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
WPUJC Vaas	38	26	6	2	146.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
RS Kaluwitharana	32	30	4	1	106.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
SM Pollock	111	106	16	3	104.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
RP Arnold	71	82	13	-	86.58	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
MV Boucher	38	45	6	1	84.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
N Boje	43	57	6	1	75.43	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
DJ Cullinan	48	64	7	1	75.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
NJ Astle	37	51	6	-	72.54	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
DPMD Jayawardene	45	65	8	-	69.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
L Klusener	97	143	13	1	67.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
MV Boucher	92	143	10	-	64.33	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
MV Boucher	76	121	7	-	62.80	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
N Boje	32	51	3	-	62.74	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
RP Arnold	26	42	3	-	61.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
SM Pollock	25	42	4	-	59.52	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
ST Jayasuriya	26	44	5	-	59.09	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
ND McKenzie	120	207	20	-	57.97	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
HH Dippenaar	27	48	5	-	56.25	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
JH Kallis	160	289	26	-	55.36	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
SP Fleming	57	103	8	-	55.33	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
ND McKenzie	103	191	11	1	53.92	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
HH Dippenaar	100	192	21	-	52.08	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
DJ Cullinan	59	116	7	1	50.86	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
DPMD Jayawardene	98	195	13	-	50.25	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
DJ Cullinan	112	232	12	3	48.27	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
CD McMillan	39	81	5	-	48.14	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
G Kirsten	34	71	2	-	47.88	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
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
G Kirsten	52	114	7	-	45.61	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
KC Sangakkara	98	215	14	-	45.58	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
G Kirsten	47*	104	5	-	45.19	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
DJ Cullinan	33	75	5	1	44.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
ND McKenzie	47	109	5	1	43.11	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
KC Sangakkara	32	76	5	-	42.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
CD McMillan	78	187	12	-	41.71	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
G Kirsten	49	118	9	-	41.52	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
DJ Cullinan	29	70	3	-	41.42	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
MH Richardson	77	186	8	-	41.39	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
G Kirsten	31	75	2	-	41.33	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
N Boje	31*	75	3	-	41.33	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
L Klusener	50	121	5	-	41.32	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
ND McKenzie	55	135	11	-	40.74	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
MH Richardson	60	150	8	-	40.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
G Kirsten	180	461	20	-	39.04	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
MH Richardson	46	119	6	-	38.65	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
JH Kallis	79*	211	12	-	37.44	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
KC Sangakkara	74	213	8	1	34.74	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
MH Richardson	26	76	3	-	34.21	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
HJH Marshall	40*	121	7	-	33.05	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
JH Kallis	49	150	6	-	32.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
HH Dippenaar	35	114	4	-	30.70	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
N Boje	51	168	8	-	30.35	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
SM Pollock	33	110	5	-	30.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
RP Arnold	30	100	3	-	30.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
DJ Cullinan	31*	112	4	-	27.67	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
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

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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:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]