List of South Africa One Day International cricket records

This is a List of South Africa One-Day International cricket records, that is record team and individual performances in One Day International (ODI) cricket. Records for Test cricket are at List of Test cricket records. This list is based on the List of One-Day International cricket records.

Key

The top five to seven records are listed for each category, except in "team wins, losses, and draws" and "highest wicket partnerships". Tied records for the fifth place are listed as well. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate.

Symbol Meaning
Player is currently active in ODI cricket
* Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
World record
Date Date of the match
Innings Number of innings played
Matches Number of matches played
Opponent The team South Africa was playing against
Period The time period when the player was active in ODI cricket
Player The player involved in the record
Venue One Day International cricket ground where the match was played
ICC ODI Rankings
Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  Australia 54 6506 120
2  South Africa 52 6024 116
3  India 53 5891 111
4  New Zealand 49 5340 109
5  England 54 5804 107
6  Sri Lanka 60 6056 101
7  Bangladesh 30 2840 95
8  Pakistan 51 4555 89
9  West Indies 37 3168 86
10  Afghanistan 26 1341 52
11  Zimbabwe 50 2409 48
12  Ireland 20 834 42
Reference: ICC Rankings, 8 December 2016
"Matches" is the no. matches played in the 12-24 months since the May before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that.

Team records

Team wins, losses, and ties

Matches played (by country)

Opponent 1st ODI Matches Won Lost Tied No result % Won
 Australia 1992 88 44 44 3 0 0.00
 Bangladesh 2002 17 18 3 0 0 60
 Canada 2003 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
 England 1992 51 25 22 1 3 53.12
 India 1991 73 43 27 0 3 61.42
 Ireland 2007 4 4 0 0 0 100.00
 Kenya 1996 10 10 0 0 0 100.00
 Netherlands 1996 4 4 0 0 0 100.00
 New Zealand 1992 65 38 22 0 5 63.33
 Pakistan 1992 72 47 24 0 1 66.19
 Scotland 2007 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
 Sri Lanka 1992 60 29 29 1 1 50.00
 United Arab Emirates 1996 2 2 0 0 0 100.00
 West Indies 1992 58 43 13 1 1 76.31
 Zimbabwe 1992 38 35 2 0 1 94.59
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Team scoring records

Highest runs in an innings

Rank Score Opponent Venue Date Scorecared
1 439-2 (50 overs)  West Indies Johannesburg 18 January 2015 Scorecard
2 438-9 (49.5 overs)  Australia Johannesburg 12 March 2006 Scorecard
3 438-4 (50 overs)  India Mumbai 25 October 2015 Scorecard
4 418-5 (44 overs)  Zimbabwe Potchefstroom 20 September 2006 Scorecard
5 411-4 (50 overs)  Ireland Canberra 3 March 2015 Scorecard
6 408-5 (50 overs)  West Indies Sydney 27 February 2015 Scorecard
7 399-6 (50 overs)  Zimbabwe Benoni 22 October 2010 Scorecard
8 392/6 (50 overs)  Pakistan Centurion 4 February 2007 Scorecard
9 372-6 (49.2 overs)  Australia Durban 5 October 2016 Scorecard
10 365-2 (50 overs)  India Ahmedabad 27 February 2007 Scorecard
10 363-3 (50 overs)  Zimbabwe Bulawayo 23 September 2001 Scorecard
Last updated: 6 October 2016. [1]

Lowest runs in an inning

Rank Score Opponent Venue Season
1 69 (28 overs)  Australia Sydney 14 December 1993
2 83 (23 overs)  England Nottingham 26 August 2008
3 101 (26.5 overs)  Pakistan Sharjah 28 March 2000
4 106 (38.3 overs)  Australia Sydney 22 January 2002
5 107 (32.1 overs)  England London 12 July 2003
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Highest match aggregate

Rank Score Opponent Venue Date
1 872-13 (99.5 overs)  Australia Johannesburg 12 March 2006
2 743-12 (99.2 overs)  Australia Durban 5 October 2016
3 730-9 (100 overs)  West Indies Johannesburg 18 January 2015
4 671-16 (98 overs)  Australia Basseterre 24 March 2007
5 665-19 (100 overs)  Zimbabwe Potchefstroom 20 September 2006
Last updated: 6 October 2016. [2]

Lowest match aggregates

Rank Score Opponent Venue Season
1 168-10 (37.1 overs)  England Nottingham 26 August 2008
2 187-11 (49.2 overs)  Bangladesh Birmingham 12 September 2004
3 211-15 (62.3 overs)  Sri Lanka Bloemfontein 19 April 1998
4 213-12 (57.1 overs)  Australia Sydney 22 January 2002
5 217-10 (47.1 overs)  Bangladesh Bloemfontein 22 February 2003
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Highest individual score

Rank Runs Player Opponent Venue Date Scorecard
1 188* Gary Kirsten  United Arab Emirates Rawalpindi 16 February 1996 Scorecard
2 178 Quinton de Kock  Australia Centurion 30 September 2016 Scorecard
3 175 Herschelle Gibbs  Australia Johannesburg 12 March 2006 Scorecard
4 169* Dave Callaghan  New Zealand Centurion 11 December 1994 Scorecard
5 162* AB de Villiers West Indies Sydney 27 February 2015 Scorecard
Last updated: 5 October 2016[3]

Most career runs

Rank Runs Average Strike Rate Player Matches Innings Period
1 11,550 45.11 73.13 Jacques Kallis 323 309 1996-2014.
2 8,094 36.1383.26 Herschelle Gibbs 248 240 1996-2010.
3 8,018 54.54 99.71 AB de Villiers 187 179 2005-Pre.
4 6,989 38.19 80.86 Graeme Smith 196 193 2002-2013.
5 6,798 40.95 72.04 Gary Kirsten 185 185 1993-2003.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Highest career averages

Rank Average Player Matches Innings Period
1 54.54 AB de Villiers 187 179 2005-Pre.
2 53.81 Hashim Amla 123 120 2008-Pre.
3 45.11 Jacques Kallis 323 309 1996-2014.
4 44.00 Boeta Dippenaar 101 89 1999-2006
5 41.10Lance Klusener 171 137 1996-2004
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Best strike rates

Rank Strike Rate Player Period
1 101.33 Albie Morkel 2004-Pre.
2 100.29 AB de Villiers 2005-Pre.
3 100.22 David Miller 2010-Pre.
4 100.16 Farhaan Behardien 2013-Pre.
5 94.83 Rilee Rossouw 2014-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Most career centuries

Rank Centuries Player Period
1 23 AB de Villiers 2005-Pre.
2 21 Hashim Amla 2008-Pre.
3 21 Herschelle Gibbs 1996-2010.
4 17 Jacques Kallis 1996-2014.
5 13 Gary Kirsten 1993-2003.
6 11 Quinton de Kock 2013-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 22 October 2015.

Most career half-centuries

Rank Half-Centuries Player Period
1 86 Jacques Kallis 1996-2014.
2 47 Graeme Smith 2002-2013.
3 46 AB de Villiers 2005-Pre.
4 39 Hanse Cronje 1992-2000.
5 37 Herschelle Gibbs 1996-2010.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Most Ducks

Rank Ducks Player Period
1 22 Herschelle Gibbs 1996-2010.
2 20 Shaun Pollock 1996-2008.
3 17 Jacques Kallis 1996-2014.
4 16Mark Boucher 1998-2011.
5 13Lance Klusener 1996-2004.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Individual records (bowling)

Most Career Wickets

Rank Wickets Player Matches Average Period
1 387 Shaun Pollock 294 24.31 1996-2008.
2 272 Alan Donald 164 21.78 1991-2003.
3 269 Jacques Kallis 323 31.85 1996-2004.
4 265 Makhaya Ntini 172 24.53 1998-2009.
5 192 Lance Klusener 171 29.95 1996-2004.
6 181 Morne Morkel 108 24.60 2007-Pre.
7 180 Dale Steyn 115 26.31 2006-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Best Bowling Figures

Rank Bowling Player Opposition Ground Date
1 7/45 Imran Tahir  West Indies Basseterre 15 June 2016
2 6/16 Kagiso Rabada  Bangladesh Dhaka 10 July 2015
3 6/22 Makhaya Ntini  Australia Cape Town 3 March 2006
4 6/23 Alan Donald  Kenya Nairobi 3 October 1996
5 6/35 Shaun Pollock  West Indies East London 24 January 1999
6 6/39 Dale Steyn  Pakistan Port Elizabeth 27 November 2013
7 6/49 Lance Klusener  Sri Lanka Lahore 6 November 1997
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 06 October 2016.

Highest career averages

Rank Average Player Matches Maidens Period
1 21.78 Alan Donald 164 101 1991-2003.
2 23.48 Imran Tahir 63 25 2011-Pre.
3 24.31 Shaun Pollock 294 308 1996-2008.
4 24.48Morne Morkel 99 40 2007-Pre.
5 24.53 Makhaya Ntini 172 123 1998-2009.
6 24.96 Lonwabo Tsotsobe 61 44 2009-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 06 October 2016.

Best economy rates

Rank Economy Rate Player Period
1 3.57 Fanie de Villiers 1992-1997.
2 3.65 Shaun Pollock 1996-2008.
3 3.94 Craig Matthews 1991-1997.
4 4.15 Pat Symcox 1993-1999.
5 4.15 Alan Donald 1991-2003.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Most Five-wicket Hauls

Rank 5-wicket hauls Player Period
1 6 Lance Klusener 1996-2004.
2 5 Shaun Pollock 1996-2008.
3 4 Makhaya Ntini 1998-2009.
4 3 Dale Steyn 2006-Pre.
5 2 Wayne Parnell 2009-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Individual records (wicket-keeping)

Most dismissals (catches plus stumpings) in ODI career

Rank Dismissals Catches Stumps Player Period
1 41539421 Mark Boucher 1998-2011.
2 16514817 David Richardson 1991-1998.
3 97 925AB de Villiers 2005–Pre.
4 76733Quinton de Kock†♣ 2013-Pre.
5 10 91Morne van Wyk 2003-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

♣ - denote current wicket-keeper.

Individual records (other)

Most matches played

Rank Matches Player Period
1 323 Jacques Kallis 1996-2014.
2 294 Shaun Pollock 1996-2008.
3 290 Mark Boucher 1998-2011.
4 248 Herschelle Gibbs 1996-2010.
5 245 Jonty Rhodes 1992-2003.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Most wins as a captain

Rank Won Matches Player Win%
1 99138 Hanse Cronje 73.70
2 92149 Graeme Smith 64.23
3 59 92 Shaun Pollock 66.48
4 42 73 AB de Villiers†♣ 60.71
5 2052 Kepler Wessels 40.00
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

♣ - denotes current captain.

Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership Runs Players Opponent Venue Date
1st wicket 247 Hashim Amla† & Rilee Rossouw  West Indies Johannesburg 2015
2nd wicket 247 Hashim Amla† & Faf du Plessis  Ireland Canberra 2015
3rd wicket 247 Hashim Amla† & Rilee Rossouw  West Indies Centurion 2015
4th wicket 232 Daryl Cullinan & Jonty Rhodes  Pakistan Nairobi 1996
5th wicket 256* David Miller† & JP Duminy  Zimbabwe Hamilton 2015
6th wicket 137 Hanse Cronje & Shaun Pollock  Zimbabwe Johannesburg 1997
7th wicket 114 Mark Boucher & Lance Klusener  India Nagpur 2000
8th wicket 138* Justin Kemp & Andrew Hall  India Cape Town 2006
9th wicket 95 David Miller† & Rory Kleinveldt  England London 2013
10th wicket 68* Albie Morkel† & Makhaya Ntini  New Zealand Napier 2004
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

See also

References

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