Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings in Tests at SA: St George's Park, Gqeberha - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
NAM McLean	31	12	-	4	258.33	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
MA Wood	42	23	2	5	182.60	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
CH Gayle	66	49	13	-	134.69	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
CH Gayle	29	22	5	1	131.81	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
MG Johnson	27	23	3	1	117.39	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
N Dickwella	42	36	6	1	116.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
A Flintoff	42	37	9	-	113.51	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
PHKD Mendis	35	35	4	1	100.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
RJ Harris	26	26	4	1	100.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
SC Ganguly	42	46	7	-	91.30	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
DA Warner	66	73	9	1	90.41	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
DA Warner	70	78	10	-	89.74	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
Kamran Akmal	57*	64	9	-	89.06	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
SM Curran	44	50	6	1	88.00	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
Tamim Iqbal	47	57	8	-	82.45	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
Litton Das	27	33	5	-	81.81	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
BC Lara	39	49	6	1	79.59	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
GP Thorpe	27	34	3	-	79.41	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
BKG Mendis	84*	110	13	-	76.36	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
VVS Laxman	89	121	12	-	73.55	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
BJ Watling	63	87	13	-	72.41	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
AP Sheahan	46	64	6	-	71.87	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
N Kapil Dev	129	180	14	1	71.66	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
BOP Fernando	75*	106	10	2	70.75	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
AJ Strauss	94*	134	12	1	70.14	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
M Azharuddin	60	88	7	-	68.18	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
SPD Smith	49	72	8	-	68.05	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
AF Giles	26	39	3	-	66.66	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
Inzamam-ul-Haq	92*	142	13	-	64.78	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
BKG Mendis	58	90	9	-	64.44	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
Wasim Akram	30*	47	5	-	63.82	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
MN Samuels	101	160	14	1	63.12	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
DA Warner	63	100	9	-	63.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
DM de Silva	43	70	5	-	61.42	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
Kamran Akmal	33	54	5	-	61.11	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
BKG Mendis	46	76	3	2	60.52	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
OJ Pope	135*	226	18	1	59.73	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
Mohammad Hafeez	32	54	5	-	59.25	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
JE Root	27	46	4	-	58.69	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
Mohammad Yousuf	32	55	5	-	58.18	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
D Ganga	33	57	4	-	57.89	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
SC Williams	37	64	3	1	57.81	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
KC Brathwaite	106	186	12	-	56.98	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
P Nissanka	89	157	11	1	56.68	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
AD Mathews	39	69	5	-	56.52	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
BA Stokes	120	214	12	2	56.07	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
TD Paine	28*	50	2	-	56.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
Azhar Mahmood	41	74	6	-	55.40	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
AJ Strauss	126	228	17	-	55.26	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
UT Khawaja	75	136	14	-	55.14	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
DM de Silva	50	92	7	-	54.34	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
AD Mathews	32	59	4	1	54.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
BJ Watling	63	117	11	-	53.84	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
Younis Khan	67*	125	4	-	53.60	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
N Hussain	82	154	10	2	53.24	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
TD Paine	36	68	5	-	52.94	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
Yasir Ali	46	87	7	-	52.87	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
PHKD Mendis	48	92	4	-	52.17	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
AJ Stewart	28	55	4	1	50.90	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
ME Waugh	116	228	17	1	50.87	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
LD Chandimal	29	57	5	-	50.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
Saeed Anwar	55	109	8	-	50.45	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
A Flintoff	35	70	4	1	50.00	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
WM Lawry	43	87	6	1	49.42	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
DJG Sammy	38	77	3	-	49.35	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
AD Mathews	59	120	7	-	49.16	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
AP Sheahan	67	137	7	1	48.90	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
AD Mathews	44	90	6	-	48.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
MTG Elliott	44	91	8	-	48.35	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
IR Redpath	55	114	8	-	48.24	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
MN Samuels	94	195	12	-	48.20	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
CD McMillan	39	81	5	-	48.14	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
MS Sinclair	150	321	23	1	46.72	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
RS Morton	33	71	7	-	46.47	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
HDRL Thirimanne	29	63	4	-	46.03	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
MN Samuels	40	87	5	-	45.97	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
LD Chandimal	44	97	5	-	45.36	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
CJL Rogers	107	237	12	-	45.14	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
Najmul Hossain Shanto	33	74	6	-	44.59	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
Younis Khan	45	101	8	-	44.55	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
LD Chandimal	28	64	5	-	43.75	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
SPD Smith	25	58	3	-	43.10	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
CT Bancroft	38	91	6	-	41.75	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
S Chanderpaul	104	253	12	-	41.10	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
MA Butcher	79	193	12	-	40.93	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
JK Silva	48	118	7	-	40.67	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
MH Richardson	60	150	8	-	40.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
GP Thorpe	31*	78	2	-	39.74	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
MA Atherton	108	274	15	-	39.41	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
MJ Guptill	48	122	10	-	39.34	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
GA Hick	62	158	8	1	39.24	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
CJ Adams	25	65	2	-	38.46	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
FDM Karunaratne	43	113	5	-	38.05	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
DP Sibley	36	95	5	-	37.89	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
DG Brownlie	53	141	8	-	37.58	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
Mushfiqur Rahim	51	136	8	-	37.50	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
AR Caddick	35	96	4	-	36.45	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
R Dravid	87	241	12	-	36.09	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
D Ganga	45	125	6	-	36.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
MR Marsh	45	125	4	1	36.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298

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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 vs Sri Lanka at Gqeberha, South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Dec 5-9, 2024 [Test # 2566]

South Africa vs Bangladesh at Gqeberha, Bangladesh in South Africa 2nd Test, Apr 8-11, 2022 [Test # 2461]

England vs South Africa at Gqeberha, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Jan 16-20, 2020 [Test # 2380]