South Africa-India Test Series Statistics – Part One
South Africa and India have played 15 test series so far and the ensuing test series would be the 16th test series between the two teams. Both the teams have played eight test series in South Africa and seven test series in India. The ensuing test series between the two teams in South Africa would be the ninth test series to be played in South Africa.
| SERIES RESULTS IN SOUTH AFRICA | ||||
| No | Series/Tournament | Season | Winner | Margin |
| 1 | India in South Africa Test Series | 1992/93 | South Africa | 1-0 (4) |
| 2 | India in South Africa Test Series | 1996/97 | South Africa | 2-0 (3) |
| 3 | India in South Africa Test Series | 2001/02 | South Africa | 1-0 (2) |
| 4 | India in South Africa Test Series | 2006/07 | South Africa | 2-1 (3) |
| 5 | India in South Africa Test Series | 2010/11 | drawn | 1-1 (3) |
| 6 | India in South Africa Test Series | 2013/14 | South Africa | 1-0 (2) |
| 7 | Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa) | 2017/18 | South Africa | 2-1 (3) |
| 8 | Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa) | 2021/22 | South Africa | 2-1 (3) |
| SERIES RESULTS IN INDIA | ||||
| No | Series/Tournament | Season | Winner | Margin |
| 1 | South Africa in India Test Series | 1996/97 | India | 2-1 (3) |
| 2 | South Africa in India Test Series | 1999/00 | South Africa | 2-0 (2) |
| 3 | South Africa in India Test Series | 2004/05 | India | 1-0 (2) |
| 4 | South Africa in India Test Series | 2007/08 | drawn | 1-1 (3) |
| 5 | South Africa in India Test Series | 2009/10 | drawn | 1-1 (2) |
| 6 | Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India) | 2015/16 | India | 3-0 (4) |
| 7 | Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India) | 2019/20 | India | 3-0 (3) |
South Africa and India has played 42 tests so far. India has won 15 tests, South Africa has won 17 tests and ten tests are drawn.
| TESTS WON BY INDIA | ||||||
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | 064 runs | v South Africa | Ahmedabad | 20 Nov 1996 |
| 2 | India | won | 280 runs | v South Africa | Kanpur | 08 Dec 1996 |
| 3 | India | won | 008 wkts | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 28 Nov 2004 |
| 4 | India | won | 123 runs | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 5 | India | won | 008 wkts | v South Africa | Kanpur | 11 Apr 2008 |
| 6 | India | won | inns & 57 runs | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 7 | India | won | 087 runs | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 8 | India | won | 108 runs | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 9 | India | won | 124 runs | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 10 | India | won | 337 runs | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| 11 | India | won | 063 runs | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2018 |
| 12 | India | won | 203 runs | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 13 | India | won | inns & 137 runs | v South Africa | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 |
| 14 | India | won | inns & 202 runs | v South Africa | Ranchi | 19 Oct 2019 |
| 15 | India | won | 113 runs | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 |
| TESTS WON BY SOUTH AFRICA | ||||||
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | South Africa | won | 009 wkts | v India | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 2 | South Africa | won | 329 runs | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 3 | South Africa | won | 328 runs | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 |
| 4 | South Africa | won | 282 runs | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 5 | South Africa | won | 004 wkts | v India | Wankhede | 24 Feb 2000 |
| 6 | South Africa | won | inns & 71 runs | v India | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
| 7 | South Africa | won | 009 wkts | v India | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 8 | South Africa | won | 174 runs | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2006 |
| 9 | South Africa | won | 005 wkts | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2007 |
| 10 | South Africa | won | inns & 90 runs | v India | Ahmedabad | 03 Apr 2008 |
| 11 | South Africa | won | inns & 6 runs | v India | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 12 | South Africa | won | inns & 25 runs | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 13 | South Africa | won | 010 wkts | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 14 | South Africa | won | 72 runs | v India | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 |
| 15 | South Africa | won | 135 runs | v India | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 16 | South Africa | won | 007 wkts | v India | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2022 |
| 17 | South Africa | won | 007 wkts | v India | Cape Town | 11 Jan 2022 |
| DRAWN TESTS | ||||||
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | draw | – | v South Africa | Durban | 13 Nov 1992 |
| 2 | India | draw | – | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Nov 1992 |
| 3 | India | draw | – | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1993 |
| 4 | India | draw | – | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 |
| 5 | India | draw | – | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 16 Nov 2001 |
| 6 | India | draw | – | v South Africa | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 |
| 7 | India | draw | – | v South Africa | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 8 | India | draw | – | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 9 | India | draw | – | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 |
| 10 | India | draw | – | v South Africa | Bengaluru | 14 Nov 2015 |
India has posted a team total of 400 plus runs in an innings on twelve occasions against South Africa. India’s 643 for 6d at Eden Gardens in Feb 2010 is the highest team total against South Africa. South Africa has posted a team total of 400 plus runs in an innings on twelve occasions against India. India’s 643 for 6d at Eden Gardens in Feb 2010 is the highest team total against South Africa. South Africa’s 620 for 4d at Centurion in Dec 2010 is the highest team total against India.
| TEAM TOTALS – INDIA – 400 PLUS RUNS | ||||||
| No | Team | Score | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | 400/7d | 3 | v South Africa | Kanpur | 08 Dec 1996 |
| 2 | India | 410 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 |
| 3 | India | 466 | 2 | v South Africa | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 |
| 4 | India | 411 | 2 | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 28 Nov 2004 |
| 5 | India | 414 | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2007 |
| 6 | India | 627 | 2 | v South Africa | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 7 | India | 643/6d | 2 | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 8 | India | 459 | 3 | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 9 | India | 421 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 |
| 10 | India | 502/7d | 1 | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 11 | India | 601/5d | 1 | v South Africa | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 |
| 12 | India | 497/9d | 1 | v South Africa | Ranchi | 19 Oct 2019 |
| TEAM TOTALS – SOUTH AFRICA– 400 PLUS RUNS | ||||||
| No | Team | Score | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | South Africa | 428 | 1 | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 2 | South Africa | 529/7d | 1 | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 3 | South Africa | 479 | 2 | v India | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
| 4 | South Africa | 563 | 2 | v India | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 5 | South Africa | 510/9d | 1 | v India | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 |
| 6 | South Africa | 540 | 1 | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 7 | South Africa | 494/7d | 2 | v India | Ahmedabad | 03 Apr 2008 |
| 8 | South Africa | 558/6d | 1 | v India | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 9 | South Africa | 620/4d | 2 | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 10 | South Africa | 450/7 | 4 | v India | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 |
| 11 | South Africa | 500 | 2 | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 12 | South Africa | 431 | 2 | v India | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
The following table lists the occasions of India and South Africa dismissed all out for a total less than 150 runs. India’s 66 in the fourth innings of the Durban test in Dec 1996 is its lowest team total in a completed innings against South Africa. South Africa’ 79 in the second innings of the Nagpur Test in Nov 2015 is its lowest team total in a completed innings against India.
| TEAM TOTALS – INDIA – DISMISSED ALL OUT FOR LESS THAN 150 RUNS | ||||||
| No | Team | Score | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | 137 | 4 | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 2 | India | 100 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 |
| 3 | India | 66 | 4 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 |
| 4 | India | 144 | 4 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 5 | India | 113 | 3 | v South Africa | Wankhede | 24 Feb 2000 |
| 6 | India | 76 | 1 | v South Africa | Ahmedabad | 03 Apr 2008 |
| 7 | India | 136 | 1 | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 8 | India | 135 | 4 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 |
| TEAM TOTALS – SAF – DISMISSED ALL OUT FOR LESS THAN 150 RUNS | ||||||
| No | Team | Score | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | South Africa | 105 | 4 | v India | Ahmedabad | 20 Nov 1996 |
| 2 | South Africa | 84 | 2 | v India | Johannesburg | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 3 | South Africa | 121 | 3 | v India | Kanpur | 11 Apr 2008 |
| 4 | South Africa | 131 | 2 | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 5 | South Africa | 109 | 4 | v India | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 6 | South Africa | 79 | 2 | v India | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 7 | South Africa | 121 | 2 | v India | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| 8 | South Africa | 143 | 4 | v India | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| 9 | South Africa | 130 | 3 | v India | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 |
| 10 | South Africa | 133 | 3 | v India | Ranchi | 19 Oct 2019 |
India-South Africa test series has witnessed 72 centuries. Indian batsmen have scored 37 centuries while South African batsmen have scored 35 centuries.
| CENTURIONS – INDIA | |||||||
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | PK Amre | 103 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Durban | 13 Nov 1992 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 111 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Nov 1992 |
| 3 | N Kapil Dev | 129 | 3 | India | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 4 | M Azharuddin | 109 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 5 | M Azharuddin | 163* | 3 | India | v South Africa | Kanpur | 08 Dec 1996 |
| 6 | SR Tendulkar | 169 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 7 | M Azharuddin | 115 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 8 | R Dravid | 148 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 |
| 9 | M Azharuddin | 102 | 3 | India | v South Africa | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
| 10 | SR Tendulkar | 155 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 11 | V Sehwag | 105 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 12 | V Sehwag | 164 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 |
| 13 | W Jaffer | 116 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2007 |
| 14 | V Sehwag | 319 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 15 | R Dravid | 111 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 16 | V Sehwag | 109 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 17 | SR Tendulkar | 100 | 3 | India | v South Africa | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 18 | V Sehwag | 165 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 19 | SR Tendulkar | 106 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 20 | VVS Laxman | 143* | 2 | India | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 21 | MS Dhoni | 132* | 2 | India | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 22 | SR Tendulkar | 111* | 3 | India | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 23 | SR Tendulkar | 146 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 24 | V Kohli | 119 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 |
| 25 | CA Pujara | 153 | 3 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 |
| 26 | AM Rahane | 127 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| 27 | AM Rahane | 100* | 3 | India | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| 28 | V Kohli | 153 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 29 | MA Agarwal | 215 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 30 | RG Sharma | 176 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 31 | RG Sharma | 127 | 3 | India | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 32 | MA Agarwal | 108 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 |
| 33 | V Kohli | 254* | 1 | India | v South Africa | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 |
| 34 | RG Sharma | 212 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Ranchi | 19 Oct 2019 |
| 35 | AM Rahane | 115 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Ranchi | 19 Oct 2019 |
| 36 | KL Rahul | 123 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 |
| 37 | RR Pant | 100* | 3 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 11 Jan 2022 |
| CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA | |||||||
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KC Wessels | 118 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Durban | 13 Nov 1992 |
| 2 | WJ Cronje | 135 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 3 | AC Hudson | 146 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 4 | G Kirsten | 102 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 5 | G Kirsten | 133 | 3 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 6 | DJ Cullinan | 153* | 3 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 7 | G Kirsten | 103 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 8 | BM McMillan | 103* | 1 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 9 | L Klusener | 102* | 1 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 10 | DJ Cullinan | 122* | 4 | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 |
| 11 | HH Gibbs | 107 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 12 | L Klusener | 108 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 13 | HH Gibbs | 196 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Gqeberha | 16 Nov 2001 |
| 14 | AJ Hall | 163 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 |
| 15 | JH Kallis | 121 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 28 Nov 2004 |
| 16 | AG Prince | 121 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2006 |
| 17 | HM Amla | 159 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 18 | ND McKenzie | 155* | 3 | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 19 | JH Kallis | 132 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 03 Apr 2008 |
| 20 | AB de Villiers | 217* | 2 | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 03 Apr 2008 |
| 21 | HM Amla | 253* | 1 | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 22 | JH Kallis | 173 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 23 | AN Petersen | 100 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 24 | HM Amla | 114 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 25 | HM Amla | 123* | 3 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 26 | HM Amla | 140 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 27 | JH Kallis | 201* | 2 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 28 | AB de Villiers | 129 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 29 | JH Kallis | 161 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 30 | JH Kallis | 109* | 3 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 31 | F du Plessis | 134 | 4 | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 |
| 32 | AB de Villiers | 103 | 4 | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 |
| 33 | JH Kallis | 115 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 34 | D Elgar | 160 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 35 | Q de Kock | 111 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
The following table lists the Indian and South African batsmen who have scored centuries on two or more centuries. SR Tendulkar and JH Kallis own the record for most centuries by a batsman for India and South Africa respectively with seven centuries to their credit
| CENTURIONS – INDIA – TWO OR MORE | |||||||
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AM Rahane | 127 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| 2 | AM Rahane | 100* | 3 | India | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| 1 | M Azharuddin | 109 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 2 | M Azharuddin | 163* | 3 | India | v South Africa | Kanpur | 08 Dec 1996 |
| 3 | M Azharuddin | 115 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 4 | M Azharuddin | 102 | 3 | India | v South Africa | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
| 1 | MA Agarwal | 215 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 2 | MA Agarwal | 108 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 |
| 1 | R Dravid | 148 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 |
| 2 | R Dravid | 111 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 1 | RG Sharma | 176 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | 127 | 3 | India | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | 212 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Ranchi | 19 Oct 2019 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 111 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Nov 1992 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 169 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 155 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 4 | SR Tendulkar | 100 | 3 | India | v South Africa | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 5 | SR Tendulkar | 106 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 6 | SR Tendulkar | 111* | 3 | India | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 7 | SR Tendulkar | 146 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 1 | V Kohli | 119 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 153 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 254* | 1 | India | v South Africa | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 |
| 1 | V Sehwag | 105 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 2 | V Sehwag | 164 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 |
| 3 | V Sehwag | 319 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 4 | V Sehwag | 109 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 5 | V Sehwag | 165 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – TWO OR MORE | |||||||
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AB de Villiers | 217* | 2 | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 03 Apr 2008 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 129 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 103 | 4 | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 |
| 1 | DJ Cullinan | 153* | 3 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 2 | DJ Cullinan | 122* | 4 | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 16 Jan 1997 |
| 1 | G Kirsten | 102 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 2 | G Kirsten | 133 | 3 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 3 | G Kirsten | 103 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 1 | HH Gibbs | 107 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 2 | HH Gibbs | 196 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Gqeberha | 16 Nov 2001 |
| 1 | HM Amla | 159 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 2 | HM Amla | 253* | 1 | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 3 | HM Amla | 114 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 4 | HM Amla | 123* | 3 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 5 | HM Amla | 140 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 1 | JH Kallis | 121 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 28 Nov 2004 |
| 2 | JH Kallis | 132 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 03 Apr 2008 |
| 3 | JH Kallis | 173 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 4 | JH Kallis | 201* | 2 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 5 | JH Kallis | 161 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 6 | JH Kallis | 109* | 3 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 7 | JH Kallis | 115 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 |
| 1 | L Klusener | 102* | 1 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 2 | L Klusener | 108 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
Indian batsmen have scored 150 plus runs against South Africa on twelve occasions and South African batsmen have scored 150 plus runs in an innings on eleven occasions. V Sehwag’s 310 at Chennai in Mar 2008 is the highest individual innings by an Indian batsman against South Africa. HM Amla’s 253 not out at Nagpur in Feb 2010 is the highest individual innings by a South African batsman against India.
| CENTURIONS – INDIA – 150 PLUS RUNS | |||||||
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | V Sehwag | 319 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 254* | 1 | India | v South Africa | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 |
| 3 | MA Agarwal | 215 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 4 | RG Sharma | 212 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Ranchi | 19 Oct 2019 |
| 5 | RG Sharma | 176 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 6 | SR Tendulkar | 169 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 7 | V Sehwag | 165 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 8 | V Sehwag | 164 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 |
| 9 | M Azharuddin | 163* | 3 | India | v South Africa | Kanpur | 08 Dec 1996 |
| 10 | SR Tendulkar | 155 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 11 | CA Pujara | 153 | 3 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 |
| 12 | V Kohli | 153 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – 150 PLUS RUNS | |||||||
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HM Amla | 253* | 1 | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 217* | 2 | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 03 Apr 2008 |
| 3 | JH Kallis | 201* | 2 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 4 | HH Gibbs | 196 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Gqeberha | 16 Nov 2001 |
| 5 | JH Kallis | 173 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 6 | AJ Hall | 163 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 |
| 7 | JH Kallis | 161 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 |
| 8 | D Elgar | 160 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 9 | HM Amla | 159 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 10 | ND McKenzie | 155* | 3 | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 |
| 11 | DJ Cullinan | 153* | 3 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 |
The following table lists the centuries scored by Indian captains against South Africa and South African captain against India
| CENTURIONS – INDIA – CAPTAINS | |||||||
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | M Azharuddin | 115 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 2 | MS Dhoni | 132* | 2 | India | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 153 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 254* | 1 | India | v South Africa | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 |
| CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – CAPTAINS | |||||||
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KC Wessels | 118 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Durban | 13 Nov 1992 |
The following table lists the centuries scored by Indian wicket keeper batsmen against South Africa and South African wicket keeper batsmen against India
| CENTURIONS – INDIA – WICKET KEEPER BATSMEN | |||||||
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MS Dhoni | 132* | 2 | India | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 2 | RR Pant | 100* | 3 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 11 Jan 2022 |
| CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – WICKET KEEPER BATSMEN | |||||||
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AB de Villiers | 103 | 4 | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 |
| 2 | Q de Kock | 111 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
The series has witnessed 13 occasions of Indian batsmen’s centuries in losing cause against South Africa and six occasion of South African batsmen’s centuries in a losing cause against India. All such occasions are tabulated below
| CENTURIONS – INDIA – LOSING CAUSE | |||||||
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | N Kapil Dev | 129 | 3 | India | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 1992 |
| 2 | M Azharuddin | 109 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 169 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 4 | M Azharuddin | 115 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 5 | M Azharuddin | 102 | 3 | India | v South Africa | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
| 6 | SR Tendulkar | 155 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 7 | V Sehwag | 105 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 8 | W Jaffer | 116 | 1 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2007 |
| 9 | V Sehwag | 109 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 10 | SR Tendulkar | 100 | 3 | India | v South Africa | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 |
| 11 | SR Tendulkar | 111* | 3 | India | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 12 | V Kohli | 153 | 2 | India | v South Africa | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 13 | RR Pant | 100* | 3 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 11 Jan 2022 |
| CENTURIONS – SOUTH AFRICA – LOSING CAUSE | |||||||
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JH Kallis | 121 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 28 Nov 2004 |
| 2 | AN Petersen | 100 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 3 | HM Amla | 114 | 1 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 4 | HM Amla | 123* | 3 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 5 | D Elgar | 160 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
| 6 | Q de Kock | 111 | 2 | South Africa | v India | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |