Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SM Pollock	32*	20	3	2	160.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
A Symonds	55	47	3	4	117.02	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
SK Warne	36	31	6	1	116.12	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
A Symonds	29	26	4	1	111.53	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
SK Warne	36	33	7	-	109.09	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
BB McCullum	31	30	6	-	103.33	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
GC Smith	63	63	10	-	100.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
B Lee	64	68	6	2	94.11	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
SM Pollock	44	47	6	-	93.61	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
N Boje	43	46	9	-	93.47	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
JS Patel	27*	31	3	-	87.09	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
BB McCullum	33	38	2	2	86.84	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
GC Smith	68	80	9	1	85.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
RT Ponting	34	40	5	1	85.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
NJ Astle	45	56	8	-	80.35	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
DL Vettori	38	48	6	1	79.16	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
JDP Oram	133	169	18	2	78.69	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
HH Dippenaar	37	48	5	-	77.08	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
N Boje	48	64	9	-	75.00	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
SB Styris	54*	75	9	-	72.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
JH Kallis	36	50	5	-	72.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
AG Prince	43*	60	7	-	71.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
NJ Astle	50	71	6	-	70.42	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
HM Amla	28	40	5	-	70.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
JL Langer	37	53	6	-	69.81	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
DL Vettori	81	117	11	-	69.23	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
JA Rudolph	36	52	7	-	69.23	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
MV Boucher	63	92	9	-	68.47	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
RT Ponting	74	112	8	1	66.07	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
DL Vettori	60	91	8	-	65.93	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
N Boje	31	48	5	-	64.58	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
GC Smith	25	40	2	-	62.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
RT Ponting	116	187	12	2	62.03	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
SP Fleming	262	423	31	2	61.93	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
HH Gibbs	53	87	6	1	60.91	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
HM Amla	56	92	10	-	60.86	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
N Boje	31	51	5	1	60.78	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
JL Langer	34	56	4	-	60.71	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
AB de Villiers	97	161	13	-	60.24	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
PG Fulton	36	62	7	-	58.06	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
SP Fleming	37	64	6	-	57.81	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
AB de Villiers	46	80	7	-	57.50	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
JA Rudolph	25	44	4	-	56.81	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
SP Fleming	46	82	9	-	56.09	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
AG Prince	93	170	11	-	54.70	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
ML Hayden	94	173	14	1	54.33	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
HH Dippenaar	52	96	10	-	54.16	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
AG Prince	33	61	4	-	54.09	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
GC Smith	40	75	5	-	53.33	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
JH Kallis	114	223	17	-	51.12	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
GC Smith	45	91	6	-	49.45	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
AJ Hall	34*	69	4	-	49.27	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
DR Martyn	101	208	13	-	48.55	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
MEK Hussey	75	155	10	1	48.38	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
MEK Hussey	73	153	11	-	47.71	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
ML Hayden	102	217	12	-	47.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
HM Amla	149	317	20	-	47.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
HH Dippenaar	32	69	7	-	46.37	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
RT Ponting	103	225	11	-	45.77	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
ML Hayden	32	70	4	-	45.71	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
JEC Franklin	122*	268	14	1	45.52	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
MEK Hussey	89	197	12	-	45.17	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
AB de Villiers	27	62	3	-	43.54	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
MV Boucher	33	76	4	-	43.42	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
DR Martyn	57	134	10	-	42.53	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
HH Dippenaar	47	111	4	-	42.34	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
AG Prince	27	64	3	-	42.18	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
JH Kallis	71	170	7	-	41.76	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
SB Styris	42	104	6	-	40.38	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
JH Kallis	37	92	6	-	40.21	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
JH Kallis	62	159	8	-	38.99	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
JH Kallis	38	99	7	-	38.38	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
AG Prince	108*	286	9	-	37.76	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
JA Rudolph	41	112	6	-	36.60	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
AB de Villiers	50	137	4	-	36.49	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
JDP Oram	27	80	4	-	33.75	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
JH Kallis	27	82	4	-	32.92	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
MV Boucher	51*	156	9	-	32.69	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
HJH Marshall	25	85	1	-	29.41	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
JL Langer	35	125	5	-	28.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616 - Live]
>> 302/8 (75.0 ov, JG Bethell 142*, MJ Potts 0*, SM Boland 2/34) - Stumps

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]