Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sarfaraz Ahmed	50	40	8	-	125.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
N Dickwella	42	36	6	1	116.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
Q de Kock	86	87	12	-	98.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
Q de Kock	129	138	18	1	93.47	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
Asad Shafiq	65	71	11	-	91.54	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
AK Markram	28	31	3	-	90.32	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
Babar Azam	71	79	15	-	89.87	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
Babar Azam	49	55	10	-	89.09	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
Q de Kock	55	62	6	-	88.70	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
Q de Kock	80	94	8	1	85.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
Q de Kock	45	53	5	-	84.90	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
KA Maharaj	29	35	4	-	82.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
Babar Azam	72	87	15	-	82.75	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
AK Markram	78	96	14	1	81.25	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
MDKJ Perera	51	63	7	1	80.95	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
MDKJ Perera	153*	200	12	5	76.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
BKG Mendis	84*	110	13	-	76.36	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
Q de Kock	59	78	8	-	75.64	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
Asad Shafiq	88	118	12	1	74.57	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
AK Markram	90	124	16	-	72.58	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
F du Plessis	50*	70	7	-	71.42	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
Shadab Khan	47*	66	7	-	71.21	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
T Bavuma	47	66	7	-	71.21	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
BOP Fernando	75*	106	10	2	70.75	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
Sarfaraz Ahmed	56	81	9	-	69.13	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
F du Plessis	35	54	5	-	64.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
Shan Masood	44	71	5	1	61.97	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
T Bavuma	53	87	9	-	60.91	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
DM de Silva	48	79	6	-	60.75	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
Zubayr Hamza	41	68	5	1	60.29	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
TB de Bruyn	49	82	9	-	59.75	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
Imam-ul-Haq	57	96	8	1	59.37	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
Shan Masood	37	66	4	-	56.06	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
Shan Masood	61	110	9	-	55.45	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
Shan Masood	65	120	7	1	54.16	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
Imam-ul-Haq	35	65	4	-	53.84	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
Azhar Ali	36	69	7	-	52.17	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
AK Markram	60	116	9	-	51.72	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
FDM Karunaratne	30	59	3	-	50.84	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
D Elgar	35	70	5	-	50.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
F du Plessis	90	182	11	-	49.45	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
HM Amla	71	144	14	-	49.30	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
BOP Fernando	37	76	5	-	48.68	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
T Bavuma	75	162	10	-	46.29	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
HDRL Thirimanne	29	63	4	-	46.03	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
F du Plessis	103	226	13	-	45.57	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
HM Amla	32	72	3	-	44.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
HM Amla	63*	148	11	-	42.56	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
HM Amla	41	98	6	-	41.83	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
F du Plessis	25	60	2	-	41.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
Imam-ul-Haq	43	105	4	-	40.95	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
TB de Bruyn	29	71	3	1	40.84	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
D Elgar	50	123	10	-	40.65	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338

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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]