| 1 | 243 | D Elgar & AK Markram | South Africa v Bangladesh | 2017/18 | t2278 |
| 2 | 225 | GC Smith & HM Amla | South Africa v Bangladesh | 2008/09 | t1893 |
| 3 | 130 | JH Kallis & ND McKenzie | South Africa v India | 2001/02 | t1564 |
| 4 | 247 | HM Amla & F du Plessis | South Africa v Bangladesh | 2017/18 | t2278 |
| 5 | 220 | SR Tendulkar & V Sehwag | India v South Africa | 2001/02 | t1564 |
| 6 | 63 | V Sehwag & DB Dasgupta | India v South Africa | 2001/02 | t1564 |
| 7 | 121 | L Klusener & MV Boucher | South Africa v India | 2001/02 | t1564 |
| 8 | 32 | JN Rhodes & MV Boucher | South Africa v Zimbabwe | 1999/00 | t1466 |
| 9 | 60 | Mushfiqur Rahim & Shahadat Hossain | Bangladesh v South Africa | 2008/09 | t1893 |
| 10 | 54 | MV Boucher & PR Adams | South Africa v Zimbabwe | 1999/00 | t1466 |