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
MG Johnson	123*	103	11	5	119.41	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
Shakib Al Hasan	30	27	6	-	111.11	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
RT Ponting	53	57	9	-	92.98	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
SM Katich	47	52	5	-	90.38	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
NM Hauritz	41	48	7	-	85.41	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
A Symonds	57	68	6	-	83.82	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
RT Ponting	101	126	10	1	80.15	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
RT Ponting	81	106	12	-	76.41	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
Mushfiqur Rahim	48	63	9	-	76.19	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
PJ Hughes	115	151	19	2	76.15	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
Mushfiqur Rahim	65	86	9	2	75.58	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
MJ Clarke	68	90	10	-	75.55	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
MJ Clarke	41	55	2	-	74.54	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
MG Johnson	96*	131	10	5	73.28	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
PJ Hughes	32	46	4	-	69.56	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
BJ Haddin	94	136	7	4	69.11	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
AB McDonald	68	99	8	-	68.68	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
BJ Haddin	37	54	1	2	68.51	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
BJ Haddin	46	68	4	2	67.64	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
SM Katich	37	55	3	-	67.27	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
JJ Krejza	30*	45	3	-	66.66	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
MG Johnson	35	54	6	-	64.81	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
SM Katich	30	47	3	1	63.82	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
B Lee	29	46	4	-	63.04	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
BJ Haddin	42	67	8	-	62.68	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
Mehrab Hossain jnr	43*	69	5	-	62.31	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
PJ Hughes	75	121	11	1	61.98	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
RT Ponting	83	134	11	1	61.94	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
ML Hayden	39	63	7	-	61.90	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
BJ Haddin	63	105	9	-	60.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
RT Ponting	99	169	7	-	58.57	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
RT Ponting	32	55	4	-	58.18	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
SM Katich	108	190	16	-	56.84	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
RT Ponting	25	44	4	-	56.81	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
BJ Haddin	40	71	5	-	56.33	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
MJ Clarke	138	250	17	-	55.20	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
SM Katich	83	151	7	1	54.96	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
MG Johnson	64	124	11	-	51.61	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
PJ Hughes	33	64	4	-	51.56	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
JJ Krejza	32	63	5	-	50.79	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
MG Johnson	43*	85	5	-	50.58	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
MJ North	117	233	12	-	50.21	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
SM Katich	54	109	6	-	49.54	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
PJ Hughes	160	323	15	3	49.53	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
A Symonds	27	55	3	-	49.09	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
BJ Haddin	38	79	4	1	48.10	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
MEK Hussey	45*	94	3	1	47.87	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
Junaid Siddique	67	144	11	-	46.52	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
Tamim Iqbal	31	67	5	-	46.26	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
Raqibul Hasan	28	62	6	-	45.16	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
SM Katich	61	136	7	-	44.85	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
MJ Clarke	47	106	7	-	44.33	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
MJ Clarke	62	141	7	-	43.97	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
MJ Clarke	88*	208	4	1	42.30	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
ML Hayden	31	78	4	-	39.74	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
Junaid Siddique	27	68	3	-	39.70	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
A Symonds	37	97	2	1	38.14	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
MJ Clarke	25	67	2	-	37.31	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
MJ Clarke	29	79	4	-	36.70	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
MEK Hussey	50	144	9	-	34.72	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
SM Katich	55	160	7	-	34.37	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
SM Katich	54	159	4	1	33.96	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
MJ North	38	114	5	-	33.33	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
MEK Hussey	30	99	5	-	30.30	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
MEK Hussey	39	153	5	-	25.49	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916

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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

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