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Rank	Team	Score	Overs	RR	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Result	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	South Africa	30	18.4x5	1.91	4	v England	Gqeberha	lost	13 Feb 1896	Test # 47
🥇 1	South Africa	30	12.3	2.40	2	v England	Birmingham	lost	14 Jun 1924	Test # 153
🥉 3	South Africa	35	22.4x5	1.84	4	v England	Cape Town	lost	1 Apr 1899	Test # 59
4	South Africa	36	23.2	1.54	1	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	12 Feb 1932	Test # 216
5	South Africa	43	28.2x4	2.26	3	v England	Cape Town	lost	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
6	South Africa	45	31.3	1.42	3	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	12 Feb 1932	Test # 216
7	South Africa	47	47.1x4	1.49	2	v England	Cape Town	lost	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
8	South Africa	55	23.2	2.35	1	v India	Cape Town	lost	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
9	South Africa	58	26.1	2.21	1	v England	Lord's	lost	10 Jun 1912	Test # 122
10	South Africa	72	50.1x8	1.07	4	v England	Cape Town	lost	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
10	South Africa	72	33.4x8	1.61	4	v England	Johannesburg	lost	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
12	South Africa	73	28.5	2.53	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	lost	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
13	South Africa	75	44.4	1.67	4	v England	Leeds	lost	29 Jul 1907	Test # 94
14	South Africa	79	33.1	2.38	2	v India	Nagpur	lost	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
15	South Africa	80	32.0	2.50	4	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
16	South Africa	83	49.3x5	2.00	3	v England	Cape Town	lost	19 Mar 1892	Test # 37
16	South Africa	83	33.1	2.50	3	v England	Johannesburg	lost	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
18	South Africa	84	75.2x4	1.66	1	v England	Gqeberha	lost	12 Mar 1889	Test # 31
18	South Africa	84	25.1	3.33	2	v India	Johannesburg	lost	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
20	South Africa	85	33.2	2.55	2	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	8 Nov 1902	Test # 77
20	South Africa	85	22.0	3.86	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	18 Oct 1902	Test # 76
22	South Africa	88	38.3	2.28	2	v England	Nottingham	lost	7 Jul 1960	Test # 494
23	South Africa	91	46.1	1.97	2	v England	Johannesburg	won	2 Jan 1906	Test # 88
24	South Africa	93	32.4	2.84	3	v England	The Oval	lost	12 Aug 1912	Test # 128
24	South Africa	93	30.4x5	3.62	2	v England	Gqeberha	lost	13 Feb 1896	Test # 47
26	South Africa	95	49.2	1.92	1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	lost	17 Feb 2022	Test # 2450
26	South Africa	95	42.3	2.23	1	v England	The Oval	lost	12 Aug 1912	Test # 128
26	South Africa	95	28.2	3.35	3	v Australia	Manchester	lost	27 May 1912	Test # 121
29	South Africa	96	24.3	3.91	2	v Australia	Cape Town	won	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
30	South Africa	97	58.2x5	1.99	1	v England	Cape Town	lost	19 Mar 1892	Test # 37
31	South Africa	98	43.5	2.23	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	15 Feb 1936	Test # 250
32	South Africa	99	57.4x8	1.29	3	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
32	South Africa	99	77.1x5	1.53	4	v England	Johannesburg	lost	14 Feb 1899	Test # 58
32	South Africa	99	46.2x8	1.60	3	v Australia	Durban	lost	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
32	South Africa	99	37.4	2.62	3	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2482
36	South Africa	102	38.2	2.66	2	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	1 Jan 1936	Test # 249
37	South Africa	103	45.5x8	1.69	2	v England	Durban	lost	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
37	South Africa	103	38.5	2.65	2	v England	Cape Town	lost	11 Mar 1910	Test # 110
39	South Africa	105	38.5	2.70	4	v India	Ahmedabad	lost	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
40	South Africa	109	39.5	2.73	4	v India	Mohali	lost	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
41	South Africa	110	31.5	3.45	2	v England	Leeds	lost	29 Jul 1907	Test # 94
42	South Africa	111	57.4	1.92	4	v England	Lord's	lost	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
42	South Africa	111	52.2	2.12	3	v England	Durban	lost	13 Dec 1913	Test # 130
42	South Africa	111	41.4	2.66	3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	lost	17 Feb 2022	Test # 2450
45	South Africa	112	65.0	1.72	2	v England	The Oval	lost	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
46	South Africa	113	56.0	2.01	1	v England	Cape Town	lost	1 Jan 1923	Test # 149
46	South Africa	113	53.0	2.13	3	v Australia	Sydney	lost	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
48	South Africa	115	64.5	1.77	2	v England	Lord's	lost	21 Jun 1951	Test # 335
48	South Africa	115	48.0x5	2.87	1	v England	Cape Town	lost	21 Mar 1896	Test # 49
50	South Africa	116	28.0	4.14	3	v West Indies	Centurion	won	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
51	South Africa	117	60.1	1.94	3	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
51	South Africa	117	64.0x5	2.19	3	v England	Cape Town	lost	21 Mar 1896	Test # 49
53	South Africa	118	36.2	3.24	1	v England	The Oval	lost	8 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
54	South Africa	119	36.4	3.24	4	v England	Lord's	lost	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
55	South Africa	121	55.5	2.16	3	v India	Kanpur	lost	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
55	South Africa	121	51.4	2.34	3	v England	Nottingham	won	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
55	South Africa	121	49.3	2.44	2	v India	Delhi	lost	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
58	South Africa	124	40.0	3.10	1	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	lost	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
58	South Africa	124	34.5	3.55	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	lost	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
60	South Africa	126	54.3	2.31	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	lost	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
60	South Africa	126	52.2	2.40	1	v England	Johannesburg	won	24 Dec 1930	Test # 200
62	South Africa	128	67.0	1.91	4	v Australia	Adelaide	lost	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
62	South Africa	128	44.3	2.87	3	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	lost	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
64	South Africa	129	105.5	1.21	4	v Australia	Adelaide	lost	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
64	South Africa	129	90.1x4	2.14	3	v England	Gqeberha	lost	12 Mar 1889	Test # 31
66	South Africa	130	75.3	1.72	2	v England	Manchester	lost	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
66	South Africa	130	69.0	1.88	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
66	South Africa	130	41.2	3.14	3	v India	Cape Town	won	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
69	South Africa	131	56.2	2.32	4	v England	Nottingham	lost	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
69	South Africa	131	37.2	3.50	2	v India	Durban	lost	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
71	South Africa	132	48.2x8	2.05	3	v Australia	Gqeberha	lost	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
71	South Africa	132	51.3	2.56	2	v England	Leeds	lost	12 Jul 1924	Test # 155
73	South Africa	133	50.0	2.66	3	v England	Durban	lost	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
73	South Africa	133	48.0	2.77	3	v India	Ranchi	lost	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
73	South Africa	133	38.3	3.45	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
76	South Africa	134	80.7x8	1.24	3	v England	Gqeberha	won	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
76	South Africa	134	43.2x5	3.70	3	v England	Johannesburg	lost	2 Mar 1896	Test # 48
78	South Africa	137	56.2x8	1.82	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
78	South Africa	137	57.0	2.40	3	v England	Lord's	lost	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
80	South Africa	138	59.5	2.30	3	v England	Cape Town	lost	24 Mar 1906	Test # 91
80	South Africa	138	57.3	2.40	2	v Australia	Durban	lost	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
80	South Africa	138	57.1	2.41	2	v Australia	Lord's	won	11 Jun 2025	Test # 2585
83	South Africa	140	65.0	2.15	2	v England	Lord's	draw	1 Jul 1907	Test # 93
84	South Africa	141	61.1	2.30	2	v West Indies	Kingston	lost	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
85	South Africa	142	60.0x8	1.77	3	v England	Johannesburg	won	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
86	South Africa	143	143.1	0.99	4	v India	Delhi	lost	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
87	South Africa	144	75.1x8	1.43	3	v Australia	Gqeberha	lost	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
88	South Africa	147	56.3	2.60	2	v England	Leeds	lost	8 Jul 1912	Test # 124
89	South Africa	148	96.3	1.53	3	v England	Nottingham	lost	9 Jun 1955	Test # 407
89	South Africa	148	72.4	2.03	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	lost	18 Apr 1992	Test # 1188
89	South Africa	148	53.1x8	2.08	3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	won	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
89	South Africa	148	55.4	2.65	1	v England	Johannesburg	won	23 Dec 1922	Test # 148
93	South Africa	149	61.2	2.42	3	v New Zealand	Durban	won	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
94	South Africa	151	87.4	1.72	4	v England	The Oval	lost	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
94	South Africa	151	61.5	2.44	2	v England	Johannesburg	lost	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
94	South Africa	151	53.2	2.83	1	v England	Manchester	lost	25 Aug 2022	Test # 2475
94	South Africa	151	46.2x5	3.90	2	v England	Johannesburg	lost	2 Mar 1896	Test # 48
98	South Africa	152	48.2	3.14	1	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2482
98	South Africa	152	43.3	3.49	2	v England	Lord's	lost	23 Jun 1960	Test # 493
100	South Africa	153	73.0	2.09	1	v Australia	Sydney	lost	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
101	South Africa	154	75.5	2.03	3	v England	The Oval	lost	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
101	South Africa	154	62.2	2.47	2	v Australia	Sydney	lost	2 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
103	South Africa	155	74.5	2.07	2	v England	Durban	lost	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
104	South Africa	156	50.5	3.06	2	v England	Durban	draw	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1480
105	South Africa	157	63.4	2.46	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	15 Feb 1936	Test # 250
105	South Africa	157	63.2	2.47	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	draw	24 Dec 1935	Test # 248
107	South Africa	158	84.3	1.86	1	v England	Manchester	lost	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
107	South Africa	158	50.1x8	2.36	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	lost	3 Mar 1950	Test # 322
109	South Africa	159	58.2	2.72	4	v England	Leeds	lost	8 Jul 1912	Test # 124
109	South Africa	159	48.0	3.31	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
111	South Africa	160	62.5	2.54	1	v England	Johannesburg	lost	26 Dec 1913	Test # 131
111	South Africa	160	54.0	2.96	1	v West Indies	Providence	won	15 Aug 2024	Test # 2543
111	South Africa	160	50.1	3.18	2	v Australia	Sydney	lost	3 Mar 1911	Test # 115
114	South Africa	161	73.3	2.19	3	v Australia	Sydney	lost	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
114	South Africa	161	53.5x8	2.25	1	v England	Durban	lost	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
116	South Africa	162	72.5	2.22	2	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	lost	4 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
116	South Africa	162	56.2	2.87	2	v India	Ranchi	lost	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
116	South Africa	162	51.4	3.13	2	v Australia	Durban	lost	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
119	South Africa	164	87.0x8	1.41	1	v England	Gqeberha	won	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
119	South Africa	164	90.3	1.81	3	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
121	South Africa	167	55.2	3.01	2	v Australia	Durban	won	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
122	South Africa	168	73.4	2.28	3	v Australia	Gqeberha	lost	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
122	South Africa	168	54.4	3.07	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	lost	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
124	South Africa	169	74.1	2.27	1	v Australia	Sydney	won	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
124	South Africa	169	56.2	3.00	3	v England	The Oval	lost	8 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
124	South Africa	169	50.2	3.35	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	lost	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
127	South Africa	170	138.1	1.23	2	v Australia	Brisbane	lost	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
127	South Africa	170	69.2	2.45	3	v England	Johannesburg	lost	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168
127	South Africa	170	68.5	2.46	1	v England	Durban	draw	14 Feb 1914	Test # 133
127	South Africa	170	60.3	2.80	2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	won	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
131	South Africa	171	87.4	1.95	2	v England	Leeds	draw	13 Jul 1935	Test # 244
131	South Africa	171	70.2	2.43	1	v England	Leeds	won	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
131	South Africa	171	40.2	4.23	4	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
134	South Africa	173	63.2x8	2.05	1	v Australia	Sydney	lost	9 Jan 1953	Test # 362
134	South Africa	173	57.1	3.02	3	v Australia	Lord's	lost	15 Jul 1912	Test # 125
136	South Africa	174	71.0	2.45	4	v England	Durban	lost	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
136	South Africa	174	68.0	2.55	2	v Australia	Sydney	lost	9 Dec 1910	Test # 111
136	South Africa	174	53.0	3.28	3	v West Indies	Gros Islet	won	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2426
139	South Africa	175	97.1	1.80	1	v England	Leeds	lost	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
139	South Africa	175	58.4	2.98	2	v England	The Oval	lost	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
139	South Africa	175	50.3	3.46	3	v England	The Oval	lost	18 Aug 1994	Test # 1266
142	South Africa	176	64.0	2.75	2	v India	Wankhede	won	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
142	South Africa	176	36.5	4.77	3	v India	Cape Town	lost	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
144	South Africa	177	97.2	1.81	1	v England	Durban	draw	16 Jan 1931	Test # 204
144	South Africa	177	73.3	2.40	4	v India	Johannesburg	lost	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
144	South Africa	177	72.3	2.44	2	v India	Kanpur	lost	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
144	South Africa	177	57.2x5	3.70	2	v England	Cape Town	lost	1 Apr 1899	Test # 59
148	South Africa	178	63.3	2.80	2	v England	The Oval	draw	19 Aug 1907	Test # 95
149	South Africa	179	85.1	2.10	3	v England	Manchester	lost	25 Aug 2022	Test # 2475
149	South Africa	179	85.0	2.10	2	v England	Durban	lost	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
149	South Africa	179	67.0	2.67	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	lost	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
152	South Africa	180	96.1	1.87	4	v India	Kanpur	lost	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
152	South Africa	180	88.0	2.04	1	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
154	South Africa	181	114.0	1.58	2	v England	Nottingham	lost	9 Jun 1955	Test # 407
154	South Africa	181	74.0	2.44	4	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
156	South Africa	182	87.4	2.07	3	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	1 Jan 1936	Test # 249
156	South Africa	182	56.4	3.21	1	v England	Durban	lost	13 Dec 1913	Test # 130
158	South Africa	183	68.3	2.67	2	v England	Johannesburg	lost	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
158	South Africa	183	53.0	3.45	2	v Pakistan	Cape Town	won	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
160	South Africa	184	80.0	2.30	3	v England	Leeds	lost	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
160	South Africa	184	68.0	2.70	2	v India	Mohali	lost	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
162	South Africa	185	89.5	2.05	4	v India	Nagpur	lost	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
163	South Africa	186	106.5	1.74	2	v Australia	Melbourne	draw	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
163	South Africa	186	82.5	2.24	2	v England	Birmingham	lost	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
163	South Africa	186	44.0	4.22	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	won	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
166	South Africa	188	66.5	2.81	2	v West Indies	Georgetown	draw	31 Mar 2005	Test # 1745
167	South Africa	189	78.4	2.40	4	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	lost	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
167	South Africa	189	69.1	2.73	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	lost	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
167	South Africa	189	68.4	2.75	1	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
167	South Africa	189	67.2	2.80	3	v India	Pune	lost	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
171	South Africa	190	72.4	2.61	2	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	lost	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
171	South Africa	190	68.4	2.76	2	v New Zealand	Cape Town	lost	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
173	South Africa	191	65.1x8	2.19	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
173	South Africa	191	78.2	2.43	3	v England	Manchester	lost	5 Jul 1951	Test # 336
173	South Africa	191	68.0	2.80	4	v India	Centurion	lost	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
173	South Africa	191	63.5	2.99	4	v India	Visakhapatnam	lost	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
173	South Africa	191	49.4	3.84	1	v Sri Lanka	Durban	won	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
178	South Africa	193	65.4	2.93	1	v England	Gqeberha	lost	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
179	South Africa	194	65.5	2.94	2	v India	Johannesburg	lost	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
179	South Africa	194	64.5	2.99	1	v England	The Oval	lost	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
181	South Africa	195	75.0	2.60	4	v England	Leeds	lost	6 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
181	South Africa	195	63.5	3.05	3	v West Indies	Gqeberha	won	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
181	South Africa	195	62.1	3.13	2	v West Indies	Gqeberha	lost	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
184	South Africa	196	78.3	2.49	1	v England	Johannesburg	lost	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168
185	South Africa	197	63.5	3.08	3	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
185	South Africa	197	62.3	3.15	2	v India	Centurion	lost	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
187	South Africa	198	105.0x8	1.41	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
188	South Africa	199	106.5	1.86	1	v England	Durban	won	21 Jan 1910	Test # 107
188	South Africa	199	66.5	2.97	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	won	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
190	South Africa	200	78.0	2.56	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	won	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
190	South Africa	200	59.4	3.35	4	v Australia	Centurion	lost	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
192	South Africa	201	78.4x8	1.92	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	draw	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
192	South Africa	201	65.4	3.06	2	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	lost	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
194	South Africa	202	106.3	1.89	1	v England	The Oval	lost	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
194	South Africa	202	62.5	3.21	4	v England	Manchester	lost	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
196	South Africa	203	80.2x8	1.89	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
197	South Africa	204	74.0	2.75	3	v Bangladesh	Durban	won	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
197	South Africa	204	68.5	2.96	3	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
199	South Africa	205	99.6x8	1.54	2	v England	Cape Town	lost	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
199	South Africa	205	63.5	3.21	1	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789

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