Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings for India in Tests - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
UT Yadav	31	10	-	5	310.00	India	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
AM Rahane	27*	17	4	1	158.82	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
AR Patel	26	17	1	2	152.94	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025	Test # 2606
VRV Singh	29	19	6	-	152.63	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
M Azharuddin	109	77	18	1	141.55	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
RA Jadeja	40	32	-	3	125.00	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
V Kohli	31*	25	3	1	124.00	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
YBK Jaiswal	28	23	6	-	121.73	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
Mohammed Shami	28	24	5	-	116.66	India	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
SN Thakur	28	24	5	1	116.66	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
V Sehwag	33	29	6	-	113.79	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
RR Pant	27	24	2	2	112.50	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025	Test # 2606
Harbhajan Singh	27	25	4	1	108.00	India	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
VVS Laxman	32	30	4	1	106.66	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
SR Tendulkar	36	34	8	-	105.88	India	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
V Sehwag	319	304	42	5	104.93	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
M Azharuddin	115	110	19	1	104.54	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
V Sehwag	32	31	6	-	103.22	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
Harbhajan Singh	39	39	6	1	100.00	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
RR Pant	34	34	6	-	100.00	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
HH Pandya	93	95	14	1	97.89	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
AB Agarkar	41*	42	8	-	97.61	India	v South Africa	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
Mohammed Shami	27	28	1	2	96.42	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
V Sehwag	165	174	23	2	94.82	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
M Azharuddin	52	55	9	-	94.54	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
Z Khan	29*	31	3	2	93.54	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
V Kohli	76	82	12	1	92.68	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
R Ashwin	46	50	6	-	92.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
SC Ganguly	42	46	7	-	91.30	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
Z Khan	30	34	3	1	88.23	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
SC Ganguly	66	75	9	1	88.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
RA Jadeja	91	104	8	2	87.50	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
MS Dhoni	34	39	7	-	87.17	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
V Sehwag	31	36	6	-	86.11	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
RG Sharma	127	149	10	7	85.23	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
MS Dhoni	90	106	14	-	84.90	India	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
SR Tendulkar	155	184	23	1	84.23	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
RG Sharma	212	255	28	6	83.13	India	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
V Sehwag	40	50	6	1	80.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
V Sehwag	63	79	9	1	79.74	India	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
KD Karthik	38*	48	6	-	79.16	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
SC Ganguly	26	33	4	-	78.78	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
V Sehwag	109	139	15	-	78.41	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
V Sehwag	25	32	4	-	78.12	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
RG Sharma	39	50	7	-	78.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
V Kohli	46	59	6	1	77.96	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
VVS Laxman	35	45	6	-	77.77	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
V Kohli	254*	336	33	2	75.59	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
V Sehwag	88	118	11	2	74.57	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
AM Rahane	58	78	8	1	74.35	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
SC Ganguly	31	42	4	1	73.80	India	v South Africa	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
KL Rahul	101	137	14	4	73.72	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
A Mishra	28	38	5	-	73.68	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
VVS Laxman	89	121	12	-	73.55	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
SC Ganguly	87	119	9	1	73.10	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
S Dhawan	45*	62	7	-	72.58	India	v South Africa	Bengaluru	14 Nov 2015	Test # 2188
RG Sharma	176	244	23	6	72.13	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
RR Pant	100*	139	6	4	71.94	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
V Sehwag	164	228	24	2	71.92	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
N Kapil Dev	129	180	14	1	71.66	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
M Azharuddin	163*	229	25	1	71.17	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
A Kumble	88	124	13	-	70.96	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
V Kohli	44	62	7	-	70.96	India	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
MS Dhoni	132*	187	12	3	70.58	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
AM Rahane	48	68	6	-	70.58	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
V Kohli	153	217	15	-	70.50	India	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
R Ashwin	38	54	7	-	70.37	India	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
MA Agarwal	26	37	5	-	70.27	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
Shubman Gill	26	37	6	-	70.27	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
MS Dhoni	47	67	10	-	70.14	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
S Sreesanth	28	40	5	-	70.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
V Kohli	28	40	4	-	70.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
R Ashwin	37	53	5	-	69.81	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
CA Pujara	31	45	5	-	68.88	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
M Azharuddin	60	88	7	-	68.18	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
N Kapil Dev	25	37	4	-	67.56	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992	Test # 1201
SR Tendulkar	169	254	26	-	66.53	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
MS Dhoni	33	50	2	2	66.00	India	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
S Sreesanth	29	44	5	-	65.90	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
MS Dhoni	29	44	3	-	65.90	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
SC Ganguly	25	38	4	-	65.78	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
G Gambhir	25	38	3	-	65.78	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
V Kohli	119	181	18	-	65.74	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
SR Tendulkar	42	64	7	-	65.62	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
Shubman Gill	36	55	5	-	65.45	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
RA Jadeja	30*	46	-	1	65.21	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
SS Das	62	96	13	-	64.58	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
R Dravid	31	48	5	-	64.58	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
G Gambhir	80	124	10	-	64.51	India	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
SC Ganguly	60	93	11	1	64.51	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
SR Tendulkar	35	55	7	-	63.63	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
G Gambhir	96	151	11	1	63.57	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
RG Sharma	47	74	6	1	63.51	India	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
J Srinath	41	65	4	-	63.07	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
RA Jadeja	34	54	6	-	62.96	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
SS Iyer	31	50	3	1	62.00	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
CA Pujara	53	86	10	-	61.62	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
MS Dhoni	35	57	3	1	61.40	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
B Kumar	30	49	4	-	61.22	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
AM Rahane	96	157	11	2	61.14	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]

India vs West Indies at Delhi, West Indies in India 2nd Test, Oct 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2601]

West Indies vs India at Ahmedabad, West Indies in India 1st Test, Oct 2-4, 2025 [Test # 2600]