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South Africa vs other countries ODIs Bowling Records - Best Strike Rate in an Innings

Best strike rates in an innings
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs conceded
Wickets taken
SR
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
Kuldeep Yadav
4.111846.25Indiav South AfricaDelhi11 Oct 2022ODI # 4472
C Connolly
6.0-2257.20Australiav South AfricaMackay24 Aug 2025ODI # 4897
Wasim Akram
6.1-1657.40Pakistanv South AfricaEast London15 Feb 1993ODI # 803
AJ Bichel
6.3-1957.80Australiav South AfricaSydney22 Jan 2002ODI # 1791
A Dananjaya
9.0-2969.00Sri Lankav South AfricaColombo (RPS)12 Aug 2018ODI # 4031
SL Malinga
6.012449.00Sri Lankav South AfricaPallekele9 Jul 2014ODI # 3501
JC Archer
9.114069.16Englandv South AfricaKimberley1 Feb 2023ODI # 4514
Nangeyalia Kharote
6.2-2649.50Afghanistanv South AfricaSharjah20 Sep 2024ODI # 4768
DNT Zoysa
8.0-2659.60Sri Lankav South AfricaColombo (RPS)22 Aug 2004ODI # 2158
SP Narine
9.5-2769.83West Indiesv South AfricaProvidence3 Jun 2016ODI # 3739
YS Chahal
8.2122510.00Indiav South AfricaCenturion4 Feb 2018ODI # 3970
SCJ Broad
6.4-15410.00Englandv South AfricaChennai6 Mar 2011ODI # 3120
KLT Arthurton
6.5-44410.25West Indiesv South AfricaBloemfontein5 Feb 1999ODI # 1402
WPUJC Vaas
7.0133410.50Sri Lankav South AfricaColombo (RPS)20 Aug 2004ODI # 2156
Mohammad Irfan
7.0-33410.50Pakistanv South AfricaCenturion15 Mar 2013ODI # 3346
Usman Shinwari
7.0-35410.50Pakistanv South AfricaJohannesburg27 Jan 2019ODI # 4087
Fazalhaq Farooqi
7.0135410.50Afghanistanv South AfricaSharjah18 Sep 2024ODI # 4764
Taskin Ahmed
9.0-35510.80Bangladeshv South AfricaCenturion23 Mar 2022ODI # 4375
RA Jadeja
9.0133510.80Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens5 Nov 2023ODI # 4694
Rashid Khan
9.0119510.80Afghanistanv South AfricaSharjah20 Sep 2024ODI # 4768
UDU Chandana
9.1-61511.00Sri Lankav South AfricaColombo (SSC)31 Aug 2004ODI # 2163
KS Williamson
7.2-22411.00New Zealandv South AfricaPaarl19 Jan 2013ODI # 3323
SR Patel
9.4241511.60Englandv South AfricaThe Oval29 Aug 2008ODI # 2757
JR Hazlewood
9.4231511.60Australiav South AfricaW.A.C.A16 Nov 2014ODI # 3546
Waqar Younis
10.0-25512.00Pakistanv South AfricaDurban9 Feb 1993ODI # 800
SB Joshi
10.066512.00Indiav South AfricaNairobi (Gym)26 Sep 1999ODI # 1504
M Muralidaran
10.0-44512.00Sri Lankav South AfricaColombo (RPS)14 Jul 2000ODI # 1614
Waqar Younis
10.0-38512.00Pakistanv South AfricaTangier12 Aug 2002ODI # 1860
B Lee
10.0122512.00Australiav South AfricaMelbourne (Docklands)20 Jan 2006ODI # 2316
NW Bracken
10.0-67512.00Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg12 Mar 2006ODI # 2349
KD Mills
10.0225512.00New Zealandv South AfricaDurban25 Nov 2007ODI # 2648
SCJ Broad
10.0323512.00Englandv South AfricaNottingham26 Aug 2008ODI # 2754
JM Anderson
10.0323512.00Englandv South AfricaGqeberha29 Nov 2009ODI # 2931
SL Malinga
10.0-54512.00Sri Lankav South AfricaPaarl11 Jan 2012ODI # 3225
P Utseya
10.0-36512.00Zimbabwev South AfricaHarare29 Aug 2014ODI # 3518
Arshdeep Singh
10.0-37512.00Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg17 Dec 2023ODI # 4713
PR Reiffel
8.0413412.00Australiav South AfricaSydney14 Dec 1993ODI # 862
BKV Prasad
8.0127412.00Indiav South AfricaWankhede14 Dec 1996ODI # 1151
Wasim Akram
8.0-33412.00Pakistanv South AfricaLahore2 Nov 1997ODI # 1248
MM Patel
8.0-29412.00Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg15 Jan 2011ODI # 3080
MA Starc
8.0132412.00Australiav South AfricaCanberra19 Nov 2014ODI # 3548
CR Woakes
8.0-38412.00Englandv South AfricaLeeds24 May 2017ODI # 3872
Avesh Khan
8.0327412.00Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg17 Dec 2023ODI # 4713
Agha Salman
8.0-32412.00Pakistanv South AfricaPaarl17 Dec 2024ODI # 4817
Shaheen Shah Afridi
8.0-47412.00Pakistanv South AfricaCape Town19 Dec 2024ODI # 4819
Sufiyan Muqeem
8.0152412.00Pakistanv South AfricaJohannesburg22 Dec 2024ODI # 4821
CPH Ramanayake
8.1-17412.25Sri Lankav South AfricaColombo (RPS)4 Sep 1993ODI # 838
NM Hauritz
8.1129412.25Australiav South AfricaDurban3 Apr 2009ODI # 2832
PR Reiffel
8.2127412.50Australiav South AfricaWellington15 Feb 1995ODI # 975
A Kumble
8.2-25412.50Indiav South AfricaWankhede6 Nov 1996ODI # 1138
GD McGrath
8.5-24413.25Australiav South AfricaBrisbane9 Jan 1994ODI # 871
SN Thakur
8.5-52413.25Indiav South AfricaCenturion16 Feb 2018ODI # 3978
GI Allott
9.0135413.50New Zealandv South AfricaDunedin14 Feb 1999ODI # 1407
AR Caddick
9.0119413.50Englandv South AfricaJohannesburg13 Feb 2000ODI # 1560
B Lee
9.0145413.50Australiav South AfricaPotchefstroom27 Mar 2002ODI # 1821
HMCM Bandara
9.0-31413.50Sri Lankav South AfricaHobart7 Feb 2006ODI # 2325
B Lee
9.0248413.50Australiav South AfricaGqeberha5 Mar 2006ODI # 2347
SL Malinga
9.0-53413.50Sri Lankav South AfricaAhmedabad24 Oct 2006ODI # 2435
Shoaib Akhtar
9.0-43413.50Pakistanv South AfricaLahore29 Oct 2007ODI # 2642
JDP Oram
9.0139413.50New Zealandv South AfricaMirpur25 Mar 2011ODI # 3144
RJW Topley
9.0150413.50Englandv South AfricaGqeberha6 Feb 2016ODI # 3734
YS Chahal
9.0-46413.50Indiav South AfricaCape Town7 Feb 2018ODI # 3971
Kuldeep Yadav
9.0123413.50Indiav South AfricaCape Town7 Feb 2018ODI # 3971
Mehidy Hasan Miraz
9.0-61413.50Bangladeshv South AfricaCenturion18 Mar 2022ODI # 4370
A Zampa
9.0148413.50Australiav South AfricaBloemfontein9 Sep 2023ODI # 4638
Arshdeep Singh
9.0130413.50Indiav South AfricaPaarl21 Dec 2023ODI # 4716
TM Head
9.0-57413.50Australiav South AfricaCairns19 Aug 2025ODI # 4895
JC Archer
9.0318413.50Englandv South AfricaSouthampton7 Sep 2025ODI # 4906
B Lee
9.1-63413.75Australiav South AfricaBloemfontein30 Mar 2002ODI # 1822
SK Warne
9.2-40414.00Australiav South AfricaFaisalabad18 Oct 1994ODI # 932
JN Gillespie
9.2143414.00Australiav South AfricaCenturion24 Mar 2002ODI # 1820
SL Malinga
9.2-54414.00Sri Lankav South AfricaProvidence28 Mar 2007ODI # 2556
SE Bond
9.3-37414.25New Zealandv South AfricaBrisbane19 Jan 2002ODI # 1787
GD McGrath
9.4-30414.50Australiav South AfricaBrisbane20 Jan 2002ODI # 1789
JM Anderson
9.4-44414.50Englandv South AfricaThe Oval31 Aug 2012ODI # 3300
BAW Mendis
9.4-51414.50Sri Lankav South AfricaPallekele28 Jul 2013ODI # 3400
TM Dilshan
9.5-52414.75Sri Lankav South AfricaColombo (RPS)22 Aug 2004ODI # 2158
M Prasidh Krishna
9.5-66414.75Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam6 Dec 2025ODI # 4936
ST Jayasuriya
10.0-53415.00Sri Lankav South AfricaColombo (RPS)2 Sep 1993ODI # 837
SK Warne
10.0-36415.00Australiav South AfricaGqeberha22 Feb 1994ODI # 885
ML Su'a
10.0159415.00New Zealandv South AfricaCenturion11 Dec 1994ODI # 960
Waqar Younis
10.0-52415.00Pakistanv South AfricaDurban17 Dec 1994ODI # 964
HDPK Dharmasena
10.0-37415.00Sri Lankav South AfricaGqeberha21 Dec 1994ODI # 967
A Kumble
10.0-40415.00Indiav South AfricaHamilton18 Feb 1995ODI # 977
HH Streak
10.0125415.00Zimbabwev South AfricaHarare22 Oct 1995ODI # 1014
D Gough
10.0-33415.00Englandv South AfricaGqeberha21 Jan 1996ODI # 1044
RA Harper
10.0-47415.00West Indiesv South AfricaKarachi11 Mar 1996ODI # 1079
M Muralidaran
10.0135415.00Sri Lankav South AfricaNairobi (Club)1 Oct 1996ODI # 1122
PR Reiffel
10.0135415.00Australiav South AfricaFaridabad25 Oct 1996ODI # 1131
D Gough
10.0-35415.00Englandv South AfricaManchester23 May 1998ODI # 1332
CL Hooper
10.0-52415.00West Indiesv South AfricaDurban27 Jan 1999ODI # 1395
KLT Arthurton
10.0-56415.00West Indiesv South AfricaGqeberha30 Jan 1999ODI # 1397
GI Allott
10.0-47415.00New Zealandv South AfricaAuckland27 Mar 1999ODI # 1422
SK Warne
10.0429415.00Australiav South AfricaBirmingham17 Jun 1999ODI # 1483
D Gough
10.0129415.00Englandv South AfricaBloemfontein23 Jan 2000ODI # 1546
SB Joshi
10.0138415.00Indiav South AfricaJamshedpur12 Mar 2000ODI # 1573
SR Tendulkar
10.0-56415.00Indiav South AfricaFaridabad15 Mar 2000ODI # 1574
Waqar Younis
10.0-62415.00Pakistanv South AfricaSharjah31 Mar 2000ODI # 1583
UDU Chandana
10.0-44415.00Sri Lankav South AfricaGalle6 Jul 2000ODI # 1604
M Dillon
10.0160415.00West Indiesv South AfricaColombo (SSC)13 Sep 2002ODI # 1875
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Minimum of 4 wickets
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs New Zealand at Rajkot, New Zealand in India 2nd ODI, Jan 14, 2026 [ODI # 4938]

New Zealand vs India at Vadodara, New Zealand in India 1st ODI, Jan 11, 2026 [ODI # 4937]

South Africa vs India at Visakhapatnam, South Africa in India 3rd ODI, Dec 6, 2025 [ODI # 4936]