Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SM Pollock	111	106	16	3	104.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	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
L Klusener	97	143	13	1	67.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
DJ Cullinan	103	155	14	-	66.45	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
JH Kallis	53	80	7	2	66.25	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
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
SM Pollock	25	42	4	-	59.52	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
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
MV Boucher	52	94	5	-	55.31	South Africa	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
SM Pollock	106*	195	13	-	54.35	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
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
DJ Cullinan	134	272	14	-	49.26	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
MV Boucher	38	78	5	-	48.71	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
L Klusener	31*	64	4	-	48.43	South Africa	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
DJ Cullinan	112	232	12	3	48.27	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
G Kirsten	34	71	2	-	47.88	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
ND McKenzie	72	152	9	1	47.36	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
HH Gibbs	34	72	4	-	47.22	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
G Kirsten	52	114	7	-	45.61	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
ND McKenzie	45	99	4	-	45.45	South Africa	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
HH Gibbs	85	188	12	2	45.21	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
G Kirsten	47*	104	5	-	45.19	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
ND McKenzie	35	78	4	1	44.87	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
SM Pollock	41*	92	5	1	44.56	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
G Kirsten	150	338	13	1	44.37	South Africa	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
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
HH Gibbs	51	120	5	-	42.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
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
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
SM Pollock	40	97	6	-	41.23	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
DJ Cullinan	73	178	6	-	41.01	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
ND McKenzie	55	135	11	-	40.74	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
HH Gibbs	34	85	3	-	40.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
JH Kallis	51	129	5	-	39.53	South Africa	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
G Kirsten	180	461	20	-	39.04	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
HH Gibbs	83*	215	10	-	38.60	South Africa	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
JH Kallis	79*	211	12	-	37.44	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
DJ Cullinan	82	238	8	2	34.45	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
JH Kallis	30	90	5	-	33.33	South Africa	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
JH Kallis	49	150	6	-	32.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
DJ Cullinan	28	86	5	-	32.55	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
N Boje	34	105	3	-	32.38	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
HH Gibbs	87	275	11	-	31.63	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
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
AA Donald	37	123	4	-	30.08	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
SM Pollock	33	110	5	-	30.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
N Boje	36	122	5	1	29.50	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
DJ Cullinan	31*	112	4	-	27.67	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
JH Kallis	50	181	4	-	27.62	South Africa	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
ND McKenzie	55	216	1	-	25.46	South Africa	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
SM Pollock	48*	194	1	-	24.74	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
ND McKenzie	44	186	3	-	23.65	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
HH Gibbs	45	195	6	-	23.07	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
JH Kallis	30*	138	3	-	21.73	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
ND McKenzie	25	134	1	-	18.65	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538

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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]