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
VRV Singh	29	19	6	-	152.63	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
Shahid Nazir	40	35	4	1	114.28	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
V Sehwag	33	29	6	-	113.79	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
MV Boucher	40*	36	5	2	111.11	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
Naved-ul-Hasan	30	29	4	1	103.44	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
SM Pollock	40	41	6	1	97.56	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
Mohammad Yousuf	83	90	10	1	92.22	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
Kamran Akmal	57*	64	9	-	89.06	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
SC Ganguly	66	75	9	1	88.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
MS Dhoni	34	39	7	-	87.17	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
GC Smith	33	38	6	-	86.84	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
GC Smith	64	79	10	-	81.01	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
Naved-ul-Hasan	33	41	4	1	80.48	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
V Sehwag	40	50	6	1	80.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
KD Karthik	38*	48	6	-	79.16	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
SC Ganguly	26	33	4	-	78.78	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
GC Smith	58	81	11	-	71.60	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
HH Gibbs	63	88	13	-	71.59	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
MS Dhoni	47	67	10	-	70.14	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
S Sreesanth	28	40	5	-	70.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
MV Boucher	35	52	3	1	67.30	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
SM Pollock	39*	58	5	1	67.24	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
GC Smith	94	142	14	1	66.19	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
SM Pollock	37	56	5	-	66.07	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
M Morkel	27	41	4	-	65.85	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
SC Ganguly	25	38	4	-	65.78	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
GC Smith	55	84	6	-	65.47	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
GC Smith	32	49	5	-	65.30	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
Inzamam-ul-Haq	92*	142	13	-	64.78	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
AG Prince	138	214	19	-	64.48	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
SM Pollock	63*	99	10	-	63.63	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
GC Smith	28	44	3	-	63.63	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
Younis Khan	68	110	10	-	61.81	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
Yasir Hameed	35	57	7	-	61.40	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
Kamran Akmal	33	54	5	-	61.11	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
M Morkel	31*	52	3	-	59.61	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
W Jaffer	28	47	4	-	59.57	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
Younis Khan	38	64	5	-	59.37	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
Mohammad Hafeez	32	54	5	-	59.25	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
Inzamam-ul-Haq	42	71	6	-	59.15	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
MV Boucher	53	91	7	-	58.24	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
Mohammad Yousuf	32	55	5	-	58.18	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
AG Prince	121	212	16	-	57.07	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
SR Tendulkar	63	115	11	-	54.78	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
SM Pollock	31	57	2	-	54.38	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
Younis Khan	67*	125	4	-	53.60	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
Mohammad Sami	31	58	3	-	53.44	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
Kamran Akmal	29	55	4	-	52.72	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
SC Ganguly	46	89	5	-	51.68	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
MV Boucher	50	99	6	-	50.50	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
SC Ganguly	51*	101	4	1	50.49	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
SM Pollock	36	72	4	1	50.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
R Dravid	29	58	5	-	50.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
Shahid Nazir	27	54	3	-	50.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
SR Tendulkar	44	89	7	-	49.43	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
SR Tendulkar	64	130	11	-	49.23	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
JH Kallis	60*	123	6	-	48.78	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
Yasir Hameed	65	135	8	1	48.14	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
W Jaffer	116	244	15	-	47.54	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
VVS Laxman	73	154	12	-	47.40	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
AB de Villiers	47	100	8	-	47.00	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
HM Amla	71	152	11	-	46.71	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
JH Kallis	28	60	3	-	46.66	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
MV Boucher	46	99	4	-	46.46	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
Z Khan	37	80	3	2	46.25	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
HH Gibbs	94	205	15	-	45.85	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
Imran Farhat	26	58	4	-	44.82	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
Younis Khan	45	101	8	-	44.55	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
AG Prince	97	223	11	-	43.49	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
JH Kallis	54	128	8	-	42.18	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
AG Prince	59*	141	7	-	41.84	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
VVS Laxman	28	67	5	-	41.79	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
Imran Farhat	68	168	10	-	40.47	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
JH Kallis	91	226	8	-	40.26	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
Inzamam-ul-Haq	35	90	3	-	38.88	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
HM Amla	64*	165	9	-	38.78	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
R Dravid	32	83	5	-	38.55	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
HH Gibbs	40	104	4	-	38.46	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
JH Kallis	27	72	4	-	37.50	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
KD Karthik	63	170	7	-	37.05	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
AG Prince	38*	103	2	-	36.89	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
HM Amla	63	174	7	-	36.20	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
W Jaffer	26	73	5	-	35.61	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
JH Kallis	32	90	2	-	35.55	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
R Dravid	47	134	5	-	35.07	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
JH Kallis	51	149	7	-	34.22	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
VVS Laxman	50*	156	3	-	32.05	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
AG Prince	26	112	1	-	23.21	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827

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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

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]