Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SK Warne	44	33	5	3	133.33	Australians	v Natal	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
PC Strydom	55	52	11	-	105.76	Border	v Australians	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
ME Waugh	62	59	9	1	105.08	Australians	v Border	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
M Azharuddin	115	110	19	1	104.54	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
L Klusener	102*	100	13	1	102.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
PR Reiffel	40*	41	6	-	97.56	Australians	v Border	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
BM McMillan	51*	54	4	3	94.44	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
IA Healy	41*	45	3	1	91.11	Australians	v Natal	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
HH Gibbs	80	92	10	3	86.95	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
MTG Elliott	74	88	10	2	84.09	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
MG Bevan	52	62	7	1	83.87	Australians	v Natal	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
SM Pollock	35	42	8	-	83.33	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
DJ Richardson	72*	87	10	1	82.75	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
GS Blewett	86	104	13	1	82.69	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
ME Waugh	124	152	14	4	81.57	Australians	v Natal	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
DM Benkenstein	103	130	13	4	79.23	Natal	v Australians	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
MTG Elliott	35*	45	3	1	77.77	Australians	v Natal	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
BM McMillan	59*	76	6	-	77.63	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
ME Waugh	26	34	4	-	76.47	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
MT Solomons	28	37	4	-	75.67	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
WJ Cronje	43	57	7	-	75.43	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
MTG Elliott	85	113	13	1	75.22	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
DJ Cullinan	55	74	7	-	74.32	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
AA Donald	26	35	3	-	74.28	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
IL Howell	26*	35	4	-	74.28	Border	v Australians	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
DJ Cullinan	33	46	6	-	71.73	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
WJ Cronje	79*	111	9	2	71.17	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
HD Ackerman	25	36	3	-	69.44	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
GS Blewett	112	163	10	2	68.71	Australians	v Border	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
SR Waugh	69	102	12	-	67.64	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
SR Tendulkar	169	254	26	-	66.53	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
MV Boucher	34	52	3	1	65.38	Border	v Australians	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
L Klusener	30	46	3	1	65.21	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
SC Ganguly	60	93	11	1	64.51	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
MG Bevan	37*	58	6	-	63.79	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
L Klusener	49	77	5	1	63.63	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
SR Tendulkar	35	55	7	-	63.63	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
ML Hayden	112	177	15	-	63.27	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
JL Langer	31*	49	2	-	63.26	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
J Srinath	41	65	4	-	63.07	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
JB Commins	59*	95	10	1	62.10	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
KA Forde	29	47	6	-	61.70	Natal	v Australians	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
DJ Cullinan	122*	200	15	1	61.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
MA Taylor	85	140	10	-	60.71	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
G Kirsten	29	48	5	-	60.41	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
HD Ackerman	37	63	2	-	58.73	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
MTG Elliott	38	65	3	2	58.46	Australians	v Natal	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
GS Blewett	48*	83	6	-	57.83	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
DJ Cullinan	34	59	4	-	57.62	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
MTG Elliott	36	63	3	1	57.14	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
BM McMillan	47	83	4	-	56.62	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
NR Mongia	50	89	6	-	56.17	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
JB Commins	51	91	6	-	56.04	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
R Dravid	81	146	11	-	55.47	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
G Kirsten	29	53	4	-	54.71	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
DJ Cullinan	77	141	6	1	54.60	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
AM Bacher	55	101	9	-	54.45	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
SC Pope	26	48	2	-	54.16	Border	v Australians	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
AC Hudson	52	97	8	-	53.60	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
HH Gibbs	25	47	3	-	53.19	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
ML Bruyns	105	198	20	-	53.03	Natal	v Australians	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
SC Ganguly	73	138	13	1	52.89	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
HH Gibbs	28	53	6	-	52.83	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
WJ Cronje	76	144	10	1	52.77	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
SM Pollock	40*	76	3	-	52.63	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
IA Healy	35	67	4	-	52.23	Australians	v Border	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
WJ Cronje	41	79	3	1	51.89	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
BM McMillan	55	108	7	-	50.92	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
ML Hayden	28	55	4	-	50.90	Australians	v Natal	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
ME Waugh	116	228	17	1	50.87	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
GS Blewett	214	421	33	-	50.83	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
SR Waugh	67	132	9	-	50.75	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
G Kirsten	103	204	15	-	50.49	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
SM Pollock	79	158	12	-	50.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
SG Koenig	38	76	5	-	50.00	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
AC Hudson	31	62	5	-	50.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
ELR Stewart	49*	99	5	1	49.49	Natal	v Australians	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
MTG Elliott	44	91	8	-	48.35	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
HH Gibbs	31	65	5	-	47.69	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
MTG Elliott	41	86	4	-	47.67	Australians	v Border	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
BM White	28	60	4	-	46.66	Border	v Australians	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
BM McMillan	55	119	8	-	46.21	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
DJ Cullinan	47	103	8	-	45.63	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
DJ Richardson	47	105	4	1	44.76	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
JH Kallis	31	70	4	-	44.28	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
BM McMillan	103*	233	9	-	44.20	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
SR Waugh	160	366	22	-	43.71	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
ME Waugh	42	100	7	-	42.00	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
AC Hudson	80	191	12	-	41.88	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
AM Bacher	25	60	4	-	41.66	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
GS Blewett	37	90	5	-	41.11	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
AC Hudson	55	134	7	-	41.04	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
WJ Cronje	27	66	5	-	40.90	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
R Dravid	148	362	21	-	40.88	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
G Kirsten	43	106	7	-	40.56	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
V Rathour	44	111	5	-	39.63	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
AM Bacher	49	129	7	-	37.98	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
R Dravid	27*	73	5	-	36.98	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
DJ Cullinan	27	73	5	-	36.98	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
DJ Richardson	39	106	5	-	36.79	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349

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