Cricket Records for South Africa (Host) in Test matches
Highest strike rates
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
2002-2006 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 523 | 204* | 65.37 | 537 | 97.39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 10 | |
2015-2020 | 8 | 14 | - | 729 | 258 | 52.07 | 850 | 85.76 | 2 | 2 | - | 92 | 21 | |
2003-2008 | 5 | 10 | - | 545 | 116 | 54.50 | 644 | 84.62 | 2 | 2 | - | 90 | 8 | |
2009-2014 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 422 | 123* | 46.88 | 520 | 81.15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 11 | |
2014-2018 | 6 | 12 | - | 760 | 145 | 63.33 | 942 | 80.67 | 3 | 4 | - | 90 | 9 | |
2014-2021 | 31 | 50 | 4 | 1927 | 129* | 41.89 | 2622 | 73.49 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 249 | 15 | |
2015-2019 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 369 | 150* | 52.71 | 529 | 69.75 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 5 | |
1996-2001 | 21 | 29 | 4 | 967 | 174 | 38.68 | 1416 | 68.29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 129 | 11 | |
2001-2011 | 8 | 15 | - | 382 | 105 | 25.46 | 563 | 67.85 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 2 | |
1964-1970 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 829 | 182 | 51.81 | 532+ | 67.66* | 3 | 4 | 1 | 90+ | 13 | |
2017-2024 | 25 | 45 | 1 | 1914 | 152 | 43.50 | 2904 | 65.90 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 288 | 8 | |
2016-2024 | 26 | 39 | 3 | 636 | 84 | 17.66 | 979 | 64.96 | - | 3 | 5 | 71 | 15 | |
2002-2014 | 61 | 103 | 7 | 3986 | 200 | 41.52 | 6228 | 64.00 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 543 | 9 | |
1998-1998 | 3 | 5 | - | 327 | 136 | 65.40 | 514 | 63.61 | 2 | - | - | 49 | 2 | |
2006-2013 | 7 | 13 | - | 370 | 90 | 28.46 | 587 | 63.03 | - | 1 | 1 | 54 | 3 | |
2002-2011 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 937 | 116 | 46.85 | 1516 | 61.80 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 121 | 9 | |
2009-2011 | 5 | 10 | - | 532 | 160 | 53.20 | 871 | 61.07 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 6 | |
2015-2020 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 703 | 110 | 50.21 | 1156 | 60.81 | 1 | 6 | - | 88 | 3 | |
1970-1970 | 4 | 7 | - | 508 | 140 | 72.57 | 854 | 59.48 | 2 | 2 | - | 70 | 5 | |
2000-2006 | 22 | 30 | 4 | 711 | 82 | 27.34 | 1217 | 58.42 | - | 3 | 2 | 109 | 3 | |
2009-2014 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 528 | 161* | 40.61 | 914 | 57.76 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 69 | 0 | |
2004-2018 | 66 | 109 | 8 | 4788 | 163 | 47.40 | 8335 | 57.44 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 585 | 38 | |
1964-1970 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 1513 | 274 | 68.77 | 1273+ | 57.42* | 4 | 9 | 1 | 154+ | 7 | |
1996-2007 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 506 | 73 | 36.14 | 888 | 56.98 | - | 4 | 2 | 73 | 4 | |
1995-2008 | 59 | 84 | 18 | 1922 | 111 | 29.12 | 3383 | 56.81 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 222 | 17 | |
1998-2009 | 53 | 61 | 23 | 378 | 26 | 9.94 | 669 | 56.50 | - | - | 12 | 56 | 6 | |
1996-2008 | 47 | 79 | 5 | 3055 | 228 | 41.28 | 5488 | 55.66 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 437 | 26 | |
1999-2005 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 382 | 77 | 27.28 | 691 | 55.28 | - | 2 | 1 | 60 | 6 | |
2010-2015 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 823 | 109 | 34.29 | 1496 | 55.01 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 104 | 5 | |
1998-2004 | 9 | 18 | - | 841 | 202 | 46.72 | 1536 | 54.75 | 2 | 5 | - | 131 | 7 | |
2013-2019 | 6 | 12 | - | 385 | 111 | 32.08 | 708 | 54.37 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 2 | |
1970-1970 | 4 | 7 | - | 353 | 102 | 50.42 | 650 | 54.30 | 1 | 2 | - | 33 | 6 | |
1994-2007 | 11 | 20 | - | 927 | 262 | 46.35 | 1715 | 54.05 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 126 | 5 | |
2013-2024 | 9 | 18 | - | 891 | 153 | 49.50 | 1649 | 54.03 | 2 | 4 | - | 117 | 3 | |
1995-2007 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 445 | 95 | 31.78 | 825 | 53.93 | - | 3 | 1 | 65 | 0 | |
2008-2022 | 6 | 12 | - | 269 | 65 | 22.41 | 500 | 53.80 | - | 2 | 2 | 39 | 3 | |
2014-2018 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 411 | 100 | 41.10 | 771 | 53.30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 5 | |
2013-2022 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 402 | 96 | 36.54 | 762 | 52.75 | - | 3 | 1 | 58 | 4 | |
1998-2012 | 75 | 103 | 14 | 3001 | 122* | 33.71 | 5692 | 52.72 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 368 | 12 | |
2004-2005 | 5 | 10 | - | 448 | 180 | 44.80 | 856 | 52.33 | 2 | - | 2 | 62 | 6 | |
2002-2003 | 2 | 4 | - | 280 | 135 | 70.00 | 535 | 52.33 | 1 | 1 | - | 44 | 1 | |
1994-2006 | 10 | 18 | - | 624 | 122 | 34.66 | 1194 | 52.26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 91 | 4 | |
2011-2020 | 6 | 12 | - | 343 | 85 | 28.58 | 657 | 52.20 | - | 3 | - | 44 | 0 | |
1994-2002 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 611 | 116 | 43.64 | 1171 | 52.17 | 2 | 1 | - | 82 | 3 | |
2011-2017 | 6 | 12 | - | 318 | 63 | 26.50 | 610 | 52.13 | - | 2 | - | 43 | 0 | |
2016-2021 | 7 | 14 | - | 347 | 103 | 24.78 | 667 | 52.02 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 0 | |
2014-2023 | 32 | 52 | 10 | 1643 | 172 | 39.11 | 3166 | 51.89 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 213 | 3 | |
2021-2023 | 7 | 13 | - | 432 | 82 | 33.23 | 834 | 51.79 | - | 4 | - | 58 | 0 | |
2004-2019 | 69 | 117 | 7 | 5135 | 208 | 46.68 | 10004 | 51.32 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 680 | 5 | |
2004-2010 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 826 | 147 | 51.62 | 1624 | 50.86 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 110 | 3 | |
2013-2024 | 48 | 83 | 9 | 3479 | 199 | 47.01 | 6887 | 50.51 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 453 | 15 | |
2002-2006 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 371 | 133 | 41.22 | 738 | 50.27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 1 | |
1993-2001 | 36 | 59 | 6 | 2363 | 168 | 44.58 | 4706 | 50.21 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 290 | 13 | |
2004-2019 | 52 | 68 | 23 | 765 | 58 | 17.00 | 1529 | 50.03 | - | 1 | 5 | 76 | 25 | |
2009-2017 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 963 | 155 | 32.10 | 1934 | 49.79 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 127 | 4 | |
2007-2015 | 6 | 11 | - | 582 | 105 | 52.90 | 1172 | 49.65 | 2 | 3 | - | 83 | 3 | |
1992-2011 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 1161 | 169 | 46.44 | 2348 | 49.44 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 172 | 5 | |
1994-1994 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 251 | 95 | 50.20 | 512 | 49.02 | - | 1 | - | 30 | 0 | |
2016-2017 | 6 | 10 | - | 436 | 117 | 43.60 | 890 | 48.98 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 0 | |
2000-2012 | 8 | 16 | - | 572 | 108 | 35.75 | 1175 | 48.68 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 1 | |
2013-2021 | 40 | 67 | 7 | 2592 | 199 | 43.20 | 5327 | 48.65 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 308 | 13 | |
2002-2007 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 307 | 70 | 20.46 | 631 | 48.65 | - | 1 | 3 | 40 | 0 | |
1995-2013 | 88 | 143 | 19 | 7035 | 224 | 56.73 | 14741 | 47.72 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 822 | 45 | |
2003-2012 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 920 | 101 | 30.66 | 1929 | 47.69 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 127 | 2 | |
1997-2011 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 566 | 96 | 40.42 | 1192 | 47.48 | - | 4 | - | 76 | 2 | |
2003-2004 | 4 | 8 | - | 392 | 119 | 49.00 | 828 | 47.34 | 2 | 1 | - | 57 | 0 | |
2011-2012 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 339 | 115* | 67.80 | 730 | 46.43 | 2 | - | - | 41 | 0 | |
2006-2018 | 41 | 49 | 8 | 345 | 31* | 8.41 | 744 | 46.37 | - | - | 13 | 49 | 1 | |
2002-2011 | 40 | 62 | 11 | 2231 | 162* | 43.74 | 4821 | 46.27 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 259 | 7 | |
2000-2012 | 8 | 16 | - | 446 | 98 | 27.87 | 965 | 46.21 | - | 1 | 1 | 61 | 2 | |
1995-1996 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 293 | 141 | 48.83 | 634 | 46.21 | 1 | 1 | - | 47 | 3 | |
2000-2009 | 24 | 34 | 4 | 1114 | 120 | 37.13 | 2433 | 45.78 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 146 | 10 | |
1995-2000 | 10 | 16 | - | 577 | 95 | 36.06 | 1262 | 45.72 | - | 4 | 1 | 86 | 3 | |
1970-1970 | 4 | 8 | - | 247 | 67 | 30.87 | 542 | 45.57 | - | 2 | 1 | 32 | 2 | |
1992-2000 | 36 | 60 | 4 | 1941 | 135 | 34.66 | 4278 | 45.37 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 221 | 21 | |
2009-2010 | 4 | 7 | - | 313 | 140 | 44.71 | 690 | 45.36 | 1 | 1 | - | 35 | 1 | |
1998-2004 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 462 | 78 | 33.00 | 1020 | 45.29 | - | 3 | - | 65 | 4 | |
2011-2020 | 36 | 52 | 11 | 910 | 74 | 22.19 | 2015 | 45.16 | - | 4 | 5 | 105 | 5 | |
2009-2016 | 8 | 15 | - | 471 | 118 | 31.40 | 1049 | 44.89 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 0 | |
1992-2000 | 26 | 40 | 3 | 1404 | 103* | 37.94 | 3142 | 44.68 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 143 | 13 | |
2002-2013 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 489 | 111 | 32.60 | 1097 | 44.57 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 3 | |
1997-1997 | 3 | 5 | - | 271 | 214 | 54.20 | 609 | 44.49 | 1 | - | 1 | 39 | 0 | |
1994-1994 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 277 | 96 | 55.40 | 623 | 44.46 | - | 2 | - | 34 | 0 | |
1994-2004 | 52 | 88 | 8 | 3384 | 275 | 42.30 | 7639 | 44.29 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 436 | 4 | |
2009-2010 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 344 | 91 | 57.33 | 783 | 43.93 | - | 3 | - | 42 | 4 | |
2018-2024 | 7 | 13 | - | 369 | 123 | 28.38 | 840 | 43.92 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 5 | |
1992-1997 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 907 | 109 | 32.39 | 2075 | 43.71 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 95 | 2 | |
1970-1970 | 4 | 8 | - | 258 | 74 | 32.25 | 591 | 43.65 | - | 3 | - | 23 | 2 | |
2016-2024 | 33 | 47 | 8 | 452 | 32* | 11.58 | 1039 | 43.50 | - | - | 10 | 54 | 7 | |
2011-2018 | 7 | 14 | - | 383 | 148 | 27.35 | 888 | 43.13 | 1 | - | 4 | 48 | 1 | |
2009-2009 | 3 | 6 | - | 260 | 108 | 43.33 | 603 | 43.11 | 1 | 2 | - | 32 | 2 | |
1992-1997 | 21 | 33 | 6 | 1246 | 113 | 46.14 | 2910 | 42.81 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 124 | 7 | |
1994-2002 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 603 | 160 | 50.25 | 1413 | 42.67 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 83 | 0 | |
1994-1995 | 3 | 6 | - | 246 | 84 | 41.00 | 578 | 42.56 | - | 2 | 1 | 38 | 2 | |
1995-1996 | 5 | 7 | - | 254 | 66 | 36.28 | 597 | 42.54 | - | 2 | - | 37 | 2 | |
1961-1970 | 19 | 35 | - | 1434 | 138 | 40.97 | 1174+ | 42.41* | 3 | 9 | 2 | 126+ | 5 | |
2006-2011 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 449 | 89 | 32.07 | 1060 | 42.35 | - | 4 | 2 | 62 | 1 | |
2010-2011 | 2 | 4 | - | 242 | 93 | 60.50 | 573 | 42.23 | - | 3 | - | 32 | 0 | |
2000-2000 | 3 | 5 | - | 232 | 77 | 46.40 | 553 | 41.95 | - | 2 | - | 29 | 0 | |
2019-2020 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 324 | 133* | 54.00 | 784 | 41.32 | 1 | - | - | 51 | 1 |
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Minimum of 500 balls faced
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
South Africa v India at Cape Town, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]
South Africa v India at Centurion, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Dec 26-28, 2023 [Test # 2520]
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2023 [Test # 2497]
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