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
PS de Villiers	11.5	5	23	6	11.83	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Shoaib Akhtar	12.0	1	43	5	14.40	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
ST Jayasuriya	5.0	2	10	2	15.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
AA Donald	13.3	2	54	5	16.20	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
AA Donald	13.0	3	47	4	19.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
SM Pollock	22.3	6	50	6	22.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
AA Donald	15.0	4	27	4	22.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Waqar Younis	23.0	6	78	6	23.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
AA Donald	19.2	4	79	5	23.20	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
Fazl-e-Akbar	8.0	2	16	2	24.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
WJ Cronje	8.0	3	13	2	24.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Waqar Younis	17.4	4	55	4	26.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
WJ Cronje	14.3	3	21	3	29.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Azhar Mahmood	15.0	1	49	3	30.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
PR Adams	16.0	8	36	3	32.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
WPUJC Vaas	11.0	3	41	2	33.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Waqar Younis	17.2	1	60	3	34.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
M Muralidaran	30.0	8	63	5	36.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
L Klusener	24.0	6	93	4	36.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
Mushtaq Ahmed	37.0	13	78	6	37.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
Saqlain Mushtaq	12.2	-	47	2	37.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
PS de Villiers	12.5	3	25	2	38.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
SM Pollock	26.0	5	83	4	39.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
AA Donald	20.0	4	64	3	40.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
AA Donald	21.3	7	66	3	43.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Waqar Younis	23.0	4	80	3	46.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
M Muralidaran	23.5	4	94	3	47.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
ST Jayasuriya	33.0	7	53	4	49.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Wasim Akram	26.0	8	70	3	52.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Mushtaq Ahmed	27.0	5	66	3	54.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
JH Kallis	18.0	7	58	2	54.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
L Klusener	18.0	3	67	2	54.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
SM Pollock	18.0	3	55	2	54.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
GP Wickramasinghe	28.4	7	75	3	57.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
PR Adams	20.0	2	62	2	60.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
M Muralidaran	41.0	10	108	4	61.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
WPUJC Vaas	21.0	2	75	2	63.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
Mushtaq Ahmed	32.0	9	71	3	64.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
AA Donald	33.0	10	73	3	66.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
M Muralidaran	45.0	8	135	4	67.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
M Ntini	22.5	7	61	2	68.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
AA Donald	23.0	4	89	2	69.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
SM Pollock	23.0	3	77	2	69.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
SM Pollock	24.1	10	55	2	72.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
PR Adams	27.0	3	90	2	81.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sahir Associates vs State Bank of Pakistan at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 18th Match, Jan 21-24, 2026 [First-class]

Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club vs Panadura Sports Club at Maggona, Major League Tournament Plate, Jan 23-25, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 148/2 (51.0 ov, ISS Samarasooriya 61*, KDV Vimukthi 25*, EMCD Edirisinghe 1/49) - Stumps

Badureliya Sports Club vs Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club at Kurunegala, Major League Tournament Plate, Jan 23-25, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 134/6 (39.0 ov, A Muthalib 23*, ST Mendis 3*, K Nuwantha 1/31) - Stumps