Ravichandran Ashwin Test record against South Africa
2013-12-18 – 2023-12-26 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 14 Test matches against South Africa with recorded batting or bowling figures: 21 batting innings and 26 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 | 21 | 321 | 18 | 17.83 | 55.15 |
| Bowling | 26 | 1,270 | 57 | 22.28 | 53.08 |
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.
Bowling economy: 2.51 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 3,026.
Batting milestones in this sample: 0 centuries and 1 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 582.
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
- 201318 runs
- 2015101 runs
- 201890 runs
- 201915 runs
- 202118 runs
- 202271 runs
- 20238 runs
- 20130 wickets
- 201531 wickets
- 20187 wickets
- 201915 wickets
- 20212 wickets
- 20221 wickets
- 20231 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 7 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 41.00 | 2.15 | 114.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 46 | 17.75 | 79.77 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 89 | 4 | 1 | 127.00 | 3.01 | 253.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 9.00 | 81.81 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 27.50 | 2.50 | 66.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 15.00 | 45.45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 15 | 25.26 | 2.74 | 55.20 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 90 | 38 | 22.50 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 144 | 4 | 7 | 30.71 | 2.81 | 65.57 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 | 101 | 56 | 25.25 | 39.29 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 257 | 7 | 31 | 11.12 | 2.09 | 31.87 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 18.00 | 72.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 2.57 | 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 | 6 | 5 | 93 | 23.25 | 38.91 | 11 | 38 | 16.68 |
| Away | 7 | 14 | 205 | 15.76 | 70.20 | 13 | 11 | 49.63 |
| Unknown | 1 | 2 | 23 | 23.00 | 45.09 | 2 | 8 | 11.25 |
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 · New Wanderers Stadium
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v South Africa · Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
- Best recorded bowling · 7/66
Test v South Africa · Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha
- Highest recorded innings · 56 runs
Test v South Africa · Feroz Shah Kotla
- Latest available scorecard
Test v South Africa · SuperSport Park, Centurion
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-26 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2023-12-26 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 2 | — | — | 1 | 41 |
| 2023-12-26 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 1 | 8 | 11 | — | — |
| 2022-01-11 | Newlands, Cape Town | 4 | — | — | 0 | 51 |
| 2022-01-11 | Newlands, Cape Town | 3 | 7 | 15 | — | — |
| 2022-01-11 | Newlands, Cape Town | 2 | — | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2022-01-11 | Newlands, Cape Town | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — |
| 2022-01-03 | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 4 | — | — | 1 | 26 |
| 2022-01-03 | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 3 | 16 | 14 | — | — |
| 2022-01-03 | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2 | — | — | 0 | 35 |
| 2022-01-03 | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 1 | 46 | 50 | — | — |
| 2021-12-26 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 4 | — | — | 2 | 18 |
| 2021-12-26 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 3 | 14 | 17 | — | — |
| 2021-12-26 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 2 | — | — | 0 | 37 |
| 2021-12-26 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| 2019-10-19 | JSCA International Stadium Complex | 3 | — | — | 1 | 28 |
| 2019-10-19 | JSCA International Stadium Complex | 2 | — | — | 0 | 48 |
| 2019-10-19 | JSCA International Stadium Complex | 1 | 14 | 16 | — | — |
| 2019-10-10 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 3 | — | — | 2 | 45 |
| 2019-10-10 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 2 | — | — | 4 | 69 |
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.