Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Shoaib Akhtar	14.3	2	36	4	21.75	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
CS Martin	20.0	6	55	5	24.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
CL Cairns	16.5	2	60	4	25.25	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
Shoaib Malik	17.0	4	42	4	25.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
CL Cairns	13.3	1	63	3	27.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
CS Martin	23.0	5	104	5	27.60	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
LJ Hamilton	19.0	5	67	4	28.50	Central D	v Sth Africans	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
CS Martin	31.0	7	76	6	31.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
WW Hinds	11.0	-	55	2	33.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
Danish Kaneria	28.3	8	46	5	34.20	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
WW Hinds	17.4	3	79	3	35.33	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
Abdul Razzaq	18.0	3	70	3	36.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
Shabbir Ahmed	26.0	8	74	4	39.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
AM Schwass	21.0	5	57	3	42.00	Central D	v Sth Africans	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
Shoaib Akhtar	14.0	1	62	2	42.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
RR Sarwan	14.0	-	55	2	42.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
SB Styris	16.0	4	46	2	48.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
CS Martin	18.2	2	65	2	55.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
A Sanford	37.0	4	132	4	55.50	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
PJ Wiseman	19.0	4	68	2	57.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
DL Vettori	39.2	2	158	4	59.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
FH Edwards	30.0	3	132	3	60.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
MJ Mason	20.0	3	67	2	60.00	Central D	v Sth Africans	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
Danish Kaneria	21.0	2	65	2	63.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
RR Sarwan	21.0	2	65	2	63.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
D Mohammed	33.0	5	112	3	66.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
Abdul Razzaq	22.0	4	68	2	66.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
A Sanford	38.2	4	170	3	76.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
CD Collymore	26.0	2	118	2	78.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
FH Edwards	27.0	3	102	2	81.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
JDP Oram	27.0	7	76	2	81.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
JDP Oram	28.3	6	60	2	85.50	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
VC Drakes	30.0	3	113	2	90.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
Danish Kaneria	33.1	10	68	2	99.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
Shabbir Ahmed	34.3	10	70	2	103.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
M Dillon	36.0	7	96	2	108.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
Danish Kaneria	37.0	6	100	2	111.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666

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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:

Panadura Sports Club vs Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Maggona, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 61/6 (18.0 ov, KDV Vimukthi 7*, S Malshan 1*, JDF Vandersay 1/13) - Stumps

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club vs Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 155/8 (46.0 ov, KVA Adikari 16*, NH Atharagalla 4*, P Rathnayake 0/1) - Stumps

Police Sports Club vs Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club at Galle, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 2-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 169/7 (60.0 ov, A Muthalib 34*, SANJ Fernando 23*, DS Thilakaratne 4/48) - Stumps