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Rank	Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	JH Kallis	54	25	3	5	216.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
🥈 2	DW Steyn	58	28	6	5	207.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
🥉 3	SM Pollock	36*	19	4	2	189.47	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
4	SM Pollock	32*	20	3	2	160.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
5	HH Gibbs	25*	17	3	1	147.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
6	DG Bedingham	44*	30	4	2	146.66	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
7	Q de Kock	29	20	5	-	145.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	04 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
8	VD Philander	26*	18	4	1	144.44	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
9	JP Duminy	33*	23	2	3	143.47	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
10	RJ Peterson	34	24	3	1	141.66	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
11	AB de Villiers	68	49	8	1	138.77	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
12	K Rabada	47	34	4	4	138.23	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
13	Q de Kock	51	37	10	-	137.83	South Africa	v England	Lord's	06 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
14	T Stubbs	68	50	6	2	136.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	07 Aug 2024	Test # 2542
15	MV Boucher	68	51	12	1	133.33	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
16	JH Kallis	54	41	8	2	131.70	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
17	WJ Cronje	82	63	8	6	130.15	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
18	K Verreynne	39*	30	6	-	130.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
19	PL Symcox	54	42	6	-	128.57	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
20	DW Steyn	33*	26	3	2	126.92	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
21	KA Maharaj	30	24	3	2	125.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
21	HM Amla	25	20	3	-	125.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2010	Test # 1962
23	D Brevis	51	41	3	4	124.39	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	28 Jun 2025	Test # 2590
24	SM Pollock	26*	21	2	1	123.80	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
25	HH Gibbs	27	22	4	1	122.72	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
26	MW Pringle	33	27	3	2	122.22	South Africa	v India	Durban	13 Nov 1992	Test # 1200
27	GC Smith	85	70	10	2	121.42	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
28	Q de Kock	29	24	4	-	120.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
29	KA Maharaj	41*	34	2	3	120.58	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
30	K Rabada	31*	26	5	-	119.23	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
31	RJ Peterson	61	52	9	1	117.30	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
32	GC Smith	35	30	5	-	116.66	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
32	DJ Cullinan	28	24	3	-	116.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
32	SM Pollock	28	24	3	-	116.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
35	Q de Kock	50	43	8	1	116.27	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
36	MJ Procter	36*	31	2	2	116.12	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
37	AB de Villiers	129	112	12	5	115.17	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
38	M Jansen	62	54	8	3	114.81	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
38	D Elgar	31*	27	5	-	114.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
40	KA Maharaj	40	35	4	2	114.28	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
40	VD Philander	32	28	6	-	114.28	South Africa	v Australia	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
42	CR Matthews	41	36	6	-	113.88	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 1994	Test # 1263
43	AJ Hall	99*	87	15	2	113.79	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
44	GC Smith	121	107	17	2	113.08	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
45	DT Lindsay	60	54	10	1	111.11	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673
45	MV Boucher	40*	36	5	2	111.11	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
47	PWA Mulder	367*	334	49	4	109.88	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	06 Jul 2025	Test # 2593
48	K Rabada	34	31	6	1	109.67	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017	Test # 2257
49	L Klusener	25	23	3	1	108.69	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	11 Nov 1999	Test # 1468
50	L Klusener	38	35	3	2	108.57	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
51	JN Rhodes	103*	95	8	6	108.42	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
52	AB de Villiers	28	26	4	1	107.69	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
53	GC Smith	85	79	11	-	107.59	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
54	Q de Kock	43	40	7	-	107.50	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
55	L Klusener	58	54	9	1	107.40	South Africa	v Pakistan	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
56	SM Pollock	111	106	16	3	104.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
57	DW Steyn	28	27	5	-	103.70	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
57	Q de Kock	28*	27	2	2	103.70	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017	Test # 2277
59	JH Sinclair	29	28	5	-	103.57	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	07 Jan 1911	Test # 113
60	Q de Kock	32	31	3	-	103.22	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
61	AK Markram	106	103	17	2	102.91	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
62	HM Amla	36	35	8	-	102.85	South Africa	v England	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
63	L Klusener	102*	100	13	1	102.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
64	Q de Kock	129*	128	17	2	100.78	South Africa	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
65	RG Pollock	77*	77	6	1	100.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
65	GC Smith	63	63	10	-	100.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
65	WJ Cronje	38	38	2	-	100.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1994	Test # 1266
65	Q de Kock	33	33	7	-	100.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	19 Aug 2016	Test # 2219
65	MV Boucher	27	27	5	-	100.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
70	Q de Kock	86	87	12	-	98.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
71	JA Rudolph	49*	50	7	1	98.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
72	AB de Villiers	44	45	5	-	97.77	South Africa	v England	Leeds	02 Aug 2012	Test # 2051
73	SM Pollock	40	41	6	1	97.56	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
74	D Paterson	39*	40	6	-	97.50	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
75	GC Smith	37	38	5	-	97.36	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
76	MV Boucher	68*	70	9	1	97.14	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
76	SM Pollock	34	35	6	-	97.14	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
78	PS de Villiers	66*	68	9	3	97.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
79	HM Amla	62	64	8	-	96.87	South Africa	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
80	GC Smith	30*	31	5	-	96.77	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
81	HM Amla	29	30	5	-	96.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
82	LG Pretorius	153	160	11	4	95.62	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	28 Jun 2025	Test # 2590
83	HH Gibbs	228	240	29	6	95.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
84	AB de Villiers	103*	109	15	1	94.49	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
85	BM McMillan	51*	54	4	3	94.44	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
86	M van Jaarsveld	49	52	8	-	94.23	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
87	F du Plessis	48	51	8	1	94.11	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
88	SM Pollock	44	47	6	-	93.61	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
89	Q de Kock	129	138	18	1	93.47	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
89	N Boje	43	46	9	-	93.47	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
91	DJ Cullinan	27	29	4	-	93.10	South Africa	v England	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
91	T Bavuma	27	29	6	-	93.10	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
93	Q de Kock	39	42	6	1	92.85	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
94	HH Gibbs	25	27	4	-	92.59	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
95	S Elworthy	48	52	7	-	92.30	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
96	WJ Cronje	34	37	5	-	91.89	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
96	A Nel	34	37	4	1	91.89	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
96	JH Kallis	34	37	6	-	91.89	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
96	Q de Kock	34	37	2	3	91.89	South Africa	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
100	AB de Villiers	169	184	21	3	91.84	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064

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