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	68	51	12	1	133.33	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
RJ Peterson	32	26	7	0	123.07	Sth Africans	v India A	Arundel	19 Jul 2003	First-class
GC Smith	85	70	10	2	121.42	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
AJ Hall	99*	87	15	2	113.79	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
JH Kallis	77	76	16	1	101.31	Sth Africans	v Kent	Canterbury	7 Aug 2003	First-class
SM Pollock	36	37	3	1	97.29	Sth Africans	v India A	Arundel	19 Jul 2003	First-class
RJ Peterson	33	37	7	0	89.18	Sth Africans	v Kent	Canterbury	7 Aug 2003	First-class
JA Rudolph	92	105	18	0	87.61	Sth Africans	v Kent	Canterbury	7 Aug 2003	First-class
JH Kallis	35	43	6	0	81.39	South Africa	v England	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
TL Tsolekile	90	112	10	1	80.35	Sth Africans	v Derbyshire	Derby	28 Aug 2003	First-class
GC Smith	26*	33	2	1	78.78	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	15 Jul 2003	First-class
G Kirsten	40*	51	8	0	78.43	Sth Africans	v Kent	Canterbury	7 Aug 2003	First-class
HH Dippenaar	69	90	8	1	76.66	Sth Africans	v Kent	Canterbury	7 Aug 2003	First-class
HH Gibbs	179	236	29	1	75.84	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
SM Pollock	43	57	7	0	75.43	South Africa	v England	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
GC Smith	277	373	35	0	74.26	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
SM Pollock	62	84	9	0	73.80	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
MV Boucher	39	54	5	0	72.22	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
GC Smith	152	214	27	0	71.02	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	15 Jul 2003	First-class
HH Gibbs	183	258	35	1	70.93	South Africa	v England	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
GC Smith	259	370	34	0	70.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
SM Pollock	66*	95	10	1	69.47	South Africa	v England	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
HH Dippenaar	68	98	11	0	69.38	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	15 Jul 2003	First-class
M Ntini	32*	47	4	0	68.08	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
ND McKenzie	66*	97	7	2	68.04	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	15 Jul 2003	First-class
MV Boucher	89	131	15	0	67.93	Sth Africans	v Derbyshire	Derby	28 Aug 2003	First-class
ND McKenzie	105*	155	13	3	67.74	Sth Africans	v Kent	Canterbury	7 Aug 2003	First-class
JA Rudolph	65	96	12	0	67.70	Sth Africans	v Kent	Canterbury	7 Aug 2003	First-class
JH Kallis	200	305	27	1	65.57	Sth Africans	v Derbyshire	Derby	28 Aug 2003	First-class
HH Gibbs	79	123	9	2	64.22	Sth Africans	v India A	Arundel	19 Jul 2003	First-class
ND McKenzie	82*	129	12	0	63.56	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	15 Jul 2003	First-class
HH Gibbs	28	45	6	0	62.22	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
G Kirsten	66	107	9	1	61.68	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	15 Jul 2003	First-class
GC Smith	79	129	8	2	61.24	Sth Africans	v India A	Arundel	19 Jul 2003	First-class
HH Dippenaar	28*	46	2	0	60.86	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
JA Rudolph	83	138	12	0	60.14	Sth Africans	v India A	Arundel	19 Jul 2003	First-class
G Kirsten	28*	47	4	0	59.57	Sth Africans	v Kent	Canterbury	7 Aug 2003	First-class
JA Rudolph	222*	383	29	2	57.96	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
G Kirsten	90	156	15	0	57.69	South Africa	v England	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
MV Boucher	52	91	7	0	57.14	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
G Kirsten	75	134	6	1	55.97	Sth Africans	v India A	Arundel	19 Jul 2003	First-class
RJ Peterson	61	109	8	0	55.96	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	1 May 2003	Test # 1642
JH Kallis	66	120	8	1	55.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
JA Rudolph	55	101	10	0	54.45	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
ND McKenzie	90	168	11	0	53.57	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
GC Smith	35	66	7	0	53.03	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
MV Boucher	71	134	8	0	52.98	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	1 May 2003	Test # 1642
JA Rudolph	71	138	11	0	51.44	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	1 May 2003	Test # 1642
HH Gibbs	49	96	5	0	51.04	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
G Kirsten	42	85	6	0	49.41	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	15 Jul 2003	First-class
G Kirsten	29	59	4	1	49.15	South Africa	v England	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
HH Dippenaar	177*	369	25	2	47.96	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
G Kirsten	44	95	7	0	46.31	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
M Zondeki	59	128	10	0	46.09	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
ND McKenzie	38	83	7	0	45.78	South Africa	v England	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
HH Dippenaar	92	202	14	0	45.54	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
SM Pollock	41	92	4	0	44.56	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	1 May 2003	Test # 1642
G Kirsten	108	244	15	0	44.26	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
ND McKenzie	38	88	5	0	43.18	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
MV Boucher	25	58	3	0	43.10	South Africa	v England	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
G Kirsten	60	147	5	0	40.81	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
G Kirsten	130	323	17	0	40.24	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
HH Dippenaar	37	97	6	0	38.14	Sth Africans	v India A	Arundel	19 Jul 2003	First-class
JH Kallis	41	109	4	1	37.61	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
JA Rudolph	26	74	3	0	35.13	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
MV Boucher	48	149	6	0	32.21	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
JH Kallis	27	91	4	0	29.67	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654

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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:

North West vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 25th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 160/2 (42.0 ov, LC Ngoepe 83*, KJ Dudgeon 0/27) - Stumps

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