Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

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

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
HH Gibbs	25*	17	3	1	147.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
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
RJ Peterson	61	52	9	1	117.30	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
Q de Kock	33	33	7	0	100.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	19 Aug 2016	Test # 2219
GC Smith	37	38	5	0	97.36	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
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	0	94.23	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
S van Zyl	33	36	6	0	91.66	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
AK Markram	28	31	3	0	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	0	89.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
Q de Kock	55	62	6	0	88.70	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
BA Richards	140	164	20	1	85.36	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	5 Feb 1970	Test # 671
Q de Kock	80	94	8	1	85.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
AN Petersen	31*	37	5	1	83.78	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
KA Maharaj	29	35	4	0	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	0	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
DW Steyn	29*	36	2	2	80.55	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
SM Pollock	30	38	5	0	78.94	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
MV Boucher	39	50	5	0	78.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
L Klusener	45	58	6	0	77.58	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1480
HH Gibbs	51	66	10	0	77.27	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
N Boje	48	64	9	0	75.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
HM Amla	53	71	10	0	74.64	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	19 Aug 2016	Test # 2219
AA Donald	26	35	3	0	74.28	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
JH Kallis	74	101	13	0	73.26	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
PL Harris	36	50	5	0	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	0	71.73	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
GC Smith	58	81	11	0	71.60	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
HH Gibbs	63	88	13	0	71.59	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
AC Hudson	45	63	9	0	71.42	South Africa	v England	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
T Bavuma	47	66	7	0	71.21	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
AD Nourse	32	45	3	0	71.11	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
GC Smith	26	37	1	0	70.27	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
AJ Hall	32	46	4	0	69.56	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
JA Rudolph	36	52	7	0	69.23	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
PS de Villiers	46*	67	6	0	68.65	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
RG Pollock	274	401	43	0	68.32	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	5 Feb 1970	Test # 671
JN Rhodes	87	129	8	2	67.44	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
MJ Procter	32	48	4	0	66.66	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	5 Feb 1970	Test # 671
D Elgar	67	101	11	0	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	0	65.85	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
AK Markram	143	218	19	0	65.59	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
JA Rudolph	36	55	4	0	65.45	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
HM Amla	54	83	10	0	65.06	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
F du Plessis	35	54	5	0	64.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
N Boje	37*	58	4	0	63.79	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
SM Pollock	63*	99	10	0	63.63	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
AB de Villiers	74	117	9	0	63.24	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
HM Amla	51	81	7	0	62.96	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
G Kirsten	137	218	20	0	62.84	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
AG Prince	123*	196	15	0	62.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
D Elgar	64	102	7	0	62.74	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
N Boje	32	51	3	0	62.74	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
AB de Villiers	49	79	7	1	62.02	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
AN Petersen	62	100	8	0	62.00	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
F du Plessis	43	70	4	0	61.42	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
JH Kallis	162	264	21	1	61.36	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
SM Pollock	38*	62	3	0	61.29	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
HH Gibbs	35	58	4	0	60.34	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
T Bavuma	70	117	9	1	59.82	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
M Morkel	31*	52	3	0	59.61	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
AD Nourse	37	63	3	1	58.73	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
MV Boucher	53	91	7	0	58.24	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
GC Smith	47	81	7	0	58.02	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
AK Markram	47	81	4	1	58.02	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
G Kirsten	29	50	4	0	58.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
DW Begbie	48	83	6	1	57.83	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
HH Gibbs	26	45	5	0	57.77	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1480
AN Petersen	26	45	4	0	57.77	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
JA Rudolph	61	106	8	1	57.54	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
AB de Villiers	46	80	7	0	57.50	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
AG Prince	121	212	16	0	57.07	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
HH Gibbs	49	86	4	1	56.97	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
JH Kallis	75	132	7	0	56.81	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
G Kirsten	66*	117	9	0	56.41	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
D Elgar	40	71	6	0	56.33	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
AJ Hall	27*	48	4	0	56.25	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
AB de Villiers	71*	127	11	0	55.90	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
AG Prince	48	86	6	0	55.81	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
Q de Kock	83	149	11	0	55.70	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
T Stubbs	122	221	9	2	55.20	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
ND McKenzie	32	58	3	2	55.17	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
AB de Villiers	52*	95	9	0	54.73	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
AM Bacher	55	101	9	0	54.45	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
HM Amla	69	127	10	0	54.33	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
AK Markram	32	59	6	0	54.23	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
AG Prince	33	61	4	0	54.09	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
JH Kallis	61*	113	10	0	53.98	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
SM Pollock	36*	67	5	0	53.73	South Africa	v England	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
AC Hudson	52	97	8	0	53.60	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
GC Smith	40	75	5	0	53.33	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
K Rabada	32*	60	5	0	53.33	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	19 Aug 2016	Test # 2219
HH Gibbs	25	47	3	0	53.19	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347

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Minimum of 25 runs
Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Durban, South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st Test, Nov 27-30, 2024 [Test # 2563]

South Africa vs Bangladesh at Durban, Bangladesh in South Africa 1st Test, Mar 31-Apr 4, 2022 [Test # 2460]

South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Durban, SL in SA 1st Test, Feb 13-16, 2019 [Test # 2347]