Highest partnerships by runs
Partners Runs Wkt Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
JA Rudolph, HH Dippenaar 429* 3rd v Bangladesh Chattogram 24 Apr 2003 Test # 1640
ND McKenzie, GC Smith 415 1st v Bangladesh Chattogram 29 Feb 2008 Test # 1865
HM Amla, JH Kallis 377* 3rd v England The Oval 19 Jul 2012 Test # 2049
GC Smith, HH Gibbs 368 1st v Pakistan Cape Town 2 Jan 2003 Test # 1637
EJ Barlow, RG Pollock 341 3rd v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 1964 Test # 553
HM Amla, JH Kallis 340 3rd v India Nagpur 6 Feb 2010 Test # 1951
GC Smith, HH Gibbs 338 1st v England Birmingham 24 Jul 2003 Test # 1651
GC Smith, AB de Villiers 338 5th v Pakistan Dubai (DICS) 23 Oct 2013 Test # 2100
HM Amla, JH Kallis 330 3rd v New Zealand Johannesburg 8 Nov 2007 Test # 1846
A Melville, AD Nourse 319 3rd v England Nottingham 7 Jun 1947 Test # 285
HH Gibbs, JH Kallis 315* 2nd v New Zealand Christchurch 11 Mar 1999 Test # 1449
HM Amla, AB de Villiers 308 4th v West Indies Centurion 17 Dec 2014 Test # 2150
GC Smith, HH Gibbs 301 1st v West Indies Centurion 16 Jan 2004 Test # 1682
HM Amla, JP Duminy 292 3rd v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 12 Jan 2017 Test # 2247
GC Smith, G Kirsten 272 2nd v Bangladesh East London 18 Oct 2002 Test # 1619
AG Prince, MV Boucher 271 6th v Bangladesh Centurion 26 Nov 2008 Test # 1895
JH Kallis, AG Prince 267 5th v West Indies St John's 29 Apr 2005 Test # 1750
B Mitchell, IJ Siedle 260 1st v England Cape Town 1 Jan 1931 Test # 202
GC Smith, HM Amla 259 2nd v England The Oval 19 Jul 2012 Test # 2049
GC Smith, G Kirsten 257 2nd v England Lord's 31 Jul 2003 Test # 1653
HH Gibbs, G Kirsten 256 1st v Zimbabwe Harare 7 Sep 2001 Test # 1562
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers 256 5th v India Ahmedabad 3 Apr 2008 Test # 1871
HH Gibbs, JH Kallis 251 3rd v West Indies Cape Town 2 Jan 2004 Test # 1681
D Elgar, JP Duminy 250 3rd v Australia W.A.C.A 3 Nov 2016 Test # 2230
JH Kallis, G Kirsten 249 4th v West Indies Durban 26 Dec 2003 Test # 1679
T Stubbs, T Bavuma 249 4th v Sri Lanka Durban 27 Nov 2024 Test # 2563
HM Amla, F du Plessis 247 4th v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 6 Oct 2017 Test # 2277
DJ McGlew, ARA Murray 246 7th v New Zealand Wellington 6 Mar 1953 Test # 368
AB de Villiers, GC Smith 245 1st v West Indies St John's 29 Apr 2005 Test # 1750
D Elgar, AK Markram 243 1st v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 6 Oct 2017 Test # 2277
HM Amla, JH Kallis 242* 3rd v Pakistan Dubai (DICS) 12 Nov 2010 Test # 1976
G Kirsten, JH Kallis 238 2nd v England Manchester 2 Jul 1998 Test # 1420
AC Hudson, G Kirsten 236 1st v India Eden Gardens 27 Nov 1996 Test # 1341
JH Kallis, DJ Cullinan 235 3rd v West Indies Cape Town 2 Jan 1999 Test # 1440
RD Rickelton, T Bavuma 235 4th v Pakistan Cape Town 3 Jan 2025 Test # 2576
G Kirsten, JH Kallis 234 3rd v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 25 Oct 2002 Test # 1621
DJ McGlew, JHB Waite 231 3rd v Australia Durban 24 Jan 1958 Test # 447
GC Smith, HM Amla 230 2nd v England Cape Town 3 Jan 2010 Test # 1946
HM Amla, JH Kallis 230 3rd v India Centurion 16 Dec 2010 Test # 1985
HH Gibbs, G Kirsten 227 2nd v England The Oval 4 Sep 2003 Test # 1659
AB de Villiers, JH Kallis 227 3rd v England Centurion 21 Jan 2005 Test # 1736
GC Smith, HM Amla 225 2nd v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008 Test # 1893
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers 224 4th v India Centurion 16 Dec 2010 Test # 1985
DT Lindsay, PL van der Merwe 221 7th v Australia Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966 Test # 611
HM Amla, JH Kallis 220 3rd v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007 Test # 1848
JH Kallis, AG Prince 219 4th v Australia Sydney 2 Jan 2006 Test # 1780
GC Smith, AB de Villiers 217 1st v Zimbabwe Cape Town 4 Mar 2005 Test # 1737
D Elgar, HM Amla 215 2nd v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017 Test # 2276
HW Taylor, HG Deane 214 4th v England The Oval 17 Aug 1929 Test # 185
AG Prince, HH Gibbs 213 5th v Pakistan Centurion 11 Jan 2007 Test # 1828
By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry.
Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years | post-war
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Zimbabwe v South Africa at Bulawayo, 1st Test, Jun 28-Jul 1, 2025 [Test # 2590]
Australia v South Africa at Lord's, final, Jun 11-14, 2025 [Test # 2585]
South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Jan 3-6, 2025 [Test # 2576]
© ESPN Sports Media Ltd.
ABOUT COOKIES

To help make this website better, to improve and personalize your experience and for advertising purposes, are you happy to accept cookies and other technologies.

More Info Here Cookie Choices