List of South Africa One Day International cricket records

This is a List of South Africa One-Day International cricket records, that is record team and individual performances in One Day International (ODI) cricket. Records for Test cricket are at List of Test cricket records. This list is based on the List of One-Day International cricket records.

Key

The top five to seven records are listed for each category, except in "team wins, losses, and draws" and "highest wicket partnerships". Tied records for the fifth place are listed as well. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate.

Symbol	Meaning
†	Player is currently active in ODI cricket
*	Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
♠	World record
Date	Date of the match
Innings	Number of innings played
Matches	Number of matches played
Opponent	The team South Africa was playing against
Period	The time period when the player was active in ODI cricket
Player	The player involved in the record
Venue	One Day International cricket ground where the match was played

Reliance ICC ODI Rankings
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	Australia	45	5733	127
2	India	57	6457	114
3	South Africa	57	6362	112
4	New Zealand	52	5767	111
5	Sri Lanka	67	6956	104
6	England	56	5639	101
7	Bangladesh	37	3571	97
8	Pakistan	57	4983	87
9	West Indies	38	3256	86
10	Afghanistan	25	1185	47
11	Ireland	15	683	46
12	Zimbabwe	55	2466	45
Reference: ICC Rankings, 12 January 2016

Team records

Team wins, losses, and ties

Matches played (by country)

Opponent	1st ODI	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No result	% Won
Australia	1992	88	46	39	3	0	46.02
Bangladesh	2002	17	18	3	0	0	82.35
Canada	2003	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
England	1992	51	25	22	1	3	53.12
India	1991	73	43	27	0	3	61.42
Ireland	2007	4	4	0	0	0	100.00
Kenya	1996	10	10	0	0	0	100.00
Netherlands	1996	4	4	0	0	0	100.00
New Zealand	1992	65	38	22	0	5	63.33
Pakistan	1992	72	47	24	0	1	66.19
Scotland	2007	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
Sri Lanka	1992	60	29	29	1	1	50.00
United Arab Emirates	1996	2	2	0	0	0	100.00
West Indies	1992	58	43	13	1	1	76.31
Zimbabwe	1992	38	35	2	0	1	94.59
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Team scoring records

Highest runs in an inning

See also: List of 400+ innings scores in ODIs

Rank	Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
1	439-2 (50 overs)	West Indies	Johannesburg	18 January 2015
2	438-9 (49.5 overs)	Australia	Johannesburg	12 March 2006
3	438-4 (50 overs)	India	Mumbai	25 October 2015
4	418-5 (44 overs)	Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	20 September 2006
5	411-4 (50 overs)	Ireland	Canberra	3 March 2015
6	408-5 (50 overs)	West Indies	Sydney	27 February 2015
7	399-6 (50 overs)	Zimbabwe	Benoni	22 October 2010
8	392/6 (50 overs)	Pakistan	Centurion	4 February 2007
9	365-2 (50 overs)	India	Ahmedabad	27 February 2007
10	363-3 (50 overs)	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	23 September 2001
11	361-5 (42 overs)	West Indies	Centurion	28 January 2015
12	358-4 (50 overs)	Bangladesh	Benoni	9 November 2008
12	358-4 (50 overs)	India	Johannesburg	5 December 2013
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 26 October 2015.

Lowest runs in an inning

Rank	Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
1	69 (28 overs)	Australia	Sydney	14 December 1993
2	83 (23 overs)	England	Nottingham	26 August 2008
3	101 (26.5 overs)	Pakistan	Sharjah	28 March 2000
4	106 (38.3 overs)	Australia	Sydney	22 January 2002
5	107 (32.1 overs)	England	London	12 July 2003
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Highest match aggregate

Rank	Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
1	872-13 (99.5 overs)	Australia	Johannesburg	12 March 2006
2	730-9 (100 overs)	West Indies	Johannesburg	18 January 2015
3	671-16 (98 overs)	Australia	Basseterre	24 March 2007
4	665-19 (100 overs)	Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	20 September 2006
5	656-10 (99.1 overs)	Australia	Port Elizabeth	6 April 2002
Note: teams are shown in batting order. Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Lowest match aggregates

Rank	Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
1	168-10 (37.1 overs)	England	Nottingham	26 August 2008
2	187-11 (49.2 overs)	Bangladesh	Birmingham	12 September 2004
3	211-15 (62.3 overs)	Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	19 April 1998
4	213-12 (57.1 overs)	Australia	Sydney	22 January 2002
5	217-10 (47.1 overs)	Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	22 February 2003
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Highest individual score

See also: List of highest individual scores in ODIs

Rank	Runs	Player	Opponent	Venue	Date
1	188*	Gary Kirsten	United Arab Emirates	Rawalpindi	16 February 1996
2	175	Herschelle Gibbs	Australia	Johannesburg	12 March 2006
3	169*	Dave Callaghan	New Zealand	Centurion	11 December 1994
4	162	AB de Villiers†	West Indies	Sydney	27 February 2015
5	161	Andrew Hudson	Netherlands	Rawalpindi	5 March 1996
6	159	Hashim Amla†	Ireland	Canberra	3 March 2015
7	153*	Hashim Amla	West Indies	Johannesburg	18 January 2015
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Most career runs

Rank	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	11,550	45.11	73.13	Jacques Kallis	323	309	1996-2014.
2	8,094	36.13	83.26	Herschelle Gibbs	248	240	1996-2010.
3	8,018	54.54	99.71	AB de Villiers†	187	179	2005-Pre.
4	6,989	38.19	80.86	Graeme Smith	196	193	2002-2013.
5	6,798	40.95	72.04	Gary Kirsten	185	185	1993-2003.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Highest career averages

Rank	Average	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	54.54	AB de Villiers†	187	179	2005-Pre.
2	53.81	Hashim Amla†	123	120	2008-Pre.
3	45.11	Jacques Kallis	323	309	1996-2014.
4	44.00	Boeta Dippenaar	101	89	1999-2006
5	41.10	Lance Klusener	171	137	1996-2004
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Best strike rates

Rank	Strike Rate	Player	Period
1	101.33	Albie Morkel†	2004-Pre.
2	100.29	AB de Villiers†	2005-Pre.
3	100.22	David Miller†	2010-Pre.
4	100.16	Farhaan Behardien†	2013-Pre.
5	94.83	Rilee Rossouw†	2014-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Most career centuries

Rank	Centuries	Player	Period
1	23	AB de Villiers†	2005-Pre.
2	21	Hashim Amla†	2008-Pre.
3	21	Herschelle Gibbs	1996-2010.
4	17	Jacques Kallis	1996-2014.
5	13	Gary Kirsten	1993-2003.
6	10	Graeme Smith	2002-2003.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 22 October 2015.

Most career half-centuries

Rank	Half-Centuries	Player	Period
1	86	Jacques Kallis	1996-2014.
2	47	Graeme Smith	2002-2013.
3	46	AB de Villiers†	2005-Pre.
4	39	Hanse Cronje	1992-2000.
5	37	Herschelle Gibbs	1996-2010.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Most Ducks

Rank	Ducks	Player	Period
1	22	Herschelle Gibbs	1996-2010.
2	20	Shaun Pollock	1996-2008.
3	17	Jacques Kallis	1996-2014.
4	16	Mark Boucher	1998-2011.
5	13	Lance Klusener	1996-2004.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Individual records (bowling)

Most Career Wickets

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Average	Period
1	387	Shaun Pollock	294	24.31	1996-2008.
2	272	Alan Donald	164	21.78	1991-2003.
3	269	Jacques Kallis	323	31.85	1996-2004.
4	265	Makhaya Ntini	172	24.53	1998-2009.
5	192	Lance Klusener	171	29.95	1996-2004.
6	167	Dale Steyn†	107	25.94	2006-Pre.
7	164	Morne Morkel†	99	24.48	2007-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Best Bowling Figures

Rank	Bowling	Player	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	6/16	Kagiso Rabada†	Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 July 2015
2	6/22	Makhaya Ntini	Australia	Cape Town	3 March 2006
3	6/23	Alan Donald	Kenya	Nairobi	3 October 1996
4	6/35	Shaun Pollock	West Indies	East London	24 January 1999
5	6/39	Dale Steyn†	Pakistan	Port Elizabeth	27 November 2013
6	6/49	Lance Klusener	Sri Lanka	Lahore	6 November 1997
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Highest career averages

Rank	Average	Player	Matches	Maidens	Period
1	21.78	Alan Donald	164	101	1991-2003.
2	21.82	Imran Tahir†	46	20	2011-Pre.
3	24.31	Shaun Pollock	294	308	1996-2008.
4	24.48	Morne Morkel†	99	40	2007-Pre.
5	24.53	Makhaya Ntini	172	123	1998-2009.
6	24.96	Lonwabo Tsotsobe†	61	44	2009-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Best economy rates

Rank	Economy Rate	Player	Period
1	3.57	Fanie de Villiers	1992-1997.
2	3.65	Shaun Pollock	1996-2008.
3	3.94	Craig Matthews	1991-1997.
4	4.15	Pat Symcox	1993-1999.
5	4.15	Alan Donald	1991-2003.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Most Five-wicket Hauls

Rank	5-wicket hauls	Player	Period
1	6	Lance Klusener	1996-2004.
2	5	Shaun Pollock	1996-2008.
3	4	Makhaya Ntini	1998-2009.
4	3	Dale Steyn†	2006-Pre.
5	2	Wayne Parnell†	2009-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Individual records (wicket-keeping)

Most dismissals (catches plus stumpings) in ODI career

Rank	Dismissals	Catches	Stumps	Player	Period
1	415	394	21	Mark Boucher	1998-2011.
2	165	148	17	David Richardson	1991-1998.
3	97	92	5	AB de Villiers†	2005–Pre.
4	76	73	3	Quinton de Kock†♣	2013-Pre.
5	10	9	1	Morne van Wyk†	2003-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

♣ - denote current wicket-keeper.

Individual records (other)

Most matches played

Rank	Matches	Player	Period
1	323	Jacques Kallis	1996-2014.
2	294	Shaun Pollock	1996-2008.
3	290	Mark Boucher	1998-2011.
4	248	Herschelle Gibbs	1996-2010.
5	245	Jonty Rhodes	1992-2003.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

Most wins as a captain

Rank	Won	Matches	Player	Win%
1	99	138	Hanse Cronje	73.70
2	92	149	Graeme Smith	64.23
3	59	92	Shaun Pollock	66.48
4	42	73	AB de Villiers†♣	60.71
5	20	52	Kepler Wessels	40.00
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

♣ - denotes current captain.

Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership	Runs	Players	Opponent	Venue	Date
1st wicket	247	Hashim Amla† & Rilee Rossouw†	West Indies	Johannesburg	2015
2nd wicket	247	Hashim Amla† & Faf du Plessis†	Ireland	Canberra	2015
3rd wicket	247	Hashim Amla† & Rilee Rossouw†	West Indies	Centurion	2015
4th wicket	232	Daryl Cullinan & Jonty Rhodes	Pakistan	Nairobi	1996
5th wicket	256*	David Miller† & JP Duminy†	Zimbabwe	Hamilton	2015
6th wicket	137	Hanse Cronje & Shaun Pollock	Zimbabwe	Johannesburg	1997
7th wicket	114	Mark Boucher & Lance Klusener	India	Nagpur	2000
8th wicket	138*	Justin Kemp & Andrew Hall	India	Cape Town	2006
9th wicket	95	David Miller† & Rory Kleinveldt†	England	London	2013
10th wicket	68*	Albie Morkel† & Makhaya Ntini	New Zealand	Napier	2004
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 17 October 2015.

See also

• List of One Day International cricket records
• List of One Day International cricket hat-tricks
• List of Test cricket records
• List of List A cricket records
• List of Cricket World Cup records