Team Highest Innings Totals IN South Africa

Cricket Records in 1960s in Test matches IN South Africa

Highest totals

Team	Score	Overs	RR	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	620	177.3	3.49	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
Australia	542	188.3	2.87	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
England	531	166.3	3.18	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
South Africa	502	189.1	2.65	1	v England	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
South Africa	501/7d	179.2	2.79	1	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
England	485/5d	190.0	2.55	1	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
South Africa	464	124.2	3.73	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	2 Feb 1962	Test # 523
England	442	205.2	2.15	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
England	435	207.5	2.09	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
South Africa	390/6d	146.0	2.67	1	v England	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
New Zealand	385	157.5	2.43	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
England	384	147.2	2.60	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
South Africa	367	166.3	2.20	3	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
South Africa	353	127.1	2.77	2	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
South Africa	346	119.1	2.90	3	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
South Africa	336/6	140.0	2.40	3	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
South Africa	335	142.2	2.35	4	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
Australia	334	160.1	2.08	3	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
South Africa	332/9d	105.0	3.16	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	3 Feb 1967	Test # 616
Australia	325	130.2	2.49	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
South Africa	322	103.2	3.11	1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
South Africa	317	159.5	1.98	2	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
South Africa	307/3d	88.0	3.48	3	v England	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
South Africa	300	111.0	2.70	1	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
South Africa	292	88.5	3.28	1	v New Zealand	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
Australia	278	105.1	2.64	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
South Africa	276	116.3	2.36	2	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
New Zealand	275	111.2	2.47	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
South Africa	273	144.0	1.89	4	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
Australia	261	117.5	2.21	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
New Zealand	249	88.2	2.81	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	2 Feb 1962	Test # 523
New Zealand	245	99.3	2.46	2	v South Africa	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
New Zealand	228	83.1	2.74	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
South Africa	226	122.5	1.83	3	v England	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
New Zealand	223	92.3	2.41	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
New Zealand	212/9d	88.1	2.40	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
South Africa	199	66.5	2.97	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
South Africa	190	68.4	2.76	2	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
South Africa	190	72.4	2.61	2	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
South Africa	185/2	75.0	2.46	4	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
Australia	180/4	65.1	2.76	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
South Africa	179/3	61.1	2.92	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
South Africa	178/6d	43.0	4.13	3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
South Africa	178/4d	60.0	2.96	3	v England	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
Australia	173	74.1	2.33	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
New Zealand	166	79.3	2.08	4	v South Africa	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
New Zealand	165/4	68.0	2.42	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
New Zealand	164	53.1	3.08	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	2 Feb 1962	Test # 523
South Africa	155	74.5	2.07	2	v England	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
England	153/6	87.0	1.75	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
South Africa	149	61.2	2.42	3	v New Zealand	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
Australia	148/8	78.3	1.88	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Feb 1967	Test # 616
Australia	147	69.0	2.13	2	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
Australia	143	70.1	2.03	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Feb 1967	Test # 616
England	29/1	19.2	1.50	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
England	15/0	8.0	1.87	4	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v Australia at Chennai, 5th Test, Dec 24-28, 1969 [Test # 669]

India v Australia at Eden Gardens, 4th Test, Dec 12-16, 1969 [Test # 668]

India v Australia at Delhi, 3rd Test, Nov 28-Dec 2, 1969 [Test # 667]