| Years |
Days |
| 42 | 114 | CEB Rice | South Africa v India | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi | 1991/92 |
| 40 | 101 | Imran Tahir | South Africa v Australia | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 2019 |
| 40 | 79 | O Henry | South Africa v West Indies | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | 1991/92 |
| 40 | 33 | SJ Cook | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Khettarama Stadium, Colombo | 1993 |
| 39 | 103 | PN Kirsten | South Africa v England | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1994 |
| 38 | 312 | PL Symcox | South Africa v New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 1998/99 |
| 38 | 269 | JH Kallis | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota | 2014 |
| 38 | 133 | DJ Richardson | South Africa v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1997/98 |
| 37 | 228 | S Elworthy | South Africa v Bangladesh | De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley | 2002/03 |
| 37 | 44 | KC Wessels | South Africa v Pakistan | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 1994/95 |
| 36 | 159 | MN van Wyk | South Africa v New Zealand | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban | 2015 |
| 36 | 150 | AP Kuiper | South Africa v England | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | 1995/96 |
| 36 | 130 | AA Donald | South Africa v Canada | Buffalo Park, East London | 2002/03 |
| 36 | 89 | HM Amla | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Emirates Riverside, Chester-le-Street | 2019 |
| 36 | 4 | HH Gibbs | South Africa v India | Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad | 2009/10 |
| 35 | 363 | MJR Rindel | South Africa v West Indies | Supersport Centurion, Centurion | 1998/99 |
| 35 | 318 | CK Langeveldt | South Africa v Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2010/11 |
| 35 | 259 | DW Steyn | South Africa v Sri Lanka | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | 2018/19 |
| 35 | 115 | TG Shaw | South Africa v Pakistan | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 1994/95 |
| 35 | 111 | RJ Peterson | South Africa v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2014/15 |
| 35 | 100 | G Kirsten | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Kingsmead, Durban | 2002/03 |
| 35 | 83 | JP Duminy | South Africa v Australia | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 2019 |
| 35 | 73 | DJ Callaghan | South Africa v Australia | Newlands, Cape Town | 1999/00 |
| 34 | 358 | F du Plessis | South Africa v Australia | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 2019 |
| 34 | 329 | MV Boucher | South Africa v Australia | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban | 2011/12 |
| 34 | 317 | HE van der Dussen | South Africa v India | Eurolux Boland Park, Paarl | 2023/24 |
| 34 | 272 | AC Dawson | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | 2004 |
| 34 | 202 | SM Pollock | South Africa v West Indies | Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2007/08 |
| 34 | 194 | DA Miller | South Africa v India | Eurolux Boland Park, Paarl | 2023/24 |
| 34 | 130 | F Behardien | South Africa v India | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 2017/18 |
| 34 | 129 | RR Hendricks | South Africa v India | Eurolux Boland Park, Paarl | 2023/24 |
| 34 | 36 | BM McMillan | South Africa v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1997/98 |
