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
WPUJC Vaas	38	26	6	2	146.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
CH Gayle	48	39	11	-	123.07	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
RS Kaluwitharana	32	30	4	1	106.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
SL Campbell	86	96	17	-	89.58	Busta Cup XI	v Sth Africans	Georgetown	4 Mar 2001	First-class
RP Arnold	71	82	13	-	86.58	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
SL Campbell	55	70	9	-	78.57	Busta Cup XI	v Sth Africans	Georgetown	4 Mar 2001	First-class
NJ Astle	37	51	6	-	72.54	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
D Ganga	80	112	11	-	71.42	Busta Cup XI	v Sth Africans	Georgetown	4 Mar 2001	First-class
DPMD Jayawardene	45	65	8	-	69.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
RP Arnold	26	42	3	-	61.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
MN Samuels	59	97	9	-	60.82	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
ST Jayasuriya	26	44	5	-	59.09	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
D Ganga	35	61	2	-	57.37	Busta Cup XI	v Sth Africans	Georgetown	4 Mar 2001	First-class
CH Gayle	40	71	8	-	56.33	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
SP Fleming	57	103	8	-	55.33	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
BC Lara	45	82	5	-	54.87	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
CL Hooper	35	65	2	1	53.84	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
MN Samuels	35	66	4	-	53.03	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
RD Jacobs	113*	215	11	4	52.55	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
RD Jacobs	93*	177	12	-	52.54	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
BC Lara	81	156	12	-	51.92	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
D Ganga	43	83	4	-	51.80	WICB Pres XI	v Sth Africans	Bridgetown	24 Mar 2001	First-class
CH Gayle	81	159	14	-	50.94	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
RR Sarwan	91	181	10	-	50.27	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
DPMD Jayawardene	98	195	13	-	50.25	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
CL Hooper	74	148	11	-	50.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
WW Hinds	56	114	12	-	49.12	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
CD McMillan	39	81	5	-	48.14	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
SP Fleming	99	210	12	-	47.14	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
MS Sinclair	150	321	23	1	46.72	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
MN Samuels	40	87	6	-	45.97	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
BC Lara	91	199	8	4	45.72	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
KC Sangakkara	98	215	14	-	45.58	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
RL Powell	47	105	7	1	44.76	WICB Pres XI	v Sth Africans	Bridgetown	24 Mar 2001	First-class
BC Lara	83	186	13	-	44.62	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
RD Jacobs	85	191	7	-	44.50	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
BC Lara	47	106	5	-	44.33	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
CL Hooper	69	156	7	-	44.23	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
KC Sangakkara	32	76	5	-	42.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
CL Hooper	53	126	5	-	42.06	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
CD McMillan	78	187	12	-	41.71	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
MH Richardson	77	186	8	-	41.39	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
D Ramnarine	35*	86	4	-	40.69	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
RO Hinds	27*	67	3	-	40.29	Busta Cup XI	v Sth Africans	Georgetown	4 Mar 2001	First-class
MH Richardson	60	150	8	-	40.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
CH Gayle	44	112	8	-	39.28	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
LV Garrick	28	72	2	-	38.88	WICB Pres XI	v Sth Africans	Bridgetown	24 Mar 2001	First-class
MH Richardson	46	119	6	-	38.65	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
RR Sarwan	34	90	4	-	37.77	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
D Ganga	33*	90	4	-	36.66	WICB Pres XI	v Sth Africans	Bridgetown	24 Mar 2001	First-class
LV Garrick	27	75	2	-	36.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
CL Hooper	25	71	4	-	35.21	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
KC Sangakkara	74	213	8	1	34.74	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
RR Sarwan	25	73	3	-	34.24	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
RR Sarwan	39	114	6	-	34.21	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
MH Richardson	26	76	3	-	34.21	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
WW Hinds	29	85	4	-	34.11	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
HJH Marshall	40*	121	7	-	33.05	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
S Chanderpaul	40	122	5	-	32.78	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
CH Gayle	25	79	3	-	31.64	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
CL Hooper	54*	172	5	-	31.39	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
RP Arnold	30	100	3	-	30.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
RR Sarwan	26	93	4	-	27.95	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
MN Samuels	51	202	5	-	25.24	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
BGK Walker	27*	111	-	-	24.32	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
TM Dilshan	28*	119	3	-	23.52	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
CH Gayle	32	180	3	-	17.77	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544

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Minimum of 25 runs
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:

Colombo Cricket Club vs Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Dec 27-29, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 178/4 (61.4 ov, D Lakshan 37*, AD Mathews 32*, C Wijesinghe 0/27)

Badureliya Sports Club vs Burgher Recreation Club at Kurunegala, Major League Tournament Group B, Dec 27-29, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 117/4 (69.0 ov, P Maduwantha 38*, Y Rodrigo 20*, PM Pushpakumara 1/27) - Drinks

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club at Colombo (CCC), Major League Tournament Group A, Dec 27-29, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 124/3 (25.0 ov, J Liyanage 20*, M Premaratne 53*, Abdul Hakam 0/31) - Drinks