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
DW Steyn	33*	26	3	2	126.92	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
HH Gibbs	27	22	4	1	122.72	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
GC Smith	35	30	5	-	116.66	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
GC Smith	85	79	11	-	107.59	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
HM Amla	29	30	5	-	96.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
AB de Villiers	103*	109	15	1	94.49	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
HH Gibbs	25	27	4	-	92.59	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
A Nel	34	37	4	1	91.89	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
GC Smith	28	31	4	-	90.32	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
GC Smith	147	165	27	-	89.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
GC Smith	232	277	33	1	83.75	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
A Nel	25	30	1	2	83.33	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
ND McKenzie	26	32	3	-	81.25	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
GC Smith	34	42	6	-	80.95	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
AB de Villiers	77	101	7	1	76.23	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
AB de Villiers	44	58	8	-	75.86	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
HM Amla	25	33	4	-	75.75	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
GC Smith	73	97	13	-	75.25	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
JH Kallis	131	177	17	2	74.01	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
JH Kallis	74	101	13	-	73.26	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
JH Kallis	186	262	25	3	70.99	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
JH Kallis	85	126	9	-	67.46	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
AB de Villiers	217*	333	17	2	65.16	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
M Morkel	35	54	7	-	64.81	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
AB de Villiers	33	51	6	-	64.70	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
GC Smith	42	66	5	-	63.63	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
AG Prince	38	60	5	-	63.33	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
ND McKenzie	36	57	5	-	63.15	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
AB de Villiers	46	73	7	1	63.01	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
AG Prince	123*	196	15	-	62.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
DW Steyn	25	40	2	1	62.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
JH Kallis	155	249	19	-	62.24	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
HM Amla	37	60	6	-	61.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
HM Amla	159	262	20	-	60.68	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
ND McKenzie	94	156	18	-	60.25	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
GC Smith	62	104	6	-	59.61	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
GC Smith	25	42	5	-	59.52	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
MV Boucher	29	49	4	-	59.18	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
ND McKenzie	226	388	28	3	58.24	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
ND McKenzie	42	73	8	-	57.53	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
AB de Villiers	25	45	3	-	55.55	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
HM Amla	81	148	9	-	54.72	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
HM Amla	69	127	10	-	54.33	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
AB de Villiers	45	83	2	-	54.21	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
GC Smith	69	134	8	2	51.49	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
JH Kallis	59	115	8	1	51.30	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
GC Smith	46	90	4	-	51.11	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
HM Amla	46	90	7	-	51.11	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
HH Gibbs	54	106	8	-	50.94	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
HM Amla	32	63	2	-	50.79	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
HM Amla	51	101	6	-	50.49	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
HH Gibbs	63	125	13	-	50.40	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
JH Kallis	36	72	4	-	50.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
JH Kallis	100*	201	4	1	49.75	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
MV Boucher	29	59	3	-	49.15	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
JH Kallis	132	275	14	1	48.00	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
MV Boucher	70	146	9	-	47.94	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
A Nel	33	69	3	-	47.82	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
AG Prince	63	132	5	-	47.72	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
HM Amla	103	216	15	-	47.68	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
HM Amla	176*	378	24	-	46.56	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
AB de Villiers	59	127	9	-	46.45	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
MV Boucher	43	93	5	-	46.23	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
ND McKenzie	155*	339	13	1	45.72	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
AB de Villiers	60	132	6	-	45.45	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
HM Amla	71	158	6	1	44.93	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
GC Smith	133	296	17	-	44.93	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
JH Kallis	29	65	5	-	44.61	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
JH Kallis	107*	242	8	-	44.21	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
HM Amla	38	87	4	-	43.67	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
AG Prince	98	225	11	-	43.55	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
MV Boucher	59	137	6	-	43.06	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
AG Prince	45	105	2	-	42.85	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
AB de Villiers	33	80	6	-	41.25	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
MV Boucher	54	132	4	1	40.90	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
GC Smith	28	69	2	-	40.57	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
GC Smith	35	90	3	-	38.88	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
AG Prince	36	97	2	-	37.11	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
PL Harris	46	132	6	-	34.84	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
JH Kallis	39*	120	-	-	32.50	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
AG Prince	25*	85	1	-	29.41	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
J Botha	25	91	2	-	27.47	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864

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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:

Panadura Sports Club vs Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Maggona, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 62/3 (14.3 ov, V Chathuranga 11*, GSNFG Jayasuriya 1*, D Samuditha 0/15)

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club vs Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 53/2 (13.5 ov, T Amarasinghe 11*, H Jayasundara 16*, KN Peiris 0/4)

Police Sports Club vs Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club at Galle, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 89/3 (22.0 ov, D Induwara 43*, KNA Bandara 17*, TN Sampath 0/6)