Beginning on August 7, the West Indies will play a two-match Test series against South Africa.
With a full-strength squad, the Proteas outfit will start the series as favorites.
WI, on the other hand, need to concentrate on a number of areas after losing to England 0–3 last month.
The batters with the most runs in WI-SA Test matches are decoded below.
2,356 runs for Jacques Kallis
The only hitter with more than 2,000 runs in this rivalry is Jacques Kallis, who is arguably the best all-around player in the history of the game.
According to ESPNcricinfo, he concluded his illustrious career against WI with 2,356 runs at an outstanding average of 73.62 over 24 Tests.
His eight tons also marks the highest total for a batsman in the SA-WI Tests. In addition, Kallis scored twelve fifty versus WI.
Lara Brian – 1,715 runs.
Brian Lara, who famously hit 202 in the 2003 Johannesburg Test, comes in at number two.
Lara hit an average of 49 over 18 games to smash 1,715 runs against SA.
Against them, he has nine fifty and four tons.
Remarkably, the legend from the Caribbean also holds the record for the highest individual score in the format’s history (400* against England).
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Chanderpaul Shivnarine: 1,710 runs
Another excellent left-hander from Wisconsin, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, is also included on this list.
Having hammered 1,710 throughout 23 games against the Proteas team at 46.21, he is only below Lara.
There are five tons and eight fifty in the total.
In Georgetown, 2005, one of his tons was likewise turned into a double-hundred, 203*.
Smith, Graeme – 1,593 runs
Graeme Smith, a former captain of South Africa, is one of the best openers in Test cricket history.
The southpaw scored 1,593 runs at an astounding average of 69.26 in 14 games versus WI, demonstrating that he did, in fact, enjoy playing against them.
Against WI, seven of his eleven 50-plus scores were turned into centuries. He has a maximum score of 148 against them.
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