Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Highest strike rates in an innings for South Africa in Tests

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
KD Boyce	26	10	3	2	260.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
NAM McLean	31	12	-	4	258.33	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
DJG Sammy	25	11	1	3	227.27	West Indies	v India	Kingston	20 Jun 2011	Test # 1997
JH Kallis	54	25	3	5	216.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
MA Holding	32	15	5	1	213.33	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
DW Steyn	58	28	6	5	207.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
S Joseph	44	22	4	4	200.00	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2589
ST Clarke	35*	18	1	4	194.44	West Indies	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	08 Dec 1980	Test # 888
IVA Richards	110*	58	7	7	189.65	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
SM Pollock	36*	19	4	2	189.47	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
BC Lara	30	16	6	1	187.50	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	17 Apr 1997	Test # 1365
S Shillingford	53*	29	3	5	182.75	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	08 Jun 2014	Test # 2123
CL Hooper	28	16	3	2	175.00	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	18 Nov 1994	Test # 1274
CH Gayle	80*	46	7	6	173.91	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	16 Jun 2014	Test # 2125
IVA Richards	34	20	4	2	170.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	07 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
IVA Richards	61	36	5	4	169.44	West Indies	v India	Kingston	23 Feb 1983	Test # 949
DL Haynes	34	21	4	1	161.90	West Indies	v India	Kingston	23 Feb 1983	Test # 949
AI Kallicharran	29*	18	1	2	161.11	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
CG Greenidge	37	23	6	-	160.86	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	07 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
SM Pollock	32*	20	3	2	160.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
RC Fredericks	46	30	6	1	153.33	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
CH Gayle	33	22	6	1	150.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1754
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
AS Joseph	32	22	7	-	145.45	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Jan 2024	Test # 2524
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
SO Hetmyer	27	19	3	1	142.10	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	22 Nov 2018	Test # 2328
CH Gayle	102	72	9	6	141.66	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1941
RJ Peterson	34	24	3	1	141.66	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
S Chanderpaul	100	72	15	2	138.88	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	10 Apr 2003	Test # 1638
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
SL Campbell	29*	21	6	-	138.09	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	19 Apr 1996	Test # 1325
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
DJG Sammy	58	43	8	2	134.88	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	21 Oct 2011	Test # 2010
CH Gayle	66	49	13	-	134.69	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
SO Hetmyer	63	47	5	4	134.04	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	22 Nov 2018	Test # 2328
MV Boucher	68	51	12	1	133.33	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
DL Murray	32	24	3	1	133.33	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
CH Gayle	29	22	5	1	131.81	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
AFG Griffith	54*	41	11	-	131.70	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Kingston	24 Mar 2000	Test # 1492
JH Kallis	54	41	8	2	131.70	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
SJ Benn	25	19	3	1	131.57	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	13 Sep 2014	Test # 2139
CH Gayle	64*	49	8	2	130.61	West Indies	v New Zealand	North Sound	25 Jul 2012	Test # 2050
WJ Cronje	82	63	8	6	130.15	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
JO Holder	82*	63	12	2	130.15	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	11 Jun 2015	Test # 2166
K Verreynne	39*	30	6	-	130.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
RA Harper	26	20	3	1	130.00	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984	Test # 1002
JA Warrican	31*	24	4	1	129.16	West Indies	v Pakistan	Multan	17 Jan 2025	Test # 2577
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
CH Gayle	54	43	6	2	125.58	West Indies	v England	Chester-le-Street	14 May 2009	Test # 1920
JE Taylor	40	32	5	2	125.00	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	13 Sep 2014	Test # 2139
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
CH Gayle	26	21	6	-	123.80	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
SM Pollock	26*	21	2	1	123.80	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
CH Gayle	48	39	11	-	123.07	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
HH Gibbs	27	22	4	1	122.72	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
DJG Sammy	27*	22	6	-	122.72	West Indies	v New Zealand	Dunedin	03 Dec 2013	Test # 2104
KAJ Roach	38	31	1	5	122.58	West Indies	v India	North Sound	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2358
MW Pringle	33	27	3	2	122.22	South Africa	v India	Durban	13 Nov 1992	Test # 1200
S Joseph	33	27	5	2	122.22	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	18 Jul 2024	Test # 2539
GC Smith	85	70	10	2	121.42	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
CH Gayle	34	28	6	-	121.42	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	11 Nov 2006	Test # 1815
DL Haynes	29	24	4	-	120.83	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
Q de Kock	29	24	4	-	120.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
CH Gayle	105	87	18	1	120.68	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 2004	Test # 1712
KA Maharaj	41*	34	2	3	120.58	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
BC Lara	48*	40	8	-	120.00	West Indies	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1995	Test # 1298
D Ramdin	30	25	5	-	120.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
DJG Sammy	61	51	4	3	119.60	West Indies	v Australia	Roseau	23 Apr 2012	Test # 2042
CH Gayle	37	31	9	-	119.35	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Dec 2002	Test # 1632
K Rabada	31*	26	5	-	119.23	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
BC Lara	100	84	15	3	119.04	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	03 Apr 1999	Test # 1454
IVA Richards	25	21	4	-	119.04	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	19 Apr 1991	Test # 1169
SJ Benn	33	28	2	2	117.85	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1941
CL Hooper	106	90	14	3	117.77	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	06 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
MD Marshall	40*	34	4	2	117.64	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	07 Apr 1989	Test # 1118
WW Hinds	40	34	9	-	117.64	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002	Test # 1616
RB Richardson	47	40	7	2	117.50	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Jan 1993	Test # 1212
RJ Peterson	61	52	9	1	117.30	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
J Blackwood	63	54	9	2	116.66	West Indies	v India	Kingston	30 Jul 2016	Test # 2211
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
CH Gayle	28	24	3	1	116.66	West Indies	v England	Chester-le-Street	15 Jun 2007	Test # 1836
RC Fredericks	169	145	27	1	116.55	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Dec 1975	Test # 765
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
MA Holding	73	63	6	4	115.87	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
DJG Sammy	30*	26	4	1	115.38	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 2012	Test # 2041
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
JR Murray	101*	88	11	2	114.77	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1995	Test # 1289

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