Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Highest strike rates in an innings Held in South Africa for Tests

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
Abdur Razzak	43	17	5	3	252.94	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Harare	04 Aug 2011	Test # 2002
JH Kallis	54	25	3	5	216.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
DA Warner	30	14	5	1	214.28	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
DW Steyn	58	28	6	5	207.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
Harbhajan Singh	37	18	4	3	205.55	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	13 Sep 2005	Test # 1765
SM Pollock	36*	19	4	2	189.47	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
MA Wood	42	23	2	5	182.60	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
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
Aamer Sohail	46	27	11	-	170.37	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	07 Feb 1995	Test # 1288
SM Pollock	32*	20	3	2	160.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
BRM Taylor	49	31	10	-	158.06	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Harare	07 May 2021	Test # 2421
MP Bowden	25	16	5	-	156.25	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
SCJ Broad	43	28	2	4	153.57	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
BA Stokes	72	47	7	3	153.19	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
VRV Singh	29	19	6	-	152.63	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
SC Williams	83*	55	7	2	150.90	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Bulawayo	06 Jul 2025	Test # 2593
Waqar Younis	28	19	4	1	147.36	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
NB Mahwire	50*	34	8	2	147.05	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	15 Aug 2005	Test # 1761
HH Gibbs	25*	17	3	1	147.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
SR Watson	25	17	1	2	147.05	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
DG Bedingham	44*	30	4	2	146.66	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
WPUJC Vaas	38	26	6	2	146.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
VD Philander	26*	18	4	1	144.44	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
SC Williams	26	18	5	-	144.44	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Bulawayo	28 Jun 2025	Test # 2590
MA Starc	35	25	4	2	140.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
PA Strang	38*	28	4	2	135.71	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
CJ McDermott	31	23	4	1	134.78	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	04 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
CH Gayle	66	49	13	-	134.69	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
CB Mpofu	33	25	4	1	132.00	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Bulawayo	21 Oct 2017	Test # 2279
CH Gayle	29	22	5	1	131.81	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
JH Kallis	54	41	8	2	131.70	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
AM Blignaut	50	38	7	2	131.57	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Harare	09 Nov 2002	Test # 1625
BA Stokes	258	198	30	11	130.30	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
WJ Cronje	82	63	8	6	130.15	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
K Verreynne	39*	30	6	-	130.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
DL Vettori	127	98	20	2	129.59	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Aug 2005	Test # 1759
PA de Silva	41*	32	6	-	128.12	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26 Oct 1994	Test # 1272
AM Blignaut	41	32	4	2	128.12	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Bulawayo	16 Nov 2002	Test # 1627
AC Gilchrist	138*	108	22	2	127.77	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
Sikandar Raza	37	29	8	-	127.58	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	28 Jul 2016	Test # 2210
DW Steyn	33*	26	3	2	126.92	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
BRM Taylor	92	73	16	-	126.02	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	07 Jul 2021	Test # 2427
Sarfaraz Ahmed	50	40	8	-	125.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
SR Watson	40	32	2	3	125.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
KA Maharaj	30	24	3	2	125.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
Rashid Khan	25	20	4	-	125.00	Afghanistan	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	02 Jan 2025	Test # 2574
D Brevis	51	41	3	4	124.39	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	28 Jun 2025	Test # 2590
CH Gayle	26	21	6	-	123.80	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
NM Lyon	47	38	8	-	123.68	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
HH Gibbs	27	22	4	1	122.72	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
MW Pringle	33	27	3	2	122.22	South Africa	v India	Durban	13 Nov 1992	Test # 1200
YBK Jaiswal	28	23	6	-	121.73	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
A Flower	29	24	5	-	120.83	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Harare	09 Nov 2002	Test # 1625
Q de Kock	29	24	4	-	120.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
SM Curran	35	29	6	-	120.68	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
Saleem Elahi	30*	25	4	2	120.00	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	16 Nov 2002	Test # 1627
D Ramdin	30	25	5	-	120.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
MG Johnson	123*	103	11	5	119.41	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
RAS Lakmal	31	26	6	-	119.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
K Rabada	31*	26	5	-	119.23	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
R Ravindra	165*	139	21	2	118.70	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	07 Aug 2025	Test # 2599
AM Blignaut	32	27	2	1	118.51	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	19 Feb 2004	Test # 1683
LJ Tucker	33	28	7	-	117.85	Ireland	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	06 Feb 2025	Test # 2581
MG Johnson	27	23	3	1	117.39	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
RJ Peterson	61	52	9	1	117.30	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
A Symonds	55	47	3	4	117.02	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
N Dickwella	42	36	6	1	116.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
DJ Cullinan	28	24	3	-	116.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
SM Pollock	28	24	3	-	116.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
Mohammed Shami	28	24	5	-	116.66	India	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
BA Stokes	28	24	6	-	116.66	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
SN Thakur	28	24	5	1	116.66	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
Q de Kock	50	43	8	1	116.27	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
MJ Procter	36*	31	2	2	116.12	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
SK Warne	36	31	6	1	116.12	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
CK Coventry	37	32	4	1	115.62	Zimbabwe	v India	Harare	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1767
Hasan Ali	30	26	3	2	115.38	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2420
AB de Villiers	129	112	12	5	115.17	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
M Jansen	62	54	8	3	114.81	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
D Elgar	31*	27	5	-	114.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
Shahid Nazir	40	35	4	1	114.28	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
KA Maharaj	40	35	4	2	114.28	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
V Sehwag	33	29	6	-	113.79	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
BA Stokes	33	29	5	1	113.79	England	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
A Flintoff	42	37	9	-	113.51	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	09 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
GP Wickramasinghe	51	45	8	1	113.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
A Flower	51	45	7	-	113.33	Zimbabwe	v India	Bulawayo	07 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
GC Smith	121	107	17	2	113.08	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
A Symonds	29	26	4	1	111.53	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
PW Hasaranga	59	53	12	1	111.32	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
DT Lindsay	60	54	10	1	111.11	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673
MV Boucher	40*	36	5	2	111.11	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
Shakib Al Hasan	30	27	6	-	111.11	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
B Muzarabani	32*	29	4	2	110.34	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Bulawayo	28 Jun 2025	Test # 2590
MJ Greatbatch	87	79	14	1	110.12	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	01 Nov 1992	Test # 1198
PWA Mulder	367*	334	49	4	109.88	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	06 Jul 2025	Test # 2593
SK Warne	36	33	7	-	109.09	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
JL Langer	37	34	7	-	108.82	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Namibia vs Canada at King City (NW), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 82nd Match, Sep 2, 2025 [ODI # 4903]

Canada vs Scotland at King City (NW), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 81st Match, Aug 31, 2025 [ODI # 4901]

Canada vs Namibia at King City (NW), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 79th Match, Aug 27, 2025 [ODI # 4898]