What are the highest individual Test scores for South Africa?
Highest individual scores for South Africa in Tests – top 40
| Position | Player | Score | Opposition | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wiaan Mulder | 367 not out v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 2025 |
| 2. Hashim Amla | 311 not out v England | London | 2012 |
| 3. AB de Villiers | 278 not out v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 2010 |
| 4. Graeme Smith | 277 v England | Birmingham | 2003 |
| 5. Darryl Cullinan | 275 not out v New Zealand | Auckland | 1999 |
| 6. Gary Kirsten | 275 v England | Durban | 1999 |
| 7. Graeme Pollock | 274 v Australia | Durban | 1970 |
| 8. Ryan Rickelton | 259 v Pakistan | Cape Town | 2025 |
| 9. Graeme Smith | 259 v England | London | 2003 |
| 10. Jackie McGlew | 255 not out v New Zealand | Wellington | 1953 |
| 11. Hashim Amla | 253 not out v India | Nagpur | 2010 |
| 12. Eric Rowan | 236 v England | Leeds | 1951 |
| 13. Graeme Smith | 234 v Pakistan | Dubai | 2013 |
| 14. Graeme Smith | 232 v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 2008 |
| 15. Dudley Nourse | 231 v Australia | Johannesburg | 1935 |
| 16. Herschelle Gibbs | 228 v Pakistan | Cape Town | 2003 |
| 17. Neil McKenzie | 226 v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 2008 |
| 18. Jacques Kallis | 224 v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 2012 |
| 19. Jacques Rudolph | 222 not out v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 2003 |
| 20. Gary Kirsten | 220 v Zimbabwe | Harare | 2001 |
| 21. AB de Villiers | 217 not out v India | Ahmedabad | 2008 |
| 22. Herschelle Gibbs | 211 not out v New Zealand | Christchurch | 1999 |
| 23. Gary Kirsten | 210 v England | Manchester | 1998 |
| 24. Graeme Pollock | 209 v Australia | Cape Town | 1966 |
| 25. Dudley Nourse | 208 v England | Nottingham | 1951 |
| 26. Hashim Amla | 208 v West Indies | Centurion | 2014 |
| 27. Aubrey Faulkner | 204 v Australia | Melbourne | 1910 |
| 28. Jacques Kallis | 201 not out v India | Centurion | 2010 |
| 29. Eddie Barlow | 201 v Australia | Adelaide | 1964 |
| 30. Hashim Amla | 201 v England | Cape Town | 2016 |
| 31. Graeme Smith | 200 v Bangladesh | East London | 2002 |
| 32. Dean Elgar | 199 v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 2017 |
| 33. Faf du Plessis | 199 v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 2020 |
| 34. Herschelle Gibbs | 196 v India | Port Elizabeth | 2001 |
| 35. Hashim Amla | 196 v Australia | Perth | 2012 |
| 36. Herschelle Gibbs | 192 v West Indies | Centurion | 2004 |
| 37. Bruce Mitchell | 189 not out v England | London | 1947 |
| 38. Jacques Kallis | 189 not out v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 2001 |
| 39. Alan Melville | 189 v England | Nottingham | 1947 |
| 40. Jacques Kallis | 186 v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 2007 |