Bowling Best Career Strike Rate IN South Africa

Best strike rates for South Africa in Tests IN South Africa

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
K Rabada	2016-2025	37	1158.1	228	6949	3976	198	7/112	20.08	3.43	35.09	7	10	4
DW Steyn	2004-2019	52	1749.2	376	10496	5643	261	6/8	21.62	3.22	40.21	19	16	3
VD Philander	2011-2020	36	1068.0	299	6408	2787	146	6/21	19.08	2.60	43.89	5	9	1
AA Donald	1992-2002	38	1328.0	331	7968	3831	177	7/84	21.64	2.88	45.01	4	12	2
M Ntini	1998-2009	53	1877.4	440	11266	5986	249	6/59	24.04	3.18	45.24	13	12	2
PS de Villiers	1994-1998	9	416.5	112	2501	1068	51	6/23	20.94	2.56	49.03	3	4	1
JH Sinclair	1896-1910	17	-	87	2506	1372	51	6/26	26.90	3.28	49.13	4	1	-
M Morkel	2006-2018	41	1304.5	293	7829	4060	155	5/20	26.19	3.11	50.50	6	4	-
SM Pollock	1995-2008	59	2058.5	629	12353	4955	235	6/30	21.08	2.40	52.56	15	9	1
JM Blanckenberg	1913-1923	13	530.0	120	3180	1406	56	6/76	25.10	2.65	56.78	1	4	-
KA Maharaj	2016-2025	29	815.0	154	4890	2617	86	7/32	30.43	3.21	56.86	2	6	-
CL Vincent	1927-1931	10	391.4	90	2350	891	41	6/51	21.73	2.27	57.31	1	2	-
AE Hall	1923-1931	7	393.3	107	2361	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
NAT Adcock	1953-1962	17	-	112	4039	1356	68	6/43	19.94	2.01	59.39	4	3	-
A Nel	2002-2008	20	696.3	164	4179	2172	70	6/81	31.02	3.11	59.70	-	2	-
PM Pollock	1961-1970	17	580.0	160	3480	1472	56	6/38	26.28	2.53	62.14	1	3	-
JH Kallis	1995-2013	88	1713.3	391	10281	5051	165	5/21	30.61	2.94	62.30	5	2	-
PR Adams	1995-2004	19	630.4	139	3784	1911	57	4/31	33.52	3.03	66.38	3	-	-
EJ Barlow	1961-1970	19	346.3	88	2079	906	31	5/85	29.22	2.61	67.06	-	1	-
CR Matthews	1992-1995	11	402.0	149	2412	846	34	5/42	24.88	2.10	70.94	1	2	-
BM McMillan	1992-1997	21	617.4	169	3706	1471	51	4/65	28.84	2.38	72.66	2	-	-
PS Heine	1956-1962	10	-	60	2691	961	37	6/58	25.97	2.14	72.72	1	2	-
PL Harris	2007-2011	18	610.4	145	3664	1635	48	6/127	34.06	2.67	76.33	3	2	-
EP Nupen	1921-1936	15	644.1	123	3865	1631	49	6/46	33.28	2.53	78.87	1	5	1
HJ Tayfield	1949-1958	20	952.5	306	7621	2378	92	9/113	25.84	1.87	82.83	1	8	1
L Klusener	1996-2001	21	432.1	117	2593	1199	30	4/93	39.96	2.77	86.43	1	-	-
NBF Mann	1948-1950	10	360.5	71	2885	1053	33	6/59	31.90	2.18	87.42	2	1	-
AMB Rowan	1948-1949	5	277.2	40	2218	794	24	5/80	33.08	2.14	92.41	2	2	-
CN McCarthy	1948-1950	10	304.5	33	2437	1097	26	6/43	42.19	2.70	93.73	-	2	-
N Boje	2000-2006	22	593.1	126	3559	1799	35	4/28	51.40	3.03	101.68	3	-	-
TL Goddard	1956-1970	23	-	367	6505	1722	63	6/53	27.33	1.58	103.25	-	1	-
B Mitchell	1930-1949	20	-	20	2002	1035	19	5/87	54.47	3.10	105.36	1	1	-
ACB Langton	1935-1939	10	-	75	2984	1204	25	5/58	48.16	2.42	119.36	2	1	-

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Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs India at Guwahati, South Africa in India 2nd Test, Nov 22-26, 2025 [Test # 2609]

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

Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2603]