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
MV Boucher	34	16	-	4	212.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	18 Dec 2002	ODI # 1923
JH Kallis	53	26	6	2	203.84	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	29 Nov 2002	ODI # 1905
SM Pollock	36*	19	4	2	189.47	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
G Kirsten	52*	32	9	1	162.50	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	22 Feb 2003	ODI # 1961
L Klusener	33*	21	4	1	157.14	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	16 Feb 2003	ODI # 1955
HH Gibbs	25*	17	3	1	147.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
HH Gibbs	97*	66	19	-	146.96	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Benoni	6 Oct 2002	ODI # 1891
SM Pollock	32	23	-	2	139.13	South Africa	v Canada	East London	27 Feb 2003	ODI # 1971
HH Gibbs	40	30	8	-	133.33	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	11 Dec 2002	ODI # 1916
HH Gibbs	87*	66	12	4	131.81	South Africa	v Kenya	Potchefstroom	12 Feb 2003	ODI # 1947
M van Jaarsveld	42	33	9	-	127.27	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Kimberley	9 Oct 2002	ODI # 1892
HH Gibbs	49*	40	8	1	122.50	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	22 Feb 2003	ODI # 1961
L Klusener	57	48	1	5	118.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	9 Feb 2003	ODI # 1942
HH Gibbs	108*	92	14	3	117.39	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kimberley	4 Dec 2002	ODI # 1911
HH Gibbs	153	131	17	3	116.79	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	3 Oct 2002	ODI # 1890
JH Kallis	60	53	5	1	113.20	South Africa	v Kenya	Colombo (RPS)	20 Sep 2002	ODI # 1882
SM Pollock	57*	51	2	3	111.76	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	8 Dec 2002	ODI # 1914
HH Dippenaar	31	28	3	1	110.71	South Africa	v Kenya	Colombo (RPS)	20 Sep 2002	ODI # 1882
JN Rhodes	98	92	12	2	106.52	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	8 Dec 2002	ODI # 1914
L Klusener	60*	57	7	1	105.26	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Benoni	1 Dec 2002	ODI # 1908
HH Gibbs	47	45	9	-	104.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	6 Dec 2002	ODI # 1912
GC Smith	35	34	5	-	102.94	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	3 Mar 2003	ODI # 1979
HH Gibbs	143	141	19	3	101.41	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	16 Feb 2003	ODI # 1955
MV Boucher	49	49	4	1	100.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	9 Feb 2003	ODI # 1942
N Boje	25*	25	2	-	100.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	9 Feb 2003	ODI # 1942
HH Gibbs	116*	119	16	-	97.47	South Africa	v India	Colombo (RPS)	25 Sep 2002	ODI # 1886
HH Gibbs	228	240	29	6	95.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
GC Smith	99	106	6	2	93.39	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	29 Nov 2002	ODI # 1905
JN Rhodes	25*	27	3	-	92.59	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	6 Dec 2002	ODI # 1912
JH Kallis	47	51	5	-	92.15	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	3 Oct 2002	ODI # 1890
HH Gibbs	116	126	13	3	92.06	South Africa	v Kenya	Colombo (RPS)	20 Sep 2002	ODI # 1882
HH Dippenaar	89	97	5	2	91.75	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	29 Nov 2002	ODI # 1905
MV Boucher	45*	50	7	-	90.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	27 Nov 2002	ODI # 1903
MV Boucher	45*	50	2	1	90.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	3 Mar 2003	ODI # 1979
HH Gibbs	52	58	6	1	89.65	South Africa	v Pakistan	Paarl	16 Dec 2002	ODI # 1921
GC Smith	69	77	6	-	89.61	South Africa	v Kenya	Colombo (RPS)	20 Sep 2002	ODI # 1882
HH Dippenaar	41	47	2	1	87.23	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	3 Oct 2002	ODI # 1890
JN Rhodes	61	70	8	-	87.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Sep 2002	ODI # 1875
G Kirsten	102*	118	9	-	86.44	South Africa	v Pakistan	Paarl	16 Dec 2002	ODI # 1921
L Klusener	29*	34	4	-	85.29	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	11 Dec 2002	ODI # 1916
JN Rhodes	81	95	8	-	85.26	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	18 Dec 2002	ODI # 1923
HH Gibbs	73	88	7	2	82.95	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	3 Mar 2003	ODI # 1979
GC Smith	48*	58	5	-	82.75	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Benoni	6 Oct 2002	ODI # 1891
G Kirsten	52*	63	9	-	82.53	South Africa	v Kenya	Potchefstroom	12 Feb 2003	ODI # 1947
N Boje	28	34	4	-	82.35	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	29 Nov 2002	ODI # 1905
GC Smith	44	55	5	-	80.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	East London	13 Dec 2002	ODI # 1918
GC Smith	63	79	6	-	79.74	South Africa	v Canada	East London	27 Feb 2003	ODI # 1971
SM Pollock	39	49	4	-	79.59	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Benoni	1 Dec 2002	ODI # 1908
GC Smith	73	92	14	-	79.34	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
N Boje	29	37	4	-	78.37	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	16 Feb 2003	ODI # 1955
JH Kallis	64*	83	5	1	77.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kimberley	4 Dec 2002	ODI # 1911
G Kirsten	69	92	6	1	75.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	9 Feb 2003	ODI # 1942
JH Kallis	87	117	10	1	74.35	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Benoni	1 Dec 2002	ODI # 1908
HH Dippenaar	93	126	7	-	73.80	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	18 Dec 2002	ODI # 1923
ND McKenzie	39	53	4	-	73.58	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
JH Kallis	97	133	6	1	72.93	South Africa	v India	Colombo (RPS)	25 Sep 2002	ODI # 1886
JN Rhodes	30*	42	5	-	71.42	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Kimberley	9 Oct 2002	ODI # 1892
G Kirsten	160	227	17	1	70.48	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
GC Smith	151	216	18	-	69.90	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
GC Smith	200	287	25	-	69.68	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
JH Kallis	33	48	1	1	68.75	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	16 Feb 2003	ODI # 1955
ND McKenzie	70*	102	5	-	68.62	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	6 Dec 2002	ODI # 1912
HH Gibbs	41	60	6	1	68.33	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
HH Dippenaar	80	118	7	-	67.79	South Africa	v Canada	East London	27 Feb 2003	ODI # 1971
SM Pollock	25	37	1	-	67.56	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	3 Mar 2003	ODI # 1979
G Kirsten	150	223	14	-	67.26	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
SM Pollock	32*	48	2	-	66.66	South Africa	v Pakistan	East London	13 Dec 2002	ODI # 1918
JH Kallis	38*	58	2	2	65.51	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	27 Nov 2002	ODI # 1903
N Boje	37*	58	4	-	63.79	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
GC Smith	28	44	3	-	63.63	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	3 Oct 2002	ODI # 1890
HH Dippenaar	53	84	4	-	63.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Sep 2002	ODI # 1875
GC Smith	56	90	4	-	62.22	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	8 Dec 2002	ODI # 1914
AJ Hall	31	50	4	-	62.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
HH Dippenaar	47*	77	5	-	61.03	South Africa	v Pakistan	Paarl	16 Dec 2002	ODI # 1921
JH Kallis	139*	228	18	1	60.96	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
HH Gibbs	114	190	17	2	60.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
GC Smith	33	55	4	-	60.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Sep 2002	ODI # 1875
SM Pollock	38	65	5	-	58.46	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
SM Pollock	99*	170	9	2	58.23	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
HH Dippenaar	47	81	7	-	58.02	South Africa	v Pakistan	East London	13 Dec 2002	ODI # 1918
MV Boucher	38	66	4	-	57.57	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
ND McKenzie	51	89	5	1	57.30	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
HH Dippenaar	36	65	2	-	55.38	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	6 Dec 2002	ODI # 1912
JH Kallis	75*	138	9	-	54.34	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
M van Jaarsveld	39*	73	5	-	53.42	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
MV Boucher	55	108	7	-	50.92	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
G Kirsten	56	118	9	-	47.45	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
JH Kallis	31	66	4	-	46.96	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
MV Boucher	63	138	6	-	45.65	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
JH Kallis	105	236	11	1	44.49	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
JH Kallis	84	196	9	-	42.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
HH Gibbs	92	216	11	-	42.59	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
HH Dippenaar	62	146	7	-	42.46	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
G Kirsten	55	139	9	-	39.56	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
JH Kallis	75	214	8	-	35.04	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
ND McKenzie	28	90	4	-	31.11	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613 - Live]
>> 213/8 (68.0 ov, JC Archer 30*, BA Stokes 45*, NM Lyon 2/51) - Stumps

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614 - Live]
>> 334/1 (90.0 ov, DP Conway 178*, JA Duffy 9*, JNT Seales 0/67) - Stumps

Zambia vs Sierra Leone at Abuja, West Africa Trophy 3rd place play-off, Dec 14, 2025 [T20I # 3642]