List of South Africa Twenty20 International cricket records

This is a list of South Africa T20 International cricket records, that is record team and individual performances in Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket. Records for Twenty20 International cricket are at List of Twenty20 International records. This list is based on the List of T20 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 T20I cricket
*	Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
♠	World record
Date	Starting date of the T20I 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 T20I cricket
Player	The player involved in the record
Venue	Twenty20 International cricket ground where the match was played

ICC T20I Championship
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	New Zealand	21	2683	128
2	India	28	3441	123
3	South Africa	25	2986	119
4	West Indies	22	2547	116
5	England	23	2644	115
6	Australia	21	2391	114
7	Pakistan	34	3852	113
8	Sri Lanka	28	2632	94
9	Afghanistan	27	2192	81
10	Bangladesh	25	1828	73
11	Netherlands	17	1073	63
12	Zimbabwe	26	1614	62
13	Scotland	16	975	61
14	United Arab Emirates	17	752	44
15	Hong Kong	19	832	44
16	Oman	9	352	39
17	Ireland	17	596	35
Insufficient matches
	Papua New Guinea	6	—	68
Reference: ICC Rankings, 12 December 2016
"Matches" is the number of matches played in the 12-24 months since the May before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that.

Team records

Team wins, losses, and ties

Matches played (total)

Team	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No result	% Won
South Africa	82	49	32	0	1	60.49
Note: Win percentage excludes no result matches and counts ties as half wins i.e. [won÷(matches - noresult)×100]. Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 January 2016.

Matches played (by country)

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No result	% Won
West Indies	9	6	3	0	0	66.66
Australia	14	5	9	1	0	35.71
Pakistan	11	6	5	0	0	54.54
Sri Lanka	5	3	2	0	1	60.00
India	10	4	6	0	0	40.00
England	9	5	3	0	1	62.50
Bangladesh	4	4	0	0	0	100.00
Zimbabwe	3	3	0	0	0	100.00
New Zealand	14	10	4	0	0	71.42
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
Netherlands	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
Scotland	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 January 2016.

Team scoring records

Highest Team Totals

Rank	Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
1	241-6 (20 overs)	England	Centurion	15 November 2009
2	231-6 (20 overs)	West Indies	Johannesburg	11 January 2015
3	219-5 (20 overs)	India	Johannesburg	30 March 2012
4	211-5 (20 overs)	Scotland	London	7 June 2009
5	208-2 (17.4 overs)	West Indies	Johannesburg	11 September 2007
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 January 2016.

Lowest Team Totals

Rank	Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
1	100 (12.2 overs)	Pakistan	Centurion	3 March 2013
2	101/7 (20 overs)	Australia	Melbourne	7 November 2014
3	114 (18.3 overs)	Australia	Brisbane	9 January 2006
4	115/6 (20 overs)	Sri Lanka	Colombo	2 August 2013
5	116/9 (20 overs)	India	Durban	20 September 2007
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 January 2016.

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Highest individual score

Rank	Runs	Player	Opponent	Venue	Date
1	119	Faf du Plessis†	West Indies	Johannesburg	11 January 2015
2	117*	Richard Levi†	New Zealand	Hamilton	19 February 2012
3	114*	Morne van Wyk†	West Indies	Durban	14 January 2015
4	96*	JP Duminy†	Zimbabwe	Kimberley	10 October 2010
5	94	Loots Bosman	England	Centurion	15 November 2015
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 January 2016.

Most career runs

Rank	Runs	Average	Strike rate	Player	Matches	Period
1	1,528	38.20	122.53	JP Duminy†	63	2007-Pre.
2	1,167	22.88	125.88	AB de Villiers†	63	2006-Pre.
3	982	31.67	127.53	Graeme Smith†	33	2005-Pre.
4	825	39.28	134.80	Faf du Plessis†	26	2012-Pre.
5	700	25.00	122.59	Hashim Amla	30	2009–Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 January 2016.

Highest strike rates

Rank	Strike Rate	Player	Period
1	250.00	Rory Kleinveldt	2008–2013.
2	166.66	Roger Telemachus	2006-2007.
3	154.54	Imran Tahir†	2013–Pre.
4	152.38	Rusty Theron	2010–2012.
5	150.54	Rilee Rossouw†	2014-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 January 2016.

Career Centuries

Rank	Centuries	Player	Period
1	1	Richard Levi†	2012-Pre.
2	1	Faf du Plessis†	2012-Pre.
3	1	Morne van Wyk†	2015-Pre.
Source: []. Last updated: 10 January 2016.

Most career half-centuries

Rank	50s	Player	Period
1	8	JP Duminy†	2007-Pre.
2	6	Faf du Plessis†	2012-Pre.
3	6	AB de Villiers†	2006-Pre.
4	5	Jacques Kallis	2005–2012.
5	5	Graeme Smith	2005–2011.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 January 2016.

Most Ducks

Rank	Ducks	Player	Period
1	6	JP Duminy†	2007–Pre.
2	4	Herschelle Gibbs	2005-2010.
3	4	AB de Villiers†	2006–Pre.
4	3	Shaun Pollock	2005–2008
5	3	Richard Levi	2012–2012.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 January 2016.

Individual records (bowling)

Most Career Wickets

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Average	Period
1	55	Dale Steyn†	38	15.98	2007–Pre.
2	45	Morne Morkel†	39	22.71	2007-Pre.
3	38	Wayne Parnell†	35	23.44	2009–Pre.
4	37	Johan Botha	40	22.24	2006–2012.
5	27	Imran Tahir†	18	15.77	2013–Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 January 2016.

Best Bowling Figures

Rank	Bowling	Player	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	5/19	Ryan McLaren†	West Indies	North Sound	19 May 2010
2	5/23	David Wiese†	West Indies	Durban	14 January 2015
3	4/9	Dale Steyn†	West Indies	Port Elizabeth	16 December 2007
4	4/13	Wayne Parnell†	West Indies	London	13 June 2009
5	4/15	Jacques Kallis	Zimbabwe	Hambantota	20 September 2012
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 January 2016.

Individual records (other)

Most Catches taken

Rank	Catches	Player	Period
1	37	AB de Villiers†	2006-Pre.
2	28	JP Duminy†	2007-Pre.
3	23	David Miller†	2010–Pre.
4	18	Graeme Smith	2005-2011.
5	17	Johan Botha	2006-2012.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 January 2016.

Most wins as a captain

Rank	Won	Matches	Player	Win %
1	18	27	Graeme Smith	66.66
2	13	22	Faf du Plessis♣	59.09
3	8	11	Johan Botha	72.72
4	7	15	AB de Villiers	50.00
5	1	1	Justin Ontong	100.00
6	1	2	Hashim Amla	50.00
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 January 2016.

♣ denote current captain.

Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership	Runs	Players	Opponent	Venue	Date
1st wicket	170	Graeme Smith & Loots Bosman	England	Centurion	15 December 2009
2nd wicket	129	Quinton de Kock† & Rilee Rossouw†	Australia	Adelaide	5 November 2014
3rd wicket	133*	Richard Levi† & AB de Villiers†	New Zealand	Hamilton	19 February 2012
4th wicket	105*	JP Duminy† & Farhaan Behardien†	India	Dharamsala	2 October 2015
5th wicket	66	Faf du Plessis† & Farhaan Behardien†	West Indies	Johannesburg	11 January 2015
6th wicket	69	Mark Boucher & Albie Morkel†	India	Durban	20 September 2007
7th wicket	57*	Shaun Pollock & Albie Morkel	West Indies	Johannesburg	18 January 2008
8th wicket♠	64*	Wayne Parnell† & Rusty Theron†	Australia	Johannesburg	16 October 2011
9th wicket	21	Johan Botha & Dale Steyn†	West Indies	Port Elizabeth	16 December 2007
10th wicket	10*	Imran Tahir† & Lonwabo Tsotsobe†	Netherlands	Chittagong	27 March 2014
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 January 2016

See also

• List of Twenty20 International records
• List of Test cricket records
• List of Cricket World Cup records

References