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
RAS Lakmal	31	26	6	0	119.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
DA Warner	35	33	6	0	106.06	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	3 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
N Wagner	32	32	5	2	100.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	8 Mar 2017	Test # 2253
DA Warner	97	100	16	1	97.00	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	3 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
DA Warner	47	51	7	0	92.15	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	Test # 2236
TG Southee	27	30	2	2	90.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
WU Tharanga	26	29	5	0	89.65	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
C de Grandhomme	57	70	5	2	81.42	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017	Test # 2257
HMRKB Herath	35*	45	4	0	77.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
SPD Smith	40	52	5	0	76.92	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	Test # 2236
HM Nicholls	118	161	15	0	73.29	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
BKG Mendis	41	58	6	1	70.68	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
PSP Handscomb	54	78	6	0	69.23	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	Test # 2236
WU Tharanga	26*	40	5	0	65.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
BKG Mendis	58	90	9	0	64.44	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
FDM Karunaratne	50	78	5	0	64.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
KS Williamson	176	285	16	3	61.75	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017	Test # 2257
DM de Silva	43	70	5	0	61.42	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
SPD Smith	48*	80	5	0	60.00	Australia	v South Africa	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
AD Mathews	49	82	8	0	59.75	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
MA Starc	53	91	5	1	58.24	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	Test # 2236
DA Warner	45	78	4	0	57.69	Australia	v South Africa	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
AD Mathews	39	69	5	0	56.52	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
LD Chandimal	30	55	3	0	54.54	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
KS Williamson	130	241	18	0	53.94	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	8 Mar 2017	Test # 2253
UT Khawaja	97	182	11	3	53.29	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	3 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
UT Khawaja	64	121	9	0	52.89	Australia	v South Africa	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
SPD Smith	59	113	8	1	52.21	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	Test # 2236
JA Raval	52	102	6	0	50.98	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	8 Mar 2017	Test # 2253
MR Marsh	26	52	4	0	50.00	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	3 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
AD Mathews	59	120	7	0	49.16	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
TWM Latham	50	103	10	0	48.54	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017	Test # 2257
UT Khawaja	145	308	12	0	47.07	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	Test # 2236
JA Raval	80	174	10	0	45.97	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
AC Voges	27	60	4	0	45.00	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	3 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
LD Chandimal	28	64	5	0	43.75	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
JA Raval	36	83	6	0	43.37	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
SE Marsh	63	148	7	0	42.56	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	3 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
JK Silva	29	70	2	0	41.42	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
JR Hazlewood	29	71	5	0	40.84	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	3 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
JK Silva	48	118	7	0	40.67	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
PM Nevill	60*	153	6	0	39.21	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	3 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
BJ Watling	50	128	8	0	39.06	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	8 Mar 2017	Test # 2253
FDM Karunaratne	43	113	5	0	38.05	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
SPD Smith	31	82	5	0	37.80	Australia	v South Africa	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
SPD Smith	34	91	5	0	37.36	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	3 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
BJ Watling	29	83	3	0	34.93	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
JA Raval	88	254	10	0	34.64	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017	Test # 2257
MJ Santner	41	151	5	0	27.15	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017	Test # 2257
BJ Watling	34	132	4	0	25.75	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
MT Renshaw	34*	137	5	0	24.81	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	Test # 2236

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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]