Highest strike rates in an innings for South Africa in Tests - last 2 years
Highest strike rates in an innings
Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 83* | 55 | 7 | 2 | 150.90 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Bulawayo | 06 Jul 2025 | Test # 2593 | |
| 44* | 30 | 4 | 2 | 146.66 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2025 | Test # 2576 | |
| 26 | 18 | 5 | - | 144.44 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | Test # 2590 | |
| 68 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 136.00 | South Africa | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 07 Aug 2024 | Test # 2542 | |
| 51 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 124.39 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | Test # 2590 | |
| 31* | 26 | 5 | - | 119.23 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2572 | |
| 62 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 114.81 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2025 | Test # 2576 | |
| 40 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 114.28 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2025 | Test # 2576 | |
| 32* | 29 | 4 | 2 | 110.34 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | Test # 2590 | |
| 367* | 334 | 49 | 4 | 109.88 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 06 Jul 2025 | Test # 2593 | |
| 88 | 82 | 16 | - | 107.31 | Zimbabwe | v England | Nottingham | 22 May 2025 | Test # 2584 | |
| 106 | 103 | 17 | 2 | 102.91 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2024 | Test # 2522 | |
| 139 | 143 | 26 | - | 97.20 | Zimbabwe | v England | Nottingham | 22 May 2025 | Test # 2584 | |
| 153 | 160 | 11 | 4 | 95.62 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | Test # 2590 | |
| 49 | 52 | 8 | - | 94.23 | Zimbabwe | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | 02 Jan 2025 | Test # 2574 | |
| 68 | 74 | 11 | - | 91.89 | Zimbabwe | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2573 | |
| 30 | 33 | 5 | - | 90.90 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2572 | |
| 68* | 75 | 5 | 2 | 90.66 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Oct 2024 | Test # 2559 | |
| 87 | 96 | 13 | 3 | 90.62 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 04 Feb 2024 | Test # 2528 | |
| 35 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 89.74 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | Test # 2590 | |
| 78 | 87 | 7 | 3 | 89.65 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 06 Jul 2025 | Test # 2593 | |
| 57 | 64 | 10 | - | 89.06 | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 20 Apr 2025 | Test # 2582 | |
| 110* | 124 | 5 | 4 | 88.70 | Zimbabwe | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2573 | |
| 31 | 35 | 3 | - | 88.57 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | Test # 2590 | |
| 154 | 174 | 10 | 3 | 88.50 | Zimbabwe | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2573 | |
| 60 | 68 | 10 | - | 88.23 | Zimbabwe | v England | Nottingham | 22 May 2025 | Test # 2584 | |
| 36 | 41 | 4 | - | 87.80 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | Test # 2590 | |
| 35* | 40 | 4 | - | 87.50 | Zimbabwe | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2573 | |
| 81* | 93 | 15 | - | 87.09 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2572 | |
| 31 | 36 | 4 | - | 86.11 | Zimbabwe | v England | Nottingham | 22 May 2025 | Test # 2584 | |
| 30 | 35 | 4 | - | 85.71 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 06 Jul 2025 | Test # 2593 | |
| 35 | 41 | 5 | - | 85.36 | Zimbabwe | v Ireland | Belfast | 25 Jul 2024 | Test # 2540 | |
| 26 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 83.87 | Zimbabwe | v Ireland | Bulawayo | 06 Feb 2025 | Test # 2581 | |
| 137 | 164 | 16 | - | 83.53 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | Test # 2590 | |
| 82 | 101 | 7 | - | 81.18 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 06 Jul 2025 | Test # 2593 | |
| 30* | 37 | 4 | 1 | 81.08 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 21 Oct 2024 | Test # 2556 | |
| 100* | 124 | 10 | - | 80.64 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | Test # 2590 | |
| 114 | 144 | 8 | 2 | 79.16 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 21 Oct 2024 | Test # 2556 | |
| 38 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 79.16 | South Africa | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 07 Aug 2024 | Test # 2542 | |
| 105* | 133 | 12 | 3 | 78.94 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 05 Dec 2024 | Test # 2566 | |
| 41 | 52 | 7 | - | 78.84 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 21 Oct 2024 | Test # 2556 | |
| 110 | 141 | 12 | 2 | 78.01 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 13 Feb 2024 | Test # 2529 | |
| 59 | 78 | 8 | - | 75.64 | South Africa | v West Indies | Providence | 15 Aug 2024 | Test # 2543 | |
| 59 | 78 | 2 | 4 | 75.64 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Oct 2024 | Test # 2559 | |
| 259 | 343 | 29 | 3 | 75.51 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2025 | Test # 2576 | |
| 45 | 60 | 4 | - | 75.00 | South Africa | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 07 Aug 2024 | Test # 2542 | |
| 49 | 66 | 6 | - | 74.24 | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Bulawayo | 30 Jul 2025 | Test # 2597 | |
| 55 | 75 | 5 | - | 73.33 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 05 Dec 2024 | Test # 2566 | |
| 51 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 72.85 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | Test # 2590 | |
| 38 | 53 | 5 | - | 71.69 | Zimbabwe | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | 02 Jan 2025 | Test # 2574 | |
| 78 | 109 | 8 | 1 | 71.55 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 05 Dec 2024 | Test # 2566 | |
| 147 | 206 | 17 | 2 | 71.35 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | Test # 2590 | |
| 27 | 38 | 3 | - | 71.05 | Zimbabwe | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2573 | |
| 105* | 150 | 8 | 4 | 70.00 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Oct 2024 | Test # 2559 | |
| 47 | 68 | 6 | - | 69.11 | Zimbabwe | v Ireland | Bulawayo | 06 Feb 2025 | Test # 2581 | |
| 26 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 68.42 | Zimbabwe | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2573 | |
| 100 | 147 | 9 | 5 | 68.02 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2025 | Test # 2576 | |
| 42* | 62 | 5 | 1 | 67.74 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 06 Jul 2025 | Test # 2593 | |
| 41 | 61 | 6 | - | 67.21 | Zimbabwe | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2573 | |
| 54 | 81 | 7 | 1 | 66.66 | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 20 Apr 2025 | Test # 2582 | |
| 47* | 71 | 7 | - | 66.19 | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Bulawayo | 07 Aug 2025 | Test # 2599 | |
| 177 | 269 | 12 | 4 | 65.79 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Oct 2024 | Test # 2559 | |
| 25 | 38 | 5 | - | 65.78 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 13 Feb 2024 | Test # 2529 | |
| 136 | 207 | 14 | - | 65.70 | South Africa | v Australia | Lord's | 11 Jun 2025 | Test # 2585 | |
| 42 | 64 | 6 | - | 65.62 | Zimbabwe | v England | Nottingham | 22 May 2025 | Test # 2584 | |
| 35 | 54 | 5 | - | 64.81 | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 20 Apr 2025 | Test # 2582 | |
| 185 | 287 | 28 | - | 64.45 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2023 | Test # 2520 | |
| 29 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 64.44 | South Africa | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 07 Aug 2024 | Test # 2542 | |
| 56 | 87 | 7 | 2 | 64.36 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2023 | Test # 2520 | |
| 36 | 56 | 3 | - | 64.28 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | Test # 2590 | |
| 49 | 77 | 7 | - | 63.63 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | Test # 2590 | |
| 35 | 55 | 3 | - | 63.63 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 05 Dec 2024 | Test # 2566 | |
| 28* | 44 | 1 | 1 | 63.63 | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 20 Apr 2025 | Test # 2582 | |
| 38* | 60 | 4 | 1 | 63.33 | South Africa | v West Indies | Providence | 15 Aug 2024 | Test # 2543 | |
| 45 | 72 | 3 | - | 62.50 | Zimbabwe | v Ireland | Bulawayo | 06 Feb 2025 | Test # 2581 | |
| 57 | 92 | 9 | - | 61.95 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | Test # 2590 | |
| 89 | 144 | 15 | - | 61.80 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2572 | |
| 40 | 65 | 4 | - | 61.53 | Zimbabwe | v Ireland | Belfast | 25 Jul 2024 | Test # 2540 | |
| 33* | 54 | 4 | - | 61.11 | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Bulawayo | 07 Aug 2025 | Test # 2599 | |
| 25 | 41 | 4 | - | 60.97 | Zimbabwe | v England | Nottingham | 22 May 2025 | Test # 2584 | |
| 34* | 56 | 4 | - | 60.71 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 04 Feb 2024 | Test # 2528 | |
| 33 | 55 | 2 | - | 60.00 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Oct 2024 | Test # 2559 | |
| 70 | 117 | 9 | 1 | 59.82 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 27 Nov 2024 | Test # 2563 | |
| 106 | 179 | 9 | 2 | 59.21 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2025 | Test # 2576 | |
| 104 | 176 | 10 | - | 59.09 | Zimbabwe | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2573 | |
| 37 | 63 | 6 | - | 58.73 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2572 | |
| 44 | 75 | 7 | - | 58.66 | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 20 Apr 2025 | Test # 2582 | |
| 61 | 104 | 6 | - | 58.65 | Zimbabwe | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | 02 Jan 2025 | Test # 2574 | |
| 47 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 58.02 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 27 Nov 2024 | Test # 2563 | |
| 84* | 147 | 11 | 1 | 57.14 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2023 | Test # 2520 | |
| 66 | 116 | 3 | 2 | 56.89 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 05 Dec 2024 | Test # 2566 | |
| 34 | 60 | 6 | - | 56.66 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 13 Feb 2024 | Test # 2529 | |
| 122 | 221 | 9 | 2 | 55.20 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 27 Nov 2024 | Test # 2563 | |
| 32 | 58 | 5 | - | 55.17 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 04 Feb 2024 | Test # 2528 | |
| 27 | 49 | 4 | - | 55.10 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 21 Oct 2024 | Test # 2556 | |
| 27 | 49 | 5 | - | 55.10 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jun 2025 | Test # 2590 | |
| 59 | 108 | 6 | 2 | 54.62 | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 20 Apr 2025 | Test # 2582 | |
| 43 | 79 | 6 | - | 54.43 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 13 Feb 2024 | Test # 2529 | |
| 39 | 72 | 5 | - | 54.16 | South Africa | v West Indies | Providence | 15 Aug 2024 | Test # 2543 | |
| 27 | 50 | 5 | - | 54.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Lord's | 11 Jun 2025 | Test # 2585 |
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