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
SCG MacGill	29	21	5	0	138.09	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
A Symonds	72	54	5	6	133.33	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
JL Langer	25	20	3	0	125.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
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	0	109.09	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
BB McCullum	31	30	6	0	103.33	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
B Lee	64	68	6	2	94.11	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
RT Ponting	143*	159	16	0	89.93	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
JS Patel	27*	31	3	0	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
RT Ponting	34	40	5	1	85.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
NJ Astle	45	56	8	0	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
AC Gilchrist	86	109	10	2	78.89	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
JDP Oram	133	169	18	2	78.69	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
AC Gilchrist	44	58	4	0	75.86	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
SB Styris	54*	75	9	0	72.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
NJ Astle	50	71	6	0	70.42	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
JL Langer	37	53	6	0	69.81	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
DL Vettori	81	117	11	0	69.23	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
RT Ponting	120	174	12	1	68.96	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
ML Hayden	90	134	11	0	67.16	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
RT Ponting	71	107	12	0	66.35	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
RT Ponting	74	112	8	1	66.07	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
DL Vettori	60	91	8	0	65.93	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
BJ Hodge	27*	42	3	0	64.28	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
PA Jaques	28	44	3	0	63.63	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
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
BJ Hodge	203*	332	22	0	61.14	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
JL Langer	34	56	4	0	60.71	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
B Lee	32	53	4	0	60.37	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
MEK Hussey	122	203	14	4	60.09	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
RT Ponting	117	198	13	0	59.09	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
PG Fulton	36	62	7	0	58.06	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
SP Fleming	37	64	6	0	57.81	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
ML Hayden	137	242	17	2	56.61	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
SP Fleming	46	82	9	0	56.09	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
ML Hayden	94	173	14	1	54.33	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
A Symonds	25	49	4	0	51.02	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
RT Ponting	53	106	4	0	50.00	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
DR Martyn	101	208	13	0	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	58	121	8	0	47.93	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
MEK Hussey	73	153	11	0	47.71	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
ML Hayden	102	217	12	0	47.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
RT Ponting	103	225	11	0	45.77	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
ML Hayden	32	70	4	0	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	0	45.17	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
BJ Hodge	41	96	4	0	42.70	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
DR Martyn	57	134	10	0	42.53	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
MEK Hussey	31	74	2	0	41.89	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
JL Langer	37	89	6	0	41.57	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
JL Langer	47	114	8	0	41.22	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
MEK Hussey	45	111	8	0	40.54	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
SB Styris	42	104	6	0	40.38	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
ML Hayden	65	177	9	0	36.72	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
JDP Oram	27	80	4	0	33.75	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
HJH Marshall	25	85	1	0	29.41	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
JL Langer	35	125	5	0	28.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792

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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]