South Africa in Twenty20 Internationals
South Africa will play its second T20 game against India at Mohali today. The first game at Dharamsala on 15.09.19 was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Here are some key statistical parameters involving South Africa in Twenty20 Internationals
RESULT SUMMARY
| Opposition | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | Tie+W | Tie+L | NR |
| v Afghanistan | 2010-2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| v Australia | 2006-2018 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| v Bangladesh | 2007-2017 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| v England | 2007-2017 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| v India | 2006-2018 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| v Netherlands | 2014-2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| v New Zealand | 2005-2017 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| v Pakistan | 2007-2019 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| v Scotland | 2009-2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| v Sri Lanka | 2012-2019 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| v West Indies | 2007-2016 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| v Zimbabwe | 2010-2018 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2005-2018 | 113 | 67 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
HIGHEST TOTALS – 200 PLUS RUNS
| No | Score | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | 241/6 | 20.0 | 1 | v England | Centurion | 15 Nov 2009 |
| 2 | 231/7 | 20.0 | 1 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 11 Jan 2015 |
| 3 | 229/4 | 20.0 | 1 | v England | Mumbai | 18 Mar 2016 |
| 4 | 224/4 | 20.0 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 29 Oct 2017 |
| 5 | 219/4 | 20.0 | 1 | v India | Johannesburg | 30 Mar 2012 |
| 6 | 211/5 | 20.0 | 1 | v Scotland | The Oval | 07 Jun 2009 |
| 7 | 209/5 | 20.0 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Mumbai | 20 Mar 2016 |
| 8 | 208/2 | 17.4 | 2 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| 9 | 204/7 | 20.0 | 1 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 06 Mar 2016 |
| 10 | 201/4 | 20.0 | 1 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 24 Feb 2006 |
| 11 | 200/3 | 19.4 | 2 | v India | Dharamsala | 02 Oct 2015 |
DISMISSED ALL OUT IN AN INNINGS
| Score | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 98 | 16.4 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Aug 2018 |
| 100 | 12.2 | 2 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 03 Mar 2013 |
| 113 | 19.3 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 2017 |
| 114 | 18.3 | 2 | v Australia | Brisbane | 09 Jan 2006 |
| 129 | 19.0 | 2 | v England | Bridgetown | 08 May 2010 |
| 130 | 18.0 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 11 Jan 2009 |
| 133 | 19.3 | 1 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 21 Oct 2005 |
| 151 | 19.5 | 2 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 02 Oct 2012 |
VICTORY MARGIN – BY 50 PLUS RUNS
| No | Winner | Margin | Target | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | South Africa | 130 runs | 212 | v Scotland | The Oval | 07 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | South Africa | 84 runs | 242 | v England | Centurion | 15 Nov 2009 |
| 3 | South Africa | 83 runs | 225 | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 29 Oct 2017 |
| 4 | South Africa | 78 runs | 186 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 17 Feb 2017 |
| 5 | South Africa | 69 runs | 196 | v West Indies | Durban | 14 Jan 2015 |
| 6 | South Africa | 59 runs | 140 | v Afghanistan | Bridgetown | 05 May 2010 |
| 7 | South Africa | 52 runs | 149 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 05 Jul 2015 |
VICTORY MARGIN – BY EIGHT PLUS WICKETS
| No | Winner | Margin | BR | Target | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | |
| 1 | South Africa | 10 wickets | 51 | 130 | 11.3 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 02 Feb 2007 | |
| 2 | South Africa | 10 wickets | 44 | 94 | 12.4 | v Zimbabwe | Hambantota | 20 Sep 2012 | |
| 3 | South Africa | 9 wickets | 33 | 99 | 14.3 | v Pakistan | Dubai (DSC) | 13 Nov 2013 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 9 wickets | 32 | 172 | 14.4 | v England | Johannesburg | 21 Feb 2016 | |
| 5 | South Africa | 8 wickets | 14 | 206 | 17.4 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 11 Sep 2007 | |
| 6 | South Africa | 8 wickets | 24 | 174 | 16.0 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 19 Feb 2012 | |
| 7 | South Africa | 8 wickets | 47 | 87 | 12.1 | v New Zealand | Durban | 21 Dec 2012 | |
| 8 | South Africa | 8 wickets | 14 | 121 | 17.4 | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 28 Mar 2016 |
VICTORY MARGIN – BY 30 PLUS BALLS REMAINING IN THE SECOND INNINGS
| No | Winner | Margin | BR | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | South Africa | 10 wickets | 51 | 130 | 11.3 | 20.0 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 2 Feb 2007 |
| 2 | South Africa | 8 wickets | 47 | 87 | 12.1 | 20.0 | v New Zealand | Durban | 21 Dec 2012 |
| 3 | South Africa | 10 wickets | 44 | 94 | 12.4 | 20.0 | v Zimbabwe | Hambantota | 20 Sep 2012 |
| 4 | South Africa | 9 wickets | 33 | 99 | 14.3 | 20.0 | v Pakistan | Dubai (DSC) | 13 Nov 2013 |
| 5 | South Africa | 9 wickets | 32 | 172 | 14.4 | 20.0 | v England | Johannesburg | 21 Feb 2016 |
MOST RUNS – 1000 PLUS RUNS
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | JP Duminy | 2007-2019 | 81 | 75 | 25 | 1934 | 96* | 38.68 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 138 | 71 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 2006-2017 | 78 | 75 | 11 | 1672 | 79* | 26.12 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 140 | 60 |
| 3 | F du Plessis | 2012-2019 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 1301 | 119 | 37.17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 121 | 42 |
| 4 | DA Miller | 2010-2019 | 67 | 59 | 18 | 1250 | 101* | 30.48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 54 |
| 5 | HM Amla | 2009-2018 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 1158 | 97* | 32.16 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 133 | 23 |
CENTURIONS
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | F du Plessis | 119 | 56 | 11 | 5 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 11 Jan 2015 |
| 2 | RE Levi | 117* | 51 | 5 | 13 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 19 Feb 2012 |
| 3 | MN van Wyk | 114* | 70 | 9 | 7 | v West Indies | Durban | 14 Jan 2015 |
| 4 | DA Miller | 101* | 36 | 7 | 9 | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 29 Oct 2017 |
INDIVIDUAL NINETIES
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | HM Amla | 97* | 62 | 8 | 4 | v Australia | Cape Town | 09 Mar 2016 |
| 2 | JP Duminy | 96* | 54 | 10 | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Kimberley | 10 Oct 2010 |
| 3 | LE Bosman | 94 | 45 | 5 | 9 | v England | Centurion | 15 Nov 2009 |
| 4 | HH Gibbs | 90* | 55 | 14 | 2 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 11 Sep 2007 |
MOST WICKETS – 25 PLUS WICKETS
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | M | Runs | W | BBI | Ave | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | Imran Tahir | 2013-2019 | 35 | 35 | 130.5 | 0 | 859 | 61 | 5/23 | 14.08 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | DW Steyn | 2007-2019 | 44 | 44 | 157.1 | 3 | 1068 | 61 | 4/9 | 17.50 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | M Morkel | 2007-2017 | 41 | 41 | 146.4 | 3 | 1097 | 46 | 4/17 | 23.84 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | WD Parnell | 2009-2017 | 40 | 39 | 124.5 | 3 | 1038 | 41 | 4/13 | 25.31 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | J Botha | 2006-2012 | 40 | 39 | 129.0 | 1 | 823 | 37 | 3/16 | 22.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | CH Morris | 2012-2019 | 23 | 23 | 83.0 | 3 | 697 | 34 | 4/27 | 20.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | AL Phehlukwayo | 2017-2019 | 21 | 20 | 62.5 | 0 | 502 | 28 | 4/24 | 17.92 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | KJ Abbott | 2013-2016 | 21 | 21 | 72.4 | 0 | 579 | 26 | 3/20 | 22.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | JA Morkel | 2005-2015 | 50 | 46 | 107.5 | 2 | 864 | 26 | 3/12 | 33.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | K Rabada | 2014-2019 | 19 | 19 | 70.2 | 0 | 585 | 25 | 3/30 | 23.40 | 0 | 0 |
FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS
| No | Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | R McLaren | 3.5 | 0 | 19 | 5 | v West Indies | North Sound | 19 May 2010 |
| 2 | D Wiese | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | v West Indies | Durban | 14 Jan 2015 |
| 3 | Imran Tahir | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | v Zimbabwe | East London | 09 Oct 2018 |
| 4 | Imran Tahir | 3.5 | 0 | 24 | 5 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 17 Feb 2017 |
| 5 | DW Steyn | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | v West Indies | Port Elizabeth | 16 Dec 2007 |
| 6 | WD Parnell | 4.0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | v West Indies | The Oval | 13 Jun 2009 |
| 7 | BE Hendricks | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 06 Feb 2019 |
| 8 | JH Kallis | 4.0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | v Zimbabwe | Hambantota | 20 Sep 2012 |
| 9 | M Morkel | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | v New Zealand | Durban | 19 Sep 2007 |
| 10 | DW Steyn | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | v New Zealand | Chattogram | 24 Mar 2014 |
| 11 | CK Langeveldt | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | v Pakistan | Gros Islet | 10 May 2010 |
| 12 | L Ngidi | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 2017 |
| 13 | M Morkel | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | v Afghanistan | Bridgetown | 05 May 2010 |
| 14 | Imran Tahir | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | v Netherlands | Chattogram | 27 Mar 2014 |
| 15 | Imran Tahir | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | v England | Cape Town | 19 Feb 2016 |
| 16 | AL Phehlukwayo | 3.0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 24 Mar 2019 |
| 17 | J Theron | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 27 Oct 2010 |
| 18 | CH Morris | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | v Afghanistan | Mumbai | 20 Mar 2016 |
| 19 | D Paterson | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | v England | Cardiff | 25 Jun 2017 |
HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET
| Wkt | Runs | Partners | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1st | 170 | GC Smith, LE Bosman | v England | Centurion | 15 Nov 2009 |
| 2nd | 131 | RR Hendricks, F du Plessis | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 01 Feb 2019 |
| 3rd | 133* | RE Levi, AB de Villiers | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 19 Feb 2012 |
| 4th | 110* | AB de Villiers, F Behardien | v England | Southampton | 21 Jun 2017 |
| 5th | 67* | DA Miller, F Behardien | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 29 Oct 2017 |
| 6th | 69 | MV Boucher, JA Morkel | v India | Durban | 20 Sep 2007 |
| 7th | 57* | SM Pollock, JA Morkel | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 18 Jan 2008 |
| 8th | 64* | WD Parnell, J Theron | v Australia | Johannesburg | 16 Oct 2011 |
| 9th | 21* | J Botha, DW Steyn | v West Indies | Port Elizabeth | 16 Dec 2007 |
| 10th | 12* | CH Morris, T Shamsi | v Pakistan | Centurion | 06 Feb 2019 |
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | GC Smith, LE Bosman | 170 | 1st | v England | Centurion | 15 Nov 2009 |
| 2 | RE Levi, AB de Villiers | 133* | 3rd | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 19 Feb 2012 |
| 3 | GC Smith, LE Bosman | 132* | 1st | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 02 Feb 2007 |
| 4 | RR Hendricks, F du Plessis | 131 | 2nd | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 01 Feb 2019 |
| 5 | Q de Kock, RR Rossouw | 129 | 2nd | v Australia | Adelaide | 05 Nov 2014 |
| 6 | AB de Villiers, HM Amla | 125 | 1st | v England | Johannesburg | 21 Feb 2016 |
| 7 | HH Gibbs, JM Kemp | 120* | 3rd | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| 8 | JH Kallis, CA Ingram | 119 | 2nd | v India | Johannesburg | 30 Mar 2012 |
| 9 | RR Hendricks, HE van der Dussen | 116 | 2nd | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 22 Mar 2019 |
| 10 | F du Plessis, JP Duminy | 112 | 3rd | v Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 06 Aug 2013 |
| 11 | GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 111 | 2nd | v Australia | Johannesburg | 24 Feb 2006 |
| 12 | MN van Wyk, RR Hendricks | 111 | 1st | v West Indies | Durban | 14 Jan 2015 |
| 13 | AB de Villiers, F Behardien | 110* | 4th | v England | Southampton | 21 Jun 2017 |
| 14 | JP Duminy, F Behardien | 105* | 4th | v India | Dharamsala | 02 Oct 2015 |
| 15 | F du Plessis, DA Miller | 105 | 3rd | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 11 Jan 2015 |
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – WICKETWISE BREAK UP
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | GC Smith, LE Bosman | 170 | 1st | v England | Centurion | 15 Nov 2009 |
| 2 | GC Smith, LE Bosman | 132* | 1st | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 02 Feb 2007 |
| 3 | AB de Villiers, HM Amla | 125 | 1st | v England | Johannesburg | 21 Feb 2016 |
| 4 | MN van Wyk, RR Hendricks | 111 | 1st | v West Indies | Durban | 14 Jan 2015 |
| 1 | RR Hendricks, F du Plessis | 131 | 2nd | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 01 Feb 2019 |
| 2 | Q de Kock, RR Rossouw | 129 | 2nd | v Australia | Adelaide | 05 Nov 2014 |
| 3 | JH Kallis, CA Ingram | 119 | 2nd | v India | Johannesburg | 30 Mar 2012 |
| 4 | RR Hendricks, HE van der Dussen | 116 | 2nd | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 22 Mar 2019 |
| 5 | GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 111 | 2nd | v Australia | Johannesburg | 24 Feb 2006 |
| 1 | RE Levi, AB de Villiers | 133* | 3rd | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 19 Feb 2012 |
| 2 | HH Gibbs, JM Kemp | 120* | 3rd | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| 3 | F du Plessis, JP Duminy | 112 | 3rd | v Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 06 Aug 2013 |
| 4 | F du Plessis, DA Miller | 105 | 3rd | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 11 Jan 2015 |
| 1 | AB de Villiers, F Behardien | 110* | 4th | v England | Southampton | 21 Jun 2017 |
| 2 | JP Duminy, F Behardien | 105* | 4th | v India | Dharamsala | 02 Oct 2015 |
MOST MATCHES – FIFTY PLUS
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | C | W | BBI | Ave | 5 | Ct | St |
| 1 | JP Duminy | 2007-2019 | 81 | 1934 | 96* | 38.68 | 0 | 21 | 3/18 | 28.52 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 2006-2017 | 78 | 1672 | 79* | 26.12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 65 | 7 |
| 3 | DA Miller | 2010-2019 | 67 | 1250 | 101* | 30.48 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 46 | 1 |
| 4 | JA Morkel | 2005-2015 | 50 | 572 | 43 | 21.18 | 0 | 26 | 3/12 | 33.23 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
MOST MATCHES AS CAPTAIN
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR |
| 1 | F du Plessis | 2012-2019 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | GC Smith | 2005-2010 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 2012-2017 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | J Botha | 2008-2012 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | JP Duminy | 2014-2019 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | F Behardien | 2017-2017 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | HM Amla | 2011-2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DA Miller | 2019-2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | JL Ontong | 2015-2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | SM Pollock | 2007-2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
LIST OF CAPTAINS
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR |
| 1 | GC Smith | 2005-2010 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | SM Pollock | 2007-2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | J Botha | 2008-2012 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | HM Amla | 2011-2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | AB de Villiers | 2012-2017 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | F du Plessis | 2012-2019 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | JP Duminy | 2014-2019 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | JL Ontong | 2015-2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | F Behardien | 2017-2017 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | DA Miller | 2019-2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |