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
N Boje	38*	33	4	1	115.15	Sth Africans	v Central D	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
MV Boucher	27	27	5	0	100.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
GC Smith	33	38	5	0	86.84	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
HH Gibbs	26	32	3	1	81.25	Sth Africans	v Central D	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
HH Gibbs	142	175	23	0	81.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
N Boje	25	32	5	0	78.12	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
GC Smith	139	180	21	2	77.22	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
MV Boucher	72	96	11	0	75.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
HH Gibbs	61	84	11	1	72.61	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
GC Smith	132	184	22	0	71.73	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
GC Smith	47	66	7	0	71.21	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
MV Boucher	122*	173	21	0	70.52	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
AJ Hall	32	46	4	0	69.56	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
RJ Peterson	25	36	2	0	69.44	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
HH Gibbs	33	48	6	0	68.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
JH Kallis	130*	191	7	5	68.06	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
ND McKenzie	100*	150	12	4	66.66	Sth Africans	v Central D	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
JA Rudolph	36	55	4	0	65.45	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
JH Kallis	130*	199	14	1	65.32	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
M van Jaarsveld	73	113	13	0	64.60	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
G Kirsten	137	213	18	1	64.31	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
HH Gibbs	142	223	15	4	63.67	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
GC Smith	44	70	7	0	62.85	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
G Kirsten	137	218	20	0	62.84	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
ND McKenzie	76	121	10	1	62.80	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
HH Gibbs	77	124	11	1	62.09	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
GC Smith	125*	203	17	0	61.57	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
SM Pollock	38*	62	3	0	61.29	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
JH Kallis	44	72	3	1	61.11	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
GC Smith	25	42	4	0	59.52	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
MV Boucher	58	98	7	1	59.18	Sth Africans	v Central D	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
SM Pollock	30	51	3	0	58.82	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
HH Gibbs	60	103	8	1	58.25	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
HH Gibbs	192	335	24	3	57.31	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
GC Smith	65	115	6	0	56.52	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
JH Kallis	71	127	11	1	55.90	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
ND McKenzie	49*	88	7	0	55.68	Sth Africans	v Central D	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
N Boje	46	83	8	0	55.42	Sth Africans	v Central D	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
ND McKenzie	32	58	3	2	55.17	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
MV Boucher	27	49	3	0	55.10	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
JH Kallis	158	297	17	1	53.19	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
JA Rudolph	42	79	7	0	53.16	Sth Africans	v Central D	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
G Kirsten	26	49	3	0	53.06	Sth Africans	v Central D	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
G Kirsten	53*	100	8	0	53.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
JA Rudolph	31	59	5	0	52.54	Sth Africans	v Central D	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
JH Kallis	92	177	11	3	51.97	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
GC Smith	42	81	5	0	51.85	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
JH Kallis	177	344	20	0	51.45	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
G Kirsten	118	232	11	1	50.86	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
JH Kallis	73	145	13	0	50.34	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
G Kirsten	46	93	7	0	49.46	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
GC Smith	88	178	8	1	49.43	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
JA Rudolph	154*	312	27	1	49.35	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
JA Rudolph	72	147	11	1	48.97	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
SM Pollock	30*	62	3	0	48.38	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
JH Kallis	150*	312	19	0	48.07	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
HH Gibbs	59	123	7	1	47.96	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
JA Rudolph	101	215	13	0	46.97	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
G Kirsten	54	115	7	0	46.95	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
ND McKenzie	52	111	7	2	46.84	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
HH Gibbs	80	172	13	1	46.51	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
HH Gibbs	27	60	3	0	45.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
ND McKenzie	40	89	5	1	44.94	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
HH Gibbs	98	219	13	1	44.74	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
JA Rudolph	37	84	6	0	44.04	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
JH Kallis	29	66	4	0	43.93	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
JA Rudolph	93*	212	16	0	43.86	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
HH Gibbs	40	93	6	1	43.01	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
M van Jaarsveld	59	138	8	0	42.75	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
SM Pollock	28	66	3	0	42.42	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
G Kirsten	76	180	11	0	42.22	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
JH Kallis	43	113	3	0	38.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
JA Rudolph	44	116	4	0	37.93	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
ND McKenzie	27	72	5	0	37.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
JH Kallis	40	116	7	0	34.48	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
HH Dippenaar	27	82	3	0	32.92	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
HH Gibbs	47	144	7	0	32.63	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
G Kirsten	34*	106	4	1	32.07	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
ND McKenzie	27	92	3	0	29.34	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
ND McKenzie	35	120	3	1	29.16	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666

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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]
>> 256/7 (65.0 ov, T Gwandu 32*, Ahsan Ali Aqil 83*, RC Simbi 1/46) - Lunch

Victoria vs Western Australia at W.A.C.A, Sheffield Shield 24th Match, Feb 16-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 200/5 (68.0 ov, JL Curtis 26*, K Povey 6*, SM Elliott 1/54) - Stumps

Southern Rocks vs Matabeleland Tuskers at Bulawayo, Logan Cup 12th Match, Feb 14-17, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 143/5 (45.0 ov, M Chimusoro 3*, Hamid Ali 21*, Ali Asfand 0/32) - Lunch