Rahul Dravid Test record against South Africa
1996-11-20 – 2011-01-02 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 21 Test matches against South Africa with recorded batting or bowling figures: 40 batting innings and 0 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 | 40 | 1,252 | 37 | 33.83 | 34.86 |
| Bowling | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
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. — means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Batting milestones in this sample: 2 centuries and 5 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 3,591.
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
Exact yearly figures · 10 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 | 36 | 31 | 18.00 | 28.12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 | 84 | 43 | 21.00 | 37.16 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 226 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 | 178 | 111 | 44.50 | 36.10 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 493 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 47 | 38.00 | 39.58 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 32 | 12.25 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | 181 | 80 | 90.50 | 34.15 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 530 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 | 102 | 87 | 25.50 | 36.55 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 279 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2000 | 2 | 4 | 94 | 37 | 23.50 | 27.48 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 342 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1997 | 2 | 4 | 243 | 148 | 60.75 | 40.70 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 597 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1996 | 4 | 8 | 209 | 56 | 29.85 | 31.47 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 664 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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 | 18 | 628 | 39.25 | 32.48 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Away | 11 | 22 | 624 | 29.71 | 37.63 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
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 · Ahmedabad
- Highest recorded innings · 148 runs
Test v South Africa · Johannesburg
- Latest available scorecard
Test v South Africa · Newlands
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-02 | Newlands | 4 | 31 | 112 | — | — |
| 2011-01-02 | Newlands | 2 | 5 | 16 | — | — |
| 2010-12-26 | Kingsmead | 3 | 2 | 7 | — | — |
| 2010-12-26 | Kingsmead | 1 | 25 | 68 | — | — |
| 2010-12-16 | SuperSport Park | 3 | 43 | 109 | — | — |
| 2010-12-16 | SuperSport Park | 1 | 14 | 42 | — | — |
| 2008-04-11 | Green Park | 4 | 18 | 29 | — | — |
| 2008-04-11 | Green Park | 2 | 29 | 106 | — | — |
| 2008-04-03 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera | 3 | 17 | 41 | — | — |
| 2008-04-03 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera | 1 | 3 | 26 | — | — |
| 2008-03-26 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk | 2 | 111 | 291 | — | — |
| 2007-01-02 | Newlands | 3 | 47 | 134 | — | — |
| 2007-01-02 | Newlands | 1 | 29 | 58 | — | — |
| 2006-12-26 | Kingsmead | 4 | 5 | 25 | — | — |
| 2006-12-26 | Kingsmead | 2 | 11 | 23 | — | — |
| 2006-12-15 | The Wanderers Stadium | 3 | 1 | 9 | — | — |
| 2006-12-15 | The Wanderers Stadium | 1 | 32 | 83 | — | — |
| 2004-11-28 | Eden Gardens | 4 | 47 | 104 | — | — |
| 2004-11-28 | Eden Gardens | 2 | 80 | 247 | — | — |
| 2004-11-20 | Green Park | 2 | 54 | 179 | — | — |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Cricket Wicket’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.