Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings By India vs South Africa in FC - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RJ Peterson	34	24	3	1	141.66	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
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
GC Smith	35	30	5	0	116.66	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
AB de Villiers	129	112	12	5	115.17	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
Q de Kock	43	40	7	0	107.50	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
SM Pollock	113*	109	9	7	103.66	South Africa	v India	Centurion	23 Nov 2001	First-class
AK Markram	106	103	17	2	102.91	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
M Jansen	93	91	6	7	102.19	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
L Klusener	102*	100	13	1	102.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
SM Pollock	40	41	6	1	97.56	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
GC Smith	37	38	5	0	97.36	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
MV Boucher	68*	70	9	1	97.14	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
BM McMillan	51*	54	4	3	94.44	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
WJ Cronje	34	37	5	0	91.89	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
JH Kallis	34	37	6	0	91.89	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
L Klusener	29	32	3	2	90.62	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
L Klusener	108	124	18	1	87.09	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
T Bavuma	51	60	6	1	85.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
MV Boucher	27*	32	6	0	84.37	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
AN Petersen	31*	37	5	1	83.78	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
GC Smith	27*	33	4	1	81.81	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
AK Markram	31	38	6	0	81.57	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
AB de Villiers	85	105	11	1	80.95	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	14 Nov 2015	Test # 2188
GC Smith	34	42	6	0	80.95	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
AK Markram	34	43	7	0	79.06	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
Zubayr Hamza	62	79	10	1	78.48	South Africa	v India	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
BM McMillan	59*	76	6	0	77.63	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
AB de Villiers	65	84	11	0	77.38	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
AB de Villiers	63	83	6	0	75.90	South Africa	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
AB de Villiers	44	58	8	0	75.86	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
WJ Cronje	43	57	7	0	75.43	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
GC Smith	73	97	13	0	75.25	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
KA Maharaj	35	47	3	1	74.46	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
JH Kallis	201*	270	15	5	74.44	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
DJ Cullinan	55	74	7	0	74.32	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
AA Donald	26	35	3	0	74.28	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
HH Gibbs	107	145	16	2	73.79	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
HM Amla	59	80	9	1	73.75	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
KD Petersen	82	113	10	0	72.56	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
T de Zorzi	49	68	4	1	72.05	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
DJ Cullinan	33	46	6	0	71.73	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
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
GC Smith	62	87	11	0	71.26	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
M Ntini	34*	48	5	0	70.83	South Africa	v India	Centurion	23 Nov 2001	First-class
AB de Villiers	35	50	2	2	70.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
CR Matthews	28*	40	5	0	70.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1993	Test # 1209
HM Amla	140	202	14	1	69.30	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
SM Pollock	55*	80	6	1	68.75	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
HM Amla	114	166	14	1	68.67	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
VD Philander	59	86	7	0	68.60	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
Q de Kock	111	163	16	2	68.09	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
G Kirsten	133	196	18	0	67.85	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
VD Philander	25*	37	3	0	67.56	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
C Bosch	25	37	2	1	67.56	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025	Test # 2606
AN Petersen	77	114	9	1	67.54	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
MV Boucher	55	82	4	0	67.07	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
D Elgar	48	72	8	0	66.66	South Africa	v India	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
DW Steyn	32	48	2	1	66.66	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
GC Smith	94	142	14	1	66.19	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
AB de Villiers	80	121	10	0	66.11	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
SM Pollock	37	56	5	0	66.07	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
M Morkel	27	41	4	0	65.85	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
GC Smith	55	84	6	0	65.47	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
AB de Villiers	217*	333	17	2	65.16	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
M Morkel	35	54	7	0	64.81	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
Q de Kock	31	48	7	0	64.58	South Africa	v India	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
AK Markram	31	48	5	1	64.58	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025	Test # 2606
D Elgar	185	287	28	0	64.45	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
DG Bedingham	56	87	7	2	64.36	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
SM Pollock	63*	99	10	0	63.63	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
L Klusener	49	77	5	1	63.63	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
VD Philander	35	55	5	0	63.63	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
KD Petersen	28	44	4	0	63.63	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
AB de Villiers	74	117	9	0	63.24	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
ND McKenzie	36	57	5	0	63.15	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
AK Markram	94	150	15	0	62.66	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
G Kirsten	30*	48	4	0	62.50	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
M Morkel	28	45	4	0	62.22	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
AN Petersen	62	100	8	0	62.00	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
GC Smith	29	47	3	0	61.70	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
DJ Cullinan	53	86	5	1	61.62	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
F du Plessis	43	70	4	0	61.42	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
HH Gibbs	46	75	9	0	61.33	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
AB de Villiers	103	168	12	0	61.30	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
TB de Bruyn	30	49	4	1	61.22	South Africa	v India	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
DJ Cullinan	122*	200	15	1	61.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
AN Petersen	100	164	16	0	60.97	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
HM Amla	159	262	20	0	60.68	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
G Kirsten	29	48	5	0	60.41	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
T Bavuma	38	63	4	1	60.31	South Africa	v India	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
GC Smith	44	73	6	0	60.27	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
ND McKenzie	94	156	18	0	60.25	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
AB de Villiers	53	88	5	0	60.22	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
G Kirsten	102	170	14	0	60.00	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
DJ Richardson	36*	60	4	0	60.00	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
AC Hudson	146	244	24	0	59.83	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
F du Plessis	62	104	12	0	59.61	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292

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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 India at Guwahati, South Africa in India 2nd Test, Nov 22-26, 2025 [Test # 2609]

South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]

Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2603]