Ranking Australia's Test record against all Test-playing nations

#5 South Africa: 54.38% win record

This is Australia's second oldest rivalry in their all-time history

Matches played: 96

Matches won: 52

Matches drawn: 20

Matches lost: 24

First Test: October 1902

Last Test: March 2018

This is an intriguing tug-of-war where both the teams have done surprisingly well on each other's home turfs. Australia have not lost a series in the Rainbow Nation even once after SA's readmission. Their overall rivalry is rich and extensive and has lasted for more than a century now.

This record might be under threat in the ongoing four-match Test series against the Proteas, which is tied at 1-1 after the first two games.

The Kangaroos are firmly in front in the overall head-to-head though and have as many as 16 series victories against the South African cricket team. Ponting is the highest of this rivalry and has 2132 against the Proteas with an average of 47.37 and the highest score of 143*.