Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings for India in Tests - vs South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Mohammed Siraj	9.0	3	15	6	9.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
Harbhajan Singh	7.2	2	10	4	11.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
J Srinath	11.5	4	21	6	11.83	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
S Sreesanth	10.0	3	40	5	12.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
Mohammed Shami	10.5	2	35	5	13.00	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
JJ Bumrah	13.5	-	61	6	13.83	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
RA Jadeja	11.5	4	21	5	14.20	India	v South Africa	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
RA Jadeja	12.0	2	30	5	14.40	India	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
Mohammed Shami	12.3	2	28	5	15.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
SN Thakur	17.5	3	61	7	15.28	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
JJ Bumrah	14.0	5	27	5	16.80	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025	Test # 2606
RA Jadeja	12.0	3	33	4	18.00	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
Mohammed Shami	16.0	5	44	5	19.20	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
R Ashwin	16.1	6	32	5	19.40	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
JJ Bumrah	18.5	2	54	5	22.60	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
BKV Prasad	19.0	6	60	5	22.80	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
RA Jadeja	16.0	2	50	4	24.00	India	v South Africa	Bengaluru	14 Nov 2015	Test # 2188
Mohammed Shami	16.0	3	49	4	24.00	India	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
R Ashwin	29.5	7	66	7	25.57	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
Harbhajan Singh	30.0	3	87	7	25.71	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
R Ashwin	18.0	2	70	4	27.00	India	v South Africa	Bengaluru	14 Nov 2015	Test # 2188
JJ Bumrah	23.3	8	42	5	28.20	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
S Sreesanth	19.0	3	79	4	28.50	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
B Kumar	19.0	4	87	4	28.50	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
R Ashwin	24.0	5	51	5	28.80	India	v South Africa	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
J Srinath	30.0	6	76	6	30.00	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
BKV Prasad	25.0	4	93	5	30.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
RA Jadeja	20.0	3	50	4	30.00	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025	Test # 2606
J Srinath	25.1	5	104	5	30.20	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
Z Khan	21.0	2	62	4	31.50	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
Harbhajan Singh	38.0	1	120	7	32.57	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
Z Khan	22.0	5	90	4	33.00	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
Harbhajan Singh	23.0	7	44	4	34.50	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
S Sreesanth	29.0	-	114	5	34.80	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
BKV Prasad	35.0	6	104	6	35.00	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
SB Joshi	24.0	4	43	4	36.00	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
S Sreesanth	24.0	4	109	4	36.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
I Sharma	25.0	5	79	4	37.50	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
RA Jadeja	25.0	6	87	4	37.50	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
J Srinath	33.0	6	140	5	39.60	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
R Ashwin	46.2	11	145	7	39.71	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
Z Khan	26.3	6	88	4	39.75	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
JJ Bumrah	26.4	5	69	4	40.00	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
J Srinath	27.0	10	33	4	40.50	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1993	Test # 1209
A Kumble	27.0	2	71	4	40.50	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
A Kumble	28.0	12	56	4	42.00	India	v South Africa	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
RA Jadeja	28.3	3	62	4	42.75	India	v South Africa	Guwahati	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
R Ashwin	28.4	9	69	4	43.00	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
M Prabhakar	29.0	3	90	4	43.50	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992	Test # 1201
Kuldeep Yadav	29.1	4	115	4	43.75	India	v South Africa	Guwahati	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
A Kumble	44.0	22	53	6	44.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992	Test # 1201
Harbhajan Singh	44.5	4	164	5	53.80	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
A Kumble	54.0	13	131	6	54.00	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
Harbhajan Singh	48.3	23	59	5	58.20	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
R Ashwin	38.5	10	113	4	58.25	India	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
RA Jadeja	58.2	15	138	6	58.33	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
R Ashwin	49.1	26	61	5	59.00	India	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
Harbhajan Singh	40.0	5	135	4	60.00	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
A Kumble	42.3	6	117	4	63.75	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
A Kumble	68.4	15	143	6	68.66	India	v South Africa	Bengaluru	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486

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Minimum of 4 wickets

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]

India vs West Indies at Delhi, West Indies in India 2nd Test, Oct 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2601]