Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings for South Africa in Tests IN South Africa

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
VD Philander	26*	18	4	1	144.44	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
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
DW Steyn	33*	26	3	2	126.92	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
KA Maharaj	30	24	3	2	125.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
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
Q de Kock	29	24	4	-	120.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
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
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
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
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
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
SM Pollock	111	106	16	3	104.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
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
AK Markram	106	103	17	2	102.91	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
L Klusener	102*	100	13	1	102.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
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
Q de Kock	33	33	7	-	100.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	19 Aug 2016	Test # 2219
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
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
MV Boucher	68*	70	9	1	97.14	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
PS de Villiers	66*	68	9	3	97.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
HM Amla	29	30	5	-	96.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
HH Gibbs	228	240	29	6	95.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
AB de Villiers	103*	109	15	1	94.49	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
BM McMillan	51*	54	4	3	94.44	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
M van Jaarsveld	49	52	8	-	94.23	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
SM Pollock	44	47	6	-	93.61	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
Q de Kock	129	138	18	1	93.47	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
N Boje	43	46	9	-	93.47	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
T Bavuma	27	29	6	-	93.10	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
Q de Kock	39	42	6	1	92.85	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
HH Gibbs	25	27	4	-	92.59	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
A Nel	34	37	4	1	91.89	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
JH Kallis	34	37	6	-	91.89	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
Q de Kock	34	37	2	3	91.89	South Africa	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
S van Zyl	33	36	6	-	91.66	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
KA Maharaj	32*	35	3	-	91.42	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
DG Bedingham	30	33	5	-	90.90	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
L Klusener	29	32	3	2	90.62	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
HM Amla	48	53	5	-	90.56	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
GC Smith	28	31	4	-	90.32	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
AK Markram	28	31	3	-	90.32	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
AB de Villiers	36	40	4	1	90.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
D Elgar	26	29	2	1	89.65	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
DJ Cullinan	25*	28	1	1	89.28	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
HM Amla	66	74	9	-	89.18	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
GC Smith	41	46	4	1	89.13	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
GC Smith	147	165	27	-	89.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
Q de Kock	55	62	6	-	88.70	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
KA Maharaj	84	95	9	3	88.42	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
KA Maharaj	45	51	4	2	88.23	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
AB de Villiers	103*	117	11	-	88.03	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
Imran Tahir	29*	33	5	-	87.87	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
BA Richards	65	74	12	1	87.83	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
JP Duminy	36	41	4	1	87.80	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	03 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
T Bavuma	35*	40	4	-	87.50	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
N Boje	82	94	15	1	87.23	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
L Klusener	108	124	18	1	87.09	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
C Bosch	81*	93	15	-	87.09	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
GC Smith	33	38	6	-	86.84	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
AB de Villiers	126*	146	20	1	86.30	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
MV Boucher	63*	73	9	1	86.30	South Africa	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
AN Petersen	53	62	8	-	85.48	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
G Kirsten	41*	48	8	-	85.41	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
BA Richards	140	164	20	1	85.36	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	05 Feb 1970	Test # 671
Q de Kock	80	94	8	1	85.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
GC Smith	68	80	9	1	85.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
T Bavuma	51	60	6	1	85.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
Q de Kock	45	53	5	-	84.90	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
BL Irvine	73	86	10	1	84.88	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
L Klusener	72	85	11	-	84.70	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
MV Boucher	38	45	6	1	84.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
AN Petersen	31*	37	5	1	83.78	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111

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