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In the ongoing boxing day Test match between South Africa vs India at Centurion, Dean Elgar went on to score 185 runs and recorded the second-highest score of his career. Here, in this article, we will have a look at the top five scores for South Africa against India in Test cricket and more.

Highest Score for South Africa vs India in Test cricket:

  • Hashim Amla - 253* in Nagpur, 2010
  • AB de Villiers - 217* in Ahmedabad, 2008
  • Jacques Kallis - 201* in Centurion, 2010
  • Herschelle Gibbs - 196 in Gqeberha, 2001
  • Dean Elgar - 185 in Centurion, 2023

Highest Score by a batsman in Test cricket on Centurion venue:

  • Hashim Amla - 208 vs West Indies in 2014
  • Jacques Kallis - 201* vs India in 2010
  • Faf du Plessis - 199 vs Sri Lanka in 2020
  • Herschelle Gibbs - 192 vs West Indies in 2004
  • Dean Elgar - 185 vs India in 2023

Most runs in Test cricket on Centurion venue:

  • Hashim Amla - 1356 (20 inns)
  • Jacques Kallis - 1267 (23 inns)
  • AB de Villiers - 1257 (21 inns)
  • Dean Elgar - 672 (16 inns)
  • Mark Boucher - 656 (18 inns) 
Dean Elgar's highest scores in Test cricket on Centurion:
  • 185 vs India in 2023
  • 95 vs Sri Lanka in 2020
  • 77 vs India in 2021
All the above three knocks came at the boxing day Test match

Dean Elgar's highest score in Test cricket:

  • 199 vs Bangladesh in Potchefstroom, 2017
  • 185 vs India in Centurion, 2023
  • 160 vs India in Visakhapatnam, 2019