Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SK Warne	3.0	2	1	3	6.00	Australians	v Border	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
JN Gillespie	14.5	5	34	7	12.71	Australians	v Border	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
MG Bevan	10.0	1	35	4	15.00	Australians	v Natal	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
AA Donald	11.1	4	14	4	16.75	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
JH Kallis	12.0	2	46	4	18.00	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
SM Pollock	6.0	3	6	2	18.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
AA Donald	16.0	5	40	5	19.20	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
GS Blewett	7.0	-	35	2	21.00	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
PR Reiffel	7.0	2	22	2	21.00	Australians	v Border	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
JN Gillespie	7.0	1	44	2	21.00	Australians	v Border	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
AA Donald	18.0	5	36	5	21.60	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
MG Bevan	15.0	3	32	4	22.50	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
BKV Prasad	19.0	6	60	5	22.80	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
JN Gillespie	16.0	2	71	4	24.00	Australians	v Natal	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
SM Pollock	12.0	4	25	3	24.00	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
AJ Bichel	12.0	3	39	3	24.00	Australians	v Border	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
SM Pollock	8.0	2	18	2	24.00	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
BM McMillan	8.0	2	27	2	24.00	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
PAN Emslie	8.0	2	39	2	24.00	Border	v Australians	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
MG Bevan	13.0	3	18	3	26.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
AJ Bichel	22.0	2	62	5	26.40	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
L Klusener	9.0	2	16	2	27.00	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
NC Johnson	9.0	-	48	2	27.00	Natal	v Australians	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
JN Gillespie	23.0	10	54	5	27.60	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
BKV Prasad	25.0	4	93	5	30.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
BN Schultz	20.0	4	52	4	30.00	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
JN Gillespie	10.0	6	14	2	30.00	Australians	v Natal	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
J Srinath	25.1	5	104	5	30.20	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
JH Kallis	16.0	7	29	3	32.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
PR Adams	16.2	4	45	3	32.66	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
A Kumble	11.0	3	26	2	33.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
JN Gillespie	11.0	1	51	2	33.00	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
J Srinath	18.0	5	78	3	36.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
AA Donald	18.0	5	40	3	36.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
AA Donald	18.0	6	38	3	36.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
MG Bevan	18.0	3	56	3	36.00	Australians	v Natal	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
JN Gillespie	18.0	4	49	3	36.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
SM Pollock	12.0	2	29	2	36.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
SC Ganguly	12.0	1	36	2	36.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
PR Reiffel	12.0	7	15	2	36.00	Australians	v Border	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
GD McGrath	26.0	8	77	4	39.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
BN Schultz	13.0	1	56	2	39.00	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
SK Warne	13.0	6	25	2	39.00	Australians	v Natal	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
M Ntini	13.0	1	66	2	39.00	Border	v Australians	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
AA Donald	20.0	5	60	3	40.00	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
PL Symcox	27.0	2	117	4	40.50	Natal	v Australians	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
GD McGrath	40.4	15	86	6	40.66	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
SK Warne	28.0	15	43	4	42.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
PR Adams	21.0	1	80	3	42.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
BM McMillan	14.0	2	32	2	42.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
WJ Cronje	14.0	7	21	2	42.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
L Klusener	14.5	4	23	2	44.50	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
DJ Johnson	15.0	2	52	2	45.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
BKV Prasad	15.0	1	59	2	45.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
J Srinath	23.0	5	80	3	46.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
A Kumble	23.0	7	40	3	46.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
SK Warne	23.4	5	62	3	47.33	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
WJ Cronje	16.3	5	39	2	49.50	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
GM Gilder	17.0	6	34	2	51.00	Natal	v Australians	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
MG Bevan	17.0	1	64	2	51.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
JN Gillespie	17.0	6	66	2	51.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
BN Schultz	17.0	4	39	2	51.00	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
SK Warne	17.4	7	20	2	53.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
L Klusener	27.0	6	75	3	54.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
PR Adams	18.0	5	49	2	54.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
PJ Botha	19.0	1	70	2	57.00	Border	v Australians	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
PL Symcox	19.0	5	49	2	57.00	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
MG Bevan	29.4	3	113	3	59.33	Australians	v W Province	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
J Srinath	20.0	7	36	2	60.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
BKV Prasad	20.0	2	83	2	60.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
JN Gillespie	31.0	13	75	3	62.00	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
PR Adams	21.0	4	66	2	63.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
AA Donald	32.1	9	88	3	64.33	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
GD McGrath	22.0	7	66	2	66.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
SM Pollock	23.0	2	76	2	69.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
BKV Prasad	36.0	1	114	3	72.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
AA Donald	24.0	3	99	2	72.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
J Srinath	24.0	6	89	2	72.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
MW Pringle	24.0	3	81	2	72.00	W Province	v Australians	Cape Town	15 Feb 1997	First-class
GD McGrath	24.0	7	79	2	72.00	Australians	v Natal	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
A Kumble	25.0	4	58	2	75.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
J Srinath	38.0	8	130	3	76.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
SK Warne	27.4	9	68	2	83.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
SM Pollock	32.0	3	105	2	96.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
AA Donald	35.0	7	136	2	105.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356

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