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
K Rabada	47	34	4	4	138.23	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
K Verreynne	39*	30	6	-	130.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
D Elgar	26	29	2	1	89.65	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
KA Maharaj	84	95	9	3	88.42	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
T Bavuma	51	60	6	1	85.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
AK Markram	31	38	6	-	81.57	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
K Verreynne	30	38	3	-	78.94	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Feb 2022	Test # 2450
D Elgar	70	89	10	-	78.65	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
K Verreynne	136*	187	16	1	72.72	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
KD Petersen	82	113	10	-	72.56	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
M Jansen	37*	51	6	-	72.54	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
KA Maharaj	36	50	6	-	72.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
D Elgar	67	101	11	-	66.33	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
KD Petersen	28	44	4	-	63.63	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
D Elgar	64	102	7	-	62.74	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
SJ Erwee	41	66	5	-	62.12	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
T Bavuma	41	73	6	-	56.16	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Feb 2022	Test # 2450
K Rabada	25	45	3	1	55.55	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
KA Maharaj	25	45	4	-	55.55	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
T Bavuma	32*	58	5	-	55.17	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
Q de Kock	34	63	3	1	53.96	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
T Bavuma	28	52	4	-	53.84	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
T Bavuma	30	56	2	-	53.57	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
HE van der Dussen	45	85	5	-	52.94	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
KD Petersen	62	118	9	-	52.54	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
SR Harmer	38*	73	4	1	52.05	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
KD Petersen	64	124	9	-	51.61	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
RD Rickelton	42	82	3	1	51.21	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
D Elgar	96*	188	10	-	51.06	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
T Bavuma	52	103	10	-	50.48	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
D Elgar	77	156	12	-	49.35	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
SR Harmer	29	59	2	-	49.15	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
T Bavuma	93	190	12	-	48.94	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
SJ Erwee	108	221	14	-	48.86	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
RD Rickelton	39*	89	4	-	43.82	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
T Bavuma	35*	80	4	-	43.75	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
HE van der Dussen	40	92	5	-	43.47	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
KD Petersen	72	166	9	-	43.37	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
HE van der Dussen	41*	95	3	-	43.15	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
PWA Mulder	33	77	3	1	42.85	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
KD Petersen	36	85	4	-	42.35	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
T Bavuma	67	162	7	-	41.35	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
AK Markram	42	103	8	-	40.77	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
D Elgar	41	101	3	-	40.59	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
SJ Erwee	41	102	6	-	40.19	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
PWA Mulder	35	91	4	-	38.46	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
T Bavuma	29	81	5	-	35.80	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
K Verreynne	28	81	3	-	34.56	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
Zubayr Hamza	25	74	3	-	33.78	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Feb 2022	Test # 2450
D Elgar	30	96	3	-	31.25	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
HE van der Dussen	35	124	1	-	28.22	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
D Elgar	28	120	4	-	23.33	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445

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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:

Mountaineers vs Southern Rocks at Mutare, Logan Cup 5th Match, Nov 17-20, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 12/2 (4.2 ov, MD Welch 0*, NR Welch 8*, Jalat Khan 1/2) - Stumps

Kerala (and Travancore-Cochin) vs Madhya Pradesh at Indore, Ranji Trophy Elite, Group B, Nov 16-19, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 155/6 (61.0 ov, SS Jain 41*, AA Pandey 33*, MD Nidheesh 2/39) - Stumps

Rajshahi Division vs Dhaka Division (and Dacca) at Rajshahi, National Cricket League 15th Match, Nov 15-18, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 151/2 (32.0 ov, Tanzid Hasan 84*, Pritom Kumar 40*, Salauddin Sakil 0/25) - Stumps