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
Mohammad Yousuf	50	29	6	2	172.41	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
Waqar Younis	28	19	4	1	147.36	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
WPUJC Vaas	32	30	3	0	106.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
M Muralidaran	27	26	5	1	103.84	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
Kamran Akmal	29	30	6	0	96.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
KC Sangakkara	35	38	5	0	92.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
Mohammad Yousuf	42	48	6	0	87.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
Inzamam-ul-Haq	32	41	6	0	78.04	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
Al Sahariar	71	93	11	0	76.34	Bangladesh	v South Africa	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
Alok Kapali	35	46	7	0	76.08	Bangladesh	v South Africa	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
Hannan Sarkar	65	86	11	0	75.58	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
Al Sahariar	30	40	6	0	75.00	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
Sanuar Hossain	49	69	8	0	71.01	Bangladesh	v South Africa	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
ST Jayasuriya	32	46	5	0	69.56	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
Inzamam-ul-Haq	60	87	10	0	68.96	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
Habibul Bashar	40	59	7	0	67.79	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
KC Sangakkara	89	132	15	0	67.42	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
Taufeeq Umar	67	101	13	0	66.33	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
Al Sahariar	27	42	3	0	64.28	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
Alok Kapali	38*	64	5	0	59.37	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
Habibul Bashar	38	66	7	0	57.57	Bangladesh	v South Africa	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
Taufeeq Umar	39	69	7	0	56.52	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
Taufeeq Umar	135	254	20	1	53.14	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
Sanuar Hossain	31	59	4	0	52.54	Bangladesh	v South Africa	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
KC Sangakkara	26	51	5	0	50.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
MS Atapattu	43	92	8	0	46.73	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
J Mubarak	48	103	8	0	46.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
HP Tillakaratne	104*	231	17	0	45.02	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
DPMD Jayawardene	44	106	6	0	41.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
DPMD Jayawardene	40	99	6	0	40.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
HP Tillakaratne	27	67	5	0	40.29	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
Saleem Elahi	39	99	5	0	39.39	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
DPMD Jayawardene	39	100	7	0	39.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
Younis Khan	30	77	4	0	38.96	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
Younis Khan	46	123	5	0	37.39	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
Taufeeq Umar	39	111	4	0	35.13	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
MS Atapattu	34	117	5	0	29.05	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
Khaled Mashud	33	156	2	0	21.15	Bangladesh	v South Africa	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

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]