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)
- 185 vs India in 2023
- 95 vs Sri Lanka in 2020
- 77 vs India in 2021
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