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
JP Duminy	33*	23	2	3	143.47	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
AB de Villiers	68	49	8	1	138.77	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
JH Kallis	54	41	8	2	131.70	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
GC Smith	55*	60	8	1	91.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
AN Petersen	39	43	4	1	90.69	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
Imran Tahir	29*	33	5	-	87.87	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
HM Amla	112	134	21	-	83.58	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
HM Amla	46*	56	9	-	82.14	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
DW Steyn	29*	36	2	2	80.55	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
M Morkel	35*	44	5	1	79.54	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
AB de Villiers	160*	205	19	2	78.04	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
GC Smith	37	48	3	-	77.08	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
AB de Villiers	99	135	12	-	73.33	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
GC Smith	101*	140	15	-	72.14	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
JA Rudolph	51*	71	6	-	71.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
GC Smith	53	74	6	-	71.62	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
AN Petersen	25	35	4	-	71.42	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
GC Smith	26	37	1	-	70.27	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
JH Kallis	224	325	31	1	68.92	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
AB de Villiers	64	97	11	-	65.97	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
GC Smith	36	55	6	-	65.45	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
HM Amla	54	83	10	-	65.06	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
MV Boucher	65	101	10	-	64.35	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
HM Amla	63	98	10	-	64.28	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
DW Steyn	41	64	2	3	64.06	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
GC Smith	41	65	3	-	63.07	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
HM Amla	51	81	7	-	62.96	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
AB de Villiers	83	133	10	-	62.40	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
HM Amla	62	102	8	1	60.78	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
JA Rudolph	30	50	4	-	60.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
GC Smith	61	105	7	-	58.09	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
AN Petersen	109	188	13	1	57.97	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
JA Rudolph	105*	182	15	1	57.69	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
AG Prince	50	89	9	-	56.17	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
MV Boucher	46	83	6	-	55.42	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
JP Duminy	103	186	13	-	55.37	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
JH Kallis	31	56	5	-	55.35	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
AB de Villiers	38	69	3	-	55.07	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
AB de Villiers	73	136	10	1	53.67	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
AB de Villiers	29	55	3	-	52.72	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
JA Rudolph	52	99	5	-	52.52	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
VD Philander	29	59	3	-	49.15	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
GC Smith	115	234	13	-	49.14	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
AB de Villiers	69	141	6	1	48.93	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
MV Boucher	34*	70	4	-	48.57	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
AN Petersen	156	335	19	1	46.56	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
HM Amla	105	243	14	-	43.20	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
JH Kallis	113	263	16	-	42.96	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
AG Prince	39	98	4	-	39.79	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
AN Petersen	29	74	5	-	39.18	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
DW Steyn	43	125	7	-	34.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
AB de Villiers	25	79	3	-	31.64	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
JA Rudolph	44	140	4	-	31.42	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023

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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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