South Africa National Cricket Team (2026)
The South Africa National Cricket Team represents South Africa in men's international cricket. The South African Cricket Team is also known as the Proteas. They are governed by Cricket South Africa (CSA). The South African cricket team is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and plays all three formats.
South Africa National Cricket Team Bio
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Full Name |
South Africa National Cricket Team |
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Nickname |
The Proteas |
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Founded |
1889 |
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Team Owner |
Cricket South Africa (CSA) |
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President |
Rihan Richards |
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Head Coach |
Shukri Conrad |
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Captain (s) |
Temba Bavuma (Test, ODI), Aiden Markram (T20) |
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Website & Social Media |
Facebook: @CricketSouthAfrica |
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Instagram: @proteasmencsa |
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Twitter(X): @ProteasMenCSA |
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Website: https://cricket.co.za/ |
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Email Address |
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Full Address |
PO Box 55009, Northlands, 2116 Tel: +27 11 880 2810 |
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Net Worth (2023-24) |
$47 million (₹3,928,450,350) |
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Sponsors |
Betway, Momentum, Sunfoil, KFC, Castle, Powerade, Ticket Pro, SuperSport, BitCo, Virgin Active, Momentum Health, SABC Sport, Kemach JCB, Springbok Atlas, Phizz, Castore, Amul |
South Africa National Cricket Team History:
- South Africa entered first-class and international cricket in the 1888–89 season against England. The South African cricket team played its first Test in March 1889 against England in Port Elizabeth.
- After England and Australia, they became the third team to play Test cricket.
- They were part of the Imperial Cricket Conference formed in 1906 with England and Australia.
- After struggling in early years, they won their first Test against England in 1906.
- The ICC banned South Africa from international cricket in 1970 due to the anti-apartheid movement. The Proteas were reinstated as a Test nation in 1991 and played their first sanctioned international match since 1970 (and its first-ever ODI) against India in Calcutta on 10 November 1991.
- Their first Test after re-admission was played against the West Indies in April 1992.
- The South African team today is one of the strongest teams in the world.
South Africa National Cricket ODI Squad
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PLAYER NAME |
ROLE |
STYLE |
JERSEY NUMBER |
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Temba Bavuma (Captain) |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
11 |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Medium fast |
71 |
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Quinton de Kock |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
12 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
25 |
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Tony de Zorzi |
Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
33 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
45 |
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Beuran Hendricks |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Medium fast |
14 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
17 |
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Marco Jansen |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast |
70 |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast Medium |
37 |
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Sisanda Magala |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast medium |
58 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
16 |
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Wiaan Mulder |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast medium |
14 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
94 |
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David Miller |
Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
10 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast medium |
22 |
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Anrich Nortje |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast |
20 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
18 |
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Andile Phehlukwayo |
Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
23 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast |
25 |
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Ryan Rickelton |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: – |
44 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Wrist spin |
90 |
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Tristan Stubbs |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
30 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
72 |
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Lizaad Williams |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
6 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
17 |
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Rubin Hermann |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Left hand bat |
76 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
41 |
South Africa National Cricket T20 Squad
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PLAYER NAME |
ROLE |
STYLE |
JERSEY NUMBER |
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Corbin Bosch |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast Medium |
37 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: – |
12 |
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Kwena Maphaka |
Bowler |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler: Left-arm Fast |
63 |
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Gerald Coetzee |
Allrounder |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast |
25 |
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Dewald Brevis |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
17 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
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Reeza Hendricks |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
17 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast |
70 |
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Ryan Rickelton |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Left-hand bat |
44 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast medium |
58 |
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Keshav Maharaj |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
16 |
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Aiden Markram (Captain) |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
94 |
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Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
10 |
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Jason Smith |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
- |
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Lungi Ngidi |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast medium |
22 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast |
2 |
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George Linde |
Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
27 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
23 |
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Lizaad Williams |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
6 |
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Kagiso Rabada |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast |
25 |
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Tabraiz Shamsi |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Wrist spin |
90 |
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Rassie van der Dussen |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
72 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
30 |
South Africa National Cricket Test Squad
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PLAYER NAME |
ROLE |
STYLE |
JERSEY NUMBER |
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Temba Bavuma (Captain) |
Batter |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right arm Medium |
11 |
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Gerald Coetzee |
Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast |
25 |
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Nandre Burger |
Allrounder |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler: Left-arm Fast medium |
71 |
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Batter |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm off-break |
5 |
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Neil Brand |
Allrounder |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
28 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast medium |
48 |
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Simon Harmer |
Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm off-break |
11 |
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Marco Jansen |
Allrounder |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Left arm Fast |
70 |
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Dewald Brevis |
Batter |
Batter: Right hand Bat Bowler: Legbreak |
17 |
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Keshav Maharaj |
Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
16 |
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Aiden Markram |
Batter |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right arm Offbreak |
4 |
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Allrounder |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right arm Medium |
13 |
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Lungi Ngidi |
Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast medium |
22 |
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Anrich Nortje |
Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast |
2 |
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Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast medium |
74 |
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Keegan Petersen |
Batter |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Legbreak |
93 |
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Kagiso Rabada |
Bowler |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast |
25 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler: – |
44 |
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Clyde Fortuin |
Wicketkeeper |
Batter: Right-hand Bat |
95 |
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Rassie van der Dussen |
Batter |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Legbreak |
72 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm off-break |
97 |
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Dane Piedt |
Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm off-break |
63 |
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Tristan Stubbs |
Wicketkeeper |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm off-break |
30 |
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Batter |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm off-break |
33 |
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Senuran Muthusamy |
Allrounder |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler+: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
67 |
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Batter |
Batter: Left-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm off-break |
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Tshepo Moreki |
Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast medium |
43 |
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Bowler |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right-arm Fast medium |
44 |
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Raynard van Tonder |
Batter |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Legbreak |
36 |
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Corbin Bosch |
Allrounder |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Right arm Fast medium |
37 |
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Batter |
Batter: Right-hand Bat Bowler: Legbreak |
39 |
South Africa National Cricket Team: ICC World Cup Record:
The South African cricket team has been playing in the ICC World Cup since 1992. They are yet to win the World Cup. Their best performance in the marquee event is the semifinal appearance. The African country made it to the semifinal in 1992 before crashing out at the quarterfinal stage in 1996.
In 1999, they made it to the semifinal once again but failed to progress to the final. They co-hosted the World Cup four years later but could not go past the group stage. In 2007 and 2011, their journey ended at the semifinal and quarterfinal stages respectively.
In 2015, the South Africa National Cricket Team once again qualified for the semifinal but ended up on the losing side once again. In 2019, they bowed out at the league stage before making it to the semifinal in 2023.
South Africa Men’s National Cricket Team’s Achievements in Various ICC Tournaments
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Tournament |
Best Result |
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ICC Cricket World Cup |
Semi-finals (1992, 1999, 2007, 2015, 2023) |
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ICC Champions Trophy |
Champions (1998) |
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup |
Semi-finals (2009, 2014) |
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ICC World Test Championship |
Champions (2025) |
Major Cricket Stadium of South Africa
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Stadium Name |
Location |
Capacity |
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Wanderers Stadium |
Johannesburg |
28,000 |
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Newlands Cricket Ground |
Cape Town |
25,000 |
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Kingsmead Cricket Ground |
Durban |
25,000 |
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St George’s Park |
Gqeberha |
19,000 |
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Willowmoore Park |
Benoni |
20,000 |
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SuperSport Park (Centurion Park) |
Centurion |
20,000 |
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Mangaung Oval |
Bloemfontein |
20,000 |
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Boland Park |
Paarl |
- |
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Buffalo Park |
East London |
15,000 |
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Senwes Park |
Potchefstroom |
- |
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Diamond Oval |
Kimberley |
- |
Most Runs for South Africa in Test Cricket
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings |
| Jacques Kallis | 13,206 | 165 | 278 |
| Hashim Amla | 9,282 | 124 | 215 |
| Graeme Smith | 9,253 | 116 | 203 |
| AB de Villiers | 8,765 | 114 | 191 |
| Gary Kirsten | 7,289 | 101 | 176 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | 6,167 | 90 | 154 |
| Mark Boucher | 5,498 | 146 | 204 |
| Dean Elgar | 5,347 | 86 | 152 |
| Daryll Cullinan | 4,554 | 70 | 115 |
| Faf du Plessis | 4,163 | 69 | 118 |
Most Runs for South Africa in ODI
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings |
| Jacques Kallis | 11,550 | 323 | 309 |
| AB de Villiers | 9,427 | 223 | 213 |
| Hashim Amla | 8,113 | 181 | 178 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | 8,094 | 248 | 240 |
| Quinton de Kock | 7,123 | 161 | 161 |
| Graeme Smith | 6,989 | 196 | 193 |
| Gary Kirsten | 6,798 | 185 | 185 |
| Jonty Rhodes | 5,935 | 245 | 220 |
| Hansie Cronje | 5,565 | 188 | 175 |
| Faf du Plessis | 5,507 | 143 | 136 |
Most Runs for South Africa in T20I
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings |
| Quinton de Kock | 2,771 | 100 | 99 |
| David Miller | 2,589 | 130 | 115 |
| Reeza Hendricks | 2,504 | 90 | 89 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 1,934 | 81 | 75 |
| AB de Villiers | 1,672 | 78 | 75 |
| Aiden Markram | 1,663 | 67 | 63 |
| Faf du Plessis | 1,466 | 47 | 47 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 1,406 | 57 | 53 |
| Hashim Amla | 1,158 | 41 | 41 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 1,000 | 58 | 53 |
Most Wickets for South Africa in Test
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings |
| Dale Steyn | 439 | 93 | 171 |
| Shaun Pollock | 421 | 108 | 202 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 390 | 101 | 190 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 340 | 73 | 134 |
| Allan Donald | 330 | 72 | 129 |
| Morne Morkel | 309 | 86 | 160 |
| Jacques Kallis | 291 | 165 | 270 |
| Vernon Philander | 224 | 64 | 119 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 218 | 62 | 106 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 170 | 37 | 61 |
Most Wickets for South Africa in ODI
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings |
| Shaun Pollock | 387 | 294 | 291 |
| Allan Donald | 272 | 164 | 162 |
| Jacques Kallis | 269 | 323 | 279 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 265 | 172 | 170 |
| Dale Steyn | 194 | 123 | 122 |
| Lance Klusener | 192 | 171 | 164 |
| Morne Morkel | 180 | 114 | 111 |
| Imran Tahir | 173 | 107 | 104 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 168 | 106 | 104 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 115 | 75 | 74 |
Most Wickets for South Africa in T20I
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 89 | 70 | 70 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 77 | 71 | 71 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 77 | 56 | 56 |
| Dale Steyn | 64 | 47 | 47 |
| Imran Tahir | 61 | 35 | 35 |
| Wayne Parnell | 59 | 56 | 55 |
| Anrich Nortje | 53 | 44 | 43 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 50 | 42 | 39 |
| Morne Morkel | 46 | 41 | 41 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 40 | 41 | 41 |
SCHEDULED / 5th T20I / The Wanderers Stadium
SCHEDULED / 4th T20I / SuperSport Park, Centurion
COMPLETED / Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X4) / Narendra Modi Stadium
111/10 (18.5 ov)
187/7 (20 ov)
South Africa won by 76 runs
COMPLETED / 34th Match, Group D / Arun Jaitley Stadium
123/4 (13.2 ov)
122/6 (20 ov)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
COMPLETED / 24th Match, Group D / Narendra Modi Stadium
175/7 (20 ov)
178/3 (17.1 ov)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / 13th Match, Group D / Narendra Modi Stadium
187/6 (20 ov)
187/10 (19.4 ov)
South Africa won by superover
COMPLETED / 5th T20I / Narendra Modi Stadium
231/5 (20 ov)
201/8 (20 ov)
India won by 30 runs
COMPLETED / 9th Match, Group D / Narendra Modi Stadium
213/4 (20 ov)
156/8 (20 ov)
South Africa won by 57 runs
COMPLETED / 4th T20I / Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium
Match Abandoned
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
120/3 (15.5 ov)
117/10 (20 ov)
India won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Iqbal Stadium
144/3 (25.1 ov)
143/10 (37.5 ov)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium
162/10 (19.1 ov)
213/4 (20 ov)
South Africa won by 51 runs
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Iqbal Stadium
269/9 (50 ov)
270/2 (40.1 ov)
South Africa won by 8 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Barabati Stadium
175/6 (20 ov)
74/10 (12.3 ov)
India won by 101 runs
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Iqbal Stadium
264/8 (49.4 ov)
263/10 (49.1 ov)
Pakistan won by 2 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
271/1 (39.5 ov)
270/10 (47.5 ov)
India won by 9 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Gaddafi Stadium
140/6 (19 ov)
139/9 (20 ov)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium
358/5 (50 ov)
362/6 (49.2 ov)
South Africa won by 4 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Gaddafi Stadium
112/1 (13.1 ov)
110/10 (19.2 ov)
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / The Wanderers Stadium
118/6 (10 ov)
114/3 (10 ov)
West Indies won by 6 runs (DLS method)
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / JSCA International Stadium Complex
349/8 (50 ov)
332/10 (49.2 ov)
India won by 17 runs
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
139/10 (18.1 ov)
194/9 (20 ov)
South Africa won by 55 runs
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / SuperSport Park, Centurion
225/3 (17.3 ov)
221/4 (20 ov)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd Test / Barsapara Cricket Stadium
201/10 (83.5 ov)
489/10 (151.1 ov)
South Africa won by 408 runs
COMPLETED / 2nd Test / Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
333/10 (113.4 ov)
404/10 (119.3 ov)
South Africa won by 8 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Boland Park
176/1 (17.5 ov)
173/7 (20 ov)
South Africa won by 9 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st Test / Eden Gardens
189/10 (62.2 ov)
159/10 (55 ov)
South Africa won by 30 runs
COMPLETED / 1st Test / Gaddafi Stadium
378/10 (110.4 ov)
269/10 (84 ov)
Pakistan won by 93 runs
COMPLETED / Only T20I / Namibia Cricket Ground
138/6 (20 ov)
134/8 (20 ov)
Namibia won by 4 wickets
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