South African captains scoring a fifty in a T20I – JP Duminy joins the list
JP Duminy of South Africa scored 64 not out against India at Centurion on 21.02.18 to provide the 103rd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the history of T20Is. It also provides the 99th occasion of a captain scoring a half century in the history of T20Is. It also provides the 55th occasion of a team winning a T20I when its captain has scored a fifty and also provides the 53rd occasion of a team winning a T20I when its captain has scored a half century. The following table lists the occasion of a South African captain scoring a fifty in a T20I.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GC Smith | 61 | 1 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 21 Oct 2005 |
| 2 | GC Smith | 89* | 1 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 24 Feb 2006 |
| 3 | GC Smith | 71* | 2 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 02 Feb 2007 |
| 4 | GC Smith | 88 | 1 | v England | Centurion | 15 Nov 2009 |
| 5 | F du Plessis | 63 | 1 | v New Zealand | East London | 23 Dec 2012 |
| 6 | F du Plessis | 85 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 06 Aug 2013 |
| 7 | F du Plessis | 58* | 1 | v Pakistan | Dubai (DSC) | 15 Nov 2013 |
| 8 | AB de Villiers | 69* | 1 | v England | Chittagong | 29 Mar 2014 |
| 9 | F du Plessis | 58 | 1 | v India | Dhaka | 04 Apr 2014 |
| 10 | F du Plessis | 119 | 1 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 11 Jan 2015 |
| 11 | F du Plessis | 79* | 1 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 05 Jul 2015 |
| 12 | F du Plessis | 79 | 1 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 06 Mar 2016 |
| 13 | AB de Villiers | 65* | 1 | v England | Southampton | 21 Jun 2017 |
| 14 | JP Duminy | 64* | 2 | v India | Centurion | 21 Feb 2018 |
It also provides the second occasion of a South Afrian captain scoring a fifty against India in a T20I. Both the occasions are tabulated below. It also represents the highest individual score by a South African captain against Indian in a T20I. The previous best was 58 by F du Plessis at Dhaka on 04.04.14
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | F du Plessis | 58 | 1 | v India | Dhaka | 04 Apr 2014 |
| 2 | JP Duminy | 64* | 2 | v India | Centurion | 21 Feb 2018 |