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
KC Sangakkara	64	58	10	1	110.34	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
DPMD Jayawardene	48*	45	5	0	106.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Dambulla	28 Aug 2004	ODI # 2161
TM Dilshan	38*	37	2	0	102.70	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	20 Aug 2004	ODI # 2156
KC Sangakkara	72	71	4	1	101.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	31 Aug 2004	ODI # 2163
S Chanderpaul	51*	52	6	0	98.07	West Indies	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Sep 2004	ODI # 2178
ST Jayasuriya	79	85	7	0	92.94	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	31 Aug 2004	ODI # 2163
KC Sangakkara	58	65	11	0	89.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
DPMD Jayawardene	39	45	3	0	86.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	31 Aug 2004	ODI # 2163
KC Sangakkara	74*	86	6	0	86.04	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Dambulla	28 Aug 2004	ODI # 2161
DA Gunawardene	51	61	7	0	83.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	20 Aug 2004	ODI # 2156
DA Gunawardene	52	64	7	0	81.25	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Dambulla	28 Aug 2004	ODI # 2161
MS Atapattu	64	82	5	0	78.04	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	20 Aug 2004	ODI # 2156
KC Sangakkara	63	83	3	0	75.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	22 Aug 2004	ODI # 2158
RR Sarwan	75	99	2	3	75.75	West Indies	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Sep 2004	ODI # 2178
WS Jayantha	51	68	6	0	75.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	31 Aug 2004	ODI # 2163
ST Jayasuriya	43	59	6	0	72.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
UDU Chandana	29	40	3	1	72.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
MS Atapattu	26	36	5	0	72.22	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	22 Aug 2004	ODI # 2158
MS Atapattu	97*	140	8	0	69.28	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Dambulla	25 Aug 2004	ODI # 2160
Nafees Iqbal	40	59	6	0	67.79	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Birmingham	12 Sep 2004	ODI # 2171
UDU Chandana	61*	92	2	0	66.30	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	22 Aug 2004	ODI # 2158
KC Sangakkara	232	357	31	1	64.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
WS Jayantha	46	73	2	1	63.01	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Dambulla	28 Aug 2004	ODI # 2161
BC Lara	49	85	5	0	57.64	West Indies	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Sep 2004	ODI # 2178
DPMD Jayawardene	237	415	25	3	57.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
ST Jayasuriya	74	139	6	0	53.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
UDU Chandana	40	81	6	0	49.38	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
WPUJC Vaas	69	142	10	0	48.59	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
MS Atapattu	72	151	7	0	47.68	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
RS Kaluwitharana	33	78	4	0	42.30	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
MS Atapattu	25	63	4	0	39.68	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
TM Dilshan	25	64	1	0	39.06	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
DPMD Jayawardene	82	210	10	0	39.04	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710

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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

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