Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings By South Africa vs West Indies in Tests IN South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
NAM McLean	31	12	0	4	258.33	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
DW Steyn	58	28	6	5	207.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
CH Gayle	66	49	13	0	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
DW Steyn	33*	26	3	2	126.92	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
CH Gayle	26	21	6	0	123.80	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
HH Gibbs	27	22	4	1	122.72	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
D Ramdin	30	25	5	0	120.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
SM Pollock	28	24	3	0	116.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
JN Rhodes	103*	95	8	6	108.42	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
GC Smith	85	79	11	0	107.59	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
VC Drakes	35	34	7	0	102.94	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
DR Smith	105*	105	15	2	100.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
RS Morton	37	37	7	0	100.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
D Mohammed	36	36	7	1	100.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
M Dillon	30	31	7	0	96.77	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
CH Gayle	116	120	20	1	96.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
HM Amla	29	30	5	0	96.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
AB de Villiers	103*	109	15	1	94.49	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
CH Gayle	46	49	2	2	93.87	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
JE Taylor	25	27	4	0	92.59	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
A Nel	34	37	4	1	91.89	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
M Dillon	29	32	6	0	90.62	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
GC Smith	28	31	4	0	90.32	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
GC Smith	147	165	27	0	89.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
BC Lara	68	77	14	0	88.31	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
J Blackwood	79	93	12	1	84.94	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
RD Jacobs	78	92	12	1	84.78	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
RD Jacobs	58	69	11	0	84.05	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
S Chanderpaul	74	91	13	0	81.31	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
HH Gibbs	142	175	23	0	81.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
AK Markram	47	58	7	0	81.03	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
BC Lara	39	49	6	1	79.59	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
NAM McLean	39	49	4	3	79.59	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1440
CH Gayle	38	48	4	3	79.16	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
D Elgar	42	54	7	0	77.77	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
S van Zyl	101*	130	15	0	77.69	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
HM Amla	38*	49	6	0	77.55	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
GC Smith	139	180	21	2	77.22	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
RR Sarwan	44	57	9	0	77.19	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
AB de Villiers	148	194	15	1	76.28	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
LR Johnson	31	42	4	0	73.80	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
BC Lara	202	274	32	2	73.72	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
NAM McLean	33	45	5	1	73.33	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
JH Kallis	74	101	13	0	73.26	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
GC Smith	132	184	22	0	71.73	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
JR Murray	29	41	3	0	70.73	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
MV Boucher	122*	173	21	0	70.52	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
AJ Hall	32	46	4	0	69.56	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
RJ Peterson	25	36	2	0	69.44	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
JO Holder	81*	117	8	4	69.23	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
AK Markram	96	139	17	0	69.06	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
HH Gibbs	33	48	6	0	68.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
CH Gayle	77	113	14	1	68.14	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
JH Kallis	130*	191	7	5	68.06	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
JH Kallis	85	126	9	0	67.46	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
JN Rhodes	87	129	8	2	67.44	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
CH Gayle	107	159	17	0	67.29	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
CH Gayle	32	48	7	0	66.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
D Elgar	28	42	3	0	66.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
DR Smith	39	59	8	1	66.10	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
AK Markram	115	174	18	0	66.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
HH Gibbs	25	38	4	0	65.78	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1440
D Ramdin	25	38	5	0	65.78	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
JA Rudolph	36	55	4	0	65.45	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
J Da Silva	34	52	5	1	65.38	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
JH Kallis	130*	199	14	1	65.32	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
BC Lara	72	111	12	0	64.86	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
AB de Villiers	152	235	16	2	64.68	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
M van Jaarsveld	73	113	13	0	64.60	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
LR Johnson	54	84	9	0	64.28	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
DJ Bravo	75	117	13	0	64.10	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
S Chanderpaul	109	171	20	1	63.74	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
HH Gibbs	142	223	15	4	63.67	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
MN Samuels	101	160	14	1	63.12	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
GC Smith	44	70	7	0	62.85	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
G Kirsten	137	218	20	0	62.84	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
ND McKenzie	76	121	10	1	62.80	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
AG Prince	123*	196	15	0	62.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
BC Lara	86	138	14	0	62.31	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
HM Amla	37	60	6	0	61.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
T Bavuma	172	280	20	0	61.42	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
MN Samuels	43	70	6	0	61.42	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
AN Petersen	27	44	6	0	61.36	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
SM Pollock	38*	62	3	0	61.29	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
JH Kallis	44	72	3	1	61.11	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
JN Rhodes	64	106	8	1	60.37	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
HH Gibbs	35	58	4	0	60.34	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
D Elgar	71	118	11	0	60.16	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
M Dillon	36	60	5	0	60.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1440
S van Zyl	29	49	5	0	59.18	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
SM Pollock	42	71	3	0	59.15	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
PWA Mulder	42	71	8	0	59.15	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
SM Pollock	30	51	3	0	58.82	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
DJG Sammy	28	48	3	0	58.33	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
HH Gibbs	60	103	8	1	58.25	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
D Elgar	60*	103	7	1	58.25	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
LR Johnson	44	76	6	0	57.89	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
D Ganga	33	57	4	0	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

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Christchurch, West Indies in New Zealand 1st Test, Dec 2-6, 2025 [Test # 2610]