Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records for South Africa (Host) in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
KD Boyce	26	10	3	2	260.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
NAM McLean	31	12	-	4	258.33	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
DJG Sammy	25	11	1	3	227.27	West Indies	v India	Kingston	20 Jun 2011	Test # 1997
JH Kallis	54	25	3	5	216.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
DA Warner	30	14	5	1	214.28	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
DW Steyn	58	28	6	5	207.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
IVA Richards	110*	58	7	7	189.65	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
SM Pollock	36*	19	4	2	189.47	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
BC Lara	30	16	6	1	187.50	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	17 Apr 1997	Test # 1365
S Shillingford	53*	29	3	5	182.75	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	08 Jun 2014	Test # 2123
MA Wood	42	23	2	5	182.60	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
SPD Smith	36*	20	5	-	180.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
CH Gayle	80*	46	7	6	173.91	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	16 Jun 2014	Test # 2125
Mohammad Yousuf	50	29	6	2	172.41	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
IVA Richards	34	20	4	2	170.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	07 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
IVA Richards	61	36	5	4	169.44	West Indies	v India	Kingston	23 Feb 1983	Test # 949
DL Haynes	34	21	4	1	161.90	West Indies	v India	Kingston	23 Feb 1983	Test # 949
CG Greenidge	37	23	6	-	160.86	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	07 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
SM Pollock	32*	20	3	2	160.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
MP Bowden	25	16	5	-	156.25	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
SCJ Broad	43	28	2	4	153.57	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
BA Stokes	72	47	7	3	153.19	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
Ishan Kishan	52*	34	4	2	152.94	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Jul 2023	Test # 2513
Shoriful Islam	26	17	5	-	152.94	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Gros Islet	24 Jun 2022	Test # 2468
VRV Singh	29	19	6	-	152.63	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
CH Gayle	33	22	6	1	150.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1754
Waqar Younis	28	19	4	1	147.36	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
HH Gibbs	25*	17	3	1	147.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
SR Watson	25	17	1	2	147.05	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
WPUJC Vaas	38	26	6	2	146.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
Shamsur Rahman	39	27	4	2	144.44	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Gros Islet	13 Sep 2014	Test # 2139
VD Philander	26*	18	4	1	144.44	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
MA Starc	35	25	4	2	140.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
DA Warner	28	20	3	2	140.00	Australia	v West Indies	Roseau	03 Jun 2015	Test # 2164
S Chanderpaul	100	72	15	2	138.88	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	10 Apr 2003	Test # 1638
SL Campbell	29*	21	6	-	138.09	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	19 Apr 1996	Test # 1325
CJ McDermott	31	23	4	1	134.78	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	04 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
CH Gayle	66	49	13	-	134.69	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
MS Dhoni	69	52	4	6	132.69	India	v West Indies	St John's	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1805
CH Gayle	29	22	5	1	131.81	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
AFG Griffith	54*	41	11	-	131.70	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Kingston	24 Mar 2000	Test # 1492
JH Kallis	54	41	8	2	131.70	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
TM Dilshan	25	19	4	1	131.57	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Port of Spain	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1872
SJ Benn	25	19	3	1	131.57	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	13 Sep 2014	Test # 2139
N Kapil Dev	34	26	5	-	130.76	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	07 Apr 1989	Test # 1118
CH Gayle	64*	49	8	2	130.61	West Indies	v New Zealand	North Sound	25 Jul 2012	Test # 2050
BA Stokes	258	198	30	11	130.30	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
WJ Cronje	82	63	8	6	130.15	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
JO Holder	82*	63	12	2	130.15	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	11 Jun 2015	Test # 2166
K Verreynne	39*	30	6	-	130.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
RG Sharma	57	44	5	3	129.54	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Jul 2023	Test # 2513
Shahid Afridi	122	95	9	6	128.42	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 May 2005	Test # 1752
AC Gilchrist	138*	108	22	2	127.77	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
DW Steyn	33*	26	3	2	126.92	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
YBK Jaiswal	38	30	4	1	126.66	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Jul 2023	Test # 2513
Abid Ali	29	23	6	-	126.08	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	20 Aug 2021	Test # 2431
DAJ Bracewell	39	31	5	2	125.80	New Zealand	v West Indies	North Sound	25 Jul 2012	Test # 2050
Sarfaraz Ahmed	50	40	8	-	125.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
SR Watson	40	32	2	3	125.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
JE Taylor	40	32	5	2	125.00	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	13 Sep 2014	Test # 2139
KA Maharaj	30	24	3	2	125.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
HM Amla	25	20	3	-	125.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2010	Test # 1962
MJ Prior	61	49	8	-	124.48	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	06 Mar 2009	Test # 1914
GM Ritchie	26	21	5	-	123.80	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	16 Mar 1984	Test # 983
CH Gayle	26	21	6	-	123.80	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
NM Lyon	47	38	8	-	123.68	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
CH Gayle	48	39	11	-	123.07	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
Saleem Yousuf	32*	26	3	2	123.07	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	22 Apr 1988	Test # 1097
MEK Hussey	32	26	2	2	123.07	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	07 Apr 2012	Test # 2040
HH Gibbs	27	22	4	1	122.72	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
KAJ Roach	38	31	1	5	122.58	West Indies	v India	North Sound	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2358
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
Q de Kock	29	24	4	-	120.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
SM Curran	35	29	6	-	120.68	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
Nurul Hasan	60*	50	6	2	120.00	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Gros Islet	24 Jun 2022	Test # 2468
D Ramdin	30	25	5	-	120.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
Umar Akmal	30	25	1	2	120.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Basseterre	20 May 2011	Test # 1993
DJG Sammy	61	51	4	3	119.60	West Indies	v Australia	Roseau	23 Apr 2012	Test # 2042
MG Johnson	123*	103	11	5	119.41	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
RAS Lakmal	31	26	6	-	119.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
BC Lara	100	84	15	3	119.04	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	03 Apr 1999	Test # 1454
IVA Richards	25	21	4	-	119.04	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	19 Apr 1991	Test # 1169
MD Marshall	40*	34	4	2	117.64	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	07 Apr 1989	Test # 1118
MG Johnson	27	23	3	1	117.39	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
RJ Peterson	61	52	9	1	117.30	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
A Symonds	55	47	3	4	117.02	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
J Blackwood	63	54	9	2	116.66	West Indies	v India	Kingston	30 Jul 2016	Test # 2211
N Dickwella	42	36	6	1	116.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
DJ Cullinan	28	24	3	-	116.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
SM Pollock	28	24	3	-	116.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
KL Rahul	28	24	3	-	116.66	India	v West Indies	Gros Islet	09 Aug 2016	Test # 2215
Mohammed Shami	28	24	5	-	116.66	India	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
BA Stokes	28	24	6	-	116.66	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
SN Thakur	28	24	5	1	116.66	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
Q de Kock	50	43	8	1	116.27	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
MJ Procter	36*	31	2	2	116.12	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
SK Warne	36	31	6	1	116.12	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
JM Bairstow	29	25	1	2	116.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	16 Mar 2022	Test # 2457
MA Holding	73	63	6	4	115.87	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045

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Minimum of 25 runs
Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available

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]

West Indies v India at Port of Spain, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 20-24, 2023 [Test # 2513]