Top 5 No. 3 South African batsmen of all time

1 Hashim Amla

Hashim Amla

He is one of the greatest batsmen in the history of South African cricket and out of the 109 Test matches that he has played, he has batted at number 3 in 93 of those.

That naturally makes Hashim Amla the greatest number 3 in the history of South African cricket and he has the numbers to back it up as well.

Amla has been the rock of the South African top order for around a decade now and his average of 53.59 at number 3 speaks volumes about his abilities as a batsman. He has scored a total of 7450 runs at number 3 so far. Amla's temperament, his ability to soak up pressure in tough conditions and the gift of playing a long innings with patience, have made him one of the leading batsmen in the world.

He has scored 25 centuries at number 3 and in addition to that, he has also scored 33 half-centuries. Perhaps his best innings is the 311 not out that he scored against England at the Oval back in 2012 but in addition to that, he has scored 6 more double hundreds at number 3 and a 198. He is definitely South Africa's all-time greatest number 3 and perhaps among the greatest number 3s in cricket history.