Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Cricket Records in South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2014 - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
KC Sangakkara	72	90	8	-	80.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
AD Mathews	63*	83	2	2	75.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
WU Tharanga	30	40	4	-	75.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
N Dickwella	72	116	8	1	62.06	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
JK Silva	44	73	7	-	60.27	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
DPMD Jayawardene	165	284	17	1	58.09	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
WU Tharanga	83	155	14	1	53.54	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
KC Sangakkara	76	145	9	1	52.41	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
AD Mathews	89	182	14	1	48.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
AD Mathews	63	135	6	-	46.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
JK Silva	26	57	5	-	45.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
JK Silva	38	98	5	-	38.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
HDRL Thirimanne	38	98	7	-	38.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
AD Mathews	27*	70	3	1	38.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129

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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

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