South Africa vs Australia Test series - Gqeberha by the numbers

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South Africa have played 25 Tests at home against Australia since readmission.
South Africa have won nine of those Tests, losing to Australia 14 times.
South Africa beat Australia by six wickets in their last Test at Gqeberha in 2018.

South Africa's Aiden Markram has scored 136, 37 & 75 in his last 3 Test knocks vs Australia (Getty Images).

Gqeberha a happy hunting ground for the Proteas

Since readmission South Africa have played 25 Tests against Australia in South Africa since 1993/94, with Australia taking 15 wins, South Africa nine and one match ending in a draw.

At St George’s Park Australia have played South Africa three times since readmission. The visitors won by two wickets in 1997, but South Africa won by 231 runs in 2014 and by six wickets in 2018. South Africa lead the modern Gqeberha head-to-head 2-1 although the Aussies lead the current three-match series 1-0.

St George’s Park Test records since 1992

Most runs

1. Dean Elgar — 667

2. Jacques Kallis — 617

3. AB de Villiers — 591

4. Faf du Plessis — 553

5. Hashim Amla — 516

Most wickets

1. Allan Donald — 40

2. Shaun Pollock — 37

3. Keshav Maharaj — 33

4. Kagiso Rabada — 28

5. Dale Steyn — 21

Highest individual innings

1. Herschelle Gibbs — 196 v India, 2001

2. Lance Klusener — 174 v England, 1999

3. Matthew Sinclair — 150 v South Africa, 2000

4. Faf du Plessis — 137 v New Zealand, 2013

5. Ollie Pope — 135 v South Africa, 2020

Best bowling in an innings since 1992

1. Keshav Maharaj — 7/40 v Bangladesh, 2022

2. Allan Donald — 7/84 v India, 1992

3. Fanie de Villiers — 6/23 v Pakistan, 1998

4. Curtly Ambrose — 6/51 v South Africa, 1998

5. Kagiso Rabada — 6/54 v Australia, 2018

Highest team innings since 1992

1. South Africa — 525/8 declared v New Zealand, 2013

2. England — 499/9 declared v South Africa, 2020

3. South Africa — 453 v Bangladesh, 2022

4. South Africa — 423 v Australia, 2014

5. South Africa — 417/8 declared v West Indies

Lowest innings since 1992

1. Zimbabwe — 68 v South Africa, 2017

2. Bangladesh — 80 v South Africa, 2022

3. Pakistan — 106 v South Africa, 1998

4. South Africa — 124 v Pakistan, 2007

5. South Africa — 128 v Sri Lanka, 2019

Last three Tests	Season	Winner	Margin
14-17 Mar 1997	1996/97	Australia	2 wickets
20-23 Feb 2014	2013/14	South Africa	231 runs
9-12 Mar 2018	2017/18	South Africa	6 wickets

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