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Most runs conceded in an innings

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Innings in match	Team	Opposition	Ground	Result	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	N Boje	65.0	5	221	-	3.40	2	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	lost	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
🥈 2	PL Harris	53.1	6	203	3	3.81	2	South Africa	v India	Chennai	draw	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
🥉 3	KA Maharaj	50.0	10	196	1	3.92	1	South Africa	v India	Pune	lost	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
4	KA Maharaj	55.0	6	189	3	3.43	1	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	lost	02 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
5	CL Vincent	42.0	5	188	2	4.47	2	South Africa	v England	The Oval	draw	17 Aug 1935	Test # 246
6	PR Adams	45.0	6	184	3	4.08	1	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	lost	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
7	PL Harris	50.0	5	182	1	3.64	2	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	lost	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
8	Imran Tahir	23.0	-	180	-	7.82	1	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	draw	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
8	KA Maharaj	58.0	15	180	5	3.10	1	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	lost	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
10	K Rabada	29.5	2	175	3	5.86	1	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	draw	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
11	N Gordon	55.2	10	174	1	2.36	4	South Africa	v England	Durban	draw	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
11	AMB Rowan	65.0	11	174	1	2.67	1	South Africa	v England	Lord's	lost	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
11	AMB Rowan	68.0	17	174	5	2.55	2	South Africa	v England	Leeds	draw	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
14	ARA Murray	51.2	11	169	4	2.47	2	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	lost	09 Jan 1953	Test # 362
15	RO Schwarz	38.0	4	168	1	4.42	3	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
16	AMB Rowan	60.0	9	167	5	2.08	2	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	lost	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
17	XC Balaskas	44.0	4	165	4	3.75	2	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	15 Feb 1936	Test # 250
17	PL Harris	62.0	9	165	2	2.66	2	South Africa	v West Indies	Basseterre	draw	18 Jun 2010	Test # 1961
19	PR Adams	52.0	7	163	1	3.13	2	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
19	N Boje	44.0	5	163	1	3.70	3	South Africa	v England	Durban	draw	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
21	M Ntini	43.0	5	162	4	3.76	1	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	draw	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
22	KA Maharaj	43.0	9	160	2	3.72	3	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	lost	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
23	XC Balaskas	51.0	4	157	1	3.07	2	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	lost	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
23	N Gordon	40.0	3	157	5	2.94	1	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	draw	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
25	AMB Rowan	41.0	4	155	1	2.83	1	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	draw	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
26	CL Vincent	55.0	16	154	4	2.80	3	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
26	NBF Mann	36.0	4	154	2	3.20	1	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	lost	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
26	KA Maharaj	40.0	4	154	3	3.85	3	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	lost	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
29	N Boje	35.0	4	153	1	4.37	1	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
29	DL Piedt	36.0	4	153	5	4.25	3	South Africa	v England	Durban	lost	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
31	GM Parker	37.0	2	152	6	4.10	1	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	lost	14 Jun 1924	Test # 153
32	Q McMillan	33.0	3	150	4	4.54	3	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
32	CH Morris	28.0	3	150	1	5.35	1	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	draw	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
34	EP Nupen	51.0	7	148	3	2.90	1	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	draw	13 Feb 1931	Test # 206
34	L Tuckett	50.0	5	148	4	2.96	2	South Africa	v England	Manchester	lost	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
34	N Boje	42.0	3	148	2	3.52	1	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	draw	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
37	GWA Chubb	46.2	12	146	4	3.15	2	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	won	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
37	PL Harris	38.0	4	146	1	3.84	2	South Africa	v England	Durban	lost	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
37	M Morkel	30.0	5	146	5	4.86	1	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	draw	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
40	M Ntini	31.0	5	145	5	4.67	3	South Africa	v England	Lord's	won	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
40	GC Smith	43.0	3	145	2	3.37	2	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	draw	29 Apr 2005	Test # 1750
42	HJ Tayfield	49.0	5	144	2	2.20	4	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	lost	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
42	MA Seymour	46.0	4	144	1	3.13	1	South Africa	v England	Durban	lost	04 Dec 1964	Test # 571
42	K Rabada	28.0	1	144	2	5.14	2	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
45	JB Robertson	55.0	11	143	3	2.60	2	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	lost	14 Dec 1935	Test # 247
45	VI Smith	51.0	15	143	4	2.80	3	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	draw	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
45	CW Henderson	67.0	24	143	4	2.13	1	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	draw	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
48	RO Schwarz	32.0	-	142	3	4.43	1	South Africa	v Australia	Manchester	lost	27 May 1912	Test # 121
48	AJ Bell	40.0	2	142	5	3.55	2	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	lost	29 Jan 1932	Test # 215
48	HJ Tayfield	44.0	6	142	4	2.42	1	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	draw	24 Jan 1953	Test # 364
51	HJ Tayfield	37.0	4	141	2	2.85	1	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
52	AJ Bell	46.5	6	140	5	2.98	2	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	lost	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
53	J Botha	38.0	7	138	1	3.63	4	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	draw	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
54	M Ntini	33.0	3	137	2	4.15	1	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	lost	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
54	KA Maharaj	45.0	5	137	3	3.04	3	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	won	03 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
56	TL Goddard	43.0	10	136	1	2.37	1	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
56	AA Donald	35.0	7	136	2	3.88	2	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
58	AA Donald	29.0	2	135	1	4.65	1	South Africa	v England	Leeds	draw	04 Aug 1994	Test # 1264
58	M Ntini	39.0	-	135	3	3.46	2	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	draw	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
58	KA Maharaj	41.5	3	135	-	3.22	2	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	lost	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
61	B Mitchell	37.0	4	133	1	2.69	4	South Africa	v England	Durban	draw	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
61	GF Linde	31.0	2	133	4	4.29	1	South Africa	v India	Ranchi	lost	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
63	ACB Langton	56.0	12	132	1	1.76	4	South Africa	v England	Durban	draw	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
63	MG Melle	23.0	2	132	2	4.30	1	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	lost	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
65	CL Vincent	45.0	10	131	6	2.91	2	South Africa	v England	Durban	draw	21 Jan 1928	Test # 170
66	HJ Tayfield	53.0	21	130	5	1.83	1	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	lost	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
66	PL Symcox	46.0	11	130	2	2.82	1	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	draw	06 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
66	CW Henderson	29.1	1	130	3	4.45	3	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	lost	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
66	M Ntini	29.0	2	130	-	4.48	1	South Africa	v England	Lord's	draw	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
70	JH Sinclair	20.0	1	129	4	6.45	2	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	draw	11 Oct 1902	Test # 75
70	HJ Tayfield	35.4	4	129	3	2.72	1	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	won	06 Feb 1953	Test # 365
70	PM Pollock	24.0	-	129	2	4.03	3	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	draw	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
70	PM Pollock	38.3	10	129	5	3.35	1	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	draw	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
70	JH Kallis	22.0	1	129	1	5.86	1	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	lost	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
70	M Ntini	31.0	4	129	1	4.16	2	South Africa	v England	The Oval	lost	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
70	DW Steyn	26.0	1	129	3	4.96	2	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	lost	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
70	PL Harris	37.0	3	129	4	3.48	1	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	won	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
70	PL Harris	38.2	8	129	3	3.36	1	South Africa	v England	Lord's	draw	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
70	DW Steyn	30.0	3	129	1	4.30	2	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	draw	09 Nov 2012	Test # 2056
70	KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	3.13	1	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	lost	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
70	KA Maharaj	22.0	-	129	2	5.86	3	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	lost	02 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
82	AEE Vogler	47.2	12	128	7	2.70	1	South Africa	v England	Lord's	draw	01 Jul 1907	Test # 93
82	SJ Pegler	48.0	14	128	3	2.66	2	South Africa	v England	The Oval	draw	16 Aug 1924	Test # 157
82	JB Plimsoll	35.3	9	128	3	3.60	2	South Africa	v England	Manchester	lost	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
82	SF Burke	53.5	19	128	6	2.37	1	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	lost	01 Jan 1962	Test # 519
82	AH McKinnon	51.0	13	128	4	2.50	2	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	draw	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
82	PR Adams	45.0	11	128	7	2.84	2	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	lost	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
82	M Ntini	28.0	3	128	3	4.57	2	South Africa	v India	Chennai	draw	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
89	N Gordon	29.0	-	127	2	3.28	1	South Africa	v England	Durban	lost	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
89	L Tuckett	47.0	12	127	1	2.70	3	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	draw	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
89	PL Harris	42.5	9	127	6	2.96	3	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	won	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
89	M Morkel	31.0	6	127	3	4.09	2	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	draw	09 Nov 2012	Test # 2056
89	RJ Peterson	20.0	2	127	3	6.35	4	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	won	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
94	XC Balaskas	38.0	1	126	4	3.31	1	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	01 Jan 1936	Test # 249
95	Q McMillan	29.0	2	125	5	4.31	1	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	won	04 Mar 1932	Test # 218
95	ERH Fuller	34.2	3	125	2	2.73	1	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
97	CB Llewellyn	26.0	3	124	3	4.76	3	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	draw	11 Oct 1902	Test # 75
97	ACB Langton	38.0	5	124	2	3.26	2	South Africa	v England	The Oval	draw	17 Aug 1935	Test # 246
97	M Ntini	33.0	8	124	1	3.75	1	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
97	GA Stuurman	29.0	5	124	1	4.27	2	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	lost	17 Feb 2022	Test # 2450

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