Cricket Records in South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008/09

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
GC Smith	30*	31	5	-	96.77	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
RT Ponting	53	57	9	-	92.98	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
SM Katich	47	52	5	-	90.38	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
NM Hauritz	41	48	7	-	85.41	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
A Symonds	57	68	6	-	83.82	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
RT Ponting	101	126	10	1	80.15	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
GC Smith	75	94	10	-	79.78	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
MJ Clarke	41	55	2	-	74.54	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
GC Smith	108	147	13	-	73.46	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
HM Amla	47	67	5	-	70.14	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
BJ Haddin	94	136	7	4	69.11	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
BJ Haddin	46	68	4	2	67.64	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
SM Katich	37	55	3	-	67.27	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
JH Kallis	37	55	6	-	67.27	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
JJ Krejza	30*	45	3	-	66.66	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
B Lee	29	46	4	-	63.04	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
ML Hayden	39	63	7	-	61.90	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
RT Ponting	99	169	7	-	58.57	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
PL Harris	39	67	4	-	58.20	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
RT Ponting	32	55	4	-	58.18	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
AB de Villiers	106*	186	9	-	56.98	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
JH Kallis	63	111	6	1	56.75	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
BJ Haddin	40	71	5	-	56.33	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
MJ Clarke	138	250	17	-	55.20	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
SM Katich	83	151	7	1	54.96	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
GC Smith	62	113	6	-	54.86	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
JH Kallis	57	106	4	2	53.77	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
HM Amla	59	112	9	-	52.67	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
MV Boucher	89	170	8	1	52.35	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
MG Johnson	64	124	11	-	51.61	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
GC Smith	48	94	6	-	51.06	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
JJ Krejza	32	63	5	-	50.79	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
MG Johnson	43*	85	5	-	50.58	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
SM Katich	54	109	6	-	49.54	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
A Symonds	27	55	3	-	49.09	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
JH Kallis	26	53	2	-	49.05	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
JP Duminy	166	340	18	-	48.82	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
AB de Villiers	63	130	7	1	48.46	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
HM Amla	30*	62	2	-	48.38	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
BJ Haddin	38	79	4	1	48.10	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
MEK Hussey	45*	94	3	1	47.87	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
HM Amla	53	112	6	-	47.32	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
SM Katich	61	136	7	-	44.85	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
MJ Clarke	62	141	7	-	43.97	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
DW Steyn	28	65	2	-	43.07	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
MJ Clarke	88*	208	4	1	42.30	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
ND McKenzie	59*	140	3	1	42.14	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
JP Duminy	50*	119	4	1	42.01	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
MV Boucher	26	65	2	-	40.00	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
DW Steyn	76	191	9	1	39.79	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
ML Hayden	31	78	4	-	39.74	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
AB de Villiers	56	144	8	-	38.88	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
A Symonds	37	97	2	1	38.14	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
HM Amla	51	134	7	-	38.05	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
M Ntini	28*	75	5	-	37.33	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
MJ Clarke	25	67	2	-	37.31	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
MJ Clarke	29	79	4	-	36.70	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
MEK Hussey	30	99	5	-	30.30	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
M Morkel	40	134	5	-	29.85	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
ND McKenzie	27	101	3	-	26.73	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904

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