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
Mohammad Hussain	26*	18	4	-	144.44	Pakistan	v South Africa	East London	11 Apr 1998	ODI # 1314
WJ Cronje	82	63	8	6	130.15	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
RS Kaluwitharana	33	26	5	-	126.92	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Benoni	15 Apr 1998	ODI # 1317
Waqar Younis	33	28	1	2	117.85	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	3 Apr 1998	ODI # 1303
GP Wickramasinghe	51	45	8	1	113.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Ijaz Ahmed	59	55	3	4	107.27	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kimberley	7 Apr 1998	ODI # 1309
A Ranatunga	78	73	9	-	106.84	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Benoni	15 Apr 1998	ODI # 1317
Inzamam-ul-Haq	116*	110	4	4	105.45	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kimberley	7 Apr 1998	ODI # 1309
A Ranatunga	86	82	5	1	104.87	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kimberley	7 Apr 1998	ODI # 1309
RS Kaluwitharana	54	52	7	-	103.84	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kimberley	7 Apr 1998	ODI # 1309
Mohammad Wasim	44	44	8	-	100.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
Wasim Akram	27	27	5	-	100.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	3 Apr 1998	ODI # 1303
DN Crookes	26	26	1	1	100.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1306
JN Rhodes	94*	95	8	2	98.94	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	3 Apr 1998	ODI # 1303
WJ Cronje	52	53	1	5	98.11	South Africa	v Pakistan	East London	11 Apr 1998	ODI # 1314
JH Kallis	109*	114	8	-	95.61	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	3 Apr 1998	ODI # 1303
Abdul Razzaq	46*	49	6	-	93.87	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	3 Apr 1998	ODI # 1303
G Kirsten	46	50	6	-	92.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
Saeed Anwar	53	59	6	-	89.83	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	9 Apr 1998	ODI # 1312
MJR Rindel	59	66	6	-	89.39	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1306
Wasim Akram	57	64	5	1	89.06	Pakistan	v South Africa	East London	11 Apr 1998	ODI # 1314
SM Pollock	66	77	6	-	85.71	South Africa	v Pakistan	East London	11 Apr 1998	ODI # 1314
JN Rhodes	43*	51	2	-	84.31	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1306
L Klusener	26	31	2	-	83.87	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1306
Ijaz Ahmed	65	78	5	1	83.33	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	9 Apr 1998	ODI # 1312
ST Jayasuriya	68	83	6	1	81.92	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1306
Azhar Mahmood	132	163	24	-	80.98	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
MS Atapattu	63	78	6	-	80.76	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
ST Jayasuriya	57	71	5	1	80.28	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kimberley	7 Apr 1998	ODI # 1309
Moin Khan	45	57	4	-	78.94	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	3 Apr 1998	ODI # 1303
SM Pollock	30	38	5	-	78.94	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
A Ranatunga	93*	118	9	1	78.81	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
PA de Silva	77	98	13	-	78.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
PA de Silva	62	79	1	-	78.48	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kimberley	7 Apr 1998	ODI # 1309
HH Gibbs	33	43	3	-	76.74	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
JH Kallis	39	51	4	1	76.47	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	19 Apr 1998	ODI # 1321
MS Atapattu	94	123	7	1	76.42	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Benoni	15 Apr 1998	ODI # 1317
MJR Rindel	64	84	8	-	76.19	South Africa	v Pakistan	East London	11 Apr 1998	ODI # 1314
JN Rhodes	36	48	1	-	75.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
ST Jayasuriya	30	40	4	1	75.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Benoni	15 Apr 1998	ODI # 1317
Saeed Anwar	30	40	-	3	75.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	23 Apr 1998	ODI # 1326
WJ Cronje	34	46	4	-	73.91	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	3 Apr 1998	ODI # 1303
PA de Silva	31	42	3	1	73.80	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Paarl	9 Apr 1998	ODI # 1312
RS Kaluwitharana	45	61	8	-	73.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
RS Mahanama	46*	63	4	-	73.01	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
UDU Chandana	26	36	1	-	72.22	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1306
Rashid Latif	36	50	2	-	72.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	9 Apr 1998	ODI # 1312
DJ Cullinan	113	159	13	1	71.06	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Moin Khan	34	48	-	1	70.83	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kimberley	7 Apr 1998	ODI # 1309
G Kirsten	29	41	3	-	70.73	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1306
Mohammad Yousuf	39	56	3	1	69.64	Pakistan	v South Africa	East London	11 Apr 1998	ODI # 1314
Moin Khan	25	36	4	-	69.44	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
PL Symcox	108	157	17	-	68.78	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
PS de Villiers	46*	67	6	-	68.65	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
Saeed Anwar	59	86	4	-	68.60	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Benoni	15 Apr 1998	ODI # 1317
G Kirsten	52*	77	7	-	67.53	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	23 Apr 1998	ODI # 1326
SM Pollock	92	138	8	1	66.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
ST Jayasuriya	51	77	6	1	66.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
SM Pollock	70*	106	5	2	66.03	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
Inzamam-ul-Haq	52	80	6	1	65.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	East London	11 Apr 1998	ODI # 1314
JH Kallis	79*	122	6	2	64.75	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	17 Apr 1998	ODI # 1318
Wasim Akram	30*	47	5	-	63.82	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
G Kirsten	35	55	3	1	63.63	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	17 Apr 1998	ODI # 1318
Saeed Anwar	28	44	5	-	63.63	Pakistan	v South Africa	East London	11 Apr 1998	ODI # 1314
Azhar Mahmood	136	215	16	2	63.25	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
Mohammad Yousuf	29	47	1	3	61.70	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Benoni	15 Apr 1998	ODI # 1317
PA de Silva	28	46	3	-	60.86	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1306
SM Pollock	38	63	7	-	60.31	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
PA de Silva	37	62	6	-	59.67	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Saeed Anwar	118	209	18	-	56.45	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
DJ Cullinan	103	185	13	-	55.67	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Azhar Mahmood	41	74	6	-	55.40	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
DJ Cullinan	68	123	7	1	55.28	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Inzamam-ul-Haq	33	60	2	1	55.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	17 Apr 1998	ODI # 1318
PA de Silva	41	75	6	1	54.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
WJ Cronje	49	90	6	1	54.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
MV Boucher	52	100	7	-	52.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
MV Boucher	52	100	8	1	52.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
AC Hudson	33	64	5	-	51.56	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
Ijaz Ahmed	34	66	7	-	51.51	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
MJR Rindel	35	68	2	-	51.47	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
Saeed Anwar	43	84	7	-	51.19	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
GFJ Liebenberg	45	89	7	-	50.56	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Saeed Anwar	55	109	8	-	50.45	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
WJ Cronje	74	147	4	3	50.34	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
WJ Cronje	85	170	7	2	50.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
WPUJC Vaas	30	60	6	-	50.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Moin Khan	46	93	9	-	49.46	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
AM Bacher	46	94	9	-	48.93	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
MV Boucher	78	161	9	1	48.44	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
JH Kallis	69	143	7	-	48.25	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
G Kirsten	44	93	5	1	47.31	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
JH Kallis	28*	60	3	-	46.66	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	23 Apr 1998	ODI # 1326
MS Atapattu	60	129	7	-	46.51	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
A Ranatunga	43	93	6	-	46.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
G Kirsten	62	136	9	-	45.58	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
G Kirsten	38	88	5	-	43.18	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
A Ranatunga	73	177	12	-	41.24	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
HP Tillakaratne	55	134	9	-	41.04	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Moin Khan	25	63	-	-	39.68	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	17 Apr 1998	ODI # 1318

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