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	59	78	9	1	75.64	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
N Boje	31	55	2	1	56.36	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
GC Smith	65	125	4	2	52.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
SM Pollock	25	51	3	0	49.01	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
M van Jaarsveld	51	105	6	0	48.57	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
HH Dippenaar	25	60	5	0	41.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
HH Dippenaar	46	113	5	0	40.70	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
JH Kallis	52*	129	6	0	40.31	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
M van Jaarsveld	29	74	5	0	39.18	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
MV Boucher	51	132	7	0	38.63	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
JA Rudolph	27*	75	4	0	36.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
HH Dippenaar	59*	166	8	0	35.54	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
GC Smith	74	209	5	0	35.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
JA Rudolph	102	297	12	0	34.34	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
M van Jaarsveld	37	140	4	0	26.42	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709

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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]