F du Plessis’ 118 not out against Australia at Adelaide in the ongoing test provides the seventh occasion of a South African captain scoring a century against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	AD Nourse	114	3	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949
2	DJ McGlew	108	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957
3	GC Smith	108	4	v Australia	Perth	17 Dec 2008
4	JH Kallis	102	2	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009
5	GC Smith	101*	4	v Australia	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011
6	GC Smith	122	2	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012
7	F du Plessis	118*	1	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016

It also provides the second century by a South African captain against Australia at Adelaide, the first being GC Smith’ s 122 in Nov 2012. It also provides the second unbeaten century by a South African captain against Australia, the first being GC Smith’s 101 not out at Cape Town in Nov 2011

It also provides the third century by a South African captain against Australia in Australia. The following table lists all the three centurions

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GC Smith	108	4	v Australia	Perth	17 Dec 2008
2	GC Smith	122	2	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012
3	F du Plessis	118*	1	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016