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
SP Fleming	31*	11	6	1	281.81	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
LRPL Taylor	35	18	4	2	194.44	Central D	v Sth Africans	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
CH Gayle	26	21	6	0	123.80	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
AM Schwass	37	35	4	3	105.71	Central D	v Sth Africans	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
VC Drakes	35	34	7	0	102.94	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
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
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
CL Cairns	158	171	18	7	92.39	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
M Dillon	29	32	6	0	90.62	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
JDP Oram	34	38	3	2	89.47	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
CL Cairns	69	82	9	2	84.14	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
RD Jacobs	58	69	11	0	84.05	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
S Chanderpaul	74	91	13	0	81.31	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
SB Styris	170	220	24	2	77.27	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
RR Sarwan	44	57	9	0	77.19	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
BC Lara	202	274	32	2	73.72	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
CL Cairns	28	40	4	0	70.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
JI Englefield	53*	76	7	1	69.73	Central D	v Sth Africans	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
CH Gayle	77	113	14	1	68.14	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
CH Gayle	107	159	17	0	67.29	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
JDP Oram	90	134	9	3	67.16	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
CH Gayle	32	48	7	0	66.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
BB McCullum	57	86	11	0	66.27	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
DR Smith	39	59	8	1	66.10	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
Asim Kamal	38	58	7	0	65.51	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
BC Lara	72	111	12	0	64.86	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
S Chanderpaul	109	171	20	1	63.74	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
BC Lara	86	138	14	0	62.31	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
DL Vettori	53	86	6	0	61.62	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
Imran Farhat	58	96	9	0	60.41	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
CL Cairns	41	68	4	1	60.29	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
PJ Wiseman	36	61	6	1	59.01	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
Imran Farhat	128	226	18	0	56.63	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
SP Fleming	27	48	6	0	56.25	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
SB Styris	73	131	11	0	55.72	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
VC Drakes	67	121	9	1	55.37	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
Taufeeq Umar	63	114	9	0	55.26	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
JDP Oram	119*	216	19	0	55.09	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
CD McMillan	82	151	12	1	54.30	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
MS Sinclair	99	187	15	2	52.94	Central D	v Sth Africans	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
JDP Oram	40	76	4	1	52.63	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
RR Sarwan	114	225	18	0	50.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
BC Lara	115	238	16	1	48.31	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
Abdul Razzaq	37	77	7	0	48.05	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
Moin Khan	37	78	2	1	47.43	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
BB McCullum	55	120	6	0	45.83	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
Taufeeq Umar	111	247	16	0	44.93	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
JI Englefield	77	176	10	0	43.75	Central D	v Sth Africans	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
RR Sarwan	119	273	15	0	43.58	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
BC Lara	34	78	4	1	43.58	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
S Chanderpaul	42	97	7	0	43.29	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
Inzamam-ul-Haq	60	144	8	0	41.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
Shoaib Malik	47	113	7	0	41.59	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
SP Fleming	30	73	5	0	41.09	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
MS Sinclair	74	181	8	2	40.88	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
RR Sarwan	69	169	7	0	40.82	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
Taufeeq Umar	68	167	8	1	40.71	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
Asim Kamal	99	246	11	1	40.24	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
Imran Farhat	41	103	7	0	39.80	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
SB Styris	74	190	10	0	38.94	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
Taufeeq Umar	71	183	12	0	38.79	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
MHW Papps	59	155	12	0	38.06	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
MH Richardson	45	120	7	0	37.50	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
S Chanderpaul	27	72	5	0	37.50	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
WW Hinds	25	68	4	0	36.76	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
RD Jacobs	25	70	4	0	35.71	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
D Ganga	60	202	10	0	29.70	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
S Chanderpaul	34	119	3	0	28.57	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
MH Richardson	37	142	5	0	26.05	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692

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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]
>> 338/7 (93.0 ov, SM Elliott 14*, W Sutherland 31*, CJ Rocchiccioli 2/77) - Stumps

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