1420 |
32 | South Africa | 548/9d | 177.5 | 3.08 | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | won | 21 Apr 2005 | Test # 1749 |
33 | South Africa | 543/6d | 147.0 | 3.69 | 1 | v West Indies | Basseterre | draw | 18 Jun 2010 | Test # 1961 |
34 | South Africa | 540 | 152.5 | 3.53 | 1 | v India | Chennai | draw | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 |
35 | South Africa | 540/8d | 160.1 | 3.37 | 3 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | won | 3 Nov 2016 | Test # 2230 |
36 | South Africa | 538 | 235.3 | 2.28 | 1 | v England | Leeds | draw | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 |
37 | South Africa | 533 | 196.3 | 2.71 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | draw | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 |
38 | South Africa | 532 | 145.0 | 3.66 | 1 | v West Indies | Cape Town | draw | 2 Jan 2004 | Test # 1681 |
39 | South Africa | 530 | 202.6x8 | 1.96 | 1 | v England | Durban | draw | 3 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
40 | South Africa | 529/4d | 129.0 | 4.10 | 1 | v Bangladesh | East London | won | 18 Oct 2002 | Test # 1619 |
41 | South Africa | 529/7d | 162.5 | 3.24 | 1 | v India | Cape Town | won | 2 Jan 1997 | Test # 1349 |
42 | South Africa | 525/8d | 153.5 | 3.41 | 1 | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | won | 11 Jan 2013 | Test # 2071 |
43 | South Africa | 524/8d | 174.0 | 3.01 | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | won | 6 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 |
44 | South Africa | 522 | 176.2 | 2.96 | 2 | v England | Leeds | won | 18 Jul 2008 | Test # 1881 |
45 | South Africa | 521/8d | 195.0 | 2.67 | 2 | v England | Manchester | won | 7 Jul 1955 | Test # 410 |
46 | South Africa | 519/8d | 186.2 | 2.78 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | draw | 14 Sep 2001 | Test # 1563 |
47 | South Africa | 517 | 163.1 | 3.16 | 2 | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | won | 23 Oct 2013 | Test # 2100 |
47 | South Africa | 517 | 166.0 | 3.11 | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | draw | 30 Jan 1998 | Test # 1397 |
49 | South Africa | 513/8d | 192.0 | 2.67 | 1 | v England | Cape Town | draw | 1 Jan 1931 | Test # 202 |
50 | South Africa | 512 | 188.0 | 2.72 | 2 | v New Zealand | Cape Town | draw | 27 Apr 2006 | Test # 1800 |
51 | South Africa | 510/9d | 190.4 | 2.67 | 1 | v India | Kanpur | draw | 20 Nov 2004 | Test # 1722 |
52 | South Africa | 506 | 153.0 | 3.30 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | lost | 31 Dec 1910 | Test # 112 |
53 | South Africa | 504/7d | 158.2 | 3.18 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | won | 2 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 |
54 | South Africa | 502 | 189.1 | 2.65 | 1 | v England | Gqeberha | draw | 12 Feb 1965 | Test # 578 |
55 | South Africa | 501/7d | 179.2 | 2.79 | 1 | v England | Cape Town | draw | 1 Jan 1965 | Test # 573 |
56 | South Africa | 500 | 155.2 | 3.21 | 2 | v India | Durban | won | 26 Dec 2013 | Test # 2111 |
56 | South Africa | 500 | 208.5 | 2.39 | 3 | v England | Leeds | won | 21 Jul 1955 | Test # 411 |
58 | South Africa | 498/8d | 165.0 | 3.01 | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | won | 18 Mar 1999 | Test # 1452 |
59 | South Africa | 496/3d | 146.0 | 3.39 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | won | 28 Sep 2017 | Test # 2276 |
60 | South Africa | 495 | 181.0 | 2.73 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | won | 6 Sep 1993 | Test # 1233 |
61 | South Africa | 494/7d | 141.2 | 3.49 | 2 | v India | Ahmedabad | won | 3 Apr 2008 | Test # 1871 |
62 | South Africa | 492/8d | 172.0 | 2.86 | 2 | v England | The Oval | draw | 17 Aug 1929 | Test # 185 |
63 | South Africa | 491 | 149.3 | 3.28 | 3 | v Australia | Johannesburg | draw | 24 Dec 1935 | Test # 248 |
64 | South Africa | 488 | 136.5 | 3.56 | 1 | v Australia | Johannesburg | won | 30 Mar 2018 | Test # 2302 |
65 | South Africa | 484 | 128.0 | 3.78 | 1 | v England | The Oval | lost | 4 Sep 2003 | Test # 1659 |
66 | South Africa | 483/9d | 240.0 | 2.01 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | won | 7 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 |
67 | South Africa | 482/5d | 121.0 | 3.98 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | won | 25 Oct 2002 | Test # 1621 |
68 | South Africa | 482 | 166.4 | 2.89 | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | won | 7 Jan 1911 | Test # 113 |
69 | South Africa | 481/8d | 154.0 | 3.12 | 1 | v New Zealand | Centurion | won | 27 Aug 2016 | Test # 2220 |
70 | South Africa | 481 | 142.1x8 | 2.53 | 3 | v England | Durban | draw | 3 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
71 | South Africa | 480/7d | 109.5 | 4.37 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Centurion | won | 11 Mar 2005 | Test # 1740 |
72 | South Africa | 479 | 191.4 | 2.49 | 2 | v India | Bengaluru | won | 2 Mar 2000 | Test # 1486 |
73 | South Africa | 476 | 145.4 | 3.26 | 1 | v England | The Oval | draw | 17 Aug 1935 | Test # 246 |
74 | South Africa | 475 | 132.0 | 3.59 | 1 | v England | Centurion | won | 22 Jan 2016 | Test # 2200 |
75 | South Africa | 474/9d | 148.4 | 3.18 | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | draw | 23 Mar 2012 | Test # 2037 |
76 | South Africa | 473 | 162.0 | 2.91 | 3 | v Australia | Cape Town | lost | 8 Mar 2002 | Test # 1593 |
77 | South Africa | 472/8d | 195.0 | 2.42 | 3 | v Australia | Johannesburg | draw | 12 Nov 1921 | Test # 146 |
78 | South Africa | 471/9d | 142.1 | 3.31 | 1 | v New Zealand | Bloemfontein | won | 17 Nov 2000 | Test # 1514 |
79 | South Africa | 470/8d | 121.2 | 3.87 | 3 | v Australia | Gqeberha | won | 5 Mar 1970 | Test # 673 |
80 | South Africa | 470/2d | 130.5 | 3.59 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | won | 24 Apr 2003 | Test # 1640 |
81 | South Africa | 470/9d | 130.6x8 | 2.69 | 1 | v Australia | Johannesburg | draw | 23 Dec 1957 | Test # 444 |
82 | South Africa | 464 | 124.2 | 3.73 | 2 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | won | 2 Feb 1962 | Test # 523 |
83 | South Africa | 464/8d | 157.0 | 2.95 | 3 | v England | Durban | draw | 21 Jan 1928 | Test # 170 |
84 | South Africa | 462/9d | 154.0 | 3.00 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | won | 11 Nov 1999 | Test # 1468 |
85 | South Africa | 460 | 120.2 | 3.82 | 1 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | won | 19 Jan 1995 | Test # 1283 |
86 | South Africa | 459 | 139.2 | 3.29 | 1 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | draw | 10 Mar 2004 | Test # 1686 |
86 | South Africa | 459 | 153.0 | 3.00 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | won | 26 Dec 2008 | Test # 1902 |
88 | South Africa | 455/9d | 166.2 | 2.73 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | won | 16 Jul 2014 | Test # 2129 |
89 | South Africa | 454 | 95.0 | 4.77 | 1 | v Australia | Johannesburg | draw | 11 Oct 1902 | Test # 75 |
89 | South Africa | 454 | 173.1 | 2.62 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | draw | 29 Mar 2001 | Test # 1541 |
91 | South Africa | 453 | 136.2 | 3.32 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | won | 8 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 |
92 | South Africa | 452 | 141.5 | 3.18 | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | lost | 2 Jan 2002 | Test # 1582 |
93 | South Africa | 451 | 136.5 | 3.29 | 2 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | won | 27 Feb 1932 | Test # 217 |
94 | South Africa | 451/9d | 154.4 | 2.91 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | lost | 2 Jan 2006 | Test # 1780 |
95 | South Africa | 450 | 128.1 | 3.51 | 1 | v England | Gqeberha | draw | 9 Dec 1999 | Test # 1475 |
96 | South Africa | 450/7 | 136.0 | 3.30 | 4 | v India | Johannesburg | draw | 18 Dec 2013 | Test # 2108 |
97 | South Africa | 450 | 136.3 | 3.29 | 1 | v Pakistan | Karachi | won | 1 Oct 2007 | Test # 1843 |
97 | South Africa | 450 | 151.4 | 2.96 | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | draw | 9 Nov 2012 | Test # 2056 |
99 | South Africa | 450/9d | 159.5 | 2.81 | 3 | v Australia | Johannesburg | won | 4 Mar 1994 | Test # 1252 |
100 | South Africa | 448 | 166.3 | 2.69 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | won | 15 Nov 2002 | Test # 1626 |
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