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
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	35	43	6	0	81.39	South Africa	v England	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
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
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
M Ntini	32*	47	4	0	68.08	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
HH Gibbs	28	45	6	0	62.22	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
HH Dippenaar	28*	46	2	0	60.86	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
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
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	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
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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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]