Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in SA: Kingsmead, Durban in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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
MA Starc	35	25	4	2	140.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
HH Gibbs	27	22	4	1	122.72	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
MW Pringle	33	27	3	2	122.22	South Africa	v India	Durban	13 Nov 1992	Test # 1200
D Ramdin	30	25	5	-	120.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
RJ Peterson	61	52	9	1	117.30	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
SK Warne	36	31	6	1	116.12	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
RT Ponting	34	32	6	-	106.25	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
SK Warne	26	25	4	-	104.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
JM Bairstow	79	76	9	3	103.94	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
V Sehwag	32	31	6	-	103.22	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
RS Morton	37	37	7	-	100.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
Q de Kock	33	33	7	-	100.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	19 Aug 2016	Test # 2219
GC Smith	37	38	5	-	97.36	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
SCJ Broad	32*	33	5	-	96.96	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
Kamran Akmal	29	30	6	-	96.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
AB de Villiers	103*	109	15	1	94.49	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
BM McMillan	51*	54	4	3	94.44	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
M van Jaarsveld	49	52	8	-	94.23	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
JE Taylor	25	27	4	-	92.59	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
S van Zyl	33	36	6	-	91.66	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
AK Markram	28	31	3	-	90.32	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
DJ Cullinan	25*	28	1	1	89.28	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
GC Smith	147	165	27	-	89.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
GO Jones	73	82	10	2	89.02	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
RT Ponting	89	100	16	-	89.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
Q de Kock	55	62	6	-	88.70	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
Mohammad Yousuf	42	48	6	-	87.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
MS Dhoni	34	39	7	-	87.17	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
BA Richards	140	164	20	1	85.36	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	05 Feb 1970	Test # 671
Q de Kock	80	94	8	1	85.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
AC Gilchrist	91	107	14	-	85.04	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
RD Jacobs	58	69	11	-	84.05	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
AN Petersen	31*	37	5	1	83.78	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
KA Maharaj	29	35	4	-	82.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
GC Smith	27*	33	4	1	81.81	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
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
Azhar Mahmood	132	163	24	-	80.98	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
MDKJ Perera	51	63	7	1	80.95	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
AJ Strauss	54	67	9	-	80.59	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
DW Steyn	29*	36	2	2	80.55	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
DA Warner	28	35	4	-	80.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
SM Pollock	30	38	5	-	78.94	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
SC Ganguly	26	33	4	-	78.78	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
V Sehwag	25	32	4	-	78.12	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
MV Boucher	39	50	5	-	78.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
L Klusener	45	58	6	-	77.58	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1480
HH Gibbs	51	66	10	-	77.27	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
MDKJ Perera	153*	200	12	5	76.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
RT Ponting	81	106	12	-	76.41	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	06 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
PJ Hughes	115	151	19	2	76.15	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	06 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
C Washbrook	25	33	4	-	75.75	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
N Boje	48	64	9	-	75.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
HM Amla	53	71	10	-	74.64	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	19 Aug 2016	Test # 2219
AA Donald	26	35	3	-	74.28	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
MJ Prior	60	81	6	1	74.07	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
JH Kallis	74	101	13	-	73.26	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
JM Bairstow	41	56	6	-	73.21	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
PL Harris	36	50	5	-	72.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
SM Pollock	64	89	8	1	71.91	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1480
HM Amla	33	46	5	-	71.73	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
GC Smith	58	81	11	-	71.60	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
HH Gibbs	63	88	13	-	71.59	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
AC Hudson	45	63	9	-	71.42	South Africa	v England	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
T Bavuma	47	66	7	-	71.21	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
AD Nourse	32	45	3	-	71.11	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
JR Murray	29	41	3	-	70.73	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
GC Smith	26	37	1	-	70.27	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
MS Dhoni	47	67	10	-	70.14	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
S Sreesanth	28	40	5	-	70.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
JL Langer	37	53	6	-	69.81	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
AJ Hall	32	46	4	-	69.56	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
Moin Khan	25	36	4	-	69.44	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
JA Rudolph	36	52	7	-	69.23	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
PS de Villiers	46*	67	6	-	68.65	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
RG Pollock	274	401	43	-	68.32	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	05 Feb 1970	Test # 671
TM Dilshan	47	69	6	-	68.11	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
KR Stackpole	27	40	6	-	67.50	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	05 Feb 1970	Test # 671
JN Rhodes	87	129	8	2	67.44	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
LD Chandimal	58	86	7	-	67.44	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
TT Samaraweera	43	64	5	-	67.18	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
MJ Procter	32	48	4	-	66.66	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	05 Feb 1970	Test # 671
ML Hayden	28	42	6	-	66.66	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
D Elgar	67	101	11	-	66.33	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
SM Pollock	70*	106	5	2	66.03	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
M Morkel	27	41	4	-	65.85	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
D Ramdin	25	38	5	-	65.78	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
AK Markram	143	218	19	-	65.59	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
JA Rudolph	36	55	4	-	65.45	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
HM Amla	54	83	10	-	65.06	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
BC Lara	72	111	12	-	64.86	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
F du Plessis	35	54	5	-	64.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
DA Warner	51	79	6	-	64.55	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
DJ Bravo	75	117	13	-	64.10	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
CT Bancroft	53	83	10	-	63.85	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
ME Waugh	30	47	3	1	63.82	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
SM Katich	30	47	3	1	63.82	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	06 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
N Boje	37*	58	4	-	63.79	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v Bangladesh at Durban, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 31-Apr 4, 2022 [Test # 2460]

South Africa v Sri Lanka at Durban, 1st Test, Feb 13-16, 2019 [Test # 2347]

South Africa v Australia at Durban, 1st Test, Mar 1-5, 2018 [Test # 2297]