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Rank	Team 1	Team 2	Team runs	Team wickets	Overs	RR	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	South Africa	England	1981	35	680.7x8	2.18	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
🥈 2	South Africa	West Indies	1648	28	433.1	3.8	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
🥉 3	Australia	South Africa	1646	40	500.3	3.28	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
4	India	South Africa	1498	25	417.0	3.59	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
5	England	South Africa	1477	33	539.0	2.74	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
6	West Indies	South Africa	1462	17	429.2	3.4	St John's	29 Apr 2005	Test # 1750
7	Australia	South Africa	1461	34	456.4x8	2.4	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
8	England	South Africa	1458	31	587.0	2.48	Nottingham	7 Jun 1947	Test # 285
9	Australia	South Africa	1453	36	449.5	3.23	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
10	India	South Africa	1447	31	398.1	3.63	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
11	South Africa	Australia	1442	34	547.2	2.63	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
12	South Africa	Australia	1428	36	402.0	3.55	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
13	England	South Africa	1427	30	381.4	3.73	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
14	South Africa	England	1415	19	401.5	3.52	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
15	South Africa	England	1409	37	382.5	3.68	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
16	South Africa	Australia	1405	40	492.3	2.85	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
17	South Africa	India	1395	37	435.1	3.2	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
18	Australia	South Africa	1389	34	405.0	3.42	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
19	Australia	South Africa	1387	38	413.2	3.35	W.A.C.A	3 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
20	South Africa	West Indies	1385	36	396.3	3.49	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
21	Pakistan	South Africa	1374	27	419.1	3.27	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
22	Australia	South Africa	1369	33	429.2	3.18	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
23	Sri Lanka	South Africa	1359	25	392.5	3.45	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
24	Zimbabwe	South Africa	1356	24	416.4	3.25	Harare	7 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
25	Australia	South Africa	1353	30	323.2x8	3.13	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
26	South Africa	Australia	1349	32	403.0	3.34	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
27	South Africa	Pakistan	1345	28	325.1	4.13	Cape Town	3 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
27	Sri Lanka	South Africa	1345	39	396.2	3.39	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
29	Australia	South Africa	1338	34	372.4x8	2.69	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
30	Australia	South Africa	1335	40	545.2	2.44	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
31	England	South Africa	1331	35	525.2	2.53	Manchester	7 Jul 1955	Test # 410
31	South Africa	England	1331	35	417.4	3.18	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
33	Australia	South Africa	1327	29	395.4x8	2.51	Adelaide	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
34	West Indies	South Africa	1324	19	422.1	3.13	Basseterre	18 Jun 2010	Test # 1961
35	New Zealand	South Africa	1320	25	436.1	3.02	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
36	England	South Africa	1307	27	432.1	3.02	Leeds	4 Aug 1994	Test # 1264
36	South Africa	England	1307	36	426.3	3.06	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
38	South Africa	England	1304	27	511.5	2.54	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
39	South Africa	England	1303	36	439.1	2.96	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
40	Australia	South Africa	1301	33	439.0	2.96	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
41	South Africa	West Indies	1299	26	350.4	3.7	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
42	England	South Africa	1297	22	350.4	3.69	The Oval	17 Aug 1935	Test # 246
43	South Africa	Sri Lanka	1294	40	407.4	3.17	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
44	New Zealand	South Africa	1293	31	391.1	3.3	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
45	Australia	South Africa	1292	27	352.2	3.66	Sydney	2 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
46	Pakistan	South Africa	1289	25	430.0	2.99	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
47	South Africa	India	1288	32	393.3	3.27	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
48	Australia	South Africa	1287	33	455.3	2.82	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
49	Australia	South Africa	1283	31	399.0	3.21	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
50	Australia	South Africa	1282	39	324.1	3.95	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
50	South Africa	Australia	1282	30	348.2	3.68	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
52	Sri Lanka	South Africa	1279	32	442.2	2.89	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
52	Australia	South Africa	1279	40	321.5	3.97	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
54	England	South Africa	1272	26	332.5	3.82	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
54	South Africa	England	1272	30	443.2	2.86	Durban	21 Jan 1928	Test # 170
56	England	South Africa	1269	40	416.0	3.05	Lord's	16 Aug 2012	Test # 2053
57	Pakistan	South Africa	1268	37	407.5	3.1	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
58	England	South Africa	1262	22	411.5	3.06	The Oval	19 Jul 2012	Test # 2049
59	India	South Africa	1261	33	349.2	3.6	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
59	Australia	South Africa	1261	40	344.1	3.66	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
61	South Africa	West Indies	1251	29	357.1	3.5	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
62	Australia	South Africa	1250	37	407.5	3.06	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
63	England	South Africa	1246	20	327.4	3.8	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
63	Zimbabwe	South Africa	1246	39	306.5	4.06	Bulawayo	28 Jun 2025	Test # 2590
65	South Africa	Sri Lanka	1241	40	358.1	3.46	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
66	South Africa	Australia	1240	34	398.2	3.11	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
67	Pakistan	South Africa	1239	34	441.0	2.8	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
67	South Africa	Australia	1239	38	411.2	3.01	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
69	New Zealand	South Africa	1238	39	406.5	3.04	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
70	South Africa	England	1234	25	468.2	2.63	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
71	England	South Africa	1233	21	416.5	2.95	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
71	South Africa	India	1233	31	322.3	3.82	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
71	South Africa	India	1233	33	414.0	2.97	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
74	England	South Africa	1232	33	366.4	3.36	Leeds	2 Aug 2012	Test # 2051
75	South Africa	Pakistan	1231	33	371.5	3.31	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
76	India	South Africa	1229	26	369.3	3.32	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
76	South Africa	England	1229	34	442.0	2.78	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
78	South Africa	New Zealand	1226	21	390.0	3.14	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
79	South Africa	England	1225	35	399.3	3.06	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906	Test # 90
79	South Africa	India	1225	35	390.4	3.13	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
81	South Africa	Australia	1224	29	324.0x8	2.83	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
82	South Africa	Australia	1223	31	256.0	4.77	Johannesburg	11 Oct 1902	Test # 75
82	England	South Africa	1223	40	364.3	3.35	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
84	New Zealand	South Africa	1217	18	444.5	2.73	Auckland	27 Feb 1999	Test # 1446
85	South Africa	India	1215	24	297.0	4.09	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
86	Australia	South Africa	1214	30	358.4	3.38	Sydney	2 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
86	England	South Africa	1214	33	439.1	2.76	Manchester	5 Jul 1947	Test # 287
88	South Africa	Australia	1211	38	344.3	3.51	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
88	South Africa	England	1211	25	361.2x8	2.51	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
90	South Africa	Australia	1205	39	404.1	2.98	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
91	South Africa	Australia	1201	32	373.4x8	2.41	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
92	South Africa	England	1200	30	435.1	2.75	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
93	South Africa	Sri Lanka	1197	28	284.2	4.2	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
94	South Africa	England	1193	22	345.1x8	2.59	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
95	England	South Africa	1191	35	345.4	3.44	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
95	South Africa	Australia	1191	33	392.1	3.03	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
97	South Africa	England	1186	36	426.4	2.77	Johannesburg	13 Feb 1931	Test # 206
98	South Africa	Australia	1184	40	379.5	3.11	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
98	South Africa	England	1184	26	466.2	2.53	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
98	Pakistan	South Africa	1184	28	405.4	2.91	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844

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