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
AB de Villiers	129	112	12	5	115.17	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
GC Smith	37	38	5	0	97.36	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
HM Amla	62	64	8	0	96.87	South Africa	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
M Morkel	35*	40	5	0	87.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
AB de Villiers	25	29	1	0	86.20	South Africa	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
JH Kallis	201*	270	15	5	74.44	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
HM Amla	59	80	9	1	73.75	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
HM Amla	33	46	5	0	71.73	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
JH Kallis	105	147	12	3	71.42	South Africa	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
GC Smith	62	87	11	0	71.26	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
AN Petersen	35	50	3	0	70.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
HM Amla	140	202	14	1	69.30	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
AN Petersen	77	114	9	1	67.54	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
MV Boucher	55	82	4	0	67.07	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
DW Steyn	32	48	2	1	66.66	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
AB de Villiers	278*	418	23	6	66.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
GC Smith	100	152	8	0	65.78	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
M Morkel	28	45	4	0	62.22	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
JH Kallis	135*	218	8	4	61.92	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
GC Smith	29	47	3	0	61.70	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
AN Petersen	26	45	4	0	57.77	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
AN Petersen	67	118	9	0	56.77	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
JH Kallis	161	291	19	0	55.32	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
AN Petersen	26	49	3	0	53.06	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
HM Amla	80	152	7	0	52.63	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
HM Amla	118*	225	10	0	52.44	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
MV Boucher	45	90	6	0	50.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
AG Prince	32	65	3	0	49.23	South Africa	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
AG Prince	47*	97	5	0	48.45	South Africa	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
DW Steyn	27	57	3	1	47.36	South Africa	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
AG Prince	47	100	6	0	47.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
JH Kallis	73	156	6	0	46.79	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
JH Kallis	109*	240	8	0	45.41	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
AB de Villiers	33	76	0	1	43.42	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
GC Smith	34	79	5	0	43.03	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
AG Prince	39*	108	3	0	36.11	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
AB de Villiers	26	72	3	0	36.11	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988

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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]