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
PL Harris	50*	48	7	2	104.16	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	29 Jun 2008	First-class
HM Amla	36	35	8	0	102.85	South Africa	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
JH Kallis	160*	157	23	2	101.91	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	29 Jun 2008	First-class
GC Smith	87	88	11	1	98.86	Sth Africans	v Bangladesh A	Worcester	25 Jul 2008	First-class
AB de Villiers	47*	51	7	0	92.15	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	29 Jun 2008	First-class
MV Boucher	40	49	5	0	81.63	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
HM Amla	172	217	22	1	79.26	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	29 Jun 2008	First-class
AG Prince	63*	81	8	1	77.77	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	29 Jun 2008	First-class
HM Amla	76	99	14	0	76.76	South Africa	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
AB de Villiers	39	53	8	0	73.58	South Africa	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
AB de Villiers	100	139	7	2	71.94	Sth Africans	v Bangladesh A	Worcester	25 Jul 2008	First-class
JP Duminy	166	234	12	1	70.94	Sth Africans	v Bangladesh A	Worcester	25 Jul 2008	First-class
HM Amla	161	233	22	3	69.09	Sth Africans	v Middlesex	Uxbridge	4 Jul 2008	First-class
RJ Peterson	103*	153	11	0	67.32	Sth Africans	v Bangladesh A	Worcester	25 Jul 2008	First-class
GC Smith	44	67	8	0	65.67	South Africa	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
JP Duminy	64	98	9	0	65.30	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	29 Jun 2008	First-class
GC Smith	154*	246	17	0	62.60	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
JH Kallis	70*	120	4	0	58.33	Sth Africans	v Bangladesh A	Worcester	25 Jul 2008	First-class
ND McKenzie	63	109	7	0	57.79	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	29 Jun 2008	First-class
AB de Villiers	97	170	12	0	57.05	South Africa	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
ND McKenzie	72	127	12	0	56.69	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
JH Kallis	64	114	9	0	56.14	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
HM Amla	55	99	4	0	55.55	Sth Africans	v Bangladesh A	Worcester	25 Jul 2008	First-class
AG Prince	114	206	13	1	55.33	Sth Africans	v Middlesex	Uxbridge	4 Jul 2008	First-class
AG Prince	101	183	13	1	55.19	South Africa	v England	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
AB de Villiers	48	89	5	0	53.93	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	29 Jun 2008	First-class
MV Boucher	45*	85	5	0	52.94	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
AG Prince	149	284	17	2	52.46	South Africa	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
GC Smith	107	207	11	0	51.69	South Africa	v England	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
JH Kallis	55*	108	4	0	50.92	Sth Africans	v Bangladesh A	Worcester	25 Jul 2008	First-class
ND McKenzie	29	58	4	0	50.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
HM Amla	38	79	5	0	48.10	South Africa	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
AB de Villiers	27	57	3	0	47.36	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
PL Harris	34	74	3	0	45.94	South Africa	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
AB de Villiers	174	381	19	0	45.66	South Africa	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
GC Smith	35	77	4	0	45.45	Sth Africans	v Middlesex	Uxbridge	4 Jul 2008	First-class
ND McKenzie	40	89	5	0	44.94	South Africa	v England	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
A Nel	56	125	2	1	44.80	Sth Africans	v Bangladesh A	Worcester	25 Jul 2008	First-class
GC Smith	46	103	7	0	44.66	South Africa	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
HM Amla	104*	242	14	0	42.97	South Africa	v England	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
MV Boucher	34	88	2	0	38.63	South Africa	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
AG Prince	39	104	7	0	37.50	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
AB de Villiers	42	119	5	0	35.29	South Africa	v England	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
ND McKenzie	138	447	16	0	30.87	South Africa	v England	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880

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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:

North West vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 25th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 160/2 (42.0 ov, LC Ngoepe 83*, KJ Dudgeon 0/27) - Stumps

KwaZulu-Natal Inland vs Lions at Johannesburg, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 28th Match, Feb 9-11, 2026 [First-class]

Water and Power Development Authority vs Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at Lahore, President's Trophy Grade-I Final, Feb 8-11, 2026 [First-class]