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	8.2	2	34	6	8.33	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
VD Philander	15.0	6	29	4	22.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
M Morkel	20.0	2	69	4	30.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
M Morkel	15.2	4	55	3	30.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
M Morkel	11.1	1	43	2	33.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
SR Harmer	24.0	7	82	4	36.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
DW Steyn	25.0	6	78	4	37.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
M Morkel	14.0	7	18	2	42.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
DW Steyn	23.5	3	75	3	47.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
Imran Tahir	26.0	2	108	3	52.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
SR Harmer	26.0	5	71	3	52.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
M Morkel	19.5	1	83	2	59.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154

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Minimum of 2 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:

South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 9/1 (4.4 ov, TJ van Rensburg 6*, L Alder 1/3) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 9-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 1/0 (1.2 ov, H Amarasinghe 1*, M Premaratne 0*, WACP Wijelath 0/0)

Border vs Mpumalanga at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 13th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 354/4 (98.0 ov, J Niemand 107*, JH Coetzer 6*, T Maupa 0/66) - Stumps