*All times CAT (GMT+2)

South Africa Overall World Cup & ODI Stats



As at March 20, 2011

Highest World Cup totals Highest ODI totals
356/4 - v West Indies (St George's) - 2007
353/3 - v Netherlands (Basseterre) - 2007
351/5 - v Netherlands (Mohali) - 2011
328/3 - v Netherlands (Rawalpindi) -1996
321/2 - v U.A.E. (Rawalpindi) -1996
306/6 - v New Zealand (Johannesburg) - 2003
300/7 - v India (Nagpur) - 2011
294 - v Australia (Basseterre) - 2007
287/5 - v New Zealand (Birmingham) - 1999
284/8 - v Bangladesh (Dhaka) - 2011
438/9 - v Australia (Johannesburg) - 2006
418/5 - v Zimbabwe (Potchefstroom) - 2006
399/6 - v Zimbabwe (Benoni) - 2010
392/6 - v Pakistan (Centurion) - 2007
365/2 - v India (Ahmedabad) - 2010
363/3 - v Zimbabwe (Bulawayo) - 2001
358/4 - v Bangladesh (Benoni) - 2008
356/4 - v West Indies (St George's) - 2007
354/3 - v Kenya (Cape Town) - 2001
354/6 - v England (Cape Town) - 2009

Top World Cup Run-scorers Top ODI Run-scorers
JH Kallis (1996-2011) - 1101 - avg 45.87
HH Gibbs (1999-2007) - 1067 - avg 56.15
G Kirsten (1996-2003) - 806 - avg 47.41
GC Smith (2003-2011) - 719 - avg 39.94
AC Hudson (1992-1996) - 571 - avg 47.58
AB de Villiers (2007-2011) - 690 - avg 53.07
WJ Cronje (1992-1999) - 476 - avg 29.75
DJ Cullinan (1996-1999) - 471 - avg 39.25
PN Kirsten (1992-1992) - 410 - avg 68.33
MV Boucher (1999-2007) - 381 - avg 27.21
JH Kallis (1996-2011) - 11151 - avg 46.26
HH Gibbs (1996-2010) - 8094 - avg 36.13
G Kirsten (1993-2003) - 6798 - avg 40.95
GC Smith (2002-2011) - 6252 - avg 39.56
JN Rhodes (1992-2003) - 5935 - avg 35.11
WJ Cronje (1992-2000) - 5565 - avg 38.64
MV Boucher (1998-2010) - 4501 - avg 28.66
AB de Villiers (2005-2011) - 4338 - avg 46.64
DJ Cullinan (1993-2000) - 3860 - avg 32.99
L Klusener (1996-2004) - 3576 - avg 41.10

Top World Cup Wicket-takers Top ODI Wicket-takers
AA Donald (1992-2003) - 38 - avg 24.02
SM Pollock (1996-2007) - 31 - avg 31.29
L Klusener (1999-2003) - 22 - avg 22.13
AJ Hall (2003-2007) - 19 - avg 23.05
JH Kallis (1996-2011) - 21 - avg 42.76
BM McMillan (1992-1996) - 17 - avg 25.47
M Ntini (2003-2007) - 16 - avg 29.31
RJ Peterson (2003-2011) - 15 - avg 18.06
CK Langeveldt (2003-2007) - 14 - avg 27.50
Imran Tahir (2011-2011) - 12 - avg 9.83
SM Pollock (1996-2008) - 387 - avg 24.31
AA Donald (1991-2003) - 272 - avg 21.78
M Ntini (1998-2009) - 265 - avg 24.53
JH Kallis (1996-2010) - 260 - avg 31.80
L Klusener (1996-2004) - 192 - avg 29.95
WJ Cronje (1992-2000) - 114 - avg 34.78
A Nel (2001-2008) - 106 - avg 27.68
CK Langeveldt (2001-2010) - 100 - avg 29.62
AJ Hall (1999-2007) - 95 - avg 26.47
PS de Villiers (1992-1997) - 95 - avg 27.74

Highest Individual World Cup innings Highest Individual ODI innings
G Kirsten 188* (159b) v U.A.E. - 1996
AC Hudson 161 (132b) v Netherlands - 1996
AB de Villiers 146 (130b) v West Indies - 2007
HH Gibbs 143 (141b) v New Zealand - 2003
AB de Villiers 134 (98b) v Netherlands - 2011
JH Kallis 128* (109b) v Netherlands - 2007
HM Amla 113 (130b) v Netherlands - 2011
AB de Villiers 107* (105b) v West Indies - 2011
HH Gibbs 101 (134b) v Australia - 1999
JP Duminy 99 (103b) v Ireland - 2011
G Kirsten 188* (159b) v U.A.E. - 1996
HH Gibbs 175 (111b) v Australia - 2006
DJ Callaghan 169* (143b) v New Zealand - 1994
AC Hudson 161 (132b) v Netherlands - 1996
HH Gibbs 153 (131b) v Bangladesh - 2002
MV Boucher 147* (68b) v Zimbabwe - 2006
AB de Villiers 146 (130b) v West Indies - 2007
HH Gibbs 143 (141b) v New Zealand - 2003
GC Smith 141 (134b) v England - 2009
HM Amla 140 (135b) v Bangladesh - 2008

Best World Cup Bowling figures Best ODI Bowling figures
AJ Hall 5/18 v England (Bridgetown) - 2007
L Klusener 5/21 v Kenya (Amstelveen) - 1999
SM Pollock 5/36 v Australia (Birmingham) - 1999
CK Langeveldt 5/39 v Sri Lanka (Providence) - 2007
A Nel 5/45 v Bangladesh (Providence) - 2007
DW Steyn 5/50 v India (Nagpur) - 2011
MW Pringle 4/11 v West Indies (Christchurch) - 1992
RJ Peterson 4/12 v Bangladesh (Dhaka) - 2011
L Klusener 4/16 v Kenya (Potchefstroom) - 2003
AA Donald 4/17 v England (The Oval) - 1999
M Ntini 6/22 v Australia (Cape Town) - 2006
AA Donald 6/23 v Kenya (Nairobi-Gym) - 1996
SM Pollock 6/35 v West Indies (East London) -1999
L Klusener 6/49 v Sri Lanka (Lahore) - 1997
AJ Hall 5/18 v England (Bridgetown) - 2007
SM Pollock 5/20 v England (Johannesburg) - 2000
L Klusener 5/21 v Kenya (Amstelveen) - 1999
N Boje 5/21 v Australia (Cape Town) - 2002
M Ntini 5/21 v Pakistan (Mohali) - 2006
SM Pollock 5/23 v Pakistan (Johannesburg) - 2007

World Cup Partnership Records ODI Partnership Records
1st - 186 - G Kirsten, AC Hudson (1996)
2nd - 170 - AB de Villiers, JH Kallis (2007)
3rd - 221 - HM Amla, AB de Villiers (2011)
4th - 134* - JH Kallis, MV Boucher (2007)
5th - 84 - JH Kallis, JN Rhodes (1999)
6th - 87 - JP Duminy, CA Ingram (2011)
7th - 66 - DJ Cullinan, SM Pollock (1999)
8th - 67 - L Klusener, N Boje (2003)
9th - 44 - L Klusener, S Elworthy (1999)
10th - 35 - L Klusener, AA Donald (1999)
1st - 235 - G Kirsten, HH Gibbs (2000)
2nd - 209 - G Kirsten, ND McKenzie (2001)
3rd - 221 - HM Amla, AB de Villiers (2011)
4th - 232 - DJ Cullinan, JN Rhodes (1996)
5th - 183* - JH Kallis, JN Rhodes (1998)
6th - 137 - WJ Cronje, SM Pollock (1997)
7th - 114 - MV Boucher, L Klusener (2000)
8th -  138* - JM Kemp, AJ Hall (2006)
9th - 65 - WD Parnell, DW Steyn (2010)
10th - 67* - JA Morkel, M Ntini (2004)

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