IND vs SA: 5 Highest Run Scorers In Tests In South Africa

Indian team is set to tour South Africa for a Test and ODI series. Both the series will consist of 3 games. IND vs SA Test series will be played first followed by the ODI series. Both the teams have already begun their preparations for the Test series. IND vs SA 1st Test will commence on December 26 at SuperSport Park in Centurion.

India and South Africa have played a lot of Test matches in the past. Both the teams regularly tour each other for bilateral Test series. If we take a look at the highest run-getters in India vs South Africa Test clashes on South African soil, there is only one Indian player in the top 5 list. In this article, we take a glance at 5 highest run-scorers in Tests in South Africa in India vs South Africa Test encounters.

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IND vs SA: 5 Highest Run Scorers In Tests In South Africa

5. Graeme Smith- 812 Runs

Graeme Smith takes the 5th spot in this list. In IND vs SA Test clashes on home soil, the former South African skipper has scored 812 runs in 26 Test innings. Smith holds a batting average of 32.48. The left-handed batsman also slammed 7 half-centuries against India, the highest of which was a 94-run knock.

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4. Sachin Tendulkar- 1161 Runs

Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar gets the 4th spot in this list. In IND vs SA Test encounters in South Africa, Tendulkar accounts for 1161 runs in 28 innings at an average of 46.44. The former right-handed batsman has also slammed 5 centuries and 3 half-centuries against South Africa. His highest knock was 169 runs.

3. Hashim Amla- 1170 Runs

Former Proteas skipper Hashim Amla grabs the 3rd spot in this list. The former South African opener has mustered 1170 runs in 35 innings against India on home soil. He owns a batting average of 34.41. Amla has also slammed 9 half-centuries and 3 centuries, the highest of which was a 140-run knock.

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2. AB de Villiers- 1265 Runs

AB de Villiers bags the 2nd spot in the list. The former South African player has piled up 1265 runs in IND vs SA Test clashes on home soil. The right-handed batsman has played 38 Test innings against India at home, batting at an average of 34.18. De Villiers has also slammed 3 centuries and 9 half-centuries in such games.

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1. Jacques Kallis- 1567 Runs

Jacques Kallis steals the top spot in this list. In IND vs SA Test encounters in South Africa, Kallis has mustered 1567 runs in 30 Test innings at an average of 68.13. The former all-rounder has also slammed 5 centuries and 6 fifties against India. His highest knock was a double hundred of unbeaten 201 runs.

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