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
BA Stokes	258	198	30	11	130.30	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
BA Stokes	33	29	5	1	113.79	England	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
BA Stokes	58	54	9	1	107.40	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
JM Bairstow	79	76	9	3	103.94	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
JE Root	29	29	5	0	100.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
SCJ Broad	32*	33	5	0	96.96	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
JE Root	110	139	17	0	79.13	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
JM Bairstow	150*	191	18	2	78.53	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
BA Stokes	26	34	4	0	76.47	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
JM Bairstow	41	56	6	0	73.21	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
S Dhawan	45*	62	7	0	72.58	India	v South Africa	Bengaluru	14 Nov 2015	Test # 2188
V Kohli	44	62	7	0	70.96	India	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
CA Pujara	31	45	5	0	68.88	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
CR Woakes	26	38	4	0	68.42	England	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
JE Root	50	79	5	0	63.29	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
RA Jadeja	34	54	6	0	62.96	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
AN Cook	43	70	7	0	61.42	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
MM Ali	61	101	11	0	60.39	England	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
JE Root	76	128	11	0	59.37	England	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
AM Rahane	127	215	11	4	59.06	India	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
JE Root	73	128	5	1	57.03	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
M Vijay	75	136	12	0	55.14	India	v South Africa	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
AN Cook	27	49	4	0	55.10	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
JM Bairstow	45	84	5	0	53.57	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
V Kohli	88	165	10	0	53.33	India	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
JWA Taylor	70	137	9	1	51.09	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
CA Pujara	77	153	6	1	50.32	India	v South Africa	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
S Dhawan	39	78	6	0	50.00	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
AM Rahane	100*	206	8	3	48.54	India	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
M Vijay	40	84	3	1	47.61	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
CA Pujara	31	66	6	0	46.96	India	v South Africa	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
M Vijay	47	105	6	0	44.76	India	v South Africa	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
JWA Taylor	42	97	3	0	43.29	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
AD Hales	60	140	10	0	42.85	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
NRD Compton	45	105	5	1	42.85	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
NRD Compton	49	116	5	0	42.24	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
RA Jadeja	38	92	4	0	41.30	India	v South Africa	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
AN Cook	76	186	11	0	40.86	England	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
V Kohli	29	71	4	0	40.84	India	v South Africa	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
R Ashwin	56	140	6	1	40.00	India	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
JM Bairstow	30*	75	2	0	40.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
S Dhawan	33	85	4	0	38.82	India	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
M Vijay	28*	73	5	0	38.35	India	v South Africa	Bengaluru	14 Nov 2015	Test # 2188
NRD Compton	26	68	4	0	38.23	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
NRD Compton	85	236	8	0	36.01	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
CA Pujara	28	79	3	0	35.44	India	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
JWA Taylor	27	84	1	1	32.14	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
AD Hales	26	84	1	1	30.95	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
WP Saha	32	106	4	0	30.18	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189

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Minimum of 25 runs
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]