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	Pakistan	30	3,972	132
2	India	37	4,601	124
3	Australia	21	2,570	122
4	England	21	2,448	117
5	New Zealand	22	2,542	116
6	South Africa	21	2,334	111
7	West Indies	21	2,219	106
8	Afghanistan	27	2,490	92
9	Sri Lanka	28	2,451	88
10	Bangladesh	27	2,066	77
11	Scotland	15	927	62
12	Zimbabwe	20	1,097	55
13	United Arab Emirates	12	608	51
14	Netherlands	12	598	50
15	Hong Kong	10	420	42
16	Oman	7	270	39
17	Ireland	19	638	34
–	Nepal*	4	105	26
Reference: ICC rankings for Tests, ODIs, Twenty20 & Women ICC page, 15 October 2018
"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.
*Nepal have not played enough matches to have an official ranking

Team records

Team wins, losses, and ties

Matches played (total)

Team	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No result	% Won
South Africa	91	54	36	0	1	60.00
Note: Win percentage excludes no result matches and counts ties as half wins i.e. [won÷(matches – noresult)×100]. Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 24 June 2017.

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	229–4 (20 overs)	England	Mumbai	18 March 2016
4	224–4 (20 overs)	Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	29 October 2017
5	219–5 (20 overs)	India	Johannesburg	30 March 2012
6	211–5 (20 overs)	Scotland	London	7 June 2009
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 January 2016.

Lowest Team Totals

Rank	Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
1	98 (16.4 overs)	Sri Lanka	Colombo	14 August 2018
2	100 (12.2 overs)	Pakistan	Centurion	3 March 2013
3	101/7 (20 overs)	Australia	Melbourne	7 November 2014
4	114 (18.3 overs)	Australia	Brisbane	9 January 2006
5	115/6 (20 overs)	Sri Lanka	Colombo	2 August 2013
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 14 August 2018.

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	101*	David Miller†	Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	29 October 2018
5	96*	JP Duminy†	Zimbabwe	Kimberley	10 October 2010
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 January 2018.

Most career runs

Rank	Runs	Average	Strike rate	Player	Matches	Period
1	1,683	38.46	122.53	JP Duminy†	70	2007-Pre.
2	1,500+	22.88	125.88	AB de Villiers†	73	2006-Pre.
3	1,129	37.63	134.80	Faf du Plessis †	36	2012-Pre.
4	1,070	32.42	122.59	Hashim Amla	38	2009–Pre.
5	982	31.67	127.53	Graeme Smith†	33	2005–2010
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	9	JP Duminy†	2007-Pre.
2	6	Faf du Plessis†	2012-Pre.
3	6	AB de Villiers†	2006-Pre.
4	6	Hashim Amla†	2009-Pre.
5	5	Jacques Kallis	2005–2012.
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	58	Dale Steyn†	42	17.39	2007–Pre.
2	54	Imran Tahir†	31	13.70	2013–Pre.
3	45	Morne Morkel†	38	21.88	2007-Pre.
4	38	Wayne Parnell†	35	23.44	2009–Pre.
5	37	Johan Botha	40	22.24	2006–2012.
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	5/24	Imran Tahir†	New Zealand	Auckland	17 February 2017
4	4/9	Dale Steyn†	West Indies	Port Elizabeth	16 December 2007
5	4/13	Wayne Parnell†	West Indies	London	13 June 2009
6	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	40	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	18	31	Faf du Plessis	58.06
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

References

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