Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Highest strike rates in an innings for South Africa in FC

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JH Kallis	54	25	3	5	216.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
DW Steyn	58	28	6	5	207.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
SM Pollock	36*	19	4	2	189.47	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
SM Pollock	32*	20	3	2	160.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
HH Gibbs	25*	17	3	1	147.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
DG Bedingham	44*	30	4	2	146.66	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
Q de Kock	29	20	5	-	145.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	04 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
VD Philander	26*	18	4	1	144.44	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
JP Duminy	33*	23	2	3	143.47	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
RJ Peterson	34	24	3	1	141.66	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
RG Pollock	46	33	7	-	139.39	South Africa	v West Ind XI	Johannesburg	13 Jan 1984	First-class
AB de Villiers	68	49	8	1	138.77	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
K Rabada	47	34	4	4	138.23	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
Q de Kock	51	37	10	-	137.83	South Africa	v England	Lord's	06 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
T Stubbs	68	50	6	2	136.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	07 Aug 2024	Test # 2542
MV Boucher	68	51	12	1	133.33	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
RG Pollock	41	31	8	-	132.25	South Africa	v West Ind XI	Johannesburg	13 Jan 1984	First-class
JH Kallis	54	41	8	2	131.70	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
WJ Cronje	82	63	8	6	130.15	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
K Verreynne	39*	30	6	-	130.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
PL Symcox	54	42	6	-	128.57	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
DW Steyn	33*	26	3	2	126.92	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
PL Symcox	55*	44	7	1	125.00	Sth Africans	v Australia A	Brisbane	19 Dec 1997	First-class
KA Maharaj	30	24	3	2	125.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
HM Amla	25	20	3	-	125.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2010	Test # 1962
D Brevis	51	41	3	4	124.39	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	28 Jun 2025	Test # 2590
SM Pollock	26*	21	2	1	123.80	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
RJ Peterson	32	26	7	-	123.07	Sth Africans	v India A	Arundel	19 Jul 2003	First-class
PL Symcox	54	44	6	2	122.72	Sth Africans	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	27 Nov 1997	First-class
HH Gibbs	27	22	4	1	122.72	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
MW Pringle	33	27	3	2	122.22	South Africa	v India	Durban	13 Nov 1992	Test # 1200
GC Smith	85	70	10	2	121.42	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
Q de Kock	29	24	4	-	120.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
KA Maharaj	41*	34	2	3	120.58	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
K Rabada	31*	26	5	-	119.23	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
RJ Peterson	61	52	9	1	117.30	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
GC Smith	35	30	5	-	116.66	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
DJ Cullinan	28	24	3	-	116.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
SM Pollock	28	24	3	-	116.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
Q de Kock	50	43	8	1	116.27	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
MJ Procter	36*	31	2	2	116.12	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
AB de Villiers	129	112	12	5	115.17	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
N Boje	38*	33	4	1	115.15	Sth Africans	v Central D	Napier	05 Mar 2004	First-class
M Jansen	62	54	8	3	114.81	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
D Elgar	31*	27	5	-	114.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
KA Maharaj	40	35	4	2	114.28	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
VD Philander	32	28	6	-	114.28	South Africa	v Australia	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
CR Matthews	41	36	6	-	113.88	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 1994	Test # 1263
AJ Hall	99*	87	15	2	113.79	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
GC Smith	121	107	17	2	113.08	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
DT Lindsay	60	54	10	1	111.11	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673
MV Boucher	40*	36	5	2	111.11	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
S Elworthy	31	28	4	1	110.71	Sth Africans	v NSW	Sydney	20 Dec 2001	First-class
PWA Mulder	367*	334	49	4	109.88	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	06 Jul 2025	Test # 2593
K Rabada	34	31	6	1	109.67	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017	Test # 2257
AB de Villiers	50*	46	10	-	108.69	Sth Africans	v Sri Lanka A	Colombo (Colts)	22 Jul 2006	First-class
L Klusener	25	23	3	1	108.69	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	11 Nov 1999	Test # 1468
L Klusener	38	35	3	2	108.57	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
JN Rhodes	103*	95	8	6	108.42	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
AB de Villiers	28	26	4	1	107.69	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
GC Smith	85	79	11	-	107.59	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
Q de Kock	43	40	7	-	107.50	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
L Klusener	58	54	9	1	107.40	South Africa	v Pakistan	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
SM Pollock	111	106	16	3	104.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
PL Harris	50*	48	7	2	104.16	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	29 Jun 2008	First-class
DW Steyn	28	27	5	-	103.70	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
Q de Kock	28*	27	2	2	103.70	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017	Test # 2277
SM Pollock	113*	109	9	7	103.66	South Africa	v India	Centurion	23 Nov 2001	First-class
JH Sinclair	29	28	5	-	103.57	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	07 Jan 1911	Test # 113
Q de Kock	32	31	3	-	103.22	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
AK Markram	106	103	17	2	102.91	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
HM Amla	36	35	8	-	102.85	South Africa	v England	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
L Klusener	102*	100	13	1	102.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
JH Kallis	160*	157	23	2	101.91	Sth Africans	v Somerset	Taunton	29 Jun 2008	First-class
JH Kallis	77	76	16	1	101.31	Sth Africans	v Kent	Canterbury	07 Aug 2003	First-class
Q de Kock	129*	128	17	2	100.78	South Africa	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
RG Pollock	77*	77	6	1	100.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
GC Smith	63	63	10	-	100.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
WJ Cronje	38	38	2	-	100.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1994	Test # 1266
Q de Kock	33	33	7	-	100.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	19 Aug 2016	Test # 2219
MV Boucher	27	27	5	-	100.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
GC Smith	87	88	11	1	98.86	Sth Africans	v Bangladesh A	Worcester	25 Jul 2008	First-class
Q de Kock	86	87	12	-	98.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
JA Rudolph	49*	50	7	1	98.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
AB de Villiers	44	45	5	-	97.77	South Africa	v England	Leeds	02 Aug 2012	Test # 2051
SM Pollock	40	41	6	1	97.56	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
D Paterson	39*	40	6	-	97.50	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
GC Smith	37	38	5	-	97.36	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
SM Pollock	36	37	3	1	97.29	Sth Africans	v India A	Arundel	19 Jul 2003	First-class
MV Boucher	68*	70	9	1	97.14	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
SM Pollock	34	35	6	-	97.14	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
PS de Villiers	66*	68	9	3	97.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
HM Amla	62	64	8	-	96.87	South Africa	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
GC Smith	30*	31	5	-	96.77	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
HM Amla	29	30	5	-	96.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
SM Pollock	25	26	5	-	96.15	Sth Africans	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	05 Dec 2005	First-class
HH Dippenaar	25	26	2	-	96.15	Sth Africans	v Sri Lanka A	Colombo (Colts)	22 Jul 2006	First-class
LG Pretorius	153	160	11	4	95.62	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	28 Jun 2025	Test # 2590
HH Gibbs	228	240	29	6	95.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
SM Pollock	36*	38	4	1	94.73	Sth Africans	v NSW	Sydney	20 Dec 2001	First-class

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

West Indies vs Pakistan at Tarouba, Pakistan tour of West Indies 3rd ODI, Aug 12, 2025 [ODI # 4894]

Pakistan vs West Indies at Tarouba, Pakistan tour of West Indies 2nd ODI, Aug 10, 2025 [ODI # 4893]

West Indies vs Pakistan at Tarouba, Pakistan tour of West Indies 1st ODI, Aug 8, 2025 [ODI # 4892]