Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings in 2000s in Tests - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JH Kallis	54	25	3	5	216.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
SM Pollock	36*	19	4	2	189.47	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
SM Pollock	32*	20	3	2	160.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
HH Gibbs	25*	17	3	1	147.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
RJ Peterson	34	24	3	1	141.66	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
MV Boucher	68	51	12	1	133.33	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
DW Steyn	33*	26	3	2	126.92	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
SM Pollock	26*	21	2	1	123.80	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
HH Gibbs	27	22	4	1	122.72	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
GC Smith	85	70	10	2	121.42	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
GC Smith	35	30	5	-	116.66	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
AJ Hall	99*	87	15	2	113.79	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
GC Smith	121	107	17	2	113.08	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
MV Boucher	40*	36	5	2	111.11	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
GC Smith	85	79	11	-	107.59	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
SM Pollock	111	106	16	3	104.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
HM Amla	36	35	8	-	102.85	South Africa	v England	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
GC Smith	63	63	10	-	100.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
MV Boucher	27	27	5	-	100.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
JA Rudolph	49*	50	7	1	98.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
SM Pollock	40	41	6	1	97.56	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
MV Boucher	68*	70	9	1	97.14	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
SM Pollock	34	35	6	-	97.14	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
GC Smith	30*	31	5	-	96.77	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
HM Amla	29	30	5	-	96.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
HH Gibbs	228	240	29	6	95.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
AB de Villiers	103*	109	15	1	94.49	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
M van Jaarsveld	49	52	8	-	94.23	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
SM Pollock	44	47	6	-	93.61	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
N Boje	43	46	9	-	93.47	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
HH Gibbs	25	27	4	-	92.59	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
A Nel	34	37	4	1	91.89	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
L Klusener	29	32	3	2	90.62	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
HH Gibbs	67	74	11	-	90.54	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
GC Smith	28	31	4	-	90.32	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
AB de Villiers	65	72	8	-	90.27	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
HH Gibbs	147	164	28	2	89.63	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
GC Smith	41	46	4	1	89.13	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
GC Smith	147	165	27	-	89.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
N Boje	82	94	15	1	87.23	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
L Klusener	108	124	18	1	87.09	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
GC Smith	33	38	5	-	86.84	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
GC Smith	33	38	6	-	86.84	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
MV Boucher	63*	73	9	1	86.30	South Africa	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
G Kirsten	31*	36	6	-	86.11	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
HM Amla	40	47	7	-	85.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
GC Smith	68	80	9	1	85.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
MV Boucher	38	45	6	1	84.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
MV Boucher	27*	32	6	-	84.37	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
GC Smith	232	277	33	1	83.75	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
A Nel	25	30	1	2	83.33	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
AB de Villiers	163	196	12	7	83.16	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
AB de Villiers	98	118	20	-	83.05	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
JA Morkel	58	71	10	1	81.69	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
MV Boucher	40	49	5	-	81.63	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
SM Pollock	57*	70	5	2	81.42	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
JH Kallis	35	43	6	-	81.39	South Africa	v England	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
ND McKenzie	26	32	3	-	81.25	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
HH Gibbs	142	175	23	-	81.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
DW Steyn	47	58	3	3	81.03	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
GC Smith	64	79	10	-	81.01	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
GC Smith	34	42	6	-	80.95	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
MV Boucher	62	77	7	-	80.51	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
GC Smith	75	94	10	-	79.78	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
MV Boucher	27	34	4	-	79.41	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
ND McKenzie	27*	34	5	-	79.41	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
GC Smith	73	92	14	-	79.34	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
GC Smith	29	37	4	-	78.37	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
N Boje	76	97	12	-	78.35	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
N Boje	25	32	5	-	78.12	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
MV Boucher	32	41	6	-	78.04	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
MV Boucher	39	50	5	-	78.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
HH Gibbs	51	66	10	-	77.27	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
GC Smith	139	180	21	2	77.22	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
HH Dippenaar	37	48	5	-	77.08	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
G Kirsten	220	286	33	1	76.92	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
HM Amla	76	99	14	-	76.76	South Africa	v England	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
JH Kallis	42*	55	9	-	76.36	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
AB de Villiers	77	101	7	1	76.23	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	01 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
JH Kallis	73	96	12	-	76.04	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
AB de Villiers	44	58	8	-	75.86	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
HH Gibbs	179	236	29	1	75.84	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
HM Amla	25	33	4	-	75.75	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
JH Kallis	59	78	9	1	75.64	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
N Boje	43	57	6	1	75.43	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
SM Pollock	43	57	7	-	75.43	South Africa	v England	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
GC Smith	67*	89	12	-	75.28	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
GC Smith	73	97	13	-	75.25	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
MV Boucher	72	96	11	-	75.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
DJ Cullinan	48	64	7	1	75.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
N Boje	48	64	9	-	75.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
GC Smith	277	373	35	-	74.26	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
HH Gibbs	98	132	19	-	74.24	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
JH Kallis	131	177	17	2	74.01	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
SM Pollock	62	84	9	-	73.80	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
HH Gibbs	107	145	16	2	73.79	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
ND McKenzie	39	53	4	-	73.58	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
AB de Villiers	39	53	8	-	73.58	South Africa	v England	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
SM Pollock	61*	83	5	2	73.49	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
GC Smith	108	147	13	-	73.46	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]