Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings in 1997 in Tests+ODIs+T20Is - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AC Gilchrist	26	17	3	-	152.94	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	08 Apr 1997	ODI # 1195
RR Singh	32*	21	3	-	152.38	India	v South Africa	East London	04 Feb 1997	ODI # 1173
Azhar Mahmood	59*	43	5	1	137.20	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	02 Nov 1997	ODI # 1248
SR Tendulkar	45	33	7	1	136.36	India	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 1997	ODI # 1177
GJ Whittall	26*	20	3	-	130.00	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Cape Town	29 Jan 1997	ODI # 1170
DL Houghton	57*	44	7	1	129.54	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Cape Town	29 Jan 1997	ODI # 1170
SR Tendulkar	32	27	6	-	118.51	India	v South Africa	Durban	12 Feb 1997	ODI # 1176
S Chanderpaul	47	40	5	-	117.50	West Indies	v South Africa	Lahore	03 Nov 1997	ODI # 1249
SR Waugh	91	79	8	3	115.18	Australia	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	13 Apr 1997	ODI # 1199
SS Karim	55	48	3	1	114.58	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	23 Jan 1997	ODI # 1167
MG Bevan	103	95	8	1	108.42	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	10 Apr 1997	ODI # 1197
MG Bevan	29	27	4	-	107.40	Australia	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	13 Apr 1997	ODI # 1199
CL Cairns	29	27	5	-	107.40	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hobart	11 Dec 1997	ODI # 1258
PA Strang	40*	38	5	-	105.26	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Jan 1997	ODI # 1171
M Azharuddin	115	110	19	1	104.54	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
CL Hooper	105	101	8	1	103.96	West Indies	v South Africa	Lahore	03 Nov 1997	ODI # 1249
M Azharuddin	45	44	2	-	102.27	India	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 1997	ODI # 1177
CL Cairns	55	54	8	1	101.85	New Zealand	v South Africa	Adelaide	06 Dec 1997	ODI # 1255
RS Mahanama	26	26	3	1	100.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Lahore	08 Nov 1997	ODI # 1253
BC Lara	68	70	10	1	97.14	West Indies	v South Africa	Lahore	03 Nov 1997	ODI # 1249
SR Waugh	50*	52	5	1	96.15	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	31 Mar 1997	ODI # 1187
PA Strang	39	41	5	-	95.12	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Centurion	25 Jan 1997	ODI # 1168
DL Houghton	57	61	4	1	93.44	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Jan 1997	ODI # 1171
ME Waugh	115*	125	8	3	92.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	31 Mar 1997	ODI # 1187
MG Bevan	32	35	3	-	91.42	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	08 Apr 1997	ODI # 1195
GJ Whittall	41	45	2	-	91.11	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Jan 1997	ODI # 1171
R Dravid	84	94	5	1	89.36	India	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 1997	ODI # 1177
M Azharuddin	52	59	2	1	88.13	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	23 Jan 1997	ODI # 1167
AC Gilchrist	77	88	5	2	87.50	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	05 Apr 1997	ODI # 1191
SR Waugh	89	102	6	1	87.25	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	10 Apr 1997	ODI # 1197
JN Gillespie	26	30	2	-	86.66	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	08 Apr 1997	ODI # 1195
SKL de Silva	57	66	9	-	86.36	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Lahore	06 Nov 1997	ODI # 1252
MG Bevan	51*	60	3	1	85.00	Australia	v South Africa	East London	29 Mar 1997	ODI # 1186
HDPK Dharmasena	69*	83	4	-	83.13	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Lahore	06 Nov 1997	ODI # 1252
J Srinath	37	45	4	-	82.22	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	23 Jan 1997	ODI # 1167
SR Waugh	50	61	4	-	81.96	Australia	v South Africa	East London	29 Mar 1997	ODI # 1186
Waqar Younis	34	42	4	1	80.95	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
MG Bevan	82	102	9	-	80.39	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Apr 1997	ODI # 1188
MJ Di Venuto	89	114	11	-	78.07	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	08 Apr 1997	ODI # 1195
SG Law	31	40	4	-	77.50	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	10 Apr 1997	ODI # 1197
CD McMillan	86	112	6	1	76.78	New Zealand	v South Africa	Adelaide	06 Dec 1997	ODI # 1255
ME Waugh	26	34	4	-	76.47	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
MTG Elliott	85	113	13	1	75.22	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
ME Waugh	45	60	2	-	75.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	04 Dec 1997	ODI # 1254
R Dravid	53	71	5	-	74.64	India	v South Africa	East London	04 Feb 1997	ODI # 1173
M Azharuddin	60	81	2	-	74.07	India	v South Africa	Durban	12 Feb 1997	ODI # 1176
CZ Harris	37*	50	3	-	74.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hobart	11 Dec 1997	ODI # 1258
SG Law	50	68	6	-	73.52	Australia	v South Africa	East London	29 Mar 1997	ODI # 1186
Inzamam-ul-Haq	85	116	11	-	73.27	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	02 Nov 1997	ODI # 1248
GS Blewett	53	73	6	-	72.60	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	05 Apr 1997	ODI # 1191
GW Flower	90	126	8	-	71.42	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Centurion	25 Jan 1997	ODI # 1168
PR Reiffel	79*	115	6	-	68.69	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
Inzamam-ul-Haq	56	82	10	-	68.29	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	06 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
Moin Khan	59	88	6	-	67.04	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	02 Nov 1997	ODI # 1248
Moin Khan	80	120	12	2	66.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
GW Flower	62	93	5	-	66.66	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Jan 1997	ODI # 1171
SR Tendulkar	169	254	26	-	66.53	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
SC Ganguly	60	93	11	1	64.51	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
MG Bevan	37*	58	6	-	63.79	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
SR Tendulkar	35	55	7	-	63.63	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
SG Law	33	52	1	1	63.46	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	31 Mar 1997	ODI # 1187
J Srinath	41	65	4	-	63.07	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
SC Ganguly	40	64	6	-	62.50	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	23 Jan 1997	ODI # 1167
MS Atapattu	25	40	3	-	62.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Lahore	06 Nov 1997	ODI # 1252
DL Vettori	25*	40	-	-	62.50	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hobart	11 Dec 1997	ODI # 1258
M Azharuddin	57	93	3	-	61.29	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	02 Feb 1997	ODI # 1172
SC Ganguly	83	136	6	1	61.02	India	v South Africa	East London	04 Feb 1997	ODI # 1173
GS Blewett	36	59	2	1	61.01	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	08 Apr 1997	ODI # 1195
AC Waller	52	86	5	1	60.46	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Cape Town	29 Jan 1997	ODI # 1170
ME Waugh	45	76	1	1	59.21	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	09 Dec 1997	ODI # 1257
ADR Campbell	30	52	1	-	57.69	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Cape Town	29 Jan 1997	ODI # 1170
A Ranatunga	32	56	3	-	57.14	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Lahore	08 Nov 1997	ODI # 1253
Inzamam-ul-Haq	96	169	15	1	56.80	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
NR Mongia	50	89	6	-	56.17	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
CZ Harris	52*	93	1	-	55.91	New Zealand	v South Africa	Adelaide	06 Dec 1997	ODI # 1255
Mushtaq Ahmed	59	106	4	4	55.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	06 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
Waqar Younis	45	81	5	2	55.55	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	06 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
R Dravid	81	146	11	-	55.47	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
Ali Naqvi	30*	55	7	-	54.54	Pakistan	v South Africa	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
SC Ganguly	73	138	13	1	52.89	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
Azhar Mahmood	50*	96	8	1	52.08	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	06 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
IA Healy	25	48	-	-	52.08	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Apr 1997	ODI # 1188
SR Waugh	96	188	9	-	51.06	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
ME Waugh	116	228	17	1	50.87	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
AC Gilchrist	29*	57	2	-	50.87	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	09 Dec 1997	ODI # 1257
GS Blewett	214	421	33	-	50.83	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
SR Waugh	67	132	9	-	50.75	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
RT Ponting	105	208	14	-	50.48	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
Aamer Sohail	38	76	5	-	50.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
PR Reiffel	27	54	2	-	50.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
SC Williams	26	53	2	-	49.05	West Indies	v South Africa	Lahore	03 Nov 1997	ODI # 1249
MTG Elliott	44	91	8	-	48.35	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
R Dravid	50	104	3	1	48.07	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	02 Feb 1997	ODI # 1172
Azhar Mahmood	128*	267	11	1	47.94	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	06 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
R Dravid	33	70	3	-	47.14	India	v South Africa	Durban	12 Feb 1997	ODI # 1176
HP Tillakaratne	28	60	3	-	46.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Lahore	08 Nov 1997	ODI # 1253
SR Waugh	160	366	22	-	43.71	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
SP Fleming	32	75	1	-	42.66	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hobart	11 Dec 1997	ODI # 1258
Ali Naqvi	115	270	14	-	42.59	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	06 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
ME Waugh	42	100	7	-	42.00	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362

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