Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings For Freedom Trophy - South Africa

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
D Elgar	8.0	1	22	4	12.00	South Africa	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
L Ngidi	6.0	1	30	3	12.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	12.33	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
Imran Tahir	11.3	2	38	5	13.80	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
M Jansen	7.1	1	36	3	14.33	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
N Burger	10.0	3	33	4	15.00	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
VD Philander	15.4	4	42	6	15.66	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
N Burger	8.0	2	42	3	16.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
M Jansen	19.5	5	48	6	19.83	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
M Morkel	10.0	5	19	3	20.00	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
M Jansen	13.3	4	55	4	20.25	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
L Ngidi	10.1	2	43	3	20.33	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
SR Harmer	14.0	4	21	4	21.00	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025	Test # 2606
AL Phehlukwayo	7.0	1	25	2	21.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
M Jansen	7.0	3	15	2	21.00	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025	Test # 2606
SR Harmer	23.0	6	37	6	23.00	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
SR Harmer	15.2	4	30	4	23.00	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025	Test # 2606
K Rabada	11.5	2	38	3	23.66	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
L Ngidi	24.0	5	71	6	24.00	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
K Rabada	20.0	4	59	5	24.00	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
Imran Tahir	16.3	1	48	4	24.75	South Africa	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
K Rabada	17.0	4	42	4	25.50	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
M Jansen	17.0	5	31	4	25.50	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
KA Maharaj	9.0	1	37	2	27.00	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025	Test # 2606
K Rabada	14.0	3	47	3	28.00	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
L Ngidi	14.0	5	21	3	28.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
VD Philander	14.3	8	33	3	29.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
M Jansen	19.3	6	36	4	29.25	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
KJ Abbott	24.5	7	40	5	29.80	South Africa	v India	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
M Jansen	15.0	4	35	3	30.00	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025	Test # 2606
Imran Tahir	10.0	3	23	2	30.00	South Africa	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
L Ngidi	10.0	2	31	2	30.00	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
N Burger	15.4	4	50	3	31.33	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
M Morkel	16.1	7	35	3	32.33	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
K Rabada	22.0	4	73	4	33.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
M Morkel	11.0	1	39	2	33.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
M Morkel	22.1	5	60	4	33.25	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
K Rabada	16.4	4	34	3	33.33	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
M Jansen	17.0	4	67	3	34.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
D Olivier	17.0	1	64	3	34.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
K Rabada	17.0	5	53	3	34.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
K Rabada	17.1	2	64	3	34.33	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
SR Harmer	24.0	5	61	4	36.00	South Africa	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
M Jansen	18.0	6	55	3	36.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
K Rabada	12.0	2	41	2	36.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
K Rabada	12.0	3	32	2	36.00	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
K Rabada	18.4	6	39	3	37.33	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
KA Maharaj	12.5	1	37	2	38.50	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
K Rabada	20.0	3	77	3	40.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
SR Harmer	27.2	2	78	4	41.00	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
M Morkel	21.0	6	51	3	42.00	South Africa	v India	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
M Morkel	21.0	6	47	3	42.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
VD Philander	21.1	5	61	3	42.33	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
VD Philander	15.0	5	38	2	45.00	South Africa	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
K Rabada	23.0	5	69	3	46.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
K Rabada	23.0	7	85	3	46.00	South Africa	v India	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
GF Linde	31.0	2	133	4	46.50	South Africa	v India	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
M Morkel	17.0	5	47	2	51.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
K Rabada	26.0	5	72	3	52.00	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
DW Steyn	17.3	6	51	2	52.50	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
SR Harmer	27.0	6	64	3	54.00	South Africa	v India	Guwahati	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609
DL Piedt	38.0	6	117	4	57.00	South Africa	v India	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
M Morkel	19.0	6	57	2	57.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
VD Philander	19.0	10	31	2	57.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
K Rabada	30.0	3	93	3	60.00	South Africa	v India	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
KA Maharaj	22.0	-	129	2	66.00	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
KA Maharaj	55.0	6	189	3	110.00	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363

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Minimum of 2 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]

South Africa vs India at Cape Town, India in South Africa 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]