| 4 | CL Hooper | South Africa v West Indies | 1998/99 | t1433 |
| 3 | R Abel | South Africa v England | 1888/89 | t31 |
| 3 | G Ulyett | South Africa v England | 1888/89 | t31 |
| 3 | MC Bird | South Africa v England | 1913/14 | t134 |
| 3 | OC Dawson | England v South Africa | 1948/49 | t313 |
| 3 | WR Endean | Australia v South Africa | 1957/58 | t451 |
| 3 | GT Dowling | South Africa v New Zealand | 1961/62 | t524 |
| 3 | BM McMillan | India v South Africa | 1992/93 | t1206 |
| 3 | CB Lambert | South Africa v West Indies | 1998/99 | t1433 |
| 3 | JS Patel | South Africa v New Zealand | 2012/13 | t2071 |
| 3 | BKG Mendis | South Africa v Sri Lanka | 2018/19 | t2348 |
| 3 | D Elgar | England v South Africa | 2019/20 | t2380 |
| 3 | OJD Pope | South Africa v England | 2019/20 | t2380 |
| 3 | OJD Pope | South Africa v England | 2019/20 | t2380 |