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
K Rabada	10.4	2	32	6	10.66	South Africa	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
D Elgar	3.4	1	10	2	11.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
D Elgar	8.0	1	22	4	12.00	South Africa	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
Imran Tahir	11.3	2	38	5	13.80	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
M Morkel	10.0	5	19	3	20.00	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
S van Zyl	10.1	3	20	3	20.33	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
M Morkel	12.0	5	36	3	24.00	South Africa	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
Imran Tahir	16.3	1	48	4	24.75	South Africa	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
K Rabada	29.0	6	112	7	24.85	South Africa	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
K Rabada	23.1	5	78	5	27.80	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
KJ Abbott	24.5	7	40	5	29.80	South Africa	v India	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
Imran Tahir	10.0	3	23	2	30.00	South Africa	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
M Morkel	16.1	7	35	3	32.33	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
SR Harmer	24.0	5	61	4	36.00	South Africa	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
DL Piedt	18.0	8	38	3	36.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
DW Steyn	25.1	5	70	4	37.75	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
M Morkel	26.0	5	76	4	39.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
M Morkel	20.0	1	76	3	40.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
SR Harmer	27.2	2	78	4	41.00	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
M Morkel	21.0	6	51	3	42.00	South Africa	v India	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
DL Piedt	36.0	4	153	5	43.20	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
VD Philander	15.0	5	38	2	45.00	South Africa	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
DL Piedt	38.0	6	117	4	57.00	South Africa	v India	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
K Rabada	29.5	2	175	3	59.66	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
M Morkel	23.2	4	73	2	70.00	South Africa	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200

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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 - Live]
>> 220/5 (52.3 ov, JL Smith 1*, JG Bethell 106*, MA Starc 1/60)

State Bank of Pakistan vs Ghani Glass at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 7th Match, Jan 3-5, 2026 [First-class]

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited vs Water and Power Development Authority at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 8th Match, Jan 3-5, 2026 [First-class]