Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Azharuddin	109	77	18	1	141.55	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
M Azharuddin	115	110	19	1	104.54	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
M Azharuddin	52	55	9	-	94.54	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
ME Waugh	26	34	4	-	76.47	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
MTG Elliott	85	113	13	1	75.22	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
M Azharuddin	163*	229	25	1	71.17	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
A Kumble	88	124	13	-	70.96	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
SR Tendulkar	169	254	26	-	66.53	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
SR Tendulkar	42	64	7	-	65.62	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
R Dravid	31	48	5	-	64.58	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
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
SR Tendulkar	35	55	7	-	63.63	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
J Srinath	41	65	4	-	63.07	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
NR Mongia	50	89	6	-	56.17	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
R Dravid	81	146	11	-	55.47	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
SC Ganguly	73	138	13	1	52.89	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
NR Mongia	35	68	5	-	51.47	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
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
A Kumble	30*	61	4	-	49.18	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
SC Ganguly	39	80	7	-	48.75	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
MTG Elliott	44	91	8	-	48.35	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
WV Raman	57	124	12	-	45.96	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
M Azharuddin	35	79	5	-	44.30	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
SC Ganguly	41	93	6	-	44.08	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
SR Waugh	160	366	22	-	43.71	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
R Dravid	56	130	8	-	43.07	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
NR Mongia	41	96	5	-	42.70	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
A Kumble	42	99	5	-	42.42	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
ME Waugh	42	100	7	-	42.00	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
GS Blewett	37	90	5	-	41.11	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
R Dravid	148	362	21	-	40.88	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
VVS Laxman	51	125	6	-	40.80	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
V Rathour	44	111	5	-	39.63	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
R Dravid	27*	73	5	-	36.98	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
SR Tendulkar	36	98	4	-	36.73	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
SC Ganguly	30	82	5	-	36.58	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
A Kumble	29	80	3	-	36.25	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
SV Manjrekar	34	94	4	-	36.17	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
SR Tendulkar	61	173	4	1	35.26	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
ML Hayden	40	115	5	-	34.78	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
SR Waugh	60*	179	8	-	33.51	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
VVS Laxman	35*	109	4	-	32.11	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
R Dravid	34	110	5	-	30.90	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
MA Taylor	38	138	5	-	27.53	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362

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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:

Sahir Associates vs State Bank of Pakistan at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 18th Match, Jan 21-24, 2026 [First-class]

Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club vs Panadura Sports Club at Maggona, Major League Tournament Plate, Jan 23-25, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 148/2 (51.0 ov, ISS Samarasooriya 61*, KDV Vimukthi 25*, EMCD Edirisinghe 1/49) - Stumps

Badureliya Sports Club vs Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club at Kurunegala, Major League Tournament Plate, Jan 23-25, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 134/6 (39.0 ov, A Muthalib 23*, ST Mendis 3*, K Nuwantha 1/31) - Stumps