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
WJ Cronje	82	63	8	6	130.15	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
GP Wickramasinghe	51	45	8	1	113.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Mohammad Wasim	44	44	8	0	100.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
Azhar Mahmood	132	163	24	0	80.98	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
SM Pollock	30	38	5	0	78.94	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
PA de Silva	77	98	13	0	78.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
RS Kaluwitharana	45	61	8	0	73.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
DJ Cullinan	113	159	13	1	71.06	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Moin Khan	25	36	4	0	69.44	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
PL Symcox	108	157	17	0	68.78	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
PS de Villiers	46*	67	6	0	68.65	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
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
Wasim Akram	30*	47	5	0	63.82	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Azhar Mahmood	136	215	16	2	63.25	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
SM Pollock	38	63	7	0	60.31	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
PA de Silva	37	62	6	0	59.67	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Saeed Anwar	118	209	18	0	56.45	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
DJ Cullinan	103	185	13	0	55.67	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Azhar Mahmood	41	74	6	0	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
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	0	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	0	51.56	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
Ijaz Ahmed	34	66	7	0	51.51	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
Saeed Anwar	43	84	7	0	51.19	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
GFJ Liebenberg	45	89	7	0	50.56	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Saeed Anwar	55	109	8	0	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	0	50.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Moin Khan	46	93	9	0	49.46	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
AM Bacher	46	94	9	0	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	0	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
MS Atapattu	60	129	7	0	46.51	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
A Ranatunga	43	93	6	0	46.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
G Kirsten	62	136	9	0	45.58	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
G Kirsten	38	88	5	0	43.18	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
A Ranatunga	73	177	12	0	41.24	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
HP Tillakaratne	55	134	9	0	41.04	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
HD Ackerman	42	110	4	0	38.18	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
G Kirsten	75*	203	12	0	36.94	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
HD Ackerman	57	155	6	0	36.77	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
MS Atapattu	71	200	9	0	35.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
MV Boucher	33	94	2	0	35.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
JH Kallis	49	140	5	1	35.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
AC Hudson	42	121	5	0	34.71	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
G Kirsten	25	77	4	0	32.46	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
Aamer Sohail	36	113	4	0	31.85	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
JH Kallis	43	138	6	0	31.15	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
RS Mahanama	50	178	4	1	28.08	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414

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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:

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]