Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	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
SM Pollock	11.0	1	37	5	13.20	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
WJ Cronje	5.0	3	6	2	15.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
AA Donald	13.3	2	54	5	16.20	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
PL Symcox	9.3	5	8	3	19.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
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
L Klusener	19.0	1	84	5	22.80	Sth Africans	v Australia A	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
JH Kallis	7.4	1	21	2	23.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
AA Donald	19.2	4	79	5	23.20	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
L Klusener	8.0	1	30	2	24.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
M Ntini	8.0	0	24	2	24.00	Sth Africans	v Tasmania	Devonport	13 Dec 1997	First-class
WJ Cronje	8.0	3	13	2	24.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
AA Donald	27.0	8	59	6	27.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
WJ Cronje	14.3	3	21	3	29.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
PR Adams	16.0	8	36	3	32.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
BM McMillan	11.0	3	34	2	33.00	Sth Africans	v Tasmania	Devonport	13 Dec 1997	First-class
SM Pollock	22.4	5	68	4	34.00	Sth Africans	v Australia A	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
SM Pollock	41.0	11	87	7	35.14	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
L Klusener	24.0	6	93	4	36.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	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	27.0	7	70	4	40.50	Sth Africans	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	27 Nov 1997	First-class
PL Symcox	27.2	4	69	4	41.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
SM Pollock	21.2	5	56	3	42.66	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
AA Donald	21.3	7	66	3	43.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
L Klusener	30.0	10	67	4	45.00	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
PL Symcox	16.0	2	56	2	48.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
JH Kallis	16.0	3	52	2	48.00	Sth Africans	v Tasmania	Devonport	13 Dec 1997	First-class
PL Symcox	26.0	6	59	3	52.00	Sth Africans	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	27 Nov 1997	First-class
AA Donald	17.4	1	79	2	53.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
JH Kallis	18.0	7	58	2	54.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
SM Pollock	18.0	3	55	2	54.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
L Klusener	18.0	3	67	2	54.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
AA Donald	29.0	6	74	3	58.00	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
SM Pollock	20.0	5	64	2	60.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
PR Adams	20.0	2	62	2	60.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
AA Donald	30.4	5	81	3	61.33	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
AA Donald	33.0	3	108	3	66.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
SM Pollock	33.0	8	71	3	66.00	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
AA Donald	33.0	10	73	3	66.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
M Ntini	22.5	7	61	2	68.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
PR Adams	23.0	5	69	2	69.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
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
SM Pollock	37.0	13	74	3	74.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
PR Adams	27.0	3	90	2	81.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
SM Pollock	30.4	12	61	2	92.00	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
PL Symcox	39.0	9	103	2	117.00	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
PL Symcox	46.0	11	130	2	138.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380

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