Highest Individual Score in Test for South Africa: From Willem Mulder to Gary Kirsten

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Willem Mulder holds the record for the highest individual score in TEST cricket for South Africa, with an extraordinary 367 runs against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in 2025. Hashim Amla follows with an unbeaten 311 against England in The Oval in 2012. AB de Villiers 278 against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi in 2010 is another standout performance, highlighting South Africa's rich history of monumental TEST innings. Here is the list of south african players with the highest individual score in TEST history.

#	Player	Runs	Minutes	Balls Faced	4s	6s	Against	Venue	Date
1	Willem Mulder	367	410	334	49	4	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	06-Jul-2025
2	Hashim Amla	311	790	529	35	-	England	The Oval	19-Jul-2012
3	AB de Villiers	278	601	418	23	6	Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20-Nov-2010
4	Graeme Smith	277	541	373	35	-	England	Birmingham	24-Jul-2003
5	Daryll Cullinan	275	658	490	27	2	New Zealand	Auckland	27-Feb-1999
6	Gary Kirsten	275	878	642	26	-	England	Durban	26-Dec-1999
7	RG Pollock	274	417	401	43	-	Australia	Durban	05-Feb-1970
8	Graeme Smith	259	574	370	34	-	England	Lord's	31-Jul-2003
9	RD Rickelton	259	607	343	29	3	Pakistan	Cape Town	03-Jan-2025
10	Derrick McGlew	255	534	-	19	-	New Zealand	Wellington	06-Mar-1953
11	Hashim Amla	253	675	473	22	-	India	Nagpur	06-Feb-2010
12	Eric Rowan	236	550	-	28	-	England	Leeds	26-Jul-1951
13	Graeme Smith	234	627	388	16	-	Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	23-Oct-2013
14	Graeme Smith	232	406	277	33	1	Bangladesh	Chattogram	29-Feb-2008
15	AD Nourse	231	289	-	36	-	Australia	Johannesburg	24-Dec-1935
16	Herschelle Gibbs	228	383	240	29	6	Pakistan	Cape Town	02-Jan-2003
17	Gavin Hamilton	226	518	388	28	3	Bangladesh	Chattogram	29-Feb-2008
18	Jacques Kallis	224	434	325	31	1	Sri Lanka	Cape Town	03-Jan-2012
19	Jacques Rudolph	222	521	383	29	2	Bangladesh	Chattogram	24-Apr-2003
20	Gary Kirsten	220	442	286	33	1	Zimbabwe	Harare	07-Sep-2001
21	AB de Villiers	217	480	333	17	2	India	Ahmedabad	03-Apr-2008
22	Herschelle Gibbs	211	659	468	23	3	New Zealand	Christchurch	11-Mar-1999
23	Gary Kirsten	210	650	525	24	1	England	Manchester	02-Jul-1998
24	RG Pollock	209	350	-	30	-	Australia	Cape Town	31-Dec-1966
25	AD Nourse	208	555	-	25	-	England	Nottingham	07-Jun-1951
26	Hashim Amla	208	475	371	22	-	West Indies	Centurion	17-Dec-2014
27	George Faulkner	204	315	320	26	-	Australia	Melbourne	31-Dec-1910
28	Jacques Kallis	201	389	270	15	5	India	Centurion	16-Dec-2010
29	Eddie Barlow	201	392	-	27	-	Australia	Adelaide	24-Jan-1964
30	Hashim Amla	201	707	477	27	-	England	Cape Town	02-Jan-2016
31	Graeme Smith	200	338	287	25	-	Bangladesh	East London	18-Oct-2002
32	Dean Elgar	199	553	388	15	3	Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28-Sep-2017
33	Faf du Plessis	199	412	276	24	-	Sri Lanka	Centurion	26-Dec-2020
34	Herschelle Gibbs	196	442	354	25	1	India	Gqeberha	16-Nov-2001
35	Hashim Amla	196	350	221	21	-	Australia	W.A.C.A	30-Nov-2012
36	Herschelle Gibbs	192	474	335	24	3	West Indies	Centurion	16-Jan-2004
37	Younis Khan	189	420	-	-	-	England	The Oval	16-Aug-1947
38	Jacques Kallis	189	581	443	19	3	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14-Sep-2001
39	Alan Melville	189	364	-	16	1	England	Nottingham	07-Jun-1947
40	Jacques Kallis	186	383	262	25	3	New Zealand	Johannesburg	08-Nov-2007
41	Dean Elgar	185	425	287	28	-	India	Centurion	26-Dec-2023
42	Herschelle Gibbs	183	324	258	35	1	England	The Oval	04-Sep-2003
43	Graeme Smith	183	391	273	25	-	England	Cape Town	03-Jan-2010
44	Jacques Kallis	182	434	326	23	1	England	The Oval	19-Jul-2012
45	Denis Lindsay	182	273	227	25	5	Australia	Johannesburg	23-Dec-1966
46	Alviro Petersen	182	533	365	23	-	England	Leeds	02-Aug-2012
47	Gary Kirsten	180	558	461	20	-	Sri Lanka	Durban	26-Dec-2000
48	Herschelle Gibbs	179	305	236	29	1	England	Birmingham	24-Jul-2003
49	AB de Villiers	178	551	352	15	1	West Indies	Bridgetown	21-Apr-2005
50	HH Dippenaar	177	514	369	25	2	Bangladesh	Chattogram	24-Apr-2003
51	Jacques Kallis	177	479	344	20	-	West Indies	Durban	26-Dec-2003
52	T de Zorzi	177	432	269	12	4	Bangladesh	Chattogram	29-Oct-2024
53	Hashim Amla	176	511	378	24	-	New Zealand	Johannesburg	08-Nov-2007
54	Herbert Taylor	176	310	-	25	-	England	Johannesburg	23-Dec-1922
55	RG Pollock	175	283	-	18	3	Australia	Adelaide	24-Jan-1964
56	Lance Klusener	174	333	221	25	2	England	Gqeberha	09-Dec-1999
57	AB de Villiers	174	517	381	19	-	England	Leeds	18-Jul-2008
58	Jacques Kallis	173	419	351	15	2	India	Nagpur	06-Feb-2010
59	Temba Bavuma	172	376	280	20	-	West Indies	Johannesburg	08-Mar-2023
60	AB de Villiers	169	225	184	21	3	Australia	W.A.C.A	30-Nov-2012
61	Daryll Cullinan	168	425	306	20	-	West Indies	Cape Town	02-Jan-1999
62	JP Duminy	166	448	340	18	-	Australia	Melbourne	26-Dec-2008
63	Younis Khan	164	330	-	-	-	England	Lord's	29-Jun-1935
64	AB de Villiers	164	374	274	17	1	Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	23-Oct-2013
65	Andrew Hudson	163	519	384	20	-	West Indies	Bridgetown	18-Apr-1992
66	AJ Hall	163	588	454	17	-	India	Kanpur	20-Nov-2004
67	AB de Villiers	163	313	196	12	7	Australia	Cape Town	19-Mar-2009
68	William Endean	162	452	-	9	-	Australia	Melbourne	24-Dec-1952
69	Ashwell Prince	162	333	223	23	2	Bangladesh	Centurion	26-Nov-2008
70	Jacques Kallis	162	364	264	21	1	England	Durban	26-Dec-2004
71	Herschelle Gibbs	161	484	307	25	-	England	Johannesburg	13-Jan-2005
72	Jacques Kallis	161	459	291	19	-	India	Cape Town	02-Jan-2011
73	AB de Villiers	160	303	205	19	2	Sri Lanka	Cape Town	03-Jan-2012
74	Jacques Kallis	160	345	289	26	-	New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17-Nov-2000
75	Gary Kirsten	160	372	227	17	1	Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	25-Oct-2002

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