AB de Villiers of South Africa scored 64 and  51  not out at the end of the third day of the ongoing test against Australia at Cape Town to provide the 57^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring half-centuries in both innings of a test. It also provides the 18^th occasion of a South African batsman scoring half-centuries in both innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GA Faulkner	52	92	v Australia	Sydney	03 Mar 1911
2	B Mitchell	75	95	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932
3	HW Taylor	78	84	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1932
4	RA McLean	81	76*	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953
5	JC Watkins	92	50	v Australia	Melbourne	06 Feb 1953
6	WR Endean	50	77	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957
7	KJ Funston	70	64*	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958
8	KC Bland	51	85	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964
9	TL Goddard	80	84	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964
10	TL Goddard	74	59	v Australia	Port Elizabeth	24 Feb 1967
11	BL Irvine	79	73	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970
12	RG Pollock	52	87	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970
13	JH Kallis	63	57	v Australia	Perth	17 Dec 2008
14	GC Smith	62	75	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008
15	HM Amla	51	59	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009
16	AB de Villiers	64	73	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011
17	Q de Kock	84	64	v Australia	Perth	03 Nov 2016
18	AB de Villiers	64	51*	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018

AB de Villiers and TL Goddard are the two South African batsmen to score twin half-centuries against Australia on two occasions.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AB de Villiers	64	73	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011
2	AB de Villiers	64	51*	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018
1	TL Goddard	80	84	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964
2	TL Goddard	74	59	v Australia	Port Elizabeth	24 Feb 1967

AB de Villiers’ feat provides the seventh occasion of a South African batsman scoring half-centuries in both innings of a test at home.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WR Endean	50	77	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957
2	KJ Funston	70	64*	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958
3	TL Goddard	74	59	v Australia	Port Elizabeth	24 Feb 1967
4	BL Irvine	79	73	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970
5	RG Pollock	52	87	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970
6	AB de Villiers	64	73	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011
7	AB de Villiers	64	51*	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018

AB de Villiers is the only South African batsman to score twin half-centuries in a test against Australia at home on two occasions.

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AB de Villiers	64	73	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011
2	AB de Villiers	64	51*	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018