12 Test-playing nations and the highest individual score by their wicket-keepers in Tests

#5 South Africa - AB de Villiers 169 (184) vs Australia, Perth

South Africa batted first in their 3rd Test match against the home side Australia in 2012. Faf du Plessis’ 78* helped the Proteas reach 225 before losing their 10 wickets. A spirited performance by their bowlers handed them a first innings lead of 62 runs after Australia could manage only 163 in their innings. The Test match turned dramatically in the 3rd innings of the match as Hashim Amla’s 196 and AB de Villiers’ quick-fire 169 off just 184 balls led the visitors to a huge 569 in their second innings. De Villiers stuck 21 fours and 3 sixes in his onslaught over the Australian bowlers.

Chasing 632, Australia lost the match by a big margin of 309 runs despite valiant efforts from Ed Cowan (53) and Mitchell Starc (64).