First ODI Match
:
November 10, 1991 v India - India beat South Africa by 3 wickets
First Test Match:
:
March 12, 1889 v England - England beat South Africa by 8 wickets
First Twenty20 Match
:
October 21, 2005 v New Zealand - New Zealand beat South Africa by 5 wickets
World Cup Participated
:
5
World Cup Won
:
0
Match Played :
344|
Won:
120 |
Lost :
121 |
Tied :
0 |
No Result :
103
Top Batsman :
Jacques Kallis - (10194 runs for South Africa)
Top Bowler :
Shaun Pollock - (424 wickets for South Africa)
Highest Individual Score :
277 by Graeme Smith v England on July 24 ,2003 - South Africa drew with England
Best Bowling Analysis :
9/113 by Hugh Tayfield v England on February 15 ,1957 - South Africa beat England by 17 runs
Match Played :
428|
Won:
265 |
Lost :
145 |
Tied :
5 |
No Result :
12
Top Batsman :
Jacques Kallis - (10380 runs for South Africa)
Top Bowler :
Shaun Pollock - (387 wickets for South Africa)
Highest Individual Score :
188* by Gary Kirsten v United Arab Emirates on February 16 ,1996 - South Africa beat United Arab Emirates by 169 runs
Best Bowling Analysis :
6/22 by Makhaya Ntini v Australia on March 3 ,2006 - South Africa beat Australia by 196 runs
Match Played :
26|
Won:
17 |
Lost :
9 |
Tied :
0 |
No Result :
0
Top Batsman :
Graeme Smith - (642 runs for South Africa)
Top Bowler :
Dale Steyn - (23 wickets for South Africa)
Highest Individual Score :
94 by Loots Bosman v England on November 15 ,2009 - South Africa beat England by 84 runs
Best Bowling Analysis :
4/9 by Dale Steyn v West Indies on December 16 ,2007 - West Indies beat South Africa by 5 wickets
Performance against each team
| Team |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
No Result |
Win Percentage |
| Australia |
83 |
18 |
47 |
18 |
21.69 |
| Bangladesh |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
| England |
134 |
28 |
55 |
51 |
20.9 |
| India |
22 |
10 |
5 |
7 |
45.45 |
| New Zealand |
35 |
20 |
4 |
11 |
57.14 |
| Pakistan |
16 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
50 |
| Sri Lanka |
17 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
47.06 |
| West Indies |
22 |
14 |
3 |
5 |
63.64 |
| Zimbabwe |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
85.71 |
| Team |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
No Result |
Win Percentage |
| Australia |
77 |
35 |
39 |
0 |
45.45 |
| Bangladesh |
13 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
92.31 |
| Canada |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
| England |
41 |
22 |
16 |
2 |
53.66 |
| India |
57 |
35 |
20 |
2 |
61.4 |
| Ireland |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
| Kenya |
10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
90 |
| Netherlands |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
| New Zealand |
51 |
30 |
17 |
4 |
58.82 |
| Pakistan |
52 |
35 |
16 |
1 |
67.31 |
| Scotland |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
| Sri Lanka |
46 |
22 |
22 |
1 |
47.83 |
| United Arab Emirates |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
| West Indies |
45 |
32 |
12 |
1 |
71.11 |
| Zimbabwe |
29 |
26 |
2 |
1 |
89.66 |
| Team |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
No Result |
Win Percentage |
| Australia |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
50 |
| Bangladesh |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
| England |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
75 |
| India |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
33.33 |
| New Zealand |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
75 |
| Pakistan |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50 |
| Scotland |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
| West Indies |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
75 |