After being readmitted to international cricket in 1991, South Africa have regularly played against India in Test cricket, with their first tour in India being in 1996.
In fact, while South Africa have attained great feats away from home in most countries, including in Australia and England, their successes in India have been few and far between.
Indian batsmen have often done well against the Protea attack, even away from home. Sachin Tendulkar’s 169 in Cape Town in 1997 remains one of the best knocks by the Master Blaster.
In this article, we will have a look at the top five scores by Indian batsmen against South Africa in Tests.
IND vs SA: Top 5 Highest Scores By Indian Batsmen Against South Africa In Test cricket
5. Rohit Sharma – 176, Visakhapatnam, 2019
This innings helped Rohit Sharma revive his Test career in 2019. Playing as a full-time opener in Test cricket for the first time, Rohit plundered 176 against South Africa in Visakhapatnam in 2019, propelling India to a total in excess of 500 in the first innings.
He slammed 127 in the second innings. India won by more than 200 runs.
4. Rohit Sharma – 212, Ranchi, 2019
In the third Test of the 2019 India vs South Africa Test series, in Ranchi, Rohit Sharma recorded his highest Test score of 212 runs, made from 255 balls. India pocketed the Test by an innings and 202 runs.
3. Mayank Agarwal – 215, Visakhapatnam, 2019
Mayank Agarwal’s maiden double century, a score of 215, came against the Proteas in Visakhapatnam in 2019. While Rohit’s twin centuries in the Test match were a major talking point, Agarwal, too, got limelight through his double hundred, which went a long way in India’s 203-run victory.
2. Virat Kohli – 254*, Pune, 2019
Virat Kohli achieved his highest score in Test cricket against South Africa in Pune in 2019, a gigantic knock of 254* runs that included 33 fours and two sixes.
Kohli’s towering 254*, coupled with a century from Mayank Agarwal and half-centuries from Jadeja, Pujara, and Rahane, pushed India’s first innings total to over 600. India won by an innings and 137 runs.
1. Virender Sehwag – 319, Chennai, 2008
Virender Sehwag holds the record for the highest Test score by an Indian batsman against South Africa in Test cricket with his famous knock of 319 in Chennai in 2008.
In reply to South Africa’s first innings total of 540, Sehwag smashed 319 runs off only 304 balls, including 42 fours and five sixes, as India finished on 627. The match ended in a draw.
IND vs SA: What Is The Highest Score By An Indian Batsman Against South Africa In Test cricket?
Former opener Virender Sehwag’s 319 from the Chennai Test in 2008 is the best score by an Indian batsman against South Africa in Test. It is also the highest Test score by an opener against South Africa.\
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