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
K Verreynne	39*	30	6	0	130.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
SN Thakur	28	24	5	1	116.66	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
RR Pant	34	34	6	0	100.00	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
R Ashwin	46	50	6	0	92.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
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
Tamim Iqbal	47	57	8	0	82.45	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
Litton Das	27	33	5	0	81.81	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
AK Markram	31	38	6	0	81.57	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
D Elgar	70	89	10	0	78.65	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
AM Rahane	58	78	8	1	74.35	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
KD Petersen	82	113	10	0	72.56	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
RR Pant	100*	139	6	4	71.94	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
MA Agarwal	26	37	5	0	70.27	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
D Elgar	67	101	11	0	66.33	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
KD Petersen	28	44	4	0	63.63	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
D Elgar	64	102	7	0	62.74	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
SJ Erwee	41	66	5	0	62.12	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
CA Pujara	53	86	10	0	61.62	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
CA Pujara	43	77	7	0	55.84	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
K Rabada	25	45	3	1	55.55	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
KA Maharaj	25	45	4	0	55.55	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
T Bavuma	32*	58	5	0	55.17	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
RR Pant	27	50	4	0	54.00	India	v South Africa	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	0	53.84	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
T Bavuma	30	56	2	0	53.57	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
Yasir Ali	46	87	7	0	52.87	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
KD Petersen	62	118	9	0	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	0	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	0	51.06	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
T Bavuma	52	103	10	0	50.48	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
Najmul Hossain Shanto	26	52	1	1	50.00	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
D Elgar	77	156	12	0	49.35	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
SR Harmer	29	59	2	0	49.15	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
T Bavuma	93	190	12	0	48.94	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
MA Agarwal	60	123	9	0	48.78	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
GH Vihari	40*	84	6	0	47.61	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
KL Rahul	123	260	17	1	47.30	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
AM Rahane	48	102	9	0	47.05	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
Najmul Hossain Shanto	33	74	6	0	44.59	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
Litton Das	41	92	6	0	44.56	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
RD Rickelton	39*	89	4	0	43.82	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
T Bavuma	35*	80	4	0	43.75	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
Najmul Hossain Shanto	38	87	2	2	43.67	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
HE van der Dussen	40	92	5	0	43.47	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
KD Petersen	72	166	9	0	43.37	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
HE van der Dussen	41*	95	3	0	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	0	42.35	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
Mahmudul Hasan Joy	137	326	15	2	42.02	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
T Bavuma	67	162	7	0	41.35	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
SJ Erwee	41	102	6	0	40.19	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
V Kohli	79	201	12	1	39.30	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
KL Rahul	50	133	9	0	37.59	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
Mushfiqur Rahim	51	136	8	0	37.50	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
V Kohli	35	94	4	0	37.23	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	29	81	4	1	35.80	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
K Verreynne	28	81	3	0	34.56	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
D Elgar	30	96	3	0	31.25	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
D Elgar	28	120	4	0	23.33	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
V Kohli	29	143	4	0	20.27	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448

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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]