Zero and half-century by a South African batsman in a Test
Zubayr Hamza of South Africa scored 62 and zero in the ongoing test against India at Ranchi to provide the 54th occasion of a South African batsman scoring zero and a half-century in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AW Nourse | 0 | 69 | v England | Durban | 21 Jan 1910 |
| 2 | RO Schwarz | 61 | 0 | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Dec 1910 |
| 3 | CL Vincent | 60 | 0 | v England | Leeds | 13 Jul 1929 |
| 4 | HB Cameron | 0 | 51 | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1930 |
| 5 | B Mitchell | 58 | 0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1931 |
| 6 | B Mitchell | 0 | 53 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 04 Mar 1932 |
| 7 | KG Viljoen | 0 | 74 | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 |
| 8 | OC Dawson | 55 | 0 | v England | The Oval | 16 Aug 1947 |
| 9 | KG Viljoen | 0 | 63 | v England | Johannesburg | 12 Feb 1949 |
| 10 | EAB Rowan | 0 | 57 | v England | Manchester | 05 Jul 1951 |
| 11 | JHB Waite | 0 | 62 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 |
| 12 | RA McLean | 0 | 65 | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1953 |
| 13 | HJ Keith | 0 | 73 | v England | Leeds | 21 Jul 1955 |
| 14 | RA McLean | 93 | 0 | v England | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 |
| 15 | RA McLean | 50 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 |
| 16 | RA McLean | 63 | 0 | v New Zealand | Durban | 08 Dec 1961 |
| 17 | MK Elgie | 56 | 0 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1961 |
| 18 | KC Wessels | 0 | 95* | v India | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 19 | DJ Cullinan | 0 | 69* | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 |
| 20 | DJ Richardson | 84 | 0 | v England | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 1995 |
| 21 | PS de Villiers | 67* | 0 | v India | Ahmedabad | 20 Nov 1996 |
| 22 | SM Pollock | 79 | 0 | v India | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 |
| 23 | G Kirsten | 83 | 0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1997 |
| 24 | WJ Cronje | 0 | 70 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1997 |
| 25 | WJ Cronje | 57 | 0 | v England | Leeds | 06 Aug 1998 |
| 26 | WJ Cronje | 0 | 54 | v West Indies | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1999 |
| 27 | JH Kallis | 0 | 69 | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 1999 |
| 28 | JH Kallis | 53 | 0 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 2001 |
| 29 | ND McKenzie | 87 | 0 | v Australia | Adelaide | 14 Dec 2001 |
| 30 | MV Boucher | 64 | 0 | v Australia | Adelaide | 14 Dec 2001 |
| 31 | AJ Hall | 70 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 08 Mar 2002 |
| 32 | SM Pollock | 62 | 0 | v England | Nottingham | 14 Aug 2003 |
| 33 | AJ Hall | 0 | 99* | v England | Leeds | 21 Aug 2003 |
| 34 | JA Rudolph | 72 | 0 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 10 Mar 2004 |
| 35 | GC Smith | 88 | 0 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 18 Mar 2004 |
| 36 | JA Rudolph | 93* | 0 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 26 Mar 2004 |
| 37 | GC Smith | 0 | 71 | v India | Kolkata | 28 Nov 2004 |
| 38 | JH Kallis | 0 | 61 | v England | Port Elizabeth | 17 Dec 2004 |
| 39 | GC Smith | 0 | 55 | v England | Port Elizabeth | 17 Dec 2004 |
| 40 | MV Boucher | 64 | 0 | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 |
| 41 | HH Gibbs | 0 | 92 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 04 Aug 2006 |
| 42 | HM Amla | 71 | 0 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 01 Oct 2007 |
| 43 | JH Kallis | 0 | 85 | v West Indies | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 2007 |
| 44 | HM Amla | 51 | 0 | v India | Kanpur | 11 Apr 2008 |
| 45 | ND McKenzie | 0 | 59* | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 46 | GC Smith | 0 | 69 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 26 Feb 2009 |
| 47 | MV Boucher | 0 | 55 | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 48 | JP Duminy | 57 | 0 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 14 Oct 2013 |
| 49 | JP Duminy | 88 | 0 | v New Zealand | Centurion | 27 Aug 2016 |
| 50 | F du Plessis | 62 | 0 | v India | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 |
| 51 | AB de Villiers | 71* | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
| 52 | AK Markram | 0 | 84 | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Mar 2018 |
| 53 | DL Piedt | 0 | 56 | v India | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 54 | Zubayr Hamza | 62 | 0 | v India | Ranchi | 19 Oct 2019 |
It also provides the ninth occasion of a South African batsman scoring a zero and a half century in a test against India. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KC Wessels | 0 | 95* | v India | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 2 | PS de Villiers | 67* | 0 | v India | Ahmedabad | 20 Nov 1996 |
| 3 | SM Pollock | 79 | 0 | v India | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 |
| 4 | GC Smith | 0 | 71 | v India | Kolkata | 28 Nov 2004 |
| 5 | HM Amla | 51 | 0 | v India | Kanpur | 11 Apr 2008 |
| 6 | MV Boucher | 0 | 55 | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 7 | F du Plessis | 62 | 0 | v India | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 |
| 8 | DL Piedt | 0 | 56 | v India | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 9 | Zubayr Hamza | 62 | 0 | v India | Ranchi | 19 Oct 2019 |
The following South African batsmen have scored a zero and a half century on two or more occasions. GC Smith, JH Kallis and RA McLean have scored on most occasions – four.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GC Smith | 88 | 0 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 18 Mar 2004 |
| 2 | GC Smith | 0 | 71 | v India | Kolkata | 28 Nov 2004 |
| 3 | GC Smith | 0 | 55 | v England | Port Elizabeth | 17 Dec 2004 |
| 4 | GC Smith | 0 | 69 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 26 Feb 2009 |
| 1 | JH Kallis | 0 | 69 | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 1999 |
| 2 | JH Kallis | 53 | 0 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 2001 |
| 3 | JH Kallis | 0 | 61 | v England | Port Elizabeth | 17 Dec 2004 |
| 4 | JH Kallis | 0 | 85 | v West Indies | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 2007 |
| 1 | RA McLean | 0 | 65 | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1953 |
| 2 | RA McLean | 93 | 0 | v England | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 |
| 3 | RA McLean | 50 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 |
| 4 | RA McLean | 63 | 0 | v New Zealand | Durban | 08 Dec 1961 |
| 1 | MV Boucher | 64 | 0 | v Australia | Adelaide | 14 Dec 2001 |
| 2 | MV Boucher | 64 | 0 | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 |
| 3 | MV Boucher | 0 | 55 | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 1 | WJ Cronje | 0 | 70 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1997 |
| 2 | WJ Cronje | 57 | 0 | v England | Leeds | 06 Aug 1998 |
| 3 | WJ Cronje | 0 | 54 | v West Indies | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1999 |
| 1 | AJ Hall | 70 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 08 Mar 2002 |
| 2 | AJ Hall | 0 | 99* | v England | Leeds | 21 Aug 2003 |
| 1 | B Mitchell | 58 | 0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1931 |
| 2 | B Mitchell | 0 | 53 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 04 Mar 1932 |
| 1 | HM Amla | 71 | 0 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 01 Oct 2007 |
| 2 | HM Amla | 51 | 0 | v India | Kanpur | 11 Apr 2008 |
| 1 | JA Rudolph | 72 | 0 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 10 Mar 2004 |
| 2 | JA Rudolph | 93* | 0 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 26 Mar 2004 |
| 1 | JP Duminy | 57 | 0 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 14 Oct 2013 |
| 2 | JP Duminy | 88 | 0 | v New Zealand | Centurion | 27 Aug 2016 |
| 1 | KG Viljoen | 0 | 74 | v England | Durban | 03 Mar 1939 |
| 2 | KG Viljoen | 0 | 63 | v England | Johannesburg | 12 Feb 1949 |
| 1 | ND McKenzie | 87 | 0 | v Australia | Adelaide | 14 Dec 2001 |
| 2 | ND McKenzie | 0 | 59* | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 1 | SM Pollock | 79 | 0 | v India | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 |
| 2 | SM Pollock | 62 | 0 | v England | Nottingham | 14 Aug 2003 |
Melbourne Test against Australia in Dec 1997, Adelaide Test against Australia in Dec 2001 and Port Elizabeth Test against England in Dec 2004 have witnessed two South African batsmen scoring a Zero and a half century. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | G Kirsten | 83 | 0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1997 |
| 2 | WJ Cronje | 0 | 70 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1997 |
| 1 | ND McKenzie | 87 | 0 | v Australia | Adelaide | 14 Dec 2001 |
| 2 | MV Boucher | 64 | 0 | v Australia | Adelaide | 14 Dec 2001 |
| 1 | JH Kallis | 0 | 61 | v England | Port Elizabeth | 17 Dec 2004 |
| 2 | GC Smith | 0 | 55 | v England | Port Elizabeth | 17 Dec 2004 |