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
SP Fleming	35	26	7	0	134.61	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	25 Oct 2000	ODI # 1647
Yuvraj Singh	41	35	6	0	117.14	India	v South Africa	Nairobi (Gym)	13 Oct 2000	ODI # 1638
CL Cairns	84	72	7	4	116.66	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	4 Nov 2000	ODI # 1655
RP Arnold	65*	56	7	0	116.07	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Jan 2001	ODI # 1673
S Chanderpaul	60	54	2	3	111.11	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	2 May 2001	ODI # 1713
RG Twose	40	37	7	0	108.10	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	25 Oct 2000	ODI # 1647
CL Hooper	48	46	4	1	104.34	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	2 May 2001	ODI # 1713
SC Ganguly	141*	142	11	6	99.29	India	v South Africa	Nairobi (Gym)	13 Oct 2000	ODI # 1638
CJ Nevin	68	69	8	1	98.55	New Zealand	v South Africa	Kimberley	28 Oct 2000	ODI # 1651
RG Twose	89	91	9	1	97.80	New Zealand	v South Africa	Kimberley	28 Oct 2000	ODI # 1651
GA Hick	65	68	9	0	95.58	England	v South Africa	Nairobi (Gym)	10 Oct 2000	ODI # 1636
MN Samuels	65	71	8	0	91.54	West Indies	v South Africa	St George's	6 May 2001	ODI # 1715
RG Twose	103	115	10	2	89.56	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	4 Nov 2000	ODI # 1655
CL Cairns	25*	30	3	1	83.33	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	1 Nov 2000	ODI # 1654
SP Fleming	85	103	5	0	82.52	New Zealand	v South Africa	Kimberley	28 Oct 2000	ODI # 1651
R Dravid	58	71	9	0	81.69	India	v South Africa	Nairobi (Gym)	13 Oct 2000	ODI # 1638
GP Wickramasinghe	32	40	2	0	80.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	14 Jan 2001	ODI # 1671
RS Kaluwitharana	55	69	7	0	79.71	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	15 Dec 2000	ODI # 1661
ST Jayasuriya	66	83	7	1	79.51	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Paarl	9 Jan 2001	ODI # 1666
BC Lara	31	39	4	0	79.48	West Indies	v South Africa	St George's	5 May 2001	ODI # 1714
CH Gayle	27	34	4	0	79.41	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	28 Apr 2001	ODI # 1712
DPMD Jayawardene	37	47	3	0	78.72	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Jan 2001	ODI # 1668
SR Tendulkar	39	50	4	0	78.00	India	v South Africa	Nairobi (Gym)	13 Oct 2000	ODI # 1638
KC Sangakkara	84	114	8	0	73.68	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	15 Dec 2000	ODI # 1661
BC Lara	92	125	9	0	73.60	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	9 May 2001	ODI # 1716
RG Twose	38	52	5	1	73.07	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	1 Nov 2000	ODI # 1654
MS Atapattu	51*	70	1	0	72.85	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Paarl	9 Jan 2001	ODI # 1666
ME Trescothick	26	36	3	1	72.22	England	v South Africa	Nairobi (Gym)	10 Oct 2000	ODI # 1636
NJ Astle	46	64	3	2	71.87	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	25 Oct 2000	ODI # 1647
CH Gayle	28	39	5	0	71.79	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingstown	16 May 2001	ODI # 1718
RS Kaluwitharana	83	117	8	0	70.94	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Paarl	9 Jan 2001	ODI # 1666
DPMD Jayawardene	59	84	5	0	70.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	East London	17 Dec 2000	ODI # 1662
RP Arnold	39*	56	3	0	69.64	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	East London	17 Dec 2000	ODI # 1662
CH Gayle	50	72	7	0	69.44	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	2 May 2001	ODI # 1713
DPMD Jayawardene	25	36	1	0	69.44	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Jan 2001	ODI # 1673
RS Kaluwitharana	74	107	5	0	69.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Jan 2001	ODI # 1668
MN Samuels	29	42	4	0	69.04	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	12 May 2001	ODI # 1717
A Flintoff	25	37	2	0	67.56	England	v South Africa	Nairobi (Gym)	10 Oct 2000	ODI # 1636
MS Atapattu	55	83	5	0	66.26	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Jan 2001	ODI # 1673
BC Lara	41	63	5	0	65.07	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	12 May 2001	ODI # 1717
CL Hooper	29	45	4	0	64.44	West Indies	v South Africa	St George's	5 May 2001	ODI # 1714
KC Sangakkara	33	52	3	0	63.46	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	14 Jan 2001	ODI # 1671
S Chanderpaul	31*	49	4	0	63.26	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingstown	16 May 2001	ODI # 1718
CL Hooper	43	68	4	0	63.23	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	28 Apr 2001	ODI # 1712
MS Atapattu	36	57	4	0	63.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	East London	17 Dec 2000	ODI # 1662
RP Arnold	32	53	4	0	60.37	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	14 Jan 2001	ODI # 1671
BC Lara	25	42	4	0	59.52	West Indies	v South Africa	St George's	6 May 2001	ODI # 1715
MN Samuels	54*	91	7	0	59.34	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingstown	16 May 2001	ODI # 1718
CL Cairns	26	44	1	1	59.09	New Zealand	v South Africa	Benoni	22 Oct 2000	ODI # 1643
CL Hooper	46	78	4	1	58.97	West Indies	v South Africa	St George's	6 May 2001	ODI # 1715
BC Lara	54	97	4	0	55.67	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	28 Apr 2001	ODI # 1712
NJ Astle	58	105	7	0	55.23	New Zealand	v South Africa	Benoni	22 Oct 2000	ODI # 1643
WPUJC Vaas	34*	68	2	0	50.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	East London	17 Dec 2000	ODI # 1662
S Chanderpaul	27	84	0	0	32.14	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	12 May 2001	ODI # 1717

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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:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]