Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings in Tests at SA: SuperSport Park, Centurion - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
VD Philander	26*	18	4	1	144.44	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
WJ Cronje	82	63	8	6	130.15	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
K Rabada	31*	26	5	-	119.23	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
Q de Kock	50	43	8	1	116.27	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
AB de Villiers	129	112	12	5	115.17	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
JN Rhodes	103*	95	8	6	108.42	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
SM Pollock	111	106	16	3	104.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
Q de Kock	129*	128	17	2	100.78	South Africa	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
HH Gibbs	25	27	4	-	92.59	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
Q de Kock	34	37	2	3	91.89	South Africa	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
DG Bedingham	30	33	5	-	90.90	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
GC Smith	41	46	4	1	89.13	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
Imran Tahir	29*	33	5	-	87.87	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
N Boje	82	94	15	1	87.23	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
C Bosch	81*	93	15	-	87.09	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
MV Boucher	63*	73	9	1	86.30	South Africa	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
Q de Kock	45	53	5	-	84.90	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
MV Boucher	38	45	6	1	84.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
A Nel	25	30	1	2	83.33	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
AK Markram	47	58	7	-	81.03	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
S van Zyl	101*	130	15	-	77.69	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
GC Smith	139	180	21	2	77.22	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
HE van der Dussen	51	67	5	-	76.11	South Africa	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
DJ Cullinan	48	64	7	1	75.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
JH Kallis	201*	270	15	5	74.44	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
Q de Kock	95	128	14	-	74.21	South Africa	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
JH Kallis	131	177	17	2	74.01	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
ND McKenzie	39	53	4	-	73.58	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
AB de Villiers	99	135	12	-	73.33	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
D Pretorius	33	45	4	1	73.33	South Africa	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
PC Strydom	30	41	5	-	73.17	South Africa	v England	Centurion	14 Jan 2000	Test # 1483
D Elgar	95	130	16	-	73.07	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
AG Prince	162*	223	23	2	72.64	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
AK Markram	68	94	14	-	72.34	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
F du Plessis	199	276	24	-	72.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
Q de Kock	82	114	15	-	71.92	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
HM Amla	92	128	13	-	71.87	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
GC Smith	62	87	11	-	71.26	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
WJ Cronje	79*	111	9	2	71.17	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
RJ Peterson	28	40	4	-	70.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
HM Amla	140	202	14	1	69.30	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
KA Maharaj	73	106	6	2	68.86	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
VD Philander	46	68	4	-	67.64	South Africa	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
AN Petersen	77	114	9	1	67.54	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
SM Pollock	39*	58	5	1	67.24	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
D Elgar	28	42	3	-	66.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
HH Gibbs	47	71	6	1	66.19	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
AB de Villiers	80	121	10	-	66.11	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
AK Markram	115	174	18	-	66.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
VD Philander	74	113	9	-	65.48	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
JH Kallis	130*	199	14	1	65.32	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
GC Smith	32	49	5	-	65.30	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
L Klusener	30	46	3	1	65.21	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
AB de Villiers	33	51	6	-	64.70	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
AB de Villiers	152	235	16	2	64.68	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
AB de Villiers	109	169	11	1	64.49	South Africa	v England	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
HM Amla	109	169	19	-	64.49	South Africa	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
AG Prince	138	214	19	-	64.48	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
D Elgar	185	287	28	-	64.45	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
AB de Villiers	47	73	7	1	64.38	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
DG Bedingham	56	87	7	2	64.36	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
MV Boucher	65	101	10	-	64.35	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
AG Prince	139*	218	18	2	63.76	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
HM Amla	58	91	9	1	63.73	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
L Klusener	61*	96	7	1	63.54	South Africa	v England	Centurion	14 Jan 2000	Test # 1483
AB de Villiers	64	101	6	1	63.36	South Africa	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
JH Kallis	136*	217	16	1	62.67	South Africa	v England	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
AK Markram	94	150	15	-	62.66	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
DW Steyn	25	40	2	1	62.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
AK Markram	89	144	15	-	61.80	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
MV Boucher	117	190	16	-	61.57	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
AB de Villiers	91	148	10	2	61.48	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
AN Petersen	27	44	6	-	61.36	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
T Bavuma	53	87	9	-	60.91	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
N Boje	31	51	5	1	60.78	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
AB de Villiers	97	161	13	-	60.24	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
D Elgar	71	118	11	-	60.16	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
GC Smith	27	45	4	-	60.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
AK Markram	37	63	6	-	58.73	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
T Bavuma	35	60	5	-	58.33	South Africa	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
SM Pollock	99*	170	9	2	58.23	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
GC Smith	61	105	7	-	58.09	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
HH Gibbs	192	335	24	3	57.31	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
M Jansen	84*	147	11	1	57.14	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
PWA Mulder	36	63	4	1	57.14	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
T Bavuma	71	125	7	-	56.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
AB de Villiers	121	215	15	-	56.27	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
HM Amla	208	371	22	-	56.06	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
AB de Villiers	92	165	15	-	55.75	South Africa	v England	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
JP Duminy	88	158	13	-	55.69	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
DJ Cullinan	103	185	13	-	55.67	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
K Rabada	25	45	3	1	55.55	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
JH Kallis	31	56	5	-	55.35	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
WJ Cronje	58	105	7	1	55.23	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
JH Kallis	58	106	5	2	54.71	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
MV Boucher	100	183	16	-	54.64	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
WJ Cronje	25	46	5	-	54.34	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
HH Dippenaar	52	96	10	-	54.16	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
Zubayr Hamza	39	72	6	-	54.16	South Africa	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
Q de Kock	34	63	3	1	53.96	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs Sri Lanka at Adelaide, Sri Lanka tour of Australia 3rd Test, Jan 25-29, 1996 [Test # 1324]

Australia vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Sri Lanka tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 1995 [Test # 1319]

Sri Lanka vs Australia at W.A.C.A, Sri Lanka tour of Australia 1st Test, Dec 8-11, 1995 [Test # 1317]