India vs South Africa Tests: Top 5 highest individual scores

#3 AB de Villiers (217 not out)

AB de Villiers

The former South African captain blazed his way to an unbeaten 217 in the 2008 Ahmedabad Test held from April 3. Much like Kallis in the previous instance, AB de Villiers too had the cushion of India having crumbled batting first, this time to 76, as Dale Steyn claimed 5 for 23 and Makhaya Ntini 3 for 18.

Coming in at number six with his team score reading 117 for 4, De Villiers took on the Indian bowling attack comprising Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble and finished with 217 from 333 balls, with 17 hits to the fence and two over it. He featured in a 256-run fifth wicket stand with Kallis, who this time contributed 132. South Africa declared on 494 for 7.

Sourav Ganguly’s 87 and MS Dhoni’s 52 took India to a respectable 328 in their second innings. But it was not enough to save them from defeat by an innings and 90 runs.