Highest strike rates in an innings in 2020s in Tests - South Africa
Highest strike rates in an innings
Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
29 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 145.00 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 04 Feb 2021 | Test # 2408 | |
47 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 138.23 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 2022 | Test # 2451 | |
39* | 30 | 6 | 0 | 130.00 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 | |
31* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 114.81 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
106 | 103 | 17 | 2 | 102.91 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2024 | Test # 2522 | |
39* | 40 | 6 | 0 | 97.50 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 16 Jan 2020 | Test # 2380 | |
27 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 93.10 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2020 | Test # 2382 | |
39 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 92.85 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2020 | Test # 2382 | |
87 | 96 | 13 | 3 | 90.62 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 04 Feb 2024 | Test # 2528 | |
26 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 89.65 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 | |
84 | 95 | 9 | 3 | 88.42 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 | |
51 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 85.00 | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2022 | Test # 2445 | |
41 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 83.67 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 17 Aug 2022 | Test # 2474 | |
40 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 83.33 | South Africa | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 18 Jun 2021 | Test # 2426 | |
141* | 170 | 12 | 7 | 82.94 | South Africa | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 10 Jun 2021 | Test # 2424 | |
33 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 82.50 | South Africa | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2022 | Test # 2485 | |
31 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 81.57 | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2022 | Test # 2445 | |
47 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 81.03 | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 28 Feb 2023 | Test # 2495 | |
30 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 78.94 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 17 Feb 2022 | Test # 2450 | |
70 | 89 | 10 | 0 | 78.65 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 | |
110 | 141 | 12 | 2 | 78.01 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 13 Feb 2024 | Test # 2529 | |
127 | 163 | 22 | 0 | 77.91 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
42 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 77.77 | South Africa | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 08 Mar 2023 | Test # 2497 | |
95 | 130 | 16 | 0 | 73.07 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
136* | 187 | 16 | 1 | 72.72 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 2022 | Test # 2451 | |
82 | 113 | 10 | 0 | 72.56 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 11 Jan 2022 | Test # 2448 | |
37* | 51 | 6 | 0 | 72.54 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 2022 | Test # 2451 | |
68 | 94 | 14 | 0 | 72.34 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
199 | 276 | 24 | 0 | 72.10 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
36 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 72.00 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 2022 | Test # 2451 | |
98 | 138 | 15 | 2 | 71.01 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2020 | Test # 2382 | |
96 | 139 | 17 | 0 | 69.06 | South Africa | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 08 Mar 2023 | Test # 2497 | |
73 | 106 | 6 | 2 | 68.86 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
36* | 53 | 4 | 0 | 67.92 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
71 | 106 | 10 | 3 | 66.98 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 16 Jan 2020 | Test # 2380 | |
64 | 96 | 8 | 1 | 66.66 | South Africa | v Australia | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2022 | Test # 2482 | |
28* | 42 | 4 | 0 | 66.66 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 17 Aug 2022 | Test # 2474 | |
67 | 101 | 11 | 0 | 66.33 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 | Test # 2460 | |
115 | 174 | 18 | 0 | 66.09 | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 28 Feb 2023 | Test # 2495 | |
25 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 65.78 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 13 Feb 2024 | Test # 2529 | |
76 | 116 | 11 | 0 | 65.51 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2020 | Test # 2382 | |
53 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 65.43 | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 04 Jan 2023 | Test # 2488 | |
185 | 287 | 28 | 0 | 64.45 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2023 | Test # 2520 | |
29 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 64.44 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Karachi | 26 Jan 2021 | Test # 2406 | |
56 | 87 | 7 | 2 | 64.36 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2023 | Test # 2520 | |
28 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 63.63 | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2022 | Test # 2445 | |
64 | 102 | 7 | 0 | 62.74 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 | Test # 2460 | |
41 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 62.12 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 | |
172 | 280 | 20 | 0 | 61.42 | South Africa | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 08 Mar 2023 | Test # 2497 | |
36 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 61.01 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 08 Sep 2022 | Test # 2476 | |
48 | 79 | 4 | 1 | 60.75 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 17 Aug 2022 | Test # 2474 | |
34* | 56 | 4 | 0 | 60.71 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 04 Feb 2024 | Test # 2528 | |
71 | 118 | 11 | 0 | 60.16 | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 28 Feb 2023 | Test # 2495 | |
96 | 162 | 8 | 0 | 59.25 | South Africa | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 18 Jun 2021 | Test # 2426 | |
42 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 59.15 | South Africa | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 08 Mar 2023 | Test # 2497 | |
47 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 58.02 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 17 Aug 2022 | Test # 2474 | |
35 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 57.37 | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 04 Jan 2023 | Test # 2488 | |
84* | 147 | 11 | 1 | 57.14 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2023 | Test # 2520 | |
36 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 57.14 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
71 | 125 | 7 | 0 | 56.80 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
34 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 56.66 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 13 Feb 2024 | Test # 2529 | |
41 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 56.16 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 17 Feb 2022 | Test # 2450 | |
25 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 55.55 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 | Test # 2443 | |
25 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 55.55 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 11 Jan 2022 | Test # 2448 | |
32* | 58 | 5 | 0 | 55.17 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 11 Jan 2022 | Test # 2448 | |
32 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 55.17 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 04 Feb 2024 | Test # 2528 | |
85 | 155 | 11 | 0 | 54.83 | South Africa | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 08 Mar 2023 | Test # 2497 | |
58 | 106 | 9 | 0 | 54.71 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Karachi | 26 Jan 2021 | Test # 2406 | |
35 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 54.68 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Karachi | 26 Jan 2021 | Test # 2406 | |
60 | 110 | 7 | 0 | 54.54 | South Africa | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 10 Jun 2021 | Test # 2424 | |
43 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 54.43 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 13 Feb 2024 | Test # 2529 | |
38 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 54.28 | South Africa | v Australia | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2022 | Test # 2482 | |
34 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 53.96 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 | Test # 2443 | |
28 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 53.84 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 11 Jan 2022 | Test # 2448 | |
30 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 53.57 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 | |
32 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 53.33 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 04 Feb 2021 | Test # 2408 | |
45 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 52.94 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 2022 | Test # 2451 | |
75* | 142 | 5 | 1 | 52.81 | South Africa | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 18 Jun 2021 | Test # 2426 | |
67 | 127 | 12 | 0 | 52.75 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
62 | 118 | 9 | 0 | 52.54 | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2022 | Test # 2445 | |
52 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 52.52 | South Africa | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2022 | Test # 2485 | |
38* | 73 | 4 | 1 | 52.05 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 | Test # 2460 | |
64 | 124 | 9 | 0 | 51.61 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 | |
42 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 51.21 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 | |
96* | 188 | 10 | 0 | 51.06 | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2022 | Test # 2445 | |
30 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 50.84 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 08 Sep 2022 | Test # 2476 | |
37 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 50.68 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2020 | Test # 2382 | |
52 | 103 | 10 | 0 | 50.48 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 | Test # 2443 | |
73 | 146 | 6 | 0 | 50.00 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 17 Aug 2022 | Test # 2474 | |
36 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 25 Aug 2022 | Test # 2475 | |
48 | 97 | 8 | 0 | 49.48 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 04 Feb 2021 | Test # 2408 | |
77 | 156 | 12 | 0 | 49.35 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 | Test # 2443 | |
29 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 49.15 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 | |
26 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 49.05 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 08 Sep 2022 | Test # 2476 | |
93 | 190 | 12 | 0 | 48.94 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 | Test # 2460 | |
88 | 180 | 10 | 0 | 48.88 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2020 | Test # 2379 | |
108 | 221 | 14 | 0 | 48.86 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 2022 | Test # 2451 | |
61 | 125 | 6 | 0 | 48.80 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 04 Feb 2021 | Test # 2408 | |
29 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 47.54 | South Africa | v Australia | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2022 | Test # 2482 | |
35 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 47.29 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 16 Jan 2020 | Test # 2380 |
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Minimum of 25 runsStrike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are availablePerformances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Chattogram, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Sylhet, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]
New Zealand vs Australia at Christchurch, Australia in New Zealand 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]