South African batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnerships in a test innings
D Elgar and JP Duminy of South Africa added 250 runs for the third wicket in the third innings of the Perth test against Australia to provide the 23rd occasion of South African batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership against various oppositions in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | B Mitchell, IJ Siedle | 1 | 260 | 1 | Eng | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1931 |
| 2 | A Melville, AD Nov urse | 3 | 319 | 1 | Eng | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1947 |
| 3 | EJ Barlow, RG Pollock | 3 | 341 | 2 | Aus | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1964 |
| 4 | HH Gibbs, JH Kallis | 2 | 315* | 2 | NZl | Christchurch | 11 Mar 1999 |
| 5 | HH Gibbs, G Kirsten | 1 | 256 | 1 | Zim | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 |
| 6 | G Kirsten, GC Smith | 2 | 272 | 1 | Ban | East London | 18 Oct 2002 |
| 7 | HH Gibbs, GC Smith | 1 | 368 | 1 | Pak | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2003 |
| 8 | HH Dippenaar, JA Rudolph | 3 | 429* | 2 | Ban | Chittagong | 24 Apr 2003 |
| 9 | HH Gibbs, GC Smith | 1 | 338 | 1 | Eng | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 |
| 10 | G Kirsten, GC Smith | 2 | 257 | 2 | Eng | Lord’s | 31 Jul 2003 |
| 11 | HH Gibbs, JH Kallis | 3 | 251 | 3 | Win | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2004 |
| 12 | HH Gibbs, GC Smith | 1 | 301 | 1 | Win | Centurion | 16 Jan 2004 |
| 13 | JH Kallis, AG Prince | 5 | 267 | 1 | Win | St John’s | 29 Apr 2005 |
| 14 | HM Amla, JH Kallis | 3 | 330 | 3 | NZl | Johannesburg | 08 Nov 2007 |
| 15 | ND McKenzie, GC Smith | 1 | 415 | 1 | Ban | Chittagong | 29 Feb 2008 |
| 16 | AB de Villiers, JH Kallis | 5 | 256 | 2 | Ind | Ahmedabad | 03 Apr 2008 |
| 17 | MV Boucher, AG Prince | 6 | 271 | 2 | Ban | Centurion | 26 Nov 2008 |
| 18 | HM Amla, JH Kallis | 3 | 340 | 1 | Ind | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 19 | HM Amla, GC Smith | 2 | 259 | 2 | Eng | The Oval | 19 Jul 2012 |
| 20 | HM Amla, JH Kallis | 3 | 377* | 2 | Eng | The Oval | 19 Jul 2012 |
| 21 | AB de Villiers, GC Smith | 5 | 338 | 2 | Pak | Dubai (DSC) | 23 Oct 2013 |
| 22 | HM Amla, AB de Villiers | 4 | 308 | 1 | Win | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 |
| 23 | JP Duminy, D Elgar | 3 | 250 | 3 | Aus | Perth | 03 Nov 2016 |
It also provides the eighth occasion of South African batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership against various oppositions in a test innings for the third wicket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Melville, AD Nov urse | 3 | 319 | 1 | Eng | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1947 |
| 2 | EJ Barlow, RG Pollock | 3 | 341 | 2 | Aus | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1964 |
| 3 | HH Dippenaar, JA Rudolph | 3 | 429* | 2 | Ban | Chittagong | 24 Apr 2003 |
| 4 | HH Gibbs, JH Kallis | 3 | 251 | 3 | Win | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2004 |
| 5 | HM Amla, JH Kallis | 3 | 330 | 3 | NZl | Johannesburg | 08 Nov 2007 |
| 6 | HM Amla, JH Kallis | 3 | 340 | 1 | Ind | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 7 | HM Amla, JH Kallis | 3 | 377* | 2 | Eng | The Oval | 19 Jul 2012 |
| 8 | JP Duminy, D Elgar | 3 | 250 | 3 | Aus | Perth | 03 Nov 2016 |
It also provides the second occasion of South African batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership against Australia in a test innings. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | EJ Barlow, RG Pollock | 3 | 341 | 2 | Aus | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1964 |
| 2 | JP Duminy, D Elgar | 3 | 250 | 3 | Aus | Perth | 03 Nov 2016 |
It also provides the third occasion of South African batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership against various oppositions in the third innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below
| Nov | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 11 | HH Gibbs, JH Kallis | 3 | 251 | 3 | Win | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2004 |
| 14 | HM Amla, JH Kallis | 3 | 330 | 3 | NZl | Johannesburg | 08 Nov 2007 |
| 23 | JP Duminy, D Elgar | 3 | 250 | 3 | Aus | Perth | 03 Nov 2016 |