South Africa – India Test series statistics – Part Two

South Africa – India Test series statistics – Part Two

Indian bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa on 30 occasions with SN Thakur’s seven for 61 at Johannesburg in Oct 2019 being the best innings bowling effort by an Indian bowler against South Africa. South African bowlers have captured five or more wickets in an innings against India with L Klusner’s eight for 64 at Eden Gardens in Nov 1996 being the best innings bowling effort by a South African bowler against India

FIVE PLUS WICKETS – INDIAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1A Kumble44.0225363v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
2J Srinath11.542164v South AfricaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
3BKV Prasad35.0610461v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4BKV Prasad19.066051v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
5BKV Prasad25.049353v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
6J Srinath25.1510452v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
7A Kumble68.41514362v South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
8J Srinath33.0614052v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
9J Srinath30.067661v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
10A Kumble54.01313161v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
11Harbhajan Singh30.038773v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
12S Sreesanth10.034052v South AfricaJohannesburg15 Dec 2006
13Harbhajan Singh44.5416451v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
14Harbhajan Singh48.3235953v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
15S Sreesanth29.0011451v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
16Harbhajan Singh38.0112073v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
17RA Jadeja58.21513862v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
18R Ashwin24.055152v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
19RA Jadeja11.542154v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
20R Ashwin16.163252v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
21R Ashwin29.576674v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
22RA Jadeja12.023052v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
23R Ashwin49.1266154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
24JJ Bumrah18.525452v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
25Mohammed Shami12.322854v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
26R Ashwin46.21114572v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
27Mohammed Shami10.523554v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
28Mohammed Shami16.054452v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
29SN Thakur17.536172v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
30JJ Bumrah23.384252v South AfricaCape Town11 Jan 2022
FIVE PLUS WICKETS – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1AA Donald27.0115551v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2AA Donald28.048473v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3L Klusener21.346484v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4PR Adams19.165561v IndiaKanpur08 Dec 1996
5AA Donald16.054052v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996
6N Boje38.0148353v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
7SM Pollock21.4105663v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
8SM Pollock16.034052v IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
9M Ntini19.064854v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
10DW Steyn8.022351v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
11DW Steyn16.465172v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
12M Morkel12.452051v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
13DW Steyn19.065061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
14DW Steyn31.0117552v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
15DW Steyn30.0910061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
16Imran Tahir11.323853v IndiaNagpur25 Nov 2015
17KJ Abbott24.574051v IndiaDelhi03 Dec 2015
18VD Philander15.444264v IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
19L Ngidi12.233964v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018
20L Ngidi24.057161v IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021

The following table lists out the Indian bowlers have captured five or more wickets in an innings on three or more occasions against South Africa and the South African bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings on three or more occasions against India

FIVE PLUS WICKETS – INDIAN BOWLERS – THREE OR MORE OCCASIONS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1RA Jadeja58.21513862v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
2RA Jadeja11.542154v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
3RA Jadeja12.023052v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
          
1R Ashwin24.055152v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
2R Ashwin16.163252v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
3R Ashwin29.576674v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
4R Ashwin49.1266154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
5R Ashwin46.21114572v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
          
1Mohammed Shami12.322854v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
2Mohammed Shami10.523554v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
3Mohammed Shami16.054452v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
          
1J Srinath11.542164v South AfricaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
2J Srinath25.1510452v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
3J Srinath33.0614052v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
4J Srinath30.067661v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
          
1Harbhajan Singh30.038773v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
2Harbhajan Singh44.5416451v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
3Harbhajan Singh48.3235953v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
4Harbhajan Singh38.0112073v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
          
1BKV Prasad35.0610461v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2BKV Prasad19.066051v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
3BKV Prasad25.049353v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
          
1A Kumble44.0225363v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
2A Kumble68.41514362v South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
3A Kumble54.01313161v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
FIVE PLUS WICKETS – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS – THREE OR MORE OCCASSIONS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DW Steyn8.022351v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
2DW Steyn16.465172v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
3DW Steyn19.065061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
4DW Steyn31.0117552v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
5DW Steyn30.0910061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
          
1AA Donald27.0115551v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2AA Donald28.048473v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3AA Donald16.054052v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996

R Ashwin of India and DW Steyn of South Africa are the two bowlers to capture five or more wickets on five occasions in India-South Africa test series.

FIVE PLUS WICKETS – INDIAN BOWLERS – FIVE OCCASIONS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1R Ashwin24.055152v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
2R Ashwin16.163252v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
3R Ashwin29.576674v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
4R Ashwin49.1266154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
5R Ashwin46.21114572v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
FIVE PLUS WICKETS – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS – FIVE OCCASSIONS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1DW Steyn8.022351v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
2DW Steyn16.465172v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
3DW Steyn19.065061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
4DW Steyn31.0117552v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
5DW Steyn30.0910061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013

There are five occasions of Indian bowlers capturing seven or more wickets in an innings against South Africa. Harbhajan Singh and R Ashwin has taken seven plus wickets in an innings on two occasions against South Africa on two occasions. South African bowlers have captured seven or more wickets in an innings against India on three occasions.

SEVEN PLUS WICKETS – INDIAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Harbhajan Singh30.038773v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
2Harbhajan Singh38.0112073v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
3R Ashwin29.576674v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
4R Ashwin46.21114572v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
5SN Thakur17.536172v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
SEVEN PLUS WICKETS – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1L Klusener21.346484v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2AA Donald28.048473v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3DW Steyn16.465172v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010

Eight occasions of Indian bowler’s five plus wickets hauls have gone in vain, while five South Afrcan bowlers have witnessed their five plus wicket hauls in a losing cause

FIVE PLUS WICKETS – INDIAN BOWLERS – LOSING CAUSE
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1BKV Prasad35.0610461v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2BKV Prasad19.066051v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
3BKV Prasad25.049353v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
4A Kumble68.41514362v South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
5J Srinath33.0614052v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
6RA Jadeja58.21513862v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
7SN Thakur17.536172v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
8JJ Bumrah23.384252v South AfricaCape Town11 Jan 2022
FIVE PLUS WICKETS – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS – LOSING CAUSE
NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1PR Adams19.165561v IndiaKanpur08 Dec 1996
2DW Steyn19.065061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
3Imran Tahir11.323853v IndiaNagpur25 Nov 2015
4KJ Abbott24.574051v IndiaDelhi03 Dec 2015
5L Ngidi24.057161v IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021

The following table lists the five plus wickets in an innings by pace and spin bowlers from both the teams – India and South Africa

FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS – INDIAN PACE BOWLERS
NoPlayer OversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1J SrinathP11.542164v South AfricaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
2BKV PrasadP35.0610461v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3BKV PrasadP19.066051v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
4BKV PrasadP25.049353v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
5J SrinathP25.1510452v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
6J SrinathP33.0614052v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
7J SrinathP30.067661v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
8S SreesanthP10.034052v South AfricaJohannesburg15 Dec 2006
9S SreesanthP29.0011451v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
10JJ BumrahP18.525452v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
11Mohammed ShamiP12.322854v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
12Mohammed ShamiP10.523554v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
13Mohammed ShamiP16.054452v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
14SN ThakurP17.536172v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
15JJ BumrahP23.384252v South AfricaCape Town11 Jan 2022
FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS – INDIAN SPIN BOWLERS
NoPlayer OversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1A KumbleS44.0225363v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
2A KumbleS68.41514362v South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
3A KumbleS54.01313161v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
4Harbhajan SinghS30.038773v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
5Harbhajan SinghS44.5416451v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
6Harbhajan SinghS48.3235953v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
7Harbhajan SinghS38.0112073v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
8RA JadejaS58.21513862v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
9R AshwinS24.055152v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
10RA JadejaS11.542154v South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
11R AshwinS16.163252v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
12R AshwinS29.576674v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
13RA JadejaS12.023052v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
14R AshwinS49.1266154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
15R AshwinS46.21114572v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS – SOUTH AFRICAN PACE BOWLERS
NoPlayer OversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1AA DonaldP27.0115551v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2AA DonaldP28.048473v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3L KlusenerP21.346484v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4AA DonaldP16.054052v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996
5SM PollockP21.4105663v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
6SM PollockP16.034052v IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
7M NtiniP19.064854v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
8DW SteynP8.022351v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
9DW SteynP16.465172v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
10M MorkelP12.452051v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
11DW SteynP19.065061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
12DW SteynP31.0117552v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
13DW SteynP30.0910061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
14KJ AbbottP24.574051v IndiaDelhi03 Dec 2015
15VD PhilanderP15.444264v IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
16L NgidiP12.233964v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018
17L NgidiP24.057161v IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021
FIVE PLUS WICKETS IN AN INNINGS – SOUTH AFRICAN SPIN BOWLERS
NoPlayer OversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1PR AdamsS19.165561v IndiaKanpur08 Dec 1996
2N BojeS38.0148353v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
3Imran TahirS11.323853v IndiaNagpur25 Nov 2015

BKV Prasad and R Ashwin are the two Indian bowlers to capture ten or more wickets in a match against South Afirca, while AA Donald, SM Pollock and DW Steyn are the three South African bowlers to capture ten or more wickets in a match against India

TEN PLUS WICKETS IN A MATCH – INDIAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWOppositionGroundStart Date
1BKV Prasad44.01015310v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
2R Ashwin46.0139812v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015
TEN PLUS WICKETS IN A MATCH – SOUTH AFRICAN BOWLERS
NoPlayerOversMRunsWOppositionGroundStart Date
1AA Donald55.01513912v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2SM Pollock48.41814710v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
3DW Steyn34.5710810v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010

The following table lists the 31 three figure partnerships posted by Indian batsmen against South Africa and 40 three figure partnerships posted by South African batsmen against India

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – INDIA
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1PK Amre, KS More8101v South AfricaDurban13 Nov 1992
2M Azharuddin, A Kumble8161v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3M Azharuddin, R Dravid6165v South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
4M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar6222v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
5R Dravid, SC Ganguly4145v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
6R Dravid, SC Ganguly4108v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
7V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar5220v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
8D Dasgupta, R Dravid2171v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
9G Gambhir, V Sehwag1218v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
10R Dravid, V Sehwag2127v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
11W Jaffer, KD Karthik1153v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
12W Jaffer, V Sehwag1213v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
13R Dravid, V Sehwag2268v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
14MS Dhoni, SC Ganguly5110v South AfricaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
15S Badrinath, V Sehwag4136v South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
16V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar3249v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
17MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman7259*v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
18G Gambhir, V Sehwag1137v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
19MS Dhoni, SR Tendulkar7172v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
20G Gambhir, SR Tendulkar3176v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
21V Kohli, CA Pujara3222v South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
22CA Pujara, M Vijay2157v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
23V Kohli, AM Rahane5154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
24MA Agarwal, RG Sharma1317v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
25CA Pujara, RG Sharma2169v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
26MA Agarwal, CA Pujara2138v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
27V Kohli, AM Rahane4178v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
28RA Jadeja, V Kohli5225v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
29AM Rahane, RG Sharma4267v South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
30MA Agarwal, KL Rahul1117v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
31CA Pujara, AM Rahane3111v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – SOUTH AFRICA
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1WJ Cronje, AC Hudson2117v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2AC Hudson, G Kirsten1236v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3DJ Cullinan, G Kirsten2212v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4AM Bacher, AC Hudson2111v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996
5DJ Cullinan, G Kirsten3114v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
6L Klusener, BM McMillan8147*v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
7BM McMillan, SM Pollock7101*v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
8BM McMillan, SM Pollock6112v IndiaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
9DJ Cullinan, L Klusener8127v IndiaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
10N Boje, G Kirsten2161v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
11JH Kallis, L Klusener5164v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
12HH Gibbs, G Kirsten1189v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
13JH Kallis, ND McKenzie3130v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
14MV Boucher, L Klusener7121v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
15HH Dippenaar, HH Gibbs4105v IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
16Z de Bruyn, AJ Hall6144v IndiaKanpur20 Nov 2004
17JH Kallis, JA Rudolph3109v IndiaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
18MV Boucher, AG Prince5100v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
19HM Amla, GC Smith2159v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2007
20ND McKenzie, GC Smith1132v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
21HM Amla, ND McKenzie2157v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
22AB de Villiers, JH Kallis5256v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
23HM Amla, JH Kallis3340v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
24HM Amla, AB de Villiers4108v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
25HM Amla, AN Petersen2209v IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
26AN Petersen, GC Smith1111v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
27HM Amla, JH Kallis3230v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
28AB de Villiers, JH Kallis4224v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
29MV Boucher, JH Kallis7103v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
30AN Petersen, GC Smith1108v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
31AB de Villiers, F du Plessis5205v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
32AN Petersen, GC Smith1103v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
33AB de Villiers, JH Kallis4127v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
34F du Plessis, RJ Peterson8110v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
35AB de Villiers, F du Plessis4114v IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
36AB de Villiers, D Elgar3141v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018
37HM Amla, D Elgar2119v IndiaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
38F du Plessis, D Elgar5115v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
39Q de Kock, D Elgar6164v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
40KA Maharaj, VD Philander9109v IndiaPune10 Oct 2019

The following table lists the 21 150 plus runs partnerships posted by Indian batsmen against South Africa and 14 150 plus runs partnerships posted by South African batsmen against India

150 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS – INDIA
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1MA Agarwal, RG Sharma1317v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
2R Dravid, V Sehwag2268v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
3AM Rahane, RG Sharma4267v South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
4MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman7259*v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
5V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar3249v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
6RA Jadeja, V Kohli5225v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
7M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar6222v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
8V Kohli, CA Pujara3222v South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
9V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar5220v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
10G Gambhir, V Sehwag1218v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
11W Jaffer, V Sehwag1213v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
12V Kohli, AM Rahane4178v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
13G Gambhir, SR Tendulkar3176v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
14MS Dhoni, SR Tendulkar7172v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
15D Dasgupta, R Dravid2171v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
16CA Pujara, RG Sharma2169v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
17M Azharuddin, R Dravid6165v South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
18M Azharuddin, A Kumble8161v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
19CA Pujara, M Vijay2157v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
20V Kohli, AM Rahane5154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
21W Jaffer, KD Karthik1153v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
150 PLUS RUNS PARTNERSHIPS – SOUTH AFRICA
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1HM Amla, JH Kallis3340v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
2AB de Villiers, JH Kallis5256v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
3AC Hudson, G Kirsten1236v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
4HM Amla, JH Kallis3230v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
5AB de Villiers, JH Kallis4224v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
6DJ Cullinan, G Kirsten2212v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
7HM Amla, AN Petersen2209v IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
8AB de Villiers, F du Plessis5205v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
9HH Gibbs, G Kirsten1189v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
10JH Kallis, L Klusener5164v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
11Q de Kock, D Elgar6164v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
12N Boje, G Kirsten2161v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
13HM Amla, GC Smith2159v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2007
14HM Amla, ND McKenzie2157v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008

Indian batsmen created a world record by posting 200 plus runs partnerships for the first two wickets in an innings in India-South Africa test series.

W Jaffer-V Sehwag posted 213 runs for the first wicket and it was followed by 268 plus runs partnership for the second wicket between V Sehwag-R Dravid at Chennai in Mar 2008

NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1W Jaffer, V Sehwag1213v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
2R Dravid, V Sehwag2268v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008

The following table furnish the wicket wise three figure partnerships by Indian batsmen against South Africa and by South African batsmen against India.

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – INDIA – WICKET WISE
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1G Gambhir, V Sehwag1218v South AfricaKanpur20 Nov 2004
2W Jaffer, KD Karthik1153v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2007
3W Jaffer, V Sehwag1213v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
4G Gambhir, V Sehwag1137v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
5MA Agarwal, RG Sharma1317v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
6MA Agarwal, KL Rahul1117v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021
       
1D Dasgupta, R Dravid2171v South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
2R Dravid, V Sehwag2127v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
3R Dravid, V Sehwag2268v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
4CA Pujara, M Vijay2157v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2013
5CA Pujara, RG Sharma2169v South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
6MA Agarwal, CA Pujara2138v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
       
1V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar3249v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
2G Gambhir, SR Tendulkar3176v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
3V Kohli, CA Pujara3222v South AfricaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
4CA Pujara, AM Rahane3111v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
       
1R Dravid, SC Ganguly4145v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
2R Dravid, SC Ganguly4108v South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
3S Badrinath, V Sehwag4136v South AfricaNagpur06 Feb 2010
4V Kohli, AM Rahane4178v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
5AM Rahane, RG Sharma4267v South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
       
1V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar5220v South AfricaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
2MS Dhoni, SC Ganguly5110v South AfricaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
3V Kohli, AM Rahane5154v South AfricaDelhi03 Dec 2015
4RA Jadeja, V Kohli5225v South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
       
1M Azharuddin, R Dravid6165v South AfricaKanpur08 Dec 1996
2M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar6222v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
       
1MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman7259*v South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
2MS Dhoni, SR Tendulkar7172v South AfricaCenturion16 Dec 2010
       
1PK Amre, KS More8101v South AfricaDurban13 Nov 1992
2M Azharuddin, A Kumble8161v South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – SOUTH AFRICA – WICKET WISE
NoPartnersWktRunsOppositionGroundStart Date
1AC Hudson, G Kirsten1236v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2HH Gibbs, G Kirsten1189v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
3ND McKenzie, GC Smith1132v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
4AN Petersen, GC Smith1111v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
5AN Petersen, GC Smith1108v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
6AN Petersen, GC Smith1103v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
       
1WJ Cronje, AC Hudson2117v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2DJ Cullinan, G Kirsten2212v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3AM Bacher, AC Hudson2111v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996
4N Boje, G Kirsten2161v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
5HM Amla, GC Smith2159v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2007
6HM Amla, ND McKenzie2157v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
7HM Amla, AN Petersen2209v IndiaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
8HM Amla, D Elgar2119v IndiaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
       
1DJ Cullinan, G Kirsten3114v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
2JH Kallis, ND McKenzie3130v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
3JH Kallis, JA Rudolph3109v IndiaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004
4HM Amla, JH Kallis3340v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
5HM Amla, JH Kallis3230v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
6AB de Villiers, D Elgar3141v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018
       
1HH Dippenaar, HH Gibbs4105v IndiaGqeberha16 Nov 2001
2HM Amla, AB de Villiers4108v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
3AB de Villiers, JH Kallis4224v IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
4AB de Villiers, JH Kallis4127v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
5AB de Villiers, F du Plessis4114v IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
       
1JH Kallis, L Klusener5164v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
2MV Boucher, AG Prince5100v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
3AB de Villiers, JH Kallis5256v IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
4AB de Villiers, F du Plessis5205v IndiaJohannesburg18 Dec 2013
5F du Plessis, D Elgar5115v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
       
1BM McMillan, SM Pollock6112v IndiaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
2Z de Bruyn, AJ Hall6144v IndiaKanpur20 Nov 2004
3Q de Kock, D Elgar6164v IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
       
1BM McMillan, SM Pollock7101*v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
2MV Boucher, L Klusener7121v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
3MV Boucher, JH Kallis7103v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2011
       
1L Klusener, BM McMillan8147*v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
2DJ Cullinan, L Klusener8127v IndiaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997
3F du Plessis, RJ Peterson8110v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
       
1KA Maharaj, VD Philander9109v IndiaPune10 Oct 2019

The following table lists the highest partnerships for each wicket in India-South Africa Test Series

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET IN THE SERIES
WktRunsPartnersTeamOppositionGroundMatch Date
1st317RG Sharma, MA AgarwalIndiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
2nd268V Sehwag, R DravidIndiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
3rd340JH Kallis, HM AmlaSouth Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
4th267RG Sharma, AM RahaneIndiav South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
5th256JH Kallis, AB de VilliersSouth Africav IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
6th222SR Tendulkar, M AzharuddinIndiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
7th259*VVS Laxman, MS DhoniIndiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
8th161A Kumble, M AzharuddinIndiav South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
9th109VD Philander, KA MaharajSouth Africav IndiaPune10 Oct 2019
10th074BM McMillan, AA DonaldSouth Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996

The following table lists the highest partnerships for each wicket by Indian batsmen in India-South Africa Test Series

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET BY INDIAN BATSMEN
WktRunsPartnersTeamOppositionGroundMatch Date
1st317RG Sharma, MA AgarwalIndiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
2nd268V Sehwag, R DravidIndiav South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008
3rd249V Sehwag, SR TendulkarIndiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
4th267RG Sharma, AM RahaneIndiav South AfricaRanchi19 Oct 2019
5th225V Kohli, RA JadejaIndiav South AfricaPune10 Oct 2019
6th222SR Tendulkar, M AzharuddinIndiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1997
7th259*VVS Laxman, MS DhoniIndiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Feb 2010
8th161A Kumble, M AzharuddinIndiav South AfricaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
9th080VVS Laxman, A KumbleIndiav South AfricaGqeberha16 Nov 2021
10th052A Agarkar, M KarthikIndiav South AfricaWankhede24 Feb 2000

The following table lists the highest partnerships for each wicket by South African in India-South Africa Test Series

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET BY SOUTH AFRICAN BATSMEN
WktPartnersRunsTeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1stAC Hudson, G Kirsten236South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
2ndDJ Cullinan, G Kirsten212South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
3rdHM Amla, JH Kallis340South Africav IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
4thAB de Villiers, JH Kallis224South Africav IndiaCenturion16 Dec 2010
5thAB de Villiers, JH Kallis256South Africav IndiaAhmedabad03 Apr 2008
6thQ de Kock, D Elgar164South Africav IndiaVisakhapatnam02 Oct 2019
7thMV Boucher, L Klusener121South Africav IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
8thL Klusener, BM McMillan147*South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1997
9thKA Maharaj, VD Philander109South Africav IndiaPune10 Oct 2019
10thAA Donald, BM McMillan074South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996

Seven Indian wicket keepers have effected ten or more dismissals against India and two South African wicket keepers have effected ten or more dismissals against South Africa

WICKET KEEPERS – INDIA – TEN OR MORE DISMISSALS
NoPlayerSpanMatInnsDisCtSt
1WP Saha2015-201981529263
2MS Dhoni2006-2013122128271
3NR Mongia1996-200081520191
4KD Karthik2004-20073614140
5RR Pant2021-20223613130
6KS More1992-19934811110
7PA Patel2018-20182410100
WICKET KEEPERS – SAF – TEN OR MORE DISMISSALS
NoPlayerSpanMatInnsDisCtSt
1MV Boucher2000-2011142760582
2DJ Richardson1992-1997101932311

The series has witnessed four occasions of Indian wicket keepers effecting five or more dismissals in an innings against South Africa and six occasions of South African wicket keepers effecting five dismissals in an innings against India.

FIVE PLUS DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS – INDIAN WICKET KEEPERS
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1NR Mongia5501Indiav South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996
2MS Dhoni5501Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
3WP Saha5501Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
4WP Saha5503Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
FIVE PLUS DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS – SOUTH AFRICAN WICKET KEEPERS
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1DJ Richardson5503South Africav IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
2MV Boucher5503South Africav IndiaWankhede24 Feb 2000
3MV Boucher5501South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
4AB de Villiers5501South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
5Q de Kock5501South Africav IndiaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018
6K Verreynne5501South Africav IndiaCape Town11 Jan 2022

WP Saha of India and MV Boucher of South Africa are the two wicket keepers in the series who have effected five dismissals in an innings on two occasions.

FIVE PLUS DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS – INDIAN WICKET KEEPERS – TWO OCCASIONS
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1WP Saha5501Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
2WP Saha5503Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
FIVE PLUS DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS – SAF WICKET KEEPERS – TWO OCCASIONS
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1MV Boucher5503South Africav IndiaWankhede24 Feb 2000
2MV Boucher5501South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010

WP Saha is the only wicket keeper in the series to have effected ten dismissals in a match.  He effected five dismissals in each innings at Cape Town in Jan 2018

TEN PLUS DISMISSALS IN MATCH – INDIAN WICKET KEEPER
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1WP Saha5501Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018
2WP Saha5503Indiav South AfricaCape Town05 Jan 2018

There are ten occasions of Indian fieldsmen taking ten or more catches against South Africa and eleven occasions of South African fieldsmen taking ten or more catches against  India. Alls such occasions are tabulated below

TEN OR MORE CATCHES BY INDIAN FIELDSMEN
NoPlayerTeamSpanMatInnsDisCtSt
1R DravidIndia1996-2011213921210
2VVS LaxmanIndia1996-2011193618180
3CA PujaraIndia2010-2022173316160
4AM RahaneIndia2013-2022132516160
5M AzharuddinIndia1992-2000112113130
6SR TendulkarIndia1992-2011254713130
7V SehwagIndia2001-2011152712120
8W JafferIndia2000-200881410100
9V KohliIndia2013-2022142710100
10M VijayIndia2010-2018122210100
TEN OR MORE CATCHES BY SOUTH AFRICAN FIELDSMEN
NoPlayerTeamSpanMatInnsDisCtSt
1AB de VilliersSouth Africa2006-2018173225250
2JH KallisSouth Africa2000-2013183323230
3BM McMillanSouth Africa1992-1997101921210
4HM AmlaSouth Africa2004-2018213919190
5GC SmithSouth Africa2004-2013152719190
6F du PlessisSouth Africa2013-2019122114140
7AC HudsonSouth Africa1992-1997101914140
8D ElgarSouth Africa2015-2022132312120
9HH GibbsSouth Africa1996-2007102012120
10L KlusenerSouth Africa1996-200191810100
11AG PrinceSouth Africa2006-2011112010100

Four Indian fieldsmen have pouched three catches in an innings against South Africa and eight occasions of South African South African fieldsmen taking three or more catches against India. BM McMillan of South Africa is the only fieldsman in the series to pouch three catches in an innings on three occasions. AC Hudson of South Africa is the only fieldsman in the series to pouch four catches in an innings. He pouched four catches in the second innings – India’s first innings – of the Cape Town Test in Jan 1993

THREE OR MORE CATCHES IN AN INNINGS BY INDIAN FIELDSMEN
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1VVS Laxman3302Indiav South AfricaWankhede24 Feb 2000
2W Jaffer3302Indiav South AfricaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
3CA Pujara3301Indiav South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011
4AM Rahane3304Indiav South AfricaMohali05 Nov 2015
THREE OR MORE CATCHES IN AN INNINGS BY INDIAN FIELDSMEN
NoPlayerDisCtStITeamOppositionGroundStart Date
1AC Hudson4402South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1993
2BM McMillan3301South Africav IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
3BM McMillan3303South Africav IndiaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996
4BM McMillan3304South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
5AB de Villiers3302South Africav IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006
6JH Kallis3302South Africav IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
7HM Amla3301South Africav IndiaMohali05 Nov 2015
8KD Petersen3301South Africav IndiaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
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