Scorecard
SA Scored552/5 Declared in 140.3 Overs
Hashim Amla 208(in 371 Balls with 4x22)
AB de Villiers 152(in 235 Balls with 4x16 and 6x2)
Stiaan Van Zyl 101*(in 130 Balls with 4x15)
Top scores by a South African batsman on his Test debut:
| Player | Score | Opponent | Venue | Year |
| Jacques Rudolph | 222* | Bangladesh | Bangabandhu, Dhaka | 2003 |
| Andrew Hudson | 163 | West Indies | Bridgetown | 1992 |
| Faf du Plessis | 110* | Australia | Adelaide | 2012 |
| Stiaan van Zyl | 101* | West Indies | Centurion | 2014 |
| Alviro Petersen | 100 | India | Kolkata | 2010 |
Hashim Amla's third double hundred - to add to his 311 not out against England at The Oval in 2012, and an unbeaten 253 against India in Nagpur in 2012
Hashim Amla's first home double century — in his first Test as captain in South Africa — was a Test record for Centurion, beating the 201* by Jacques Kallis against India in 2010/11.
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