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 Verreynne	33	40	5	0	82.50	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
AK Markram	47	58	7	0	81.03	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
D Elgar	42	54	7	0	77.77	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
AK Markram	96	139	17	0	69.06	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
K Verreynne	64	96	8	1	66.66	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2482
AK Markram	115	174	18	0	66.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
KA Maharaj	53	81	6	1	65.43	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	4 Jan 2023	Test # 2488
T Bavuma	172	280	20	0	61.42	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
D Elgar	71	118	11	0	60.16	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
PWA Mulder	42	71	8	0	59.15	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
H Klaasen	35	61	3	0	57.37	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	4 Jan 2023	Test # 2488
T de Zorzi	85	155	11	0	54.83	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
T Bavuma	38	70	3	0	54.28	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2482
K Verreynne	52	99	3	0	52.52	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
T Bavuma	29	61	3	0	47.54	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2482
T Bavuma	35	74	1	2	47.29	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	4 Jan 2023	Test # 2488
K Zondo	39	83	2	2	46.98	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	4 Jan 2023	Test # 2488
T Bavuma	65	144	6	0	45.13	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
T Bavuma	28	64	3	0	43.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
M Jansen	59	136	10	0	43.38	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
K Zondo	36*	85	6	0	42.35	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2482
TB de Bruyn	28	68	2	0	41.17	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
T de Zorzi	28	69	4	0	40.57	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
D Elgar	26	68	2	0	38.23	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
SJ Erwee	42*	125	6	0	33.60	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	4 Jan 2023	Test # 2488
SR Harmer	47	165	4	0	28.48	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	4 Jan 2023	Test # 2488

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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:

Gujarat vs Tripura at Agartala, Ranji Trophy Elite, Group C, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 208/3 (57.0 ov, GH Vihari 40*, V Shankar 51*, CT Gaja 2/38) - Stumps

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited vs Khan Research Labs at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 22nd Match, Jan 27-30, 2026 [First-class]

Nagaland vs Andhra at Sovima, Ranji Trophy Elite, Group A, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 267/5 (70.0 ov, CR Gnaneshwar 87*, KV Sasikanth 31*, VG Zhimomi 4/45) - Stumps