South Africa national cricket team record by opponent

The South Africa men's national cricket team, also known as the Proteas, represents South Africa in men's international cricket and is administered by Cricket South Africa. South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International (ODI) status.^[1] They first competed in international cricket in 1889, when they played against England in a Test match; England won the match by 8 wickets.^[2] captained by Owen Robert Dunell.^[3] They recorded their first Test win against England in 1906, which took them 17 years at Old Wanderers, Johannesburg.^[4] As of February 20, 2026^[update], South Africa have played 479 Test matches; they have won 191 matches, lost 162 matches, and 126 matches were drawn.^[5] South Africa won the 2023–2025 World Test Championship defeating Australia in the final.^[6] South Africa played their first ODI match against India in 1991,^[7] and registered their first win against India in the same series.^[8] As of 20 February 2026^[update], South Africa have played 698 ODI matches, winning 421 matches and losing 250; 6 matches were tied and 21 matches had no result.^[9] Their most noted international win was their win in the inaugural Champions Trophy in 1998.^[10] The team also won Commonwealth Games Gold medal in 1998.^[11] South Africa played their first Twenty20 International (T20I) against New Zealand in 2005, loosing the match by five wickets,^[12] As of 18 February 2026^[update], they have played 221 T20I matches and won 119 of them; 97 were lost, with 1 super-over win (after being tied) and 3 having no result.^[13]

South Africa have faced 9 teams in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent being England, against whom they have played 156 matches.^[14] South Africa have registered more wins against England than against any other team, with 35.^[14] In ODI matches, South Africa have played against 16 teams.^[15] They have played against Australia more frequently in ODI matches, with a winning percentage of 52.31 in 57 out of 113 matches.^[15] The team have played 15 countries in T20Is, and have played 31 matches with India.^[16] They also have recorded the most victories against England defeating them in fourteen matches.^[16]