Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DW Steyn	8.0	2	23	5	9.60	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
DW Steyn	10.3	1	49	6	10.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
M Morkel	13.0	2	50	5	15.60	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
RJ Peterson	13.0	2	33	5	15.60	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
SM Pollock	11.0	2	35	4	16.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
JH Kallis	14.0	4	30	5	16.80	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
DW Steyn	14.3	3	34	5	17.40	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
DW Steyn	15.0	3	56	5	18.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
DW Steyn	17.0	1	59	5	20.40	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
M Ntini	13.4	3	35	4	20.50	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
DW Steyn	14.0	5	42	4	21.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
DW Steyn	21.5	6	72	6	21.83	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
PL Harris	15.4	5	35	4	23.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
DW Steyn	18.0	2	48	4	27.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
DW Steyn	19.5	7	44	4	29.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
DW Steyn	20.0	5	60	4	30.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
DW Steyn	22.0	7	66	4	33.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
PL Harris	36.0	13	73	5	43.20	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
DW Steyn	32.0	3	103	4	48.00	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]