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
GJ Kruis	34*	13	4	3	261.53	Griq West	v Border	East London	11 Mar 2004	First-class
GJ Kruis	35	20	8	0	175.00	Griq West	v E. Province	Kimberley	17 Oct 2003	First-class
DL Brown	34*	21	3	1	161.90	KZ-Natal	v North West	Durban	4 Mar 2004	First-class
T Henderson	29	19	4	1	152.63	Border	v Griq West	East London	11 Mar 2004	First-class
DJ Cullinan	65	44	2	6	147.72	Easterns	v Gauteng	Benoni	2 Apr 2004	First-class
T Henderson	43	30	8	1	143.33	Border	v W Province	East London	7 Nov 2003	First-class
JP Kreusch	29	21	5	0	138.09	Border	v Griq West	East London	11 Mar 2004	First-class
BL Reddy	26*	19	0	2	136.84	Easterns	v Boland	Benoni	19 Mar 2004	First-class
Q Friend	38*	28	5	0	135.71	W Province	v KZ-Natal	Cape Town	31 Mar 2004	First-class
Shahid Afridi	111	83	15	3	133.73	Griq West	v Easterns	Kimberley	24 Oct 2003	First-class
A Nel	29	22	4	1	131.81	Easterns	v KZ-Natal	Benoni	31 Oct 2003	First-class
J Louw	25	19	0	3	131.57	E. Province	v KZ-Natal	Gqeberha	7 Nov 2003	First-class
AJ Hall	31	24	3	0	129.16	Easterns	v Boland	Paarl	7 Nov 2003	First-class
CH Gayle	26	21	6	0	123.80	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
AN Petersen	37	30	8	0	123.33	Northerns	v Easterns	Centurion	26 Mar 2004	First-class
PC Strydom	31*	26	0	3	119.23	Border	v Gauteng	East London	17 Oct 2003	First-class
DR Smith	31	27	7	0	114.81	West Indians	v Border	East London	19 Dec 2003	First-class
AB de Villiers	54	48	10	0	112.50	Northerns	v Gauteng	Johannesburg	24 Oct 2003	First-class
W Bossenger	68	61	9	0	111.47	Griq West	v W Province	Cape Town	4 Mar 2004	First-class
JA Beukes	69	62	12	1	111.29	Free State	v Griq West	Kimberley	7 Nov 2003	First-class
RJ Peterson	118	107	19	2	110.28	E. Province	v Easterns	Benoni	14 Nov 2003	First-class
CS Baugh	36	34	6	1	105.88	West Indians	v Easterns	Benoni	9 Jan 2004	First-class
W Euley	37	35	5	2	105.71	Boland	v E. Province	Paarl	2 Apr 2004	First-class
AP McLaren	48	46	10	0	104.34	Griq West	v Border	East London	11 Mar 2004	First-class
HMRKB Herath	50*	48	9	0	104.16	Sri Lanka A	v SA A	Benoni	7 Oct 2003	First-class
CH Gayle	145	140	17	5	103.57	West Indians	v Easterns	Benoni	9 Jan 2004	First-class
VC Drakes	35	34	7	0	102.94	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
CS Baugh	158*	154	18	5	102.59	West Indians	v Free State	Bloemfontein	5 Dec 2003	First-class
NC Johnson	46*	45	7	0	102.22	W Province	v KZ-Natal	Cape Town	11 Mar 2004	First-class
JJ van der Wath	54	53	4	4	101.88	Free State	v North West	Potchefstroom	11 Mar 2004	First-class
DR Smith	105*	105	15	2	100.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
D Mohammed	36	36	7	1	100.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
WJ du Toit	27	27	5	0	100.00	Boland	v Griq West	Paarl	31 Oct 2003	First-class
DJ Cullinan	117	119	10	5	98.31	Easterns	v E. Province	Gqeberha	5 Mar 2004	First-class
DM Benkenstein	102*	104	9	1	98.07	KZ-Natal	v North West	Durban	4 Mar 2004	First-class
DJ Jacobs	47	48	6	0	97.91	North West	v Free State	Potchefstroom	11 Mar 2004	First-class
M Dillon	30	31	7	0	96.77	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
CH Gayle	116	120	20	1	96.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
HS Williams	49	51	5	2	96.07	Boland	v Griq West	Paarl	31 Oct 2003	First-class
DA Gunawardene	64	67	13	0	95.52	Sri Lanka A	v SA Academy	Potchefstroom	3 Oct 2003	First-class
DJ Watson	39	41	7	0	95.12	KZ-Natal	v North West	Durban	4 Mar 2004	First-class
Shahid Afridi	70	74	10	1	94.59	Griq West	v Boland	Paarl	31 Oct 2003	First-class
Shahid Afridi	25	27	5	0	92.59	Griq West	v E. Province	Kimberley	17 Oct 2003	First-class
AA Donald	36*	39	4	0	92.30	Free State	v Boland	Bloemfontein	14 Nov 2003	First-class
DJ Jacobs	66	72	9	2	91.66	North West	v Northerns	Potchefstroom	14 Nov 2003	First-class
M Dillon	29	32	6	0	90.62	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
DJJ de Vos	28	31	3	1	90.32	North West	v Border	Potchefstroom	24 Oct 2003	First-class
PC Strydom	28	31	5	0	90.32	Border	v Griq West	East London	11 Mar 2004	First-class
PJ Koortzen	37	41	4	1	90.24	Griq West	v North West	Kimberley	19 Mar 2004	First-class
G Rowley	136	151	23	1	90.06	North West	v Griq West	Kimberley	19 Mar 2004	First-class
WJ Smit	58	65	8	0	89.23	Boland	v Easterns	Benoni	19 Mar 2004	First-class
JL Ontong	150	170	22	0	88.23	Boland	v Free State	Bloemfontein	14 Nov 2003	First-class
CS Baugh	29	33	4	1	87.87	West Indians	v Border	East London	19 Dec 2003	First-class
W Euley	50	57	8	1	87.71	Boland	v Easterns	Benoni	19 Mar 2004	First-class
MBA Smith	35	40	7	0	87.50	Border	v Northerns	Centurion	31 Oct 2003	First-class
Q Friend	28	32	5	0	87.50	W Province	v Free State	Bloemfontein	19 Mar 2004	First-class
GJ Kruis	34	39	6	0	87.17	Griq West	v KZ-Natal	Durban	14 Nov 2003	First-class
JM Otto	34	39	6	1	87.17	Gauteng	v W Province	Cape Town	14 Nov 2003	First-class
DJ Cullinan	61*	70	4	1	87.14	Easterns	v Griq West	Kimberley	24 Oct 2003	First-class
T Henderson	32	37	5	0	86.48	Border	v North West	Potchefstroom	24 Oct 2003	First-class
WW Hinds	38	44	0	4	86.36	West Indians	v Free State	Bloemfontein	5 Dec 2003	First-class
CS Baugh	31	36	5	1	86.11	West Indians	v Easterns	Benoni	9 Jan 2004	First-class
G Rowley	47	55	6	2	85.45	North West	v Northerns	Potchefstroom	14 Nov 2003	First-class
MA Mashimbyi	35	41	6	0	85.36	Griq West	v Boland	Paarl	31 Oct 2003	First-class
NC Johnson	58	68	7	0	85.29	W Province	v KZ-Natal	Cape Town	11 Mar 2004	First-class
CW Henderson	40	47	9	0	85.10	W Province	v Northerns	Centurion	17 Oct 2003	First-class
D du Preez	56	66	6	2	84.84	Free State	v West Indians	Bloemfontein	5 Dec 2003	First-class
DM Benkenstein	64	76	9	1	84.21	KZ-Natal	v E. Province	Gqeberha	7 Nov 2003	First-class
MN Nawaz	37	44	4	0	84.09	Sri Lanka A	v SA Academy	Potchefstroom	3 Oct 2003	First-class
RD Jacobs	58	69	11	0	84.05	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
D Pretorius	26	31	2	1	83.87	Free State	v North West	Potchefstroom	11 Mar 2004	First-class
SG Koenig	51	61	8	0	83.60	Easterns	v Northerns	Centurion	26 Mar 2004	First-class
JM Kemp	71*	85	6	4	83.52	Northerns	v Gauteng	Centurion	5 Mar 2004	First-class
P de Bruyn	80	96	10	1	83.33	Easterns	v Boland	Paarl	7 Nov 2003	First-class
AJ Hall	70	84	10	3	83.33	Easterns	v Free State	Benoni	17 Oct 2003	First-class
I Mitchell	92	111	18	0	82.88	E. Province	v Boland	Paarl	2 Apr 2004	First-class
LE Bosman	86	104	13	2	82.69	Griq West	v Free State	Kimberley	7 Nov 2003	First-class
GM Smith	44	54	8	0	81.48	Griq West	v Easterns	Kimberley	24 Oct 2003	First-class
S Chanderpaul	74	91	13	0	81.31	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
CFK van Wyk	26*	32	4	0	81.25	Northerns	v North West	Potchefstroom	14 Nov 2003	First-class
HH Gibbs	142	175	23	0	81.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
AJ Hall	30	37	5	0	81.08	Easterns	v Griq West	Kimberley	24 Oct 2003	First-class
S Chanderpaul	98	121	19	0	80.99	West Indians	v Border	East London	19 Dec 2003	First-class
MA Mashimbyi	34	42	7	0	80.95	Griq West	v E. Province	Kimberley	17 Oct 2003	First-class
G Toyana	63	78	9	1	80.76	Easterns	v Gauteng	Benoni	2 Apr 2004	First-class
PJ Koortzen	25	31	4	0	80.64	Griq West	v E. Province	Kimberley	17 Oct 2003	First-class
PJ Koortzen	33	41	7	0	80.48	Griq West	v Border	East London	11 Mar 2004	First-class
AM Omar	28	35	3	1	80.00	Gauteng	v Boland	Randjesfontein	26 Mar 2004	First-class
PC Strydom	74	93	9	3	79.56	Border	v West Indians	East London	19 Dec 2003	First-class
M Zondeki	27	34	3	2	79.41	Border	v North West	Potchefstroom	24 Oct 2003	First-class
G Rowley	69	87	13	1	79.31	North West	v Gauteng	Johannesburg	7 Nov 2003	First-class
P de Bruyn	117	149	13	3	78.52	Easterns	v Boland	Benoni	19 Mar 2004	First-class
AJ Seymore	51	65	11	0	78.46	Easterns	v Boland	Benoni	19 Mar 2004	First-class
AB de Villiers	85	109	7	1	77.98	Northerns	v Boland	Paarl	12 Mar 2004	First-class
SC Pope	28	36	4	0	77.77	Border	v West Indians	East London	19 Dec 2003	First-class
GC Smith	139	180	21	2	77.22	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
RR Sarwan	44	57	9	0	77.19	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
L Klusener	80*	104	8	2	76.92	KZ-Natal	v W Province	Cape Town	11 Mar 2004	First-class
SC Pope	40*	52	8	0	76.92	Border	v KZ-Natal	Durban	19 Mar 2004	First-class
G Toyana	43	56	6	1	76.78	Easterns	v West Indians	Benoni	9 Jan 2004	First-class

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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:

Mashonaland Eagles vs Mid West Rhinos at Harare, Logan Cup 11th Match, Feb 14-17, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 130/4 (32.0 ov, Ahsan Ali Aqil 47*, V Changa 14*, RC Simbi 0/10) - Stumps

Victoria vs Western Australia at W.A.C.A, Sheffield Shield 24th Match, Feb 16-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 370/7 (104.4 ov, SM Elliott 19*, W Sutherland 55*, BL Couch 2/74)

Southern Rocks vs Matabeleland Tuskers at Bulawayo, Logan Cup 12th Match, Feb 14-17, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 25/0 (7.0 ov, N Mpofu 6*, TR Mupariwa 0*, T Chingwara 0/3) - Stumps