Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings in Tests at AUS: Melbourne Cricket Ground - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
GA Faulkner	80	93	9	1	86.02	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
JH Sinclair	58*	69	6	2	84.05	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
K Verreynne	33	40	5	0	82.50	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
GC Smith	75	94	10	0	79.78	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
MV Boucher	43	66	6	0	65.15	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
GA Faulkner	204	320	26	0	63.75	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
PL Harris	39	67	4	0	58.20	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
SM Pollock	67*	120	8	1	55.83	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
PW Sherwell	41	74	6	0	55.40	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
JH Kallis	99	180	8	0	55.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
GC Smith	62	113	6	0	54.86	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
AW Nourse	92*	170	6	0	54.11	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
K Verreynne	52	99	3	0	52.52	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
EJ Barlow	54	104	5	0	51.92	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
SJ Snooke	77	150	10	0	51.33	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
WJ Cronje	71	141	5	0	50.35	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
HH Dippenaar	26	53	4	0	49.05	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
JH Kallis	26	53	2	0	49.05	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
WJ Cronje	70	143	2	0	48.95	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
JP Duminy	166	340	18	0	48.82	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
HM Amla	30*	62	2	0	48.38	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
KC Bland	50	104	5	0	48.07	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
GC Smith	25	52	3	0	48.07	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
PL van der Merwe	31	67	4	0	46.26	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
SM Pollock	42*	93	4	0	45.16	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
T Bavuma	65	144	6	0	45.13	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
AW Nourse	33	76	3	0	43.42	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
M Jansen	59	136	10	0	43.38	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
AB de Villiers	61	141	9	0	43.26	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
EJ Barlow	109	252	11	0	43.25	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
ND McKenzie	59*	140	3	1	42.14	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
JHB Waite	77	183	4	0	42.07	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
AW Nourse	28	67	2	0	41.79	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114
TB de Bruyn	28	68	2	0	41.17	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
ND McKenzie	67	163	8	0	41.10	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
HH Gibbs	94	234	15	0	40.17	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
DW Steyn	76	191	9	1	39.79	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
D Elgar	26	68	2	0	38.23	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
LA Stricker	26	69	2	0	37.68	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
KC Wessels	63*	172	2	0	36.62	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
JH Kallis	101	279	6	0	36.20	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
AM Bacher	39	109	1	0	35.77	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
G Kirsten	83	256	7	0	32.42	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
AC Hudson	64*	201	3	0	31.84	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
JH Kallis	38	124	2	1	30.64	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
JN Rhodes	35*	124	1	0	28.22	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
AJ Pithey	76	271	7	0	28.04	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
JW Zulch	42	152	5	0	27.63	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
BM McMillan	48	189	2	0	25.39	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
AG Prince	26	120	2	0	21.66	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
WR Endean	162*	-	9	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
KG Viljoen	111	-	9	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
JC Watkins	92	-	8	1	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
RA McLean	81	-	10	1	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
RA McLean	76*	-	14	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
WR Endean	70	-	3	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
JE Cheetham	66	-	7	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
JHB Waite	64	-	4	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
JAJ Christy	63	-	5	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
JHB Waite	62	-	5	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
PNF Mansell	52	-	4	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
ARA Murray	51	-	5	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
JC Watkins	50	-	4	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
SH Curnow	47	-	3	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
B Mitchell	46	-	0	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
DJ McGlew	46	-	2	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
RA McLean	42	-	6	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
HJ Keith	40*	-	4	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
HB Cameron	39	-	4	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
HW Taylor	38	-	1	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
KJ Funston	35	-	3	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
CL Vincent	34	-	5	1	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
DPB Morkel	33	-	2	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
Q McMillan	29	-	3	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
RA McLean	27	-	2	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
KJ Funston	26	-	2	0	-	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

Australia vs India at Melbourne, Australia vs India 4th Test, Dec 26-30, 2024 [Test # 2571]

Australia vs Pakistan at Melbourne, Pakistan in Australia 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2023 [Test # 2519]