Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records for India vs South Africa in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
UT Yadav	31	10	-	5	310.00	India	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
AM Rahane	27*	17	4	1	158.82	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
VRV Singh	29	19	6	-	152.63	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
RJ Peterson	34	24	3	1	141.66	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
M Azharuddin	109	77	18	1	141.55	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
RA Jadeja	40	32	-	3	125.00	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
V Kohli	31*	25	3	1	124.00	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
MW Pringle	33	27	3	2	122.22	South Africa	v India	Durban	13 Nov 1992	Test # 1200
YBK Jaiswal	28	23	6	-	121.73	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
RJ Peterson	61	52	9	1	117.30	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
GC Smith	35	30	5	-	116.66	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
Mohammed Shami	28	24	5	-	116.66	India	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
SN Thakur	28	24	5	1	116.66	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
AB de Villiers	129	112	12	5	115.17	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
V Sehwag	33	29	6	-	113.79	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
Harbhajan Singh	27	25	4	1	108.00	India	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
Q de Kock	43	40	7	-	107.50	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
VVS Laxman	32	30	4	1	106.66	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
SR Tendulkar	36	34	8	-	105.88	India	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
V Sehwag	319	304	42	5	104.93	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
M Azharuddin	115	110	19	1	104.54	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
V Sehwag	32	31	6	-	103.22	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
AK Markram	106	103	17	2	102.91	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
L Klusener	102*	100	13	1	102.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
Harbhajan Singh	39	39	6	1	100.00	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
RR Pant	34	34	6	-	100.00	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
HH Pandya	93	95	14	1	97.89	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
AB Agarkar	41*	42	8	-	97.61	India	v South Africa	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
SM Pollock	40	41	6	1	97.56	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
GC Smith	37	38	5	-	97.36	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
MV Boucher	68*	70	9	1	97.14	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
Mohammed Shami	27	28	1	2	96.42	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
V Sehwag	165	174	23	2	94.82	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
M Azharuddin	52	55	9	-	94.54	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
BM McMillan	51*	54	4	3	94.44	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
Z Khan	29*	31	3	2	93.54	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
V Kohli	76	82	12	1	92.68	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
R Ashwin	46	50	6	-	92.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
WJ Cronje	34	37	5	-	91.89	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
JH Kallis	34	37	6	-	91.89	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
SC Ganguly	42	46	7	-	91.30	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
L Klusener	29	32	3	2	90.62	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
Z Khan	30	34	3	1	88.23	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
SC Ganguly	66	75	9	1	88.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
RA Jadeja	91	104	8	2	87.50	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
MS Dhoni	34	39	7	-	87.17	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
L Klusener	108	124	18	1	87.09	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
V Sehwag	31	36	6	-	86.11	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
RG Sharma	127	149	10	7	85.23	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
T Bavuma	51	60	6	1	85.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
MS Dhoni	90	106	14	-	84.90	India	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
MV Boucher	27*	32	6	-	84.37	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
SR Tendulkar	155	184	23	1	84.23	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
AN Petersen	31*	37	5	1	83.78	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
RG Sharma	212	255	28	6	83.13	India	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
GC Smith	27*	33	4	1	81.81	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
AK Markram	31	38	6	-	81.57	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
AB de Villiers	85	105	11	1	80.95	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	14 Nov 2015	Test # 2188
GC Smith	34	42	6	-	80.95	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
V Sehwag	40	50	6	1	80.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
V Sehwag	63	79	9	1	79.74	India	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
KD Karthik	38*	48	6	-	79.16	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
AK Markram	34	43	7	-	79.06	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
SC Ganguly	26	33	4	-	78.78	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
Zubayr Hamza	62	79	10	1	78.48	South Africa	v India	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
V Sehwag	109	139	15	-	78.41	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
V Sehwag	25	32	4	-	78.12	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
RG Sharma	39	50	7	-	78.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
V Kohli	46	59	6	1	77.96	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
VVS Laxman	35	45	6	-	77.77	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
BM McMillan	59*	76	6	-	77.63	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
AB de Villiers	65	84	11	-	77.38	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
AB de Villiers	63	83	6	-	75.90	South Africa	v India	Mohali	05 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
AB de Villiers	44	58	8	-	75.86	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
V Kohli	254*	336	33	2	75.59	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
WJ Cronje	43	57	7	-	75.43	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
GC Smith	73	97	13	-	75.25	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
V Sehwag	88	118	11	2	74.57	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
KA Maharaj	35	47	3	1	74.46	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
JH Kallis	201*	270	15	5	74.44	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
AM Rahane	58	78	8	1	74.35	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
DJ Cullinan	55	74	7	-	74.32	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
AA Donald	26	35	3	-	74.28	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
SC Ganguly	31	42	4	1	73.80	India	v South Africa	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
HH Gibbs	107	145	16	2	73.79	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
HM Amla	59	80	9	1	73.75	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
KL Rahul	101	137	14	4	73.72	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
A Mishra	28	38	5	-	73.68	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
VVS Laxman	89	121	12	-	73.55	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
SC Ganguly	87	119	9	1	73.10	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
S Dhawan	45*	62	7	-	72.58	India	v South Africa	Bengaluru	14 Nov 2015	Test # 2188
KD Petersen	82	113	10	-	72.56	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
RG Sharma	176	244	23	6	72.13	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
RR Pant	100*	139	6	4	71.94	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
V Sehwag	164	228	24	2	71.92	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
DJ Cullinan	33	46	6	-	71.73	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
HM Amla	33	46	5	-	71.73	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
N Kapil Dev	129	180	14	1	71.66	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
GC Smith	58	81	11	-	71.60	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
HH Gibbs	63	88	13	-	71.59	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]

India v England at Ranchi, ICC World Test Championship 4th Test, Feb 23-26, 2024 [Test # 2531]

India v England at Rajkot, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Feb 15-18, 2024 [Test # 2530]