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South Africa cricket team stats and records

Data through 9 October 2026Last updated 9 October 2026

In the data, South Africa won 458 of 819 matches between 2002 and 2026 (59.8% of matches with a result). Their best format by win rate is Tests: 100 wins and 62 defeats (61.7%). At home they won 64.7% of decided matches, and away or at neutral grounds 55.9%. AB de Villiers has scored the most runs for them in the data (19,097).

Matches

819

2002–2026

Won

458

Lost

308

Win %

59.8%

matches with a result

Tied / drawn / NR

4 / 31 / 18

South Africa results by format

Results by format
Format	Played	Won	Lost	Tied	Drawn	NR	Win %	Years
Tests	193	100	62	0	31	0	61.7%	2002–2026
ODIs	395	232	145	3	0	15	61.5%	2003–2026
T20Is	231	126	101	1	0	3	55.5%	2005–2026

Win percentage by year

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South Africa: win percentage by year (matches with a result)
Year	Win %
2003	57.1
2004	22.2
2005	81.0
2006	51.4
2007	67.4
2008	79.3
2009	57.1
2010	72.7
2011	54.5
2012	67.7
2013	59.5
2014	58.8
2015	57.9
2016	64.5
2017	65.8
2018	55.9
2019	56.2
2020	38.9
2021	56.8
2022	55.3
2023	57.1
2024	52.6
2025	47.6
2026	74.1

Years with at least 3 matches with a result.

Home and away record

Home = grounds in the team's country (from our ground list)
Where	Played	Won	Lost	Win %
Away	461	238	188	55.9%
Home	358	220	120	64.7%

South Africa head to head

Record against each opponent (5+ matches)
Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Other
vs Australia	119	56	59	4
vs India	118	50	60	8
vs England	109	46	50	13
vs Pakistan	104	54	45	5
vs Sri Lanka	81	50	28	3
vs New Zealand	81	44	29	8
vs West Indies	81	50	24	7
vs Zimbabwe	43	42	0	1
vs Bangladesh	39	31	6	2
vs Ireland	18	14	3	1
vs Netherlands	9	6	2	1
vs Namibia	6	4	2	0

Highest and lowest totals by South Africa

Highest totals
Team	Score	Against	Date	Result
South Africa	651	Australia	19 Mar 2009	Won
South Africa	637/2	England	19 Jul 2012	Won
South Africa	627/7	England	2 Jan 2016	Drawn
South Africa	626/5	Zimbabwe	6 Jul 2025	Won
South Africa	621	Sri Lanka	26 Dec 2020	Won

Lowest all-out totals
Team	Score	Overs	Against	Date	Result
South Africa	55		India	3 Jan 2024	Lost
South Africa	73		Sri Lanka	12 Jul 2018	Lost
South Africa	74	12.3	India	9 Dec 2025	Lost
South Africa	79		India	25 Nov 2015	Lost
South Africa	83	20.4	England	22 Jul 2022	Lost

Biggest wins

Largest victories (rain-rule results excluded)
Winner	Margin	Against	Format	Date	Ground
South Africa	innings and 273 runs	Bangladesh	Test	29 Oct 2024	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
South Africa	innings and 254 runs	Bangladesh	Test	6 Oct 2017	Mangaung Oval
South Africa	innings and 236 runs	Zimbabwe	Test	6 Jul 2025	Queens Sports Club
South Africa	innings and 220 runs	West Indies	Test	17 Dec 2014	SuperSport Park
South Africa	innings and 205 runs	Bangladesh	Test	29 Feb 2008	Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium
South Africa	10 wickets	Pakistan	Test	26 Dec 2002	Kingsmead
South Africa	10 wickets	Kenya	ODI	12 Feb 2003	North West Cricket Stadium
South Africa	10 wickets	Bangladesh	ODI	22 Feb 2003	Goodyear Park

Heaviest defeats

Largest defeats (rain-rule results excluded)
Winner	Margin	Against	Format	Date	Ground
New Zealand	innings and 276 runs	South Africa	Test	17 Feb 2022	Hagley Oval
India	innings and 202 runs	South Africa	Test	19 Oct 2019	JSCA International Stadium Complex
Australia	innings and 182 runs	South Africa	Test	26 Dec 2022	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sri Lanka	innings and 153 runs	South Africa	Test	27 Jul 2006	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
India	innings and 137 runs	South Africa	Test	10 Oct 2019	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
England	10 wickets	South Africa	ODI	26 Aug 2008	Trent Bridge
England	9 wickets	South Africa	Test	4 Sep 2003	Kennington Oval
New Zealand	9 wickets	South Africa	Test	18 Mar 2004	Eden Park

Most runs for South Africa

Top 10 run scorers for the team in the data
Player	Team	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	100s
AB de Villiers	South Africa	457	19,097	48.84	75.4	278	46
Hashim Amla	South Africa	425	18,133	46.26	64.8	311	54
Graeme Smith	South Africa	346	13,736	42.01	69.9	277	31
Quinton de Kock	South Africa	359	13,329	39.67	95.0	178	31
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	299	12,862	49.28	59.6	224	36
Faf du Plessis	South Africa	299	11,033	42.60	68.0	199	23
Jean-Paul Duminy	South Africa	321	8,911	35.79	74.9	166	9
Aiden Markram	South Africa	244	7,796	34.65	81.0	175	12
David Miller	South Africa	273	7,448	39.41	115.7	142	10
Temba Bavuma	South Africa	202	6,511	36.37	60.8	172	10

Most wickets for South Africa

Top 10 wicket takers for the team in the data
Player	Team	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
Dale Steyn	South Africa	332	684	23.14	3.78	7/51
Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	311	582	24.54	4.21	7/112
Morne Morkel	South Africa	310	530	26.72	3.71	6/23
Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	205	371	27.78	3.77	6/22
Keshav Maharaj	South Africa	215	350	29.11	3.72	9/129
Imran Tahir	South Africa	174	285	25.95	4.36	7/45
Vernon Philander	South Africa	153	269	22.68	2.87	6/21
Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	167	252	25.17	5.36	6/39
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	277	241	34.49	3.59	6/54
Shaun Pollock	South Africa	152	209	26.58	3.01	6/39

Grounds where South Africa played most

Most-used grounds
Ground	Played	Won	Lost
The Wanderers Stadium	71	41	29
SuperSport Park	70	44	23
Newlands	62	39	18
Kingsmead	53	25	22
St George's Park	38	23	13
Mangaung Oval	16	12	3
Kennington Oval	16	4	12
R Premadasa Stadium	16	6	10

Latest South Africa matches in the data

Most recent matches in the data
Date	Teams	Result	Ground
9 Oct 2026	Australia 390 & 314/6d South Africa 284 & 206	Australia won by 214 runs	Kingsmead
30 Sep 2026	Australia 322/9 (50 ov) South Africa 145/4 (28 ov)	Australia won by 45 runs (D/L)	Senwes Park
27 Sep 2026	South Africa 365/9 (50 ov) Australia 333 (49.5 ov)	South Africa won by 32 runs	The Wanderers Stadium
24 Sep 2026	South Africa 297/8 (50 ov) Australia 230 (41.2 ov)	South Africa won by 67 runs	Kingsmead
13 Sep 2026	Namibia 156 (36.2 ov) South Africa 157/1 (21.3 ov)	South Africa won by 9 wickets	Namibia Cricket Ground
11 Sep 2026	South Africa 335/9 (50 ov) Namibia 178 (41.5 ov)	South Africa won by 157 runs	Namibia Cricket Ground
9 Sep 2026	South Africa 348/6 (50 ov) Namibia 162/8 (31 ov)	South Africa won by 99 runs (D/L)	Namibia Cricket Ground
6 Sep 2026	South Africa 205/5 (20 ov) Zimbabwe 157 (18 ov)	South Africa won by 48 runs	Namibia Cricket Ground
4 Sep 2026	South Africa 228/4 (20 ov) Namibia 217/3 (20 ov)	South Africa won by 11 runs	Namibia Cricket Ground
1 Sep 2026	South Africa 185/7 (20 ov) Zimbabwe 142 (17.4 ov)	South Africa won by 43 runs	Namibia Cricket Ground

Competitions

ICC Men's T20 World Cup (53)ICC Cricket World Cup (48)ICC Champions Trophy (17)

Frequently asked questions

How many matches have South Africa won?

458 of 819 matches in the data (2002–2026): 100 of 193 Tests, 232 of 395 ODIs, 126 of 231 T20Is.

What is South Africa's highest total?

651 against Australia on 19 Mar 2009.

What is South Africa's lowest total?

55 all out against India on 3 Jan 2024.

What is South Africa's biggest win?

By innings and 273 runs against Bangladesh (Test, 29 Oct 2024).

Who has taken the most wickets for South Africa?

Dale Steyn, with 684 wickets in the data.

Coverage: Cricsheet data only (from the early 2000s). Matches against Afghanistan are not included.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Definitions: methodology.