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
S Lee	28	15	0	2	186.66	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	16 Aug 2000	ODI # 1620
KEA Upashantha	63*	47	2	5	134.04	SLC-BP-XI	v Sth Africans	Moratuwa	4 Jul 2000	List A
DA Gunawardene	87	75	16	0	116.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
SR Waugh	114*	103	9	0	110.67	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	16 Aug 2000	ODI # 1620
DA Gunawardene	49	47	8	0	104.25	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
SR Waugh	30	31	1	1	96.77	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	18 Aug 2000	ODI # 1621
RP Arnold	51	53	1	2	96.22	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
ST Jayasuriya	148	156	24	1	94.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
AC Gilchrist	63	67	9	1	94.02	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	20 Aug 2000	ODI # 1622
Imran Nazir	80	86	10	0	93.02	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	8 Jul 2000	ODI # 1606
Younis Khan	38*	41	2	0	92.68	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	8 Jul 2000	ODI # 1606
DA Gunawardene	53	60	10	0	88.33	SLC-BP-XI	v Sth Africans	Moratuwa	4 Jul 2000	List A
KC Sangakkara	43	49	2	1	87.75	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
Imran Nazir	36	42	3	2	85.71	Pakistan	v South Africa	Singapore	23 Aug 2000	ODI # 1624
RP Arnold	59*	69	4	0	85.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	6 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
A Ranatunga	88	103	15	0	85.43	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
MG Bevan	106	125	7	0	84.80	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	16 Aug 2000	ODI # 1620
ST Jayasuriya	68	86	5	1	79.06	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
Ijaz Ahmed	31	40	4	0	77.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Singapore	27 Aug 2000	ODI # 1626
ST Jayasuriya	85	113	14	0	75.22	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
ME Waugh	48	64	3	0	75.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	18 Aug 2000	ODI # 1621
Ijaz Ahmed	56	75	5	0	74.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Singapore	23 Aug 2000	ODI # 1624
DR Martyn	31	42	1	0	73.80	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	20 Aug 2000	ODI # 1622
DA Gunawardene	47	64	5	0	73.43	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	6 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
KC Sangakkara	85	116	11	0	73.27	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	6 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
CL Cairns	27	37	3	0	72.97	New Zealand	v South Africa	Singapore	25 Aug 2000	ODI # 1625
Saleem Elahi	26	36	4	0	72.22	Pakistan	v South Africa	Singapore	27 Aug 2000	ODI # 1626
MS Atapattu	44*	62	5	0	70.96	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
A Ranatunga	54	77	9	1	70.12	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
DPMD Jayawardene	27	39	1	0	69.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
Mushtaq Ahmed	34*	50	4	0	68.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
A Ranatunga	28*	42	6	0	66.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
RT Ponting	39	61	3	0	63.93	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	18 Aug 2000	ODI # 1621
AC Gilchrist	37	60	5	0	61.66	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	18 Aug 2000	ODI # 1621
CZ Harris	42	69	6	0	60.86	New Zealand	v South Africa	Singapore	25 Aug 2000	ODI # 1625
Shahid Afridi	25	42	3	0	59.52	Pakistan	v South Africa	Singapore	23 Aug 2000	ODI # 1624
Saeed Anwar	39	67	3	0	58.20	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	8 Jul 2000	ODI # 1606
DPMD Jayawardene	167	288	22	2	57.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
DPMD Jayawardene	101*	183	14	1	55.19	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
Abdul Razzaq	47	89	2	0	52.80	Pakistan	v South Africa	Singapore	23 Aug 2000	ODI # 1624
UDU Chandana	32	62	3	0	51.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
Azhar Mahmood	36	70	5	1	51.42	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
MS Atapattu	54	120	9	0	45.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
TT Samaraweera	25	56	1	0	44.64	SLC-BP-XI	v Sth Africans	Moratuwa	4 Jul 2000	List A
PA de Silva	41	94	6	0	43.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
RP Arnold	28	67	3	0	41.79	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
MG Bevan	33	80	1	0	41.25	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	20 Aug 2000	ODI # 1622
Shoaib Malik	28	68	1	0	41.17	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
MS Atapattu	120	292	15	0	41.09	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
RP Arnold	40	98	5	0	40.81	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
WPUJC Vaas	54	133	7	0	40.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
ST Jayasuriya	28	70	4	0	40.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
DPMD Jayawardene	34	86	4	0	39.53	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
RP Arnold	28	72	2	0	38.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
KC Sangakkara	25	77	2	0	32.46	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Aug 2000	Test # 1507

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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:

Gujarat vs Tripura at Agartala, Ranji Trophy Elite, Group C, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 208/3 (57.0 ov, GH Vihari 40*, V Shankar 51*, CT Gaja 2/38) - Stumps

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited vs Khan Research Labs at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 22nd Match, Jan 27-30, 2026 [First-class]

Nagaland vs Andhra at Sovima, Ranji Trophy Elite, Group A, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 267/5 (70.0 ov, CR Gnaneshwar 87*, KV Sasikanth 31*, VG Zhimomi 4/45) - Stumps