| Minutes |
| 209 | HH Dippenaar | South Africa v Australia | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban | 2005/06 |
| 200 | JH Kallis | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Boland PKS Park, Paarl | 2000/01 |
| 198 | WJ Cronje | South Africa v Australia | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | 1994/95 |
| 198 | GC Smith | South Africa v England | Mercedes Benz Park, East London | 2004/05 |
| 186 | JH Kallis | South Africa v Zimbabwe | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 2003 |
| 185 | G Kirsten | South Africa v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1993/94 |
| 185 | L Klusener | South Africa v New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 1998/99 |
| 180 | G Kirsten | South Africa v Pakistan | BOE Park, Paarl | 2002/03 |
| 177 | JH Kallis | South Africa v England | The AMP Oval, Kennington | 2003 |
| 175 | JH Kallis | South Africa v Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth | 2001/02 |
| 168 | GC Smith | South Africa v Zimbabwe | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban | 2004/05 |
| 166 | JH Kallis | South Africa v New Zealand | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1998/99 |
| 164 | HH Gibbs | South Africa v New Zealand | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2002/03 |
| 164 | JH Kallis | South Africa v India | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban | 2006/07 |
| 161 | HH Gibbs | South Africa v West Indies | The Brit Oval, Kennington | 2004 |
| 157 | GC Smith | South Africa v England | Sahara Oval St George's, Port Elizabeth | 2004/05 |
| 157 | HH Gibbs | South Africa v England | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban | 2004/05 |
| 156 | HH Gibbs | South Africa v India | Nehru Stadium, Kochi | 1999/00 |
| 156 | HH Gibbs | South Africa v Kenya | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 2002/03 |
| 155 | GC Smith | South Africa v Australia | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 2005/06 |
| 154 | HH Dippenaar | South Africa v West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 2004/05 |
| 153 | JN Rhodes | South Africa v New Zealand | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth | 2001/02 |
| 152 | G Kirsten | South Africa v India | Nehru Stadium, Kochi | 1999/00 |
| 152 | JH Kallis | South Africa v West Indies | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2003/04 |
| 151 | GC Smith | South Africa v West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston | 2004/05 |
| 150 | G Kirsten | South Africa v United Arab Emirates | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 1995/96 |
