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
JH Kallis	54	25	3	5	216.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	4 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
RJ Peterson	34	24	3	1	141.66	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
GC Smith	121	107	17	2	113.08	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	4 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
JA Rudolph	49*	50	7	1	98.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	4 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
M van Jaarsveld	49	52	8	-	94.23	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
GC Smith	41	46	4	1	89.13	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
N Boje	82	94	15	1	87.23	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
AB de Villiers	98	118	20	-	83.05	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	4 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
GC Smith	29	37	4	-	78.37	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
N Boje	76	97	12	-	78.35	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
GC Smith	67*	89	12	-	75.28	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
HH Gibbs	98	132	19	-	74.24	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
MV Boucher	64	90	11	-	71.11	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
HH Gibbs	47	71	6	1	66.19	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
Z de Bruyn	35	54	4	1	64.81	Sth Africans	v Ind Pres XI	Jaipur	14 Nov 2004	First-class
AB de Villiers	109	169	11	1	64.49	South Africa	v England	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
AB de Villiers	47	73	7	1	64.38	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
AG Prince	139*	218	18	2	63.76	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
JH Kallis	136*	217	16	1	62.67	South Africa	v England	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
JA Rudolph	28	45	4	-	62.22	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
JH Kallis	162	264	21	1	61.36	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
N Boje	48	80	6	-	60.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
SM Pollock	31	52	5	-	59.61	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
AB de Villiers	28	47	4	-	59.57	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
JA Rudolph	61	106	8	1	57.54	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
GC Smith	71	124	11	-	57.25	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
M Ntini	26	46	4	-	56.52	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
JH Kallis	55	98	4	-	56.12	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
GC Smith	37	66	5	-	56.06	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
AB de Villiers	92	165	15	-	55.75	South Africa	v England	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
AB de Villiers	52*	95	9	-	54.73	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
JH Kallis	58	106	5	2	54.71	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
GC Smith	74	137	8	-	54.01	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
JH Kallis	61	113	9	-	53.98	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
HH Gibbs	161	307	25	-	52.44	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
GC Smith	55	105	5	-	52.38	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
SM Pollock	43	84	5	-	51.19	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
GC Smith	25	49	3	-	51.02	South Africa	v England	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
JA Rudolph	32	63	4	-	50.79	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
GC Smith	86	172	5	-	50.00	Sth Africans	v Ind Pres XI	Jaipur	14 Nov 2004	First-class
JH Kallis	66	134	5	1	49.25	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
AJ Hall	26	53	5	-	49.05	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
JH Kallis	33	68	4	1	48.52	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
JA Rudolph	93	192	14	-	48.43	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
JA Rudolph	31	64	3	1	48.43	Sth Africans	v Ind Pres XI	Jaipur	14 Nov 2004	First-class
JL Ontong	70	148	5	1	47.29	Sth Africans	v Ind Pres XI	Jaipur	14 Nov 2004	First-class
GC Smith	47	100	7	-	47.00	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
JH Kallis	121	259	12	-	46.71	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
HH Dippenaar	110	245	11	-	44.89	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
JH Kallis	149	334	11	-	44.61	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
Z de Bruyn	32*	72	2	-	44.44	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
HM Amla	25	57	1	-	43.85	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
MV Boucher	25	58	2	-	43.10	South Africa	v England	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
SM Pollock	35	82	3	-	42.68	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
JA Rudolph	26	63	4	-	41.26	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
Z de Bruyn	83	206	6	3	40.29	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
JA Rudolph	33	83	6	-	39.75	South Africa	v England	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
HH Dippenaar	31*	80	4	-	38.75	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
HH Dippenaar	48	127	5	-	37.79	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
JA Rudolph	61	162	7	-	37.65	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
AJ Hall	163	454	17	-	35.90	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
HH Dippenaar	44	127	5	-	34.64	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
HH Gibbs	36	104	5	-	34.61	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
JH Kallis	37	108	3	-	34.25	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
SM Pollock	44*	140	4	-	31.42	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
HH Dippenaar	29	101	2	-	28.71	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
JA Rudolph	26	103	3	-	25.24	Sth Africans	v Ind Pres XI	Jaipur	14 Nov 2004	First-class
JH Kallis	28*	112	1	-	25.00	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722

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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:

Panadura Sports Club vs Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Maggona, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 213/8 (65.0 ov, N Vimukthi 9*, KDA Manoj 1*, JDF Vandersay 2/50) - Stumps

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club vs Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 62/4 (15.0 ov, GS Dinusha 14*, MVT Fernando 2*, C de Silva 1/25) - Stumps

Police Sports Club vs Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club at Galle, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 210/4 (58.0 ov, KNA Bandara 74*, PVR de Silva 41*, LN Malinga 1/34) - Stumps