Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Cricket Records in South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000 - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
ST Jayasuriya	148	156	24	1	94.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
A Ranatunga	88	103	15	-	85.43	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
ST Jayasuriya	85	113	14	-	75.22	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
A Ranatunga	54	77	9	1	70.12	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
A Ranatunga	28*	42	6	-	66.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
DPMD Jayawardene	167	288	22	2	57.98	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
DPMD Jayawardene	101*	183	14	1	55.19	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
UDU Chandana	32	62	3	-	51.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
MS Atapattu	54	120	9	-	45.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
PA de Silva	41	94	6	-	43.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
RP Arnold	28	67	3	-	41.79	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
MS Atapattu	120	292	15	-	41.09	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
RP Arnold	40	98	5	-	40.81	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
WPUJC Vaas	54	133	7	-	40.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
ST Jayasuriya	28	70	4	-	40.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
DPMD Jayawardene	34	86	4	-	39.53	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
RP Arnold	28	72	2	-	38.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
KC Sangakkara	25	77	2	-	32.46	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507

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Minimum of 25 runs
Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
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:

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