| # | Player | Runs | Balls Faced | 4s | 6s | SR | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Kirsten | 188 | 159 | 13 | 4 | 118.23 | U.A.E. | Rawalpindi | 16-Feb-1996 |
| 2 | Faf du Plessis | 185 | 141 | 16 | 3 | 131.20 | Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 07-Feb-2017 |
| 3 | Quinton de Kock | 178 | 113 | 16 | 11 | 157.52 | Australia | Centurion | 30-Sep-2016 |
| 4 | Janneman Malan | 177 | 169 | 16 | 6 | 104.73 | Ireland | Dublin (Malahide) | 16-Jul-2021 |
| 5 | AB de Villiers | 176 | 104 | 15 | 7 | 169.23 | Bangladesh | Paarl | 18-Oct-2017 |
| 6 | Herschelle Gibbs | 175 | 111 | 21 | 7 | 157.65 | Australia | Johannesburg | 12-Mar-2006 |
| 7 | Aiden Markram | 175 | 126 | 17 | 7 | 138.88 | Netherlands | Johannesburg | 02-Apr-2023 |
| 8 | Heinrich Klaasen | 174 | 83 | 13 | 13 | 209.63 | Australia | Centurion | 15-Sep-2023 |
| 9 | Quinton de Kock | 174 | 140 | 15 | 7 | 124.28 | Bangladesh | Wankhede | 24-Oct-2023 |
| 10 | David Callaghan | 169 | 143 | 19 | 4 | 118.18 | New Zealand | Centurion | 11-Dec-1994 |
| 11 | Quinton de Kock | 168 | 145 | 21 | 2 | 115.86 | Bangladesh | Kimberley | 15-Oct-2017 |
| 12 | AB de Villiers | 162 | 66 | 17 | 8 | 245.45 | West Indies | Sydney | 27-Feb-2015 |
| 13 | Andrew Hudson | 161 | 132 | 13 | 4 | 121.96 | Netherlands | Rawalpindi | 05-Mar-1996 |
| 14 | Hashim Amla | 159 | 128 | 16 | 4 | 124.21 | Ireland | Canberra | 03-Mar-2015 |
| 15 | Hashim Amla | 154 | 134 | 15 | 5 | 114.92 | Sri Lanka | Centurion | 10-Feb-2017 |
| 16 | Hashim Amla | 153 | 142 | 14 | - | 107.74 | West Indies | Johannesburg | 18-Jan-2015 |
| 17 | Herschelle Gibbs | 153 | 131 | 17 | 3 | 116.79 | Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 03-Oct-2002 |
| 18 | JP Duminy | 150 | 122 | 5 | 8 | 122.95 | Netherlands | Amstelveen | 31-May-2013 |
| 19 | Hashim Amla | 150 | 124 | 16 | - | 120.96 | England | Southampton | 28-Aug-2012 |
| 20 | MP Breetzke | 150 | 148 | 11 | 5 | 101.35 | New Zealand | Lahore | 10-Feb-2025 |
| 21 | AB de Villiers | 149 | 44 | 9 | 16 | 338.63 | West Indies | Johannesburg | 18-Jan-2015 |
| 22 | MV Boucher | 147 | 68 | 8 | 10 | 216.17 | Zimbabwe | Potchefstroom | 20-Sep-2006 |
| 23 | AB de Villiers | 146 | 130 | 12 | 5 | 112.30 | West Indies | St George's | 10-Apr-2007 |
| 24 | Temba Bavuma | 144 | 118 | 11 | 7 | 122.03 | West Indies | East London | 18-Mar-2023 |
| 25 | Herschelle Gibbs | 143 | 141 | 19 | 3 | 101.41 | New Zealand | Johannesburg | 16-Feb-2003 |
| 26 | Graeme Smith | 141 | 134 | 16 | - | 105.22 | England | Centurion | 27-Sep-2009 |
| 27 | Hashim Amla | 140 | 135 | 8 | 4 | 103.70 | Bangladesh | Benoni | 09-Nov-2008 |
| 28 | Jacques Kallis | 139 | 142 | 11 | 3 | 97.88 | West Indies | Johannesburg | 04-Feb-2004 |
| 29 | David Miller | 139 | 108 | 13 | 4 | 128.70 | Australia | Hobart | 11-Nov-2018 |
| 30 | David Miller | 138 | 92 | 7 | 9 | 150.00 | Zimbabwe | Hamilton | 15-Feb-2015 |
| 31 | Quinton de Kock | 138 | 96 | 12 | 6 | 143.75 | England | Bloemfontein | 03-Feb-2016 |
| 32 | AB de Villiers | 136 | 106 | 11 | 2 | 128.30 | Australia | Harare | 27-Aug-2014 |
| 33 | Quinton de Kock | 135 | 121 | 18 | 3 | 111.57 | India | Johannesburg | 05-Dec-2013 |
| 34 | Quinton de Kock | 135 | 117 | 16 | 4 | 115.38 | England | Centurion | 09-Feb-2016 |
| 35 | Graeme Smith | 134 | 124 | 20 | 1 | 108.06 | India | Eden Gardens | 25-Nov-2005 |
| 36 | AB de Villiers | 134 | 98 | 13 | 4 | 136.73 | Netherlands | Mohali | 03-Mar-2011 |
| 37 | Rassie van der Dussen | 134 | 117 | 10 | - | 114.52 | England | Chester-le-Street | 19-Jul-2022 |
| 38 | Gary Kirsten | 133 | 155 | 13 | - | 85.80 | India | Johannesburg | 05-Oct-2001 |
| 39 | Faf du Plessis | 133 | 115 | 9 | 6 | 115.65 | India | Wankhede | 25-Oct-2015 |
| 40 | Hashim Amla | 133 | 105 | 11 | 6 | 126.66 | West Indies | Centurion | 28-Jan-2015 |
| 41 | Rassie van der Dussen | 133 | 118 | 9 | 5 | 112.71 | New Zealand | Pune | 01-Nov-2023 |
| 42 | Rilee Rossouw | 132 | 98 | 9 | 8 | 134.69 | West Indies | Centurion | 28-Jan-2015 |
| 43 | Gavin Hamilton | 131 | 121 | 8 | 3 | 108.26 | Kenya | Cape Town | 22-Oct-2001 |
| 44 | David Miller | 130 | 133 | 11 | 3 | 97.74 | West Indies | Gqeberha | 25-Jan-2015 |
| 45 | Janneman Malan | 129 | 139 | 7 | 4 | 92.80 | Australia | Bloemfontein | 04-Mar-2020 |
| 46 | Rassie van der Dussen | 129 | 96 | 9 | 4 | 134.37 | India | Paarl | 19-Jan-2022 |
| 47 | Nico Boje | 129 | 114 | 13 | 1 | 113.15 | New Zealand | Centurion | 25-Oct-2000 |
| 48 | Hashim Amla | 129 | 115 | 9 | 2 | 112.17 | West Indies | Roseau | 30-May-2010 |
| 49 | JP Duminy | 129 | 117 | 7 | 4 | 110.25 | Zimbabwe | Benoni | 22-Oct-2010 |
| 50 | Jacques Kallis | 128 | 109 | 11 | 5 | 117.43 | Netherlands | Basseterre | 16-Mar-2007 |
| 51 | AB de Villiers | 128 | 108 | 12 | 3 | 118.51 | Pakistan | Johannesburg | 17-Mar-2013 |
| 52 | Quinton de Kock | 128 | 127 | 12 | 3 | 100.78 | Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 12-Jul-2014 |
| 53 | Rilee Rossouw | 128 | 115 | 11 | 2 | 111.30 | West Indies | Johannesburg | 18-Jan-2015 |
| 54 | Brian McMillan | 127 | 120 | 14 | 3 | 105.83 | Zimbabwe | Harare | 21-Oct-1995 |
| 55 | Hashim Amla | 127 | 130 | 13 | 2 | 97.69 | England | Centurion | 09-Feb-2016 |
| 56 | Faf du Plessis | 126 | 109 | 8 | 6 | 115.59 | Australia | Harare | 02-Sep-2014 |
| 57 | Jacques Kallis | 125 | 147 | 14 | 1 | 85.03 | Zimbabwe | Canterbury | 29-Jun-2003 |
| 58 | HH Dippenaar | 125 | 145 | 7 | - | 86.20 | Sri Lanka | Adelaide | 24-Jan-2006 |
| 59 | AB de Villiers | 125 | 98 | 10 | 4 | 127.55 | Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 22-Jan-2012 |
| 60 | Herschelle Gibbs | 125 | 146 | 9 | - | 85.61 | West Indies | Gqeberha | 30-Jan-1999 |
| 61 | Herschelle Gibbs | 125 | 112 | 15 | 2 | 111.60 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 23-Sep-2001 |
| 62 | Graeme Smith | 125 | 143 | 9 | 4 | 87.41 | Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 22-Jan-2012 |
| 63 | Faf du Plessis | 125 | 114 | 15 | 2 | 109.64 | Australia | Hobart | 11-Nov-2018 |
| 64 | Daryll Cullinan | 124 | 117 | 12 | - | 105.98 | Pakistan | Nairobi (Gym) | 29-Sep-1996 |
| 65 | Gary Kirsten | 124 | 130 | 12 | 2 | 95.38 | Kenya | Cape Town | 22-Oct-2001 |
| 66 | CA Ingram | 124 | 126 | 8 | 2 | 98.41 | Zimbabwe | Bloemfontein | 15-Oct-2010 |
| 67 | Hashim Amla | 124 | 126 | 13 | 3 | 98.41 | New Zealand | Centurion | 19-Aug-2015 |
| 68 | Quinton de Kock | 124 | 130 | 12 | 2 | 95.38 | India | Cape Town | 23-Jan-2022 |
| 69 | Heinrich Klaasen | 123 | 114 | 7 | 3 | 107.89 | Australia | Paarl | 29-Feb-2020 |
| 70 | Rassie van der Dussen | 123 | 134 | 10 | 2 | 91.79 | Pakistan | Centurion | 02-Apr-2021 |
| 71 | HH Dippenaar | 123 | 129 | 12 | - | 95.34 | West Indies | Bridgetown | 11-May-2005 |
| 72 | Hashim Amla | 122 | 132 | 6 | 3 | 92.42 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 17-Aug-2014 |
| 73 | Hashim Amla | 122 | 113 | 9 | 1 | 107.96 | Pakistan | Johannesburg | 17-Mar-2013 |
| 74 | Rilee Rossouw | 122 | 118 | 14 | 2 | 103.38 | Australia | Cape Town | 12-Oct-2016 |
| 75 | Jacques Kallis | 121 | 133 | 12 | 1 | 90.97 | West Indies | Gqeberha | 27-Jan-2008 |