Sachin Tendulkar Test record against South Africa
1992-11-13 – 2011-01-02 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 25 Test matches against South Africa with recorded batting or bowling figures: 45 batting innings and 21 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 45 | 1,741 | 41 | 42.46 | 47.72 |
| Bowling | 21 | 300 | 7 | 42.85 | 75.28 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. A hyphen means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 3.41 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 527.
Batting milestones in this sample: 7 centuries and 5 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 3,648.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 1992129 runs
- 199373 runs
- 1996185 runs
- 1997222 runs
- 2000146 runs
- 2001193 runs
- 200455 runs
- 2006121 runs
- 200778 runs
- 20080 runs
- 2010379 runs
- 2011160 runs
Exact yearly figures · 12 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 160 | 146 | 160.00 | 39.50 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 405 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 4.50 | 12.00 |
| 2010 | 4 | 7 | 379 | 111 | 63.16 | 53.53 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 708 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 4.46 | N/A |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 64 | 39.00 | 40.62 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 192 | 2 | 1 | 33.00 | 2.50 | 79.00 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 121 | 63 | 30.25 | 51.93 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 233 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 32 | 27.50 | 40.44 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 136 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 3.64 | N/A |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 | 193 | 155 | 64.33 | 72.01 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 268 | 3 | 1 | 59.00 | 3.93 | 90.00 |
| 2000 | 2 | 4 | 146 | 97 | 36.50 | 48.18 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 303 | 3 | 3 | 15.66 | 2.93 | 32.00 |
| 1997 | 2 | 4 | 222 | 169 | 55.50 | 63.79 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 348 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 9.00 | N/A |
| 1996 | 4 | 8 | 185 | 61 | 23.12 | 35.23 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 525 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0.00 | N/A |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 73 | 73.00 | 35.09 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 208 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1992 | 3 | 5 | 129 | 111 | 25.80 | 40.69 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 317 | 4 | 1 | 14.00 | 2.00 | 42.00 |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10 | 17 | 580 | 36.25 | 44.61 | 7 | 3 | 36.66 |
| Away | 15 | 28 | 1,161 | 46.44 | 49.44 | 14 | 4 | 47.50 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v South Africa · Kingsmead
- First century in this archive · 111 runs
Test v South Africa · The Wanderers Stadium
- Highest recorded innings · 169 runs
Test v South Africa · Newlands
- Best recorded bowling · 3/10
Test v South Africa · Wankhede Stadium
- Latest available scorecard
Test v South Africa · Newlands
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-02 | Newlands | 4 | 14 | 91 | - | - |
| 2011-01-02 | Newlands | 3 | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| 2011-01-02 | Newlands | 2 | 146 | 314 | - | - |
| 2010-12-26 | Kingsmead | 4 | - | - | 0 | 6 |
| 2010-12-26 | Kingsmead | 3 | 6 | 10 | - | - |
| 2010-12-26 | Kingsmead | 1 | 13 | 22 | - | - |
| 2010-12-16 | SuperSport Park | 3 | 111 | 241 | - | - |
| 2010-12-16 | SuperSport Park | 2 | - | - | 0 | 51 |
| 2010-12-16 | SuperSport Park | 1 | 36 | 34 | - | - |
| 2010-02-14 | Eden Gardens | 3 | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| 2010-02-14 | Eden Gardens | 2 | 106 | 206 | - | - |
| 2010-02-06 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium | 3 | 100 | 179 | - | - |
| 2010-02-06 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium | 2 | 7 | 16 | - | - |
| 2008-03-26 | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 2007-01-02 | Newlands | 4 | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| 2007-01-02 | Newlands | 3 | 14 | 62 | - | - |
| 2007-01-02 | Newlands | 2 | - | - | 1 | 30 |
| 2007-01-02 | Newlands | 1 | 64 | 130 | - | - |
| 2006-12-26 | Kingsmead | 4 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 2006-12-26 | Kingsmead | 2 | 63 | 115 | - | - |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Crickrida’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.