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
KC Sangakkara	58	65	11	0	89.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
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
KC Sangakkara	232	357	31	1	64.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
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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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]