Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DJ Richardson	31	47	4	0	65.95	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
WJ Cronje	122	192	16	1	63.54	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
G Kirsten	47	75	8	0	62.66	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
AC Hudson	102	174	13	0	58.62	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
JN Rhodes	69	126	6	1	54.76	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
WJ Cronje	71	141	5	0	50.35	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
AC Hudson	65	133	11	0	48.87	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
CR Matthews	31*	65	5	1	47.69	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
KC Wessels	50	105	6	0	47.61	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
JN Rhodes	76*	162	6	1	46.91	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
G Kirsten	29	62	2	0	46.77	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
AC Hudson	60	145	5	0	41.37	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
JN Rhodes	78	190	11	0	41.05	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
WJ Cronje	41	101	6	0	40.59	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
DJ Richardson	34	85	3	0	40.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
PN Kirsten	53	133	7	0	39.84	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
G Kirsten	35	90	7	0	38.88	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
AC Hudson	90	233	6	0	38.62	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
BM McMillan	84	223	9	0	37.66	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
BM McMillan	74	200	7	0	37.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
KC Wessels	63*	172	2	0	36.62	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
G Kirsten	67	186	4	0	36.02	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
PN Kirsten	70	203	7	0	34.48	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
G Kirsten	41	121	8	0	33.88	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
PN Kirsten	79	235	9	0	33.61	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
AC Hudson	49	146	6	0	33.56	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
AC Hudson	64*	201	3	0	31.84	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
G Kirsten	43	148	6	0	29.05	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
DJ Richardson	59	205	7	0	28.78	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
JN Rhodes	35*	124	1	0	28.22	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1993	Test # 1242
DJ Richardson	31	112	3	0	27.67	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
WJ Cronje	26	102	4	0	25.49	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
G Kirsten	41	161	3	0	25.46	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
WJ Cronje	38	152	4	0	25.00	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
PN Kirsten	49	197	4	0	24.87	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1256
PN Kirsten	42	229	2	0	18.34	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
JN Rhodes	27	149	2	0	18.12	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
PS de Villiers	30	170	0	0	17.64	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

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