Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings in Tests at SA: Newlands, Cape Town - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DA Warner	30	14	5	1	214.28	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
SPD Smith	36*	20	5	-	180.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
Mohammad Yousuf	50	29	6	2	172.41	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
MP Bowden	25	16	5	-	156.25	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
BA Stokes	72	47	7	3	153.19	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
SR Watson	25	17	1	2	147.05	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
WPUJC Vaas	38	26	6	2	146.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
BA Stokes	258	198	30	11	130.30	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
AC Gilchrist	138*	108	22	2	127.77	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
SR Watson	40	32	2	3	125.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
NM Lyon	47	38	8	-	123.68	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
YBK Jaiswal	28	23	6	-	121.73	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
MG Johnson	123*	103	11	5	119.41	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
A Symonds	55	47	3	4	117.02	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
GP Wickramasinghe	51	45	8	1	113.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
JL Langer	37	34	7	-	108.82	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
JC Buttler	29	27	4	1	107.40	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
AM Blignaut	61	58	3	6	105.17	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
M Azharuddin	115	110	19	1	104.54	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
DR Smith	105*	105	15	2	100.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
SJ Harmison	42	42	7	1	100.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
D Mohammed	36	36	7	1	100.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
JE Root	29	29	5	-	100.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
TM Dilshan	78	79	12	-	98.73	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
HH Pandya	93	95	14	1	97.89	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
SK Warne	63	65	10	1	96.92	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
CH Gayle	116	120	20	1	96.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
CH Gayle	46	49	2	2	93.87	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
DA Warner	145	156	13	4	92.94	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
Mohammad Yousuf	83	90	10	1	92.22	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
AF Giles	31*	34	5	-	91.17	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
DA Warner	135	152	12	1	88.81	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
SC Ganguly	66	75	9	1	88.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
JS Patel	27*	31	3	-	87.09	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
MJ Clarke	151	176	22	-	85.79	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
Babar Azam	72	87	15	-	82.75	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
V Sehwag	40	50	6	1	80.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
NAM McLean	39	49	4	3	79.59	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1999	Test # 1440
KD Karthik	38*	48	6	-	79.16	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
CH Gayle	38	48	4	3	79.16	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
Aamer Jamal	34	43	7	-	79.06	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
PA de Silva	77	98	13	-	78.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
JM Bairstow	150*	191	18	2	78.53	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
JL Langer	58	74	10	-	78.37	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
Inzamam-ul-Haq	32	41	6	-	78.04	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
RG Sharma	39	50	7	-	78.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
V Kohli	46	59	6	1	77.96	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
LD Chandimal	35	45	4	-	77.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
HMRKB Herath	35*	45	4	-	77.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
RR Sarwan	44	57	9	-	77.19	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
C Pringle	30	39	4	-	76.92	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
BA Stokes	26	34	4	-	76.47	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
CT Bancroft	77	103	14	-	74.75	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
Asad Shafiq	88	118	12	1	74.57	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
Tanvir Ahmed	44	59	4	-	74.57	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
RS Kaluwitharana	45	61	8	-	73.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
SB Styris	54*	75	9	-	72.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
RR Pant	100*	139	6	4	71.94	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
JE Root	35	49	5	-	71.42	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
Z Crawley	25	35	5	-	71.42	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
DC Boon	32*	45	4	-	71.11	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
NJ Astle	50	71	6	-	70.42	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
V Kohli	28	40	4	-	70.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
R Ashwin	37	53	5	-	69.81	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
PJ Hughes	32	46	4	-	69.56	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
SB Doull	25	36	2	1	69.44	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
ML Hayden	63	91	12	-	69.23	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
DPMD Jayawardene	45	65	8	-	69.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
Sarfaraz Ahmed	56	81	9	-	69.13	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
Inzamam-ul-Haq	60	87	10	-	68.96	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
AB McDonald	68	99	8	-	68.68	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
RT Ponting	47	69	5	1	68.11	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
ML Hayden	96	141	15	1	68.08	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
CH Gayle	32	48	7	-	66.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
NLTC Perera	30	45	4	-	66.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
Kamran Ghulam	28	42	4	-	66.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
SR Tendulkar	169	254	26	-	66.53	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
Taufeeq Umar	67	101	13	-	66.33	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
H Wood	59	89	11	-	66.29	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
RT Ponting	74	112	8	1	66.07	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
Shubman Gill	36	55	5	-	65.45	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
Babar Azam	81	124	10	-	65.32	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
WU Tharanga	26*	40	5	-	65.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
MG Johnson	35	54	6	-	64.81	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
MJ Prior	76	118	9	-	64.40	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
LR Johnson	54	84	9	-	64.28	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
SCJ Broad	25	39	4	-	64.10	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
MJ Slater	26	41	3	-	63.41	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
JE Root	50	79	5	-	63.29	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
BJ Haddin	42	67	8	-	62.68	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
RT Ponting	100*	160	16	1	62.50	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
BC Lara	86	138	14	-	62.31	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
JE Root	61	98	7	-	62.24	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
BG Rogers	28	45	3	-	62.22	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
Shan Masood	44	71	5	1	61.97	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
SP Fleming	262	423	31	2	61.93	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
RP Arnold	26	42	3	-	61.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
AJ Stewart	40	65	6	-	61.53	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
MN Samuels	43	70	6	-	61.42	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
Yasir Hameed	35	57	7	-	61.40	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830

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