Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings in Tests at SA: Kingsmead, Durban - vs South Africa

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
MA Starc	35	25	4	2	140.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
D Ramdin	30	25	5	-	120.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
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
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
JE Taylor	25	27	4	-	92.59	West Indies	v South Africa	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
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
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
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
DA Warner	28	35	4	-	80.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
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
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
MJ Prior	60	81	6	1	74.07	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
JM Bairstow	41	56	6	-	73.21	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
DM de Silva	59	81	9	1	72.83	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
JR Murray	29	41	3	-	70.73	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
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
Moin Khan	25	36	4	-	69.44	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
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
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
ML Hayden	28	42	6	-	66.66	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
D Ramdin	25	38	5	-	65.78	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
BC Lara	72	111	12	-	64.86	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
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
AJ Stewart	95	149	15	-	63.75	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1480
S Chanderpaul	109	171	20	1	63.74	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
BKG Mendis	48	77	9	-	62.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
RT Ponting	116	187	12	2	62.03	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
IR Bell	140	227	10	1	61.67	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
MS Dhoni	35	57	3	1	61.40	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
AM Rahane	96	157	11	2	61.14	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
DM de Silva	48	79	6	-	60.75	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
SA Thomson	82	135	11	2	60.74	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
KP Pietersen	31	52	4	-	59.61	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
W Jaffer	28	47	4	-	59.57	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
AD Mathews	25	42	2	-	59.52	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
S Dhawan	29	49	4	-	59.18	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
ST Jayasuriya	26	44	5	-	59.09	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
AD Mathews	30	51	5	-	58.82	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
LD Chandimal	54	92	7	-	58.69	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
DJG Sammy	28	48	3	-	58.33	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
AP Sheahan	62	107	10	-	57.94	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	05 Feb 1970	Test # 671
JE Root	73	128	5	1	57.03	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
SM Katich	108	190	16	-	56.84	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	06 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
KC Sangakkara	108	190	13	-	56.84	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
BC Lara	79	139	15	-	56.83	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
Taufeeq Umar	39	69	7	-	56.52	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
Saeed Anwar	118	209	18	-	56.45	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
GP Thorpe	118*	209	15	-	56.45	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
ME Waugh	45	80	8	-	56.25	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
VVS Laxman	96	171	12	-	56.14	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
BC Lara	51	91	8	1	56.04	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
HMRKB Herath	30	54	4	-	55.55	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
MR Marsh	96	173	13	1	55.49	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
VC Drakes	67	121	9	1	55.37	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
MN Samuels	105	190	18	-	55.26	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
RD Jacobs	39	71	2	2	54.92	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
SR Tendulkar	63	115	11	-	54.78	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
RG Sharma	25	46	2	1	54.34	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
A Flintoff	60	112	6	3	53.57	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
DPMD Jayawardene	31	58	3	1	53.44	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
CA Pujara	70	132	9	-	53.03	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
IA Healy	55	104	8	-	52.88	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
V Kohli	46	87	5	-	52.87	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
VVS Laxman	38	73	4	1	52.05	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
SA Thomson	35	68	7	-	51.47	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
Saeed Anwar	43	84	7	-	51.19	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
JWA Taylor	70	137	9	1	51.09	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
ME Waugh	113*	222	13	-	50.90	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
FDM Karunaratne	30	59	3	-	50.84	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
RR Sarwan	114	225	18	-	50.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
ME Trescothick	132	261	20	2	50.57	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
DPMD Jayawardene	98	195	13	-	50.25	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Azharuddin	36	72	2	-	50.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	13 Nov 1992	Test # 1200
Najmul Hossain Shanto	26	52	1	1	50.00	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
PJ Hughes	160	323	15	3	49.53	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	06 Mar 2009	Test # 1913

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